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 Professionals” (プロフェッショナル), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1973 (film 1966), Rare, STB Tatekan Size (approx. 51 × 145 cm / 20" × 57") O836

“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") J124 A

“Samurai Rebellion” (上意討ち 拝領妻始末), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1967, Toho First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K101 A

“The Great Escape” (大脱走), Original Japanese “40th Anniversary New Print” Re-Release Movie Poster 2004 (film 1963), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O826

“La Matriarca” (女性上位時代), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1988 (film 1968), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O823

“Je t’aime… moi non plus” (ジュ・テーム・モワ・ノン・プリュ), Original Japanese “Digital Remaster” Re-Release Movie Poster 2010 (film 1976), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O821

“Bande à part” (はなればなれに), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2001 (film 1964), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O820

“Bande à part” (はなればなれに), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2001 (film 1964), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O819

“Late Autumn” (秋日和, Akibiyori), Ultra Rare Chihō-ban (地方版) Style, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1960, B2 Size (c.51 × 73 cm) O815

“Harakiri” (Seppuku – 切腹), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1962, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) - Linenbacked NM (G)

“Late Autumn” (秋日和, Akibiyori), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1960, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O814

“8½” (8 1/2 / Otto e Mezzo), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1965, Ultra Rare, Size (26 × 73 cm) O806

"Destroy All Monsters (怪獣総進撃)", Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, Toho, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I87

“West Side Story” (ウエスト・サイド物語), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1961, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (72.8 × 103 cm) (Horizontal/Yoko Format) (G)

"For A Few Dollars More", Original First Release Japanese Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O800

"The Italian Job", Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1969, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA968

“High and Low” (天国と地獄), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1977, B1 Size (c. 71 × 103 cm) (G)

“Muriel” (ミュリエル), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O793

“Texas, Adios” (ガンマン無頼), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O791

“La Piscine” (太陽が知っている), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1969, Rare, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) O790

"Goldfinger", Japanese James Bond Movie Poster, Original Re-Release 1971, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O789

“The Red Tent” (SOS-北極／赤いテント), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O783

“Most / The Bridge” (最後の鉄橋), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O782

“Marie-Chantal vs. Dr. Kha”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1965, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O781

“Romeo and Juliet” (ロミオとジュリエット), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O780

“The Camp Followers” (国境は燃えている), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1965, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O779

“Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla” (ゴジラvsスペースゴジラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1994, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O776

“Godzilla vs. Biollante” (ゴジラvsビオランテ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O775

“High and Low” (天国と地獄), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K312A

“Rashomon” (羅生門), 1965 Japanese Speed Poster / Verso Press Sheet (Re-release), Size (c. 24 × 51 cm) O774

“High and Low” (天国と地獄), 1963 Japanese B2 Poster (First Release), B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) I113

“The Face of Another” (他人の顔), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) L223 B

“Kuroneko” (黒猫), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O773

“Onibaba” (鬼婆), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1964, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J120

“Marilyn” (マリリン・モンローの世界), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O750

“La Dolce Vita” (甘い生活), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J251A

“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) O748

“A Hard Day’s Night”, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O747

“Zero Monster” (怪獣大戦争 / Invasion of Astro-Monster), 1965 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm)

“The Beatles Fair” (10th Anniversary of Their Japan Visit / 来日10周年記念 ザ・ビートルズ・フェア), Japanese Music Event Poster, Original Silkscreen 1976, Rare, B1 Size (c.73 × 103cm)

“Marilyn” (マリリン・モンローの世界), Original Release Japanese Press-Sheet / Speed Poster 1963, Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) O742

“Marilyn” (マリリン・モンローの世界), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1963, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O741

“Charade” (シャレード), Original Release Japanese Press-Sheet / Speed Poster 1964, Size (c. 25 × 46 cm) O733

"THE GREAT DICTATOR" (チャップリンの独裁者 / 独裁者) — Original Japanese First-Release Poster (Japan), 1960, Special Tall Format c. 57.5 × 103 cm (B1 height, narrow width) O782

"2001: A Space Odyssey" (2001年宇宙の旅), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1978, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E10

"Olympic Games Tokyo 1964 – National Stadium, Domestic Torch Relay Route & Competition Schedule (文部省)" Original Release Japanese Government Promotional Poster 1964 (Shōwa 39), Size (B1: 72.8 × 103.0 cm)

"Tokyo International Sports Week ’63 (東京国際スポーツ大会) – Pre‑Olympic Games" Original Release Japanese Promotional Poster 1963, Size (B1; approx. 73 x 103cm)

“Samurai Rebellion” (上意討ち拝領妻始末), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1967, Toho First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K101 A

“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) O748

“The Beatles Fair” (10th Anniversary of Their Japan Visit / 来日10周年記念ザ・ビートルズ・フェア), Japanese Music Event Poster, Original Silkscreen 1976, Rare, B1 Size (c.73 × 103cm)