{"product_id":"night-people-夜の人々-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1954-gregory-peck-b2-size-51-73-cm","title":"“Night People” (夜の人々), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1954, Gregory Peck, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O862","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster 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=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in divided post-war Berlin, \u003cem\u003eNight People\u003c\/em\u003e is a Cold War espionage thriller in which an American serviceman is kidnapped in the Soviet sector, forcing U.S. Army officer \u003cstrong\u003eColonel Steve Van Dyke\u003c\/strong\u003e, played by Gregory Peck, into an increasingly complex intelligence operation involving political pressure, spies and prisoner exchanges. The film was \u003cstrong\u003eNunnally Johnson’s directorial debut\u003c\/strong\u003e, and also stars \u003cstrong\u003eBroderick Crawford, Anita Björk, Rita Gam, Walter Abel and Buddy Ebsen\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA superb and exceptionally striking \u003cstrong\u003e1950s Japanese CinemaScope design\u003c\/strong\u003e, dominated by a large hand-rendered portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eGregory Peck in U.S. Army uniform\u003c\/strong\u003e against an almost completely black background. The enormous red \u003cstrong\u003eCINEMASCOPE\u003c\/strong\u003e lettering across the top immediately promotes the film’s technological novelty, while the poster also advertises its multi-channel stereophonic presentation—an important selling point during the early years of widescreen cinema. \u003cem\u003eNight People\u003c\/em\u003e was photographed in \u003cstrong\u003eCinemaScope\u003c\/strong\u003e, with its original presentation using the new widescreen format and stereophonic sound. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dramatic white Japanese copy across the upper section announces the film’s Cold War setting and espionage plot in \u003cstrong\u003eBerlin\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the huge jagged yellow title \u003cstrong\u003e夜の人々\u003c\/strong\u003e cuts dramatically through the black field. Smaller painted vignettes below Peck show both romantic intrigue and violent abduction, giving the design the atmosphere of a classic mid-century spy thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of \u003cstrong\u003edeep black negative space, vivid red CinemaScope branding, brilliant yellow calligraphic typography and Gregory Peck’s monumental portrait\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this a particularly powerful example of first-release Japanese Hollywood advertising from the 1950s.\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 example for an original Japanese theatrical poster from 1954. The deep black field remains exceptionally strong, while the red, yellow and green printing retains superb saturation. The margins and central artwork present beautifully, with only very minor age-related handling consistent with a poster of this vintage. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\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":57221397053818,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-09-02T124415.146.jpg?v=1788320717","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/night-people-%e5%a4%9c%e3%81%ae%e4%ba%ba%e3%80%85-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1954-gregory-peck-b2-size-51-73-cm","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}