Charade — Original Japanese Release Poster featuring Audrey Hepburn (1963)

Type: Original studio-issued vintage Japanese movie poster
Title: Charade (シャレード)
Year: 1963
Director: Stanley Donen
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau, James Coburn
Format: Japanese B2
Size: approx. 51.5 × 72.8 cm
Country of Origin: Japan
Authenticity: Original Japanese theatrical release poster; not a reproduction
Printing: Offset lithograph
Condition: Vintage condition; light wear consistent with theatrical use and age

Description

An original Japanese theatrical poster for Stanley Donen’s Charade, the stylish 1963 romantic thriller often described as “the best Hitchcock film Hitchcock never made.”

This Japanese design is especially striking, centering an oversized Audrey Hepburn portrait against a hypnotic field of concentric rings, with Cary Grant emerging at the center like a target or clue in the film’s layered mystery. The result transforms the film’s suspense into pure graphic design.

Issued for the film’s original Japanese release, the poster captures the elegance, wit, and fashionable cool that made Charade a classic of 1960s cinema. Its clean modernist layout and bold color palette make it as compelling as a standalone design object as it is a piece of film history.

A standout piece for collectors of Audrey Hepburn, mid-century design, international cinema, and Japanese movie posters.