{"product_id":"nightwatch-ナイトウォッチ-original-japanese-movie-poster-1997-b2-size-51-73-cm-a256","title":"“Nightwatch” \/ 「ナイトウォッチ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A256","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"289\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"142\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"205\"\u003eNightwatch \/ 「ナイトウォッチ」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ole Bornedal’s atmospheric 1997 psychological thriller starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"288\"\u003eEwan McGregor\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"530\"\u003eDark, claustrophobic, and unsettling, Nightwatch is the English-language remake of Bornedal’s acclaimed 1994 Danish film \u003cstrong data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"427\"\u003eNattevagten\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining murder mystery, psychological horror, and the uniquely disturbing setting of a city morgue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"551\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"551\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"754\"\u003eMartin Bells is a law student who accepts a night-watchman position at a city morgue. Working alone among rows of covered bodies, he soon begins experiencing unexplained disturbances during his shifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"1048\"\u003eAt the same time, a serial killer is terrorising the city. As the murders continue, evidence begins to implicate Martin, leaving him trapped between a police investigation, his increasingly unstable surroundings, and the possibility that someone is manipulating events from within the morgue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1244\"\u003eThe film was directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1075\" data-end=\"1091\"\u003eOle Bornedal\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a screenplay by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1152\"\u003eOle Bornedal and Steven Soderbergh\u003c\/strong\u003e. It stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1243\"\u003eEwan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin, Lauren Graham, and Nick Nolte\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1246\" data-end=\"1534\"\u003eNightwatch is notable as one of McGregor’s early Hollywood leading roles following his breakthrough in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1366\"\u003eTrainspotting\u003c\/strong\u003e. The film remains a distinctive example of late-1990s psychological horror, remembered for its oppressive atmosphere, shadowy cinematography, and strong ensemble cast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1553\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1553\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1555\" data-end=\"1805\"\u003eThe poster uses a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1608\"\u003esurreal and macabre composition\u003c\/strong\u003e dominated by the upside-down face of a woman submerged in water. Her pale features, closed eyes, and floating dark hair are illuminated through eerie shades of green, turquoise, yellow, and black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"1983\"\u003eThe reversed orientation creates an immediate feeling of disorientation, while the watery reflections and organic textures give the image an almost dreamlike, decaying quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1985\" data-end=\"2229\"\u003eThe lower section transitions into a cold morgue interior, with rows of examination tables covered by white sheets. 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