{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-picasso-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1956-b2-size-51-x-73cm-k156-copy","title":"“The Mystery of Picasso” (ピカソの天才の秘密), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1956, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q134","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"402\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"161\"\u003eB2 poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"181\"\u003e1956\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"216\"\u003efirst Japanese release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"246\"\u003eThe Mystery of Picasso\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"270\"\u003eLe mystère Picasso\u003c\/strong\u003e), the remarkable French documentary directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"344\"\u003eHenri-Georges Clouzot\u003c\/strong\u003e and centred on the creative process of \u003cstrong data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"401\"\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"820\"\u003eAn \u003cstrong data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"439\"\u003eultra-rare original survivor\u003c\/strong\u003e, this poster is particularly important for its design, which was created by the acclaimed Japanese designer \u003cstrong data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"569\"\u003eHisamitsu Noguchi\u003c\/strong\u003e. Japanese posters for European art-house and documentary cinema from the 1950s are scarce in any condition, and a title of this calibre—combining \u003cstrong data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"727\"\u003ePicasso\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"740\"\u003eClouzot\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a standout mid-century Japanese graphic treatment—is especially desirable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"841\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"841\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"1304\"\u003eReleased in 1956, \u003cstrong data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"887\"\u003eThe Mystery of Picasso\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most unusual and compelling artist films ever made. Clouzot devised a method of filming Picasso at work using specially prepared surfaces, allowing the viewer to watch images emerge, change, and disappear in real time. Rather than simply documenting finished works, the film captures the act of creation itself—showing revisions, spontaneous decisions, and the restless energy of Picasso’s imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1539\"\u003eThe result is both a documentary and a visual experiment: a film about art that is itself deeply cinematic. It remains one of the essential films on a major 20th-century artist and a landmark in documentaries about artistic practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1558\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1558\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"2029\"\u003eThe Japanese poster design is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1590\" data-end=\"1605\"\u003eexceptional\u003c\/strong\u003e. Against a deep black ground, Noguchi combines a close-up image of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1691\"\u003ePicasso’s eyes\u003c\/strong\u003e, reproductions of his works, small documentary stills, and a delicate, highly modern arrangement of lettering and colour. The title treatment is especially striking, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1863\" data-end=\"1912\"\u003eplayful linear forms in red, yellow, and blue\u003c\/strong\u003e echoing the spirit of Picasso’s draughtsmanship, while the yellow \u003cstrong data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"1992\"\u003e“Picasso”\u003c\/strong\u003e signature adds a vivid focal accent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2031\" data-end=\"2319\"\u003eThis is not merely a film poster: it is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2073\" data-end=\"2138\"\u003ebeautifully resolved piece of postwar Japanese graphic design\u003c\/strong\u003e in its own right. The composition feels sophisticated, intellectual, and unmistakably period, with the kind of refined art-direction that makes 1950s Japanese paper so collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2321\" data-end=\"2420\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2321\" data-end=\"2334\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2334\" data-end=\"2337\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2337\" data-end=\"2420\"\u003eGood \/ Very Good. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2422\" data-end=\"3000\"\u003eThe poster displays well overall and remains a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2469\" data-end=\"2519\"\u003ehighly attractive and very presentable example\u003c\/strong\u003e of an exceptionally scarce title. It shows the expected \u003cstrong data-start=\"2576\" data-end=\"2599\"\u003eoriginal fold lines\u003c\/strong\u003e as issued, together with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2625\" data-end=\"2662\"\u003egeneral age-related handling wear\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2664\" data-end=\"2684\"\u003esurface creasing\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2686\" data-end=\"2699\"\u003eedge wear\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2705\" data-end=\"2734\"\u003esmall nicks \/ short tears\u003c\/strong\u003e around parts of the border. There is also \u003cstrong data-start=\"2777\" data-end=\"2823\"\u003eage toning and wear visible on the reverse\u003c\/strong\u003e, entirely consistent with an authentic Japanese poster from 1956. Despite this, the front retains \u003cstrong data-start=\"2922\" data-end=\"2946\"\u003estrong visual impact\u003c\/strong\u003e, and once framed it will make a superb display piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3002\" data-end=\"3018\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3002\" data-end=\"3018\"\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3020\" data-end=\"3117\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"3031\" data-end=\"3075\"\u003eoriginal 1956 Japanese theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3077\" data-end=\"3116\"\u003enot a reproduction or later reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3119\" data-end=\"3147\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3125\" data-end=\"3146\"\u003eover 70 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3149\" data-end=\"3190\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3149\" data-end=\"3190\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56888540234106,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-05-15T102902.943.jpg?v=1778808556","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/the-mystery-of-picasso-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1956-b2-size-51-x-73cm-k156-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}