1960s Posters

The 1960s are a landmark decade for Japanese film—and for poster design, with bold modernist layouts, striking illustration, and distinctive Showa-era typography. This collection brings together original Japanese posters from the era, spanning Japanese classics and international releases, many now over 60 years old and increasingly difficult to find in strong display condition.

1960s Posters

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

“Testament of Orpheus” (オルフェの遺言), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P83

“Toho Champion Festival — Godzilla vs. Ebirah / Giant Sea Monster Duel (南海の大決闘) / Akadō Suzunosuke / Ultraman / Kashi no Ki Moc / Tensai Bakabon”, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1969 First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P81

“Nanami: The Inferno of First Love” (初恋・地獄篇), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1968, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA224

“Ninotchka” (ニノチカ), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1960, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA221

“Stolen Kisses”, Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA87

"High and Low", Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1968 (for 1963 film), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B101

“Bambi” (バンビ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1966, Re-Release — Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C192

“Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day” (プーさんと大あらし), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I89

“Rosemary’s Baby” (ローズマリーの赤ちゃん), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1968, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C91

“The Fearless Vampire Killers” (吸血鬼), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P57

“Zero Monster” / “Invasion of Astro-Monster” (怪獣大戦争 キングギドラ対ゴジラ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1970, Toho Re-Release — Dead Stock, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P53

“Destroy All Monsters” (怪獣総進撃), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1972, Toho Re-Release — Dead Stock, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B121

“Ebirah, Horror of the Deep” (南海の大決闘), Original Japanese Re-Release STB Tatekan Poster 1971, Ultra-Rare, STB Size (51 × 145 cm) P50

“King Kong vs. Godzilla” (キングコング対ゴジラ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1964, Second Theatrical Release (Re-Release) — Ultra-Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm)

"Kwaidan" (怪談), Original First-Release Japanese Horizontal STB Poster 1964, Ultra Rare, Size (145 x 51cm) ZA911

"Kwaidan", Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1965, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA914

“Kwaidan” (怪談), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1965, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA913

“Wanted” (荒野の一つ星), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA335

“Latitude Zero” (緯度0大作戦), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1969, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P49

“Niagara” (ナイアガラ), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P49

“Umberto D.” (ウンベルトD), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I71

“Dr. Strangelove” (博士の異常な愛情), Original Japanese Film Society Promotional Poster 1970, B3 Size (c. 36 × 52 cm) P46

“Casablanca”, Original Re‑Release Japanese Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P44

“For a Few Dollars More” (夕陽のガンマン), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1965, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51.5 cm) K291

“The Wild Bunch” (ワイルドバンチ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1969, B3 Size (36 × 51 cm) O371

"Kagemusha", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, Extremely Rare B0 Billboard, 102cm x 147cm

“Innsbruck Winter Olympics 1964” (インスブルック 冬季オリンピック1964), Original Release Japanese Documentary Film Poster 1965, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P36

“Le Samouraï” (サムライ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1968 (film 1967), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P34

“The Adventure of Kigan Castle” (奇巌城の冒険 / きがんじょうのぼうけん), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B1×3 “Three‑Sheet” Theatrical Billboard Poster — 1966 First Theatrical Release (Toho) — approx. 86 × 40 in (218 × 103 cm)

“Samurai Assassin” (侍 / さむらい), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B1×3 “Three‑Sheet” Theatrical Billboard Poster — 1965 First Theatrical Release (Toho / Mifune Productions) — approx. 86 × 40 in (218 × 103 cm)

“Hiken” (秘剣 / ひけん), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B1×3 “Three‑Sheet” Theatrical Billboard Poster — 1963 First Release (Toho) — approx. 86 × 40 in (218 × 103 cm)

“2001: A Space Odyssey” (2001年宇宙の旅), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, B3 Size (37 × 53 cm) K108

“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (明日に向って撃て!), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970 (film 1969), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D85

“Wild Strawberries” (野いちご), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1962 (film 1957), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1016

"Godzilla vs. the Thing", Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1964, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P24

"All Monsters Attack", Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1969, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P23

“Irma la Douce” (あなただけ今晩は), 1963 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) P22

"Ebirah, Horror of the Deep", Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P19

"Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo - The Rising Sun and the Olympic Emblem" Original Release Japanese Promotional Poster 1961, Size (55 x 102cm)

“Zero Monster” / “Invasion of Astro-Monster” (怪獣大戦争 キングギドラ対ゴジラ), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1970 (film 1965), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I76

“Le Grand Dadais”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967 (film 1967), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P17

"Fantastic Voyage" (ミクロの決死圏), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P16

“The Girl on a Motorcycle” (あの胸にもウちど), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968 (film 1968), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P13

“Ivan the Terrible” (イワン雷帝), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1964 (Parts I & II), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P12

“The Sand Pebbles” (砲艦サンパブロ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P11

“Aido: Slave of Love” (愛奴), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1969, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P10

“Fantasia” (ファンタジア), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1966 (film 1940), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P9

“Zero Monster” / “Invasion of Astro-Monster” (怪獣大戦争キングギドラ対ゴジラ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1970, Toho Re-Release — Dead Stock, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P53

“Innsbruck Winter Olympics 1964” (インスブルック冬季オリンピック1964), Original Release Japanese Documentary Film Poster 1965, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P36

“Zero Monster” / “Invasion of Astro-Monster” (怪獣大戦争キングギドラ対ゴジラ), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1970 (film 1965), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I76