{"product_id":"night-people-夜の人々-original-first-release-japanese-stb-tatekan-movie-poster-1954-gregory-peck-rare-two-panel-stb-size-c-51-145-cm","title":"“Night People” (夜の人々), Original First-Release Japanese STB Tatekan Movie Poster 1954, Gregory Peck, Rare Two-Panel STB Size (c.51 × 145 cm) O863","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong\u003etwo-panel STB \/ Tatekan theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e produced for the \u003cstrong\u003efirst Japanese cinema release\u003c\/strong\u003e of Nunnally Johnson’s \u003cstrong\u003eNight People\u003c\/strong\u003e (夜の人々), starring \u003cstrong\u003eGregory Peck\u003c\/strong\u003e. The film was produced in \u003cstrong\u003e1954\u003c\/strong\u003e and opened theatrically in Japan in \u003cstrong\u003eJuly 1954\u003c\/strong\u003e, distributed domestically by the \u003cstrong\u003e20th Century-Fox Far East company\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnown to collectors as an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTB or tatekan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this imposing Japanese cinema-display format consists of two vertically arranged B2-size sections forming a complete poster approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e51 × 145 cm—almost five feet tall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. These posters were designed for highly visible cinema-front, entrance or foyer presentation and have a substantially greater physical presence than the standard Japanese B2 format.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the divided landscape of post-war Berlin, \u003cem\u003eNight People\u003c\/em\u003e is a Cold War espionage thriller centred on the kidnapping of an American serviceman and the increasingly complex intelligence operation mounted to recover him. Gregory Peck stars as \u003cstrong\u003eColonel Steve Van Dyke\u003c\/strong\u003e, alongside \u003cstrong\u003eBroderick Crawford, Anita Björk, Rita Gam, Walter Abel and Buddy Ebsen\u003c\/strong\u003e. The film also marked \u003cstrong\u003eNunnally Johnson’s directorial debut\u003c\/strong\u003e and was made during the first great wave of Hollywood \u003cstrong\u003eCinemaScope\u003c\/strong\u003e productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exceptional and extremely rare \u003cstrong\u003e1954 Japanese STB \/ Tatekan design\u003c\/strong\u003e, printed as \u003cstrong\u003etwo separate panels intended to be displayed vertically as one monumental poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, measuring approximately \u003cstrong\u003e51 × 145 cm (20 × 57 in)\u003c\/strong\u003e when assembled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe upper panel is dominated by an enormous hand-rendered portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eGregory Peck in U.S. Army uniform\u003c\/strong\u003e, set against a deep midnight-blue field. Huge red \u003cstrong\u003eCINEMASCOPE\u003c\/strong\u003e lettering crowns the composition, while the Japanese copy announces the film’s Berlin Cold War espionage setting. The dramatic yellow brush-style title \u003cstrong\u003e夜の人々\u003c\/strong\u003e cuts vertically through the image, contrasted by the pale-blue \u003cstrong\u003eグレゴリイ・ペック\u003c\/strong\u003e star billing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe uppermost copy also promotes the technological novelty of the presentation: \u003cstrong\u003e「4本のサウンド・トラックをもつ驚異の立体音響！」\u003c\/strong\u003e — approximately \u003cstrong\u003e“Amazing stereophonic sound with four soundtracks!”\u003c\/strong\u003e — capturing the period when CinemaScope and multi-channel sound were being aggressively marketed as major cinematic attractions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower panel continues the composition with a dramatic reclining female figure beneath Peck’s decorated uniform, followed by the elegant English \u003cstrong\u003eNight People\u003c\/strong\u003e title and a large colour montage of scenes from the film. The original \u003cstrong\u003e20th Century-Fox\u003c\/strong\u003e branding and Japanese distribution credits complete the bottom of the poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe extraordinary elongated format, vast Gregory Peck portrait, deep blue ground and red\/yellow typography make this \u003cstrong\u003efar more imposing than the standard B2 campaign poster\u003c\/strong\u003e and a superb surviving example of mid-1950s Japanese Hollywood advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong\u003e72 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent.\u003c\/strong\u003e A remarkably well-preserved survivor for an original Japanese two-panel STB poster from 1954. The front retains \u003cstrong\u003eexcellent colour saturation\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly the deep blues, vivid CinemaScope red, yellow Japanese title and painted character imagery. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease review the photographs of \u003cstrong\u003eboth panels, including the versos\u003c\/strong\u003e—they show the exact poster for sale. Once the two sections are professionally framed or mounted together in their intended Tatekan configuration, \u003cstrong\u003eit will display exceptionally well\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57221397086586,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-standing-in-front-of-gallery-wall_42.jpg?v=1788320999","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/night-people-%e5%a4%9c%e3%81%ae%e4%ba%ba%e3%80%85-original-first-release-japanese-stb-tatekan-movie-poster-1954-gregory-peck-rare-two-panel-stb-size-c-51-145-cm","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}