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

“The Face of Another” (他人の顔), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q223

“You Only Live Twice”, Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster, 1967, Ultra Rare, STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm), Museum Grade Near Mint

"Ebirah, Horror of the Deep", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, Speed Poster (c. 26 × 73 cm) Q201

“Thunderball” (サンダーボール作戦), Original First‑Release Japanese Movie Poster 1965, Theatre Used, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q194

“From Russia with Love” (ロシアより愛をこめて), 1972 Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster, Theatre-Used, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) Q193

“Invasion of Astro-Monster” / “Monster Zero” (怪獣大戦争), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1965 — Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q189

“Ebirah, Horror of the Deep” / “Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster” (ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1966 — Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q188

“Son of Godzilla” (怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1967 — Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q187

“Ben-Hur” (ベン・ハー), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1968 (film 1959), Rare, STB Tatekan Size (approx. 51 × 145 cm / 20" × 57") K78A

“Once Upon a Time in the West” (ウエスタン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1969, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J157A

"Django" (続・荒野の用心棒), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1966, Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N3A

“Dr. No” (007 ドクター・ノオ), Original Japanese Re-release Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N49A

"The Birds", Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1963, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) M146A

"The Magnificent Seven" (荒野の七人), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1961, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N58A

“High and Low” (天国と地獄), Original Japanese Re-Release Speed Movie Poster 1968, Rare Format (c. 26 × 73 cm) N102A

“Son of Godzilla” (怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子), Original First Release Japanese Speed Movie Poster 1967, Ultra-Rare Speed Format (c. 26 × 73 cm) Q185

"A Fistful of Dollars" / "Per un pugno di dollari" / 「荒野の用心棒」, Original First Release Japanese Press-Sheet / Speed Movie Poster 1965, B4-Width Slim Format, c. 26 × 73 cm C223

“Onibaba” (鬼婆), Impossibly Rare Original Japanese B1×3 “Three‑Sheet” Billboard Poster — First Release 1964 — approx. 86 × 40 in (218 × 103 cm)

"Godzilla vs. the Thing", Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1964, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q177

"For A Few Dollars More", Original First Release Japanese Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA1106

“You Only Live Twice” (007は二度死ぬ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, B3 Size (37 x 53cm) J7

“Le Samouraï” (サムライ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1968 (film 1967), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q156

“The Dollars Trilogy” (ドル3部作【4K】), Original Japanese 4K Restoration Theatrical Poster 2024, Very Rare B1 Size (72.8 × 103 cm)

“SOIS BELLE ET TAIS-TOI”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1963, STB Tatekan (51 × 145 cm) — Ultra Rare D73A

“The Sound of Music” (サウンド・オブ・ミュージック), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1965, Very Rare, B1 Size (c.73 x 103cm) LA34

Return of the Seven” (続・荒野の七人), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 × 95 cm) K265A

“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”, Original First‑Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N197A

“Rio Grande” (リオ・グランデ), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1963, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) N214A

"Seven Samurai" (七人の侍), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N210A

“True Grit” (勇気ある追跡), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1969, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) N211A

“La Strada” (道), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1965, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) N219A

“2001: A Space Odyssey” (2001年宇宙の旅), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1978, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O56A

CINDERELLA / シンデレラ姫 Japan (Japan RKO Films / Japanese-language first re-release), 1961 Original first re-release Japanese theatrical billboard poster (B0 / two-sheet) Colour-printed poster on paper, professionally linen-backed by Fourth Cone Restoration

“Jules and Jim” (突然炎のごとく), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster, STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm) ZA1167

“Sunday in New York” (ニューヨークの休日), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1964, STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm) ZA1163

“Château en Suède” (スエーデンの城), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1964, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA1171

“Kiss Me, Stupid” (ねえ！キスしてよ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1965, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA1170

“Boys’ Night Out” (プレイボーイ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA1169

“The Legend of Lylah Clare” (女の香り), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA1164

“Tall Story” (のっぽ物語), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1960, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA1162

“The Game Is Over” (獲物の分け前 / La Curée), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA1161

“Love in the Afternoon” (昼下りの情事), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1989, B1 Size (72.8 x 103cm)

"Dr. No" Japanese James Bond Movie Poster, Original Re-Release 1972, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) C87

“From Russia with Love” (ロシアより愛をこめて), 1972 Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster, Theatre-Used, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) Q146

“Purple Noon” (太陽がいっぱい) / “France ga Ippai” (フランスがいっぱい), Original Japanese Re-Release / Retrospective Movie Poster 2003, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O179A

“101 Dalmatians” (101匹わんちゃん大行進), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I141A

“The Snow Woman” (怪談雪女郎 / Kaidan Yukijorō), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) J250A

“Ebirah, Horror of the Deep” / “Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster” (ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ南海の大決闘), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1966 — Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q188

“Son of Godzilla” (怪獣島の決戦ゴジラの息子), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1967 — Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q187

“Son of Godzilla” (怪獣島の決戦ゴジラの息子), Original First Release Japanese Speed Movie Poster 1967, Ultra-Rare Speed Format (c. 26 × 73 cm) Q185