{"product_id":"nana-女優ナナ-original-japanese-movie-poster-1955-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-g254","title":"“Nana” \/ 「女優ナナ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1955, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) G254","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"300\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"142\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the original Japanese release of \u003cem data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"194\"\u003eNana\u003c\/em\u003e \/ 「女優ナナ」, Christian-Jaque’s lavish 1955 French historical drama starring Martine Carol and Charles Boyer.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"473\"\u003eBased on Émile Zola’s celebrated 1880 novel, the film was released theatrically in Japan on 18 June 1955 through Shin-Gaiei and Eiha. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"494\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"494\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"678\"\u003eSet during the Second French Empire, the film follows Nana, a beautiful and ambitious Parisian actress whose theatrical fame gives her access to the highest levels of French society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"923\"\u003eAlthough her talent on the stage is limited, Nana’s beauty, confidence, and seductive personality make her an immediate sensation. Wealthy admirers compete for her attention, showering her with money, jewellery, property, and social influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"1122\"\u003eAmong the men drawn into her orbit is Count Muffat, played by Charles Boyer, a respectable and deeply religious aristocrat whose fascination with Nana gradually develops into destructive obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1336\"\u003eAs Nana moves between the theatre, fashionable salons, luxurious residences, and the private lives of powerful men, she exposes the hypocrisy and moral decay beneath the polished surface of Parisian high society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1482\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1369\"\u003eChristian-Jaque\u003c\/strong\u003e, the screenplay was written by Jean Ferry, Henri Jeanson, and Christian-Jaque, based on the novel by Émile Zola.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1569\"\u003eThe cinematography was by Christian Matras, with music composed by Georges Van Parys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1887\"\u003eThe principal cast includes \u003cstrong data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1658\"\u003eMartine Carol as Nana and Charles Boyer as Count Muffat\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with Noël Roquevert, Jean Debucourt, Walter Chiari, and Paul Frankeur. The Japanese film record identifies the production as a 1955 French colour drama directed by Christian-Jaque. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"2049\"\u003eThe film was conceived as an opulent showcase for Martine Carol, one of France’s most prominent international stars and screen personalities of the early 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2051\" data-end=\"2209\"\u003eIts elaborate costumes, extravagant interiors, theatrical settings, and rich colour photography recreate the luxury and decadence of nineteenth-century Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2228\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2228\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2403\"\u003eThe poster uses a dramatic full-colour portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2281\" data-end=\"2306\"\u003eMartine Carol as Nana\u003c\/strong\u003e, surrounded by French and Japanese typography and a vertical sequence of monochrome film stills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2405\" data-end=\"2616\"\u003eNana dominates the centre and right side of the composition. She is shown in a provocative black lace costume with long lace-up boots, decorative pink flowers, and an elaborate black-and-red feathered accessory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2618\" data-end=\"2751\"\u003eHer turned pose, direct gaze, and broad smile create an image that is simultaneously theatrical, playful, and deliberately seductive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2753\" data-end=\"2962\"\u003eShe holds a large ruffled parasol or fan decorated in red, white, and black. The curves of the costume and accessory contrast with the dark green background and strengthen the poster’s cabaret-like atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2964\" data-end=\"3116\"\u003eThe design presents Martine Carol not simply as the film’s principal actress, but as the embodiment of Nana’s glamour, confidence, and dangerous allure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3118\" data-end=\"3221\"\u003eRunning down the left margin is a vertical filmstrip containing \u003cstrong data-start=\"3182\" data-end=\"3220\"\u003eeight monochrome production stills\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3223\" data-end=\"3381\"\u003eThe images show Nana performing, entertaining admirers, appearing in luxurious interiors, and interacting with the men whose lives become entangled with hers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3383\" data-end=\"3517\"\u003eThese smaller scenes introduce the film’s combination of theatrical spectacle, romance, jealousy, social ambition, and emotional ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3519\" data-end=\"3577\"\u003eAt upper centre, the enormous yellow Japanese title reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3579\" data-end=\"3585\"\u003e「女優ナナ」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3587\" data-end=\"3602\"\u003e“Actress Nana.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3604\" data-end=\"3752\"\u003eThe title’s elegant brush-like characters complement the nineteenth-century setting while remaining immediately visible against the dark background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3754\" data-end=\"3801\"\u003eBeside Nana, the French promotional text reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3803\" data-end=\"3850\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3803\" data-end=\"3850\"\u003eMARTINE CAROL\u003cbr data-start=\"3818\" data-end=\"3821\"\u003eCHARLES BOYER\u003cbr data-start=\"3834\" data-end=\"3837\"\u003eDANS\u003cbr data-start=\"3841\" data-end=\"3844\"\u003eNANA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3852\" data-end=\"3864\"\u003efollowed by:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3866\" data-end=\"3924\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3866\" data-end=\"3924\"\u003eun film en couleurs de\u003cbr data-start=\"3890\" data-end=\"3893\"\u003eCHRISTIAN-JAQUE\u003cbr data-start=\"3908\" data-end=\"3911\"\u003eTECHNICOLOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3926\" data-end=\"4020\"\u003e“Martine Carol and Charles Boyer in \u003cem data-start=\"3962\" data-end=\"3968\"\u003eNana\u003c\/em\u003e, a colour film by Christian-Jaque, in Technicolor.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4022\" data-end=\"4097\"\u003eThe large yellow vertical text on the right identifies the principal stars:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4099\" data-end=\"4125\"\u003e「マルチーヌ・キャロル\u003cbr data-start=\"4110\" data-end=\"4113\"\u003eシャルル・ボワイエ主演」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4127\" data-end=\"4170\"\u003e“Starring Martine Carol and Charles Boyer.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4172\" data-end=\"4236\"\u003eThe pale-gold promotional text along the far-right margin reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4238\" data-end=\"4270\"\u003e「絢爛たる情痴！魔性の柔肌！一世を風靡した文豪ゾラ傑作の映画化」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4272\" data-end=\"4406\"\u003e“Resplendent passion! Bewitching beauty! The film adaptation of literary master Zola’s celebrated masterpiece that captivated an era.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4408\" data-end=\"4520\"\u003eThe language presents the film as a combination of literary prestige, romantic decadence, and sensual spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4522\" data-end=\"4574\"\u003eThe director is prominently credited at lower right:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4576\" data-end=\"4593\"\u003e「巨匠クリスチャン・ジャック監督」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4595\" data-end=\"4642\"\u003e“Directed by master filmmaker Christian-Jaque.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4644\" data-end=\"4706\"\u003eNear the lower-left centre, the multicoloured characters read:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4708\" data-end=\"4714\"\u003e「総天然色」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4716\" data-end=\"4738\"\u003e“Full natural colour.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4740\" data-end=\"4950\"\u003eThe surrounding Japanese credits identify Émile Zola as the author of the original novel, Christian-Jaque as director and co-screenwriter, Christian Matras as cinematographer, and Georges Van Parys as composer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4952\" data-end=\"5026\"\u003eThe green banner along the bottom records the joint Japanese distribution:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5028\" data-end=\"5045\"\u003e「映配株式会社・新外映 共同配給」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5047\" data-end=\"5102\"\u003e“Jointly distributed by Eiha Co., Ltd. and Shin-Gaiei.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5104\" data-end=\"5119\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5104\" data-end=\"5119\"\u003eDesign note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5121\" data-end=\"5256\"\u003eThe poster’s individual designer is uncredited, as was common with Japanese theatrical advertising for imported films during the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5258\" data-end=\"5398\"\u003eThe layout combines imported French publicity photography with distinctive Japanese typography and a locally arranged filmstrip composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5400\" data-end=\"5601\"\u003eThe almost life-size image of Martine Carol, rich black and red costume, golden title lettering, and small dramatic stills capture the visual language of glamorous post-war European cinema advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5603\" data-end=\"5800\"\u003eThe Japanese campaign places particular emphasis on Carol’s status as an international star while also promoting the literary prestige of Émile Zola and the film’s luxurious Technicolor production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5802\" data-end=\"5988\"\u003eIts combination of glamour photography, provocative costuming, hand-rendered typography, and mid-century Japanese graphic design makes it an exceptional surviving poster from the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5990\" data-end=\"6006\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5990\" data-end=\"6006\"\u003eRelease note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6008\" data-end=\"6062\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"6008\" data-end=\"6014\"\u003eNana\u003c\/em\u003e was produced and released theatrically in 1955.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6064\" data-end=\"6133\"\u003eIt received its original Japanese theatrical release under the title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6135\" data-end=\"6141\"\u003e「女優ナナ」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6143\" data-end=\"6228\"\u003eThis poster was printed for the film’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"6182\" data-end=\"6227\"\u003eoriginal 1955 Japanese theatrical release\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6230\" data-end=\"6307\"\u003eIt is a standard Japanese B2-size theatrical poster, measuring approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6309\" data-end=\"6348\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6309\" data-end=\"6348\"\u003e51.5 × 72.8 cm \/ 20.3 × 28.7 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6350\" data-end=\"6446\"\u003eIt is an original period Japanese cinema poster, not a later reproduction or commercial reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6448\" data-end=\"6461\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6448\" data-end=\"6461\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6463\" data-end=\"6620\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6463\" data-end=\"6487\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e A highly attractive example with rich colour, strong photographic imagery, clear typography, and exceptional overall display impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6622\" data-end=\"6879\"\u003eThere are light signs of age and handling consistent with an original Japanese theatrical poster from 1955, including gentle creasing and minor edge and corner wear. Age-related toning, scattered foxing, and some image transfer are visible from the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6881\" data-end=\"7060\"\u003eThese signs are entirely consistent with the poster’s considerable age and do not significantly detract from its appearance. The front remains vibrant and presents extremely well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7062\" data-end=\"7082\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7062\" data-end=\"7082\"\u003eReference: G254.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7084\" data-end=\"7164\"\u003ePlease review the photographs carefully, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7166\" data-end=\"7263\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7166\" data-end=\"7263\"\u003eThis is an original 1955 Japanese theatrical poster.\u003cbr data-start=\"7220\" data-end=\"7223\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7265\" data-end=\"7297\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7265\" data-end=\"7297\"\u003eIt is now over 70 years old.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7299\" data-end=\"7340\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7299\" data-end=\"7340\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57083672396154,"sku":null,"price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-18T111037.866.jpg?v=1784340655","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/nana-%e5%a5%b3%e5%84%aa%e3%83%8a%e3%83%8a-original-japanese-movie-poster-1955-b2-size-51-5-72-8-cm-g254","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}