{"product_id":"night-and-fog-夜と霧-original-japanese-re-release-movie-poster-1972-b2-size-51-73-cm-t194","title":"“Night and Fog” \/ 「夜と霧」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — T194","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e produced for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1972 Japanese re-release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNight and Fog \/ Nuit et brouillard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Alain Resnais’s landmark documentary about the Nazi concentration camps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally made in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1955\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film combines contemporary colour footage of abandoned camp sites with archival photographs and moving images. Its examination of atrocity, memory and collective responsibility remains one of documentary cinema’s most important achievements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese re-release design uses a stark photographic montage, dominated by camp architecture and a large red title, to convey the gravity of its subject.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlain Resnais\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNight and Fog\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was made approximately ten years after the liberation of the camps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film moves between the apparent stillness of the surviving sites and historical images documenting the machinery of imprisonment, exploitation and mass murder. This contrast makes the distance between past and present central to its argument: an empty landscape cannot, by itself, communicate what happened there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe commentary was written by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean Cayrol\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a writer and concentration-camp survivor, and spoken by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichel Bouquet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Music by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHanns Eisler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e contributes to the film’s restrained but deeply unsettling atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than offering reassurance that these events belong safely to the past, the film asks viewers to remain alert to the conditions that made them possible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts treatment of memory anticipates concerns that Resnais would explore in later works, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHiroshima mon amour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Here, those concerns take the form of a concise historical documentary whose moral force comes from the relationship between image, testimony and reflection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition brings together several disturbing photographic elements against a grainy grey background.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCamp watchtowers and barbed-wire fencing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e recede across the upper half, creating a long, enclosed horizon. A vertically inverted human figure occupies the centre, intersected by a narrow white strip that divides the image.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelow, an enlarged \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eopen crematorium furnace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fills much of the foreground. Its heavy door, hinges and projecting metal framework create an oppressive architectural presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA smaller yellow-tinted photograph of a camp entrance appears near the bottom, connecting the monumental foreground machinery to the wider setting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe predominantly black, grey and muted violet imagery is interrupted by the large red Japanese title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「夜と霧」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Night and Fog.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted vertically down the left side, its simple, forceful lettering provides the principal colour accent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYellow promotional text beside the title warns:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「この狂気と残虐は遠い過去のものではない　ふりむけば其処に近づいている」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This madness and cruelty are not things of the distant past; turn around, and they are drawing near.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe wording reflects the film’s insistence that remembrance must be accompanied by vigilance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt upper right, the campaign copy includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「ノーカット版公開禁止から11年」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Eleven years since the uncut version was prohibited from release.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the historical claim made by the poster’s own publicity, documenting how the Japanese re-release was presented to audiences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower credit block identifies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlain Resnais, Jean Cayrol and Hanns Eisler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with Japanese distribution branding for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNippon Herald Films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The French title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“NUIT ET BROUILLARD”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eappears beneath the credits in red.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe design is a sombre example of Japanese documentary advertising, bringing together historical imagery and direct typography without relying on conventional star portraiture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelease and format note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1972 Japanese re-release poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for Resnais’s 1955 documentary, which first reached Japanese cinemas in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1961\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese B2 format: approximately 51 × 73 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn important title for collections focused on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlain Resnais, documentary cinema, historical remembrance and Japanese film poster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce framed, this poster will display excellently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference: T194.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease review \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eall photographs, including the front and reverse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical poster from the film’s 1972 re-release campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is now \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eover 50 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57394490081658,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-10-11T060730.323.jpg?v=1791666460","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/night-and-fog-%e5%a4%9c%e3%81%a8%e9%9c%a7-original-japanese-re-release-movie-poster-1972-b2-size-51-73-cm-t194","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}