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

“BARBARELLA” (バーバレラ) — Original Japanese First‑Release Poster, 1968, B2 Size c. 51 × 73 cm O859

“West Side Story” (ウエストサイド物語), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1969 (film 1961), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O193

"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) C153B

“The Jungle Book” (ジャングル・ブック), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968 (film 1967), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H91 A

“Tante Zita” (若草の萌えるころ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1969 (film 1968), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O858

“Love in the Afternoon” (昼下りの情事), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1965, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O857

“The Virgin Spring” (処女の泉), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1978 (film 1960), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O855

“Mary Poppins” (メリー・ポピンズ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1965 (film 1964), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O854

“ROMAN HOLIDAY” (ローマの休日) — Original Japanese First Revival (Re‑release) Cinema Poster, 1963, B2 size (c. 51 × 73 cm) O853

“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) J41

"The Innocents" (回転), 1962 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) O850

"The Cabinet of Caligari" (怪人カリガリ博士), 1962 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) O849

“I Love the Sun” (太陽が大好き), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, Meiko Kaji, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA32

“The End of Summer” (小早川家の秋, Kohayagawa-ke no Aki), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1961, Ultra Rare Chihō-ban (地方版) Style, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O843

“The End of Summer” (小早川家の秋, Kohayagawa-ke no Aki), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1961, Head Office Style, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O842

“Red Lion” (赤毛), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1969 First Release, B3 Size (36 × 51 cm) O197A

“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 (G)

“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)

"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. 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

“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