{"product_id":"port-of-shadows-le-quai-des-brumes-霧の波止場-ultra-rare-original-japanese-b2-first-release-poster-1949-first-japanese-release-30-december-1949-approx-20-3-28-7-in-51-5-72-8-cm-p260-copy","title":"“Port of Shadows” \/ “Le Quai des Brumes” (霧の波止場), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster Printed in 1985, Marcel Carné \/ Jean Gabin \/ Michèle Morgan, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G121","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1985\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the Japanese re-release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePort of Shadows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLe Quai des Brumes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (霧の波止場), Marcel Carné’s 1938 masterpiece of French poetic realism, starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean Gabin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichèle Morgan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a screenplay by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJacques Prévert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA landmark of pre-war French cinema, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLe Quai des Brumes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the defining works of the Carné–Prévert collaboration, admired for its fatalistic atmosphere, romantic melancholy, and beautifully stylised vision of fog, desire, and doomed escape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarcel Carné\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePort of Shadows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows Jean, a military deserter played by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean Gabin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who arrives in the fogbound port city of Le Havre and becomes involved with Nelly, played by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichèle Morgan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Their fragile connection unfolds in a world of loneliness, crime, fate, and moral exhaustion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film is one of the central works of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrench poetic realism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a movement that shaped world cinema with its blend of everyday settings, heightened atmosphere, working-class fatalism, and tragic romanticism. Gabin’s restrained performance and Morgan’s luminous presence helped make the film one of the great French screen romances of the 1930s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese B2 presents the film with exceptional refinement. The design is centred on a sepia-toned romantic still of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean Gabin and Michèle Morgan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e facing one another, surrounded by a loose painterly border of blue, purple, and red brushwork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe French title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLE QUAI DES BRUMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears prominently at the top, while the Japanese title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e霧の波止場\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is printed in large teal lettering across the lower section. A smaller black-and-white street scene at lower left reinforces the film’s misty harbour atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe side text highlights the film’s major historical recognition, including its appearance at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1938 Venice Film Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrix Méliès\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1939 Prix Louis-Delluc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The right-side Japanese copy also positions the film as one of the great Carné–Prévert achievements, celebrated alongside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChildren of Paradise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a beautiful Japanese 1985 revival design: spare, literary, romantic, and deeply atmospheric.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please review the photo carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical B2 poster printed in 1985\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\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 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eapproximately 40 years old\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":57006469644666,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-06-25T120616.734.jpg?v=1782356872","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/port-of-shadows-le-quai-des-brumes-%e9%9c%a7%e3%81%ae%e6%b3%a2%e6%ad%a2%e5%a0%b4-ultra-rare-original-japanese-b2-first-release-poster-1949-first-japanese-release-30-december-1949-approx-20-3-28-7-in-51-5-72-8-cm-p260-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}