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

“Romeo and Juliet” / 「ロミオとジュリエット」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1967, Renato Castellani / Susan Shentall / Laurence Harvey, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D285

“Akutō” / 「悪党」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1965, Kaneto Shindō / Jun’ichirō Tanizaki / Kyōko Kishida / Eitarō Ozawa, STB Size (51 × 145 cm) E282

“The Great Escape” / 「大脱走」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1970, Steve McQueen / James Garner / Charles Bronson / John Sturges, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D275

“SHŌJO KAMEN” & “ARE KARA NO JOHN SILVER” (1971) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE THEATRE POSTER – KUNIYOSHI KANEKO Ultra Rare Oversize | Japanese Angura Theatre | Kuniyoshi Kaneko Artwork | Situation Theater / 劇団状況劇場 | HA38 | 76.5 × 106 cm (30.1 × 41.7 in)

“Bullitt” / 「ブリット」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Steve McQueen, Peter Yates, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C288

“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) C289

"Ugetsu / Street of Shame", Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1960`s, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) C281

“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” / 「女王陛下の007」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1969, James Bond 007, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G174

“You Only Live Twice” (007は二度死ぬ), 1976 Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) H87 A

“Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear!” / 「クマゴローの大冒険」 / 「ヨギ・ベア物語」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1964, Hanna-Barbera, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C266

“Finian’s Rainbow” / 「フィニアンの虹」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Francis Ford Coppola / Fred Astaire, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C272

“Jules and Jim” / “Jules et Jim” / 「突然炎のごとく」, Original Japanese Theatrical Revival Movie Poster 1985, François Truffaut / Jeanne Moreau, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C276

“Persona” (仮面／ペルソナ), Original Japanese B2 Poster 1967 (Japan First Release), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C268

“Summer with Monika” / “Sommaren med Monika” / “Furyō Shōjo Monika” (不良少女モニカ), Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1963, Ingmar Bergman, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C267

“The Snow Woman” (怪談雪女郎 / Kaidan Yukijorō), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm) B295

“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) B300

“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) A252

“Fantômas contre Scotland Yard” / 「ファントマ ミサイル作戦」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B269

“The Grapes of Wrath” (怒りの葡萄), Original Japanese Roadshow Release Movie Poster 1963, Rare Special Format Size (36 × 75 cm) B290

“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)

The Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K28

“Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte” (ふるえて眠れ), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1965, Bette Davis / Olivia de Havilland, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA502

“Black Orpheus” / “Orfeu Negro” (黒いオルフェ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1960, Artwork by Hisamitsu Noguchi, Ultra Rare STB Tatekan Size 20 × 57 in / 51 × 145 cm Q278

"Asahi Beer Advertising Poster - Tadanori Yokoo", Original Release Japanese Advertising Poster 1965, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) J162B

“La Dolce Vita” (甘い生活), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q268

“The Mummy’s Shroud” (ミイラ怪人の呪い), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, Ultra-Rare STB Tatekan Size (51.5 × 145.6 cm / 20.3 × 57.3 in) Q264

“RETURN OF THE SEVEN” / “続・荒野の七人”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, Rare, STB Tatekan Size 20 × 57 in / 51 × 145 cm B266

“A Man and a Woman” / “Un homme et une femme” (男と女), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1973, Rare STB Tatekan Size 20 × 57 in / 51 × 145 cm B274

“Yellow Submarine” (ビートルズ／イエロー・サブマリン), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1968, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA716

“A Hard Day’s Night” (ビートルズがやって来る ヤァ!ヤァ!ヤァ!), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1964, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) N58A

“The Sand Pebbles” (砲艦サンパブロ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J108

“Thunderball”, Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster, 1965, Ultra Rare, STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm), Linen Backed, Museum Grade Near Mint

“Easy Rider” (イージー★ライダー), Original Japanese Theatrical Poster 1969, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J12

"2001: A Space Odyssey" (2001年宇宙の旅), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1978, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C188

“Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II” (ゴジラvsメカゴジラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1993, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai (生頼範義), Extremely Rare, B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm) - Excellent Condition

“Aido (愛奴) – Slave of Love” STB, Original Release Japanese Poster 1969, STB Tatekan Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) Q258

“The Living Skeleton” (吸血髑髏船 / Kyūketsu Dokuro-sen), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Shochiku Horror, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q257

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

“Godzilla vs Biollante” (ゴジラvsビオランテ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai (生頼範義), Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm)

“Ugetsu” (雨月物語 / Ugetsu Monogatari), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q253

“2001: A Space Odyssey” (2001年宇宙の旅), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q246

“Irezumi” (刺青 / The Spider Tattoo), 1966 Japanese B2 Poster (First Release), Very Rare, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) Q244

“Irezumi” (刺青 / The Spider Tattoo), 1966 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), Very Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) Q243

“Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Tornado Monsters” (帰ってきたウルトラマン 竜巻怪獣の恐怖 / Kaettekita Ultraman: Tatsumaki Kaijū no Kyōfu), 1971 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster — Toho Champion Festival Release, Ultra Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) Q242

“Return of Ultraman” (帰ってきたウルトラマン / Kaettekita Ultraman), 1971 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster — Toho Champion Festival Release, Ultra Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) Q241

“Ebirah, Horror of the Deep” (ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘 / Godzilla, Ebirah, Mothra: Great Duel in the South Seas), 1966 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) Q239

“Fantômas contre Scotland Yard” / 「ファントマミサイル作戦」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B269

“A Hard Day’s Night” (ビートルズがやって来るヤァ!ヤァ!ヤァ!), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1964, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) N58A

“Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Tornado Monsters” (帰ってきたウルトラマン竜巻怪獣の恐怖 / Kaettekita Ultraman: Tatsumaki Kaijū no Kyōfu), 1971 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster — Toho Champion Festival Release, Ultra Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) Q242

“Ebirah, Horror of the Deep” (ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ南海の大決闘 / Godzilla, Ebirah, Mothra: Great Duel in the South Seas), 1966 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) Q239