{"product_id":"la-notte-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1962-b2-size-51-x-73cm-f7-copy","title":"“La Notte” \/ 「夜」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F251","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"309\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"135\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"190\"\u003eLa Notte \/ 「夜」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Michelangelo Antonioni’s landmark modernist drama starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"308\"\u003eJeanne Moreau, Marcello Mastroianni, and Monica Vitti\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"624\"\u003eOne of the essential works of post-war European art cinema, \u003cstrong data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"383\"\u003eLa Notte\u003c\/strong\u003e is a profound study of emotional alienation, marital disintegration, and modern urban loneliness. This Japanese poster is especially striking, with a stark monochrome design, restrained typography, and a powerful central use of black space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"1062\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"645\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"648\"\u003eOriginally released in \u003cstrong data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"679\"\u003e1961\u003c\/strong\u003e and released in Japan in \u003cstrong data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"713\"\u003e1962\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"727\"\u003eLa Notte\u003c\/strong\u003e follows a single day and night in the troubled marriage of Giovanni, a successful but emotionally detached novelist, and Lidia, his deeply dissatisfied wife. Moving through Milan’s modern architecture, a hospital visit, literary circles, and an affluent night-time party, the film quietly reveals the erosion of intimacy between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1273\"\u003eThe film was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1115\"\u003eMichelangelo Antonioni\u003c\/strong\u003e, from a screenplay by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1185\"\u003eAntonioni, Ennio Flaiano, and Tonino Guerra\u003c\/strong\u003e. The principal cast includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1272\"\u003eJeanne Moreau, Marcello Mastroianni, and Monica Vitti\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1569\"\u003eThe film received major international acclaim and won the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1403\"\u003eGolden Bear \/ Grand Prix at the Berlin International Film Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e. It remains one of Antonioni’s defining works and forms the central part of his celebrated trilogy on modern alienation, alongside \u003cstrong data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1550\"\u003eL’Avventura\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1555\" data-end=\"1568\"\u003eL’Eclisse\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1899\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1588\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1591\"\u003eThe Japanese poster uses a stark and sophisticated \u003cstrong data-start=\"1642\" data-end=\"1683\"\u003eblack-and-white modernist composition\u003c\/strong\u003e. The upper section features a grainy production still showing \u003cstrong data-start=\"1746\" data-end=\"1788\"\u003eMarcello Mastroianni and Jeanne Moreau\u003c\/strong\u003e in a strained physical embrace, an image that immediately suggests emotional exhaustion, desire, and collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1901\" data-end=\"2170\"\u003eBelow, the design opens into a deep black field. At the centre is a rounded rectangular image panel featuring \u003cstrong data-start=\"2011\" data-end=\"2028\"\u003eJeanne Moreau\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2033\" data-end=\"2049\"\u003eMonica Vitti\u003c\/strong\u003e, both presented with a cool, sculptural stillness that reflects the film’s emotional distance and psychological tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2172\" data-end=\"2224\"\u003eThe principal Japanese tagline across the top reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2415\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2264\"\u003e「愛の失われる夜！孤独の夜！火と燃えた人妻の心にしのびよる夜の闇…」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2267\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2267\" data-end=\"2415\"\u003e“The night love is lost. The night of loneliness. The darkness of night stealing into the heart of a married woman who once burned like fire...”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2417\" data-end=\"2502\"\u003eAbove the central image, the poster highlights the film’s major festival recognition:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2504\" data-end=\"2581\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2504\" data-end=\"2526\"\u003e「ベルリン映画祭グランプリ受賞作品」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2526\" data-end=\"2529\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2529\" data-end=\"2581\"\u003e“Winner of the Berlin Film Festival Grand Prix.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2583\" data-end=\"2875\"\u003eThe original Italian title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2610\" data-end=\"2622\"\u003eLa NOTTE\u003c\/strong\u003e appears in elegant pale blue script beneath the cast names, while the lower section is anchored by the large yellow kanji title \u003cstrong data-start=\"2751\" data-end=\"2758\"\u003e「夜」\u003c\/strong\u003e. Cast and production credits are printed neatly along the bottom, with the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2834\" data-end=\"2842\"\u003eTOWA\u003c\/strong\u003e distributor logo at lower right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2877\" data-end=\"3006\"\u003eThe overall design is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2899\" data-end=\"3005\"\u003eminimal, severe, and highly evocative of early-1960s Japanese poster art for European art-house cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3008\" data-end=\"3116\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3008\" data-end=\"3024\"\u003eRelease note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3024\" data-end=\"3027\"\u003eThis poster was printed for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3115\"\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical release campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3118\" data-end=\"3218\"\u003eIt is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"3127\" data-end=\"3169\"\u003eoriginal period Japanese cinema poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a later reproduction or commercial reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3220\" data-end=\"3498\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3220\" data-end=\"3233\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3233\" data-end=\"3236\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3236\" data-end=\"3272\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e A highly displayable example, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"3308\" data-end=\"3399\"\u003estrong imagery, sharp typography, rich black tones, and excellent overall visual impact\u003c\/strong\u003e. Minor signs of age and handling are visible, consistent with an original poster from this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3500\" data-end=\"3603\"\u003ePlease review the photographs carefully, as they show the exact poster for sale, including the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3605\" data-end=\"3706\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"3616\" data-end=\"3660\"\u003eoriginal 1962 Japanese theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"3661\" data-end=\"3664\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3670\" data-end=\"3705\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3708\" data-end=\"3740\"\u003eIt is now \u003cstrong data-start=\"3718\" data-end=\"3739\"\u003eover 60 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3742\" data-end=\"3783\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3742\" data-end=\"3783\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57055758582138,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-10T120501.652.jpg?v=1783652870","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/la-notte-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1962-b2-size-51-x-73cm-f7-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}