{"product_id":"the-grapes-of-wrath-怒りの葡萄-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1963-b2-size-51-73-cm-t199-copy","title":"“The Night of the Iguana” \/ 「イグアナの夜」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1964, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — T200","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 for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1964 first Japanese release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Night of the Iguana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, John Huston’s adaptation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTennessee Williams’s celebrated stage play\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr and Sue Lyon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film opened in Japan on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e28 August 1964\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, distributed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMGM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese design combines nocturnal swimming scenes with a sequence of star portraits, using vivid pink typography against deep blue-green and black backgrounds to communicate the film’s atmosphere of desire, conflict and emotional uncertainty.\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\u003eThe story follows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReverend T. Lawrence Shannon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, played by Richard Burton, a troubled former clergyman working as a tour guide in Mexico.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTravelling with a group of American women, Shannon finds his precarious position threatened by his involvement with the young \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharlotte Goodall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, played by Sue Lyon. He brings the party to a secluded coastal hotel run by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaxine Faulk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, played by Ava Gardner, where tensions intensify.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe arrival of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHannah Jelkes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an itinerant artist played by Deborah Kerr, and her elderly poet grandfather introduces a quieter counterpoint to the surrounding turmoil. Over the course of a charged night, the characters confront loneliness, frustrated desire, spiritual doubt and their need for companionship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Huston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who co-wrote the screenplay with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnthony Veiller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film translates Williams’s intimate theatrical drama into a vivid coastal setting. Its ensemble brings together Burton’s volatility, Gardner’s earthy confidence and Kerr’s restrained compassion.\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 upper section is filled with dark, rippling water. A large photograph shows a couple embracing in the sea, their illuminated faces and pale reflections standing out against the surrounding blue-green shadows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA smaller swimming scene at the upper right extends the nocturnal setting, presenting figures splashing together in the water. These images emphasise the sensuality and emotional abandon foregrounded by the Japanese campaign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the top, the white headline reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「むき出しの本能だけがのたうつ狂熱の夜！」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A feverish night where raw instinct alone runs wild!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurquoise text at upper right announces:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「名匠と4大スターが組んだ最高の話題作」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A master director and four major stars unite in a much-talked-about production.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe central title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「イグアナの夜」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eappears in large pink lettering. The angular strokes of the final character, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e夜\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, meaning “night,” give the otherwise broad title an especially sharp, expressive finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbove it, pale blue text credits \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTennessee Williams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeven Arts Productions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Below, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Huston’s directing credit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears alongside the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMetroscope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e format billing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower half presents individual portraits of the four principal stars, arranged at different heights between pale horizontal rules. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard Burton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears above \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAva Gardner, Deborah Kerr and Sue Lyon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with their names printed in matching pink Japanese lettering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis arrangement gives each performer a distinct place within the composition while reinforcing the campaign’s emphasis on its celebrated ensemble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe compact English title logo, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sits to the right of Burton’s portrait, incorporating a stylised iguana motif. 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