1970s Posters

The 1970s were a high point for Japanese poster design—bold colour, striking photography, and adventurous typography that reflects the decade’s energy on screen. This collection brings together original Japanese posters from the era, spanning international classics and Japan’s own genre cinema, with many pieces now over 50 years old and increasingly hard to find in strong display condition.

1970s Posters

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

“Alien” (エイリアン), Original Japanese Theatrical Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B283

“Rocky IV” / 「ロッキー4 炎の友情」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, Sylvester Stallone, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A275

“Between Wife and Woman” / 妻と女の間, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, Toho / Shiro Toyoda & Kon Ichikawa, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A259

"The Man with the Golden Gun", Japanese James Bond Movie Poster, Original Release 1974, B3 Size (37x 53cm) D183

“Animal House” (アニマル・ハウス), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1978, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C269

“Ossessione” / 「郵便配達は二度ベルを鳴らす」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1979, Luchino Visconti, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C271

“The Pink Panther Strikes Again” / 「ピンク・パンサー3」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, Blake Edwards / Peter Sellers, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C275

“The Return of the Pink Panther” (ピンク・パンサー2), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C274

“School of the Holy Beast” / “Seijū Gakuen” (聖獣学園), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1974, Toei Pinky Violence / Nunsploitation, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C278

“Bankaku Rock” (番格ロック), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, Toei Sukeban / Carol / Eikichi Yazawa, Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C279

“The Godfather” (ゴッドファーザー), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) B270

"Tentacles" (テンタクルズ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B267

“Jaws 3-D” / “Jaws 3” (ジョーズ3), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A287

“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

“Seven Samurai” / 「七人の侍」, Original Japanese Revival Nakazuri Train-Hanging Poster 1975, Rare B3 Size (c. 36.4 × 51.5 cm) B292

"The Man Who Fell to Earth", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51cm x 73cm) K69

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (カッコーの巣の上で), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1975, Jack Nicholson, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H223

“Madame Rosa” / “A Life Ahead” (これからの人生), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1978, Academy Award Winner, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) M131

“Jeremiah Johnson” (大いなる勇者 / Jeremiah Johnson), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) L200A

“Blind Terror” / “See No Evil” (見えない恐怖), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O224

“Soylent Green” (ソイレント・グリーン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J152

“The Panic in Needle Park” (哀しみの街かど), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, Al Pacino, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q271

“Death Race 2000” (デス・レース2000年), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1975, Artwork by Seito, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q270

“Serpico” (セルピコ), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA500

“The Godfather” (ゴッドファーザー), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) I145 A

“Godzilla vs. Gigan” (ゴジラ対ガイガン / 地球攻撃命令), Original Release Japanese Kaiju Poster 1972, Very Rare, STB Tatekan Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) J97

“Lake of Dracula” / “Noroi no Yakata: Chi o Suu Me” (呪いの館 血を吸う眼), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, Rare STB Tatekan Size 20 × 57 in / 51 × 145 cm B271

“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

“The Deer Hunter” (ディア・ハンター), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA934

“Snoopy, Come Home” (スヌーピーの大冒険), Japanese‑Dubbed Edition, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H61

“Liza” / “Hikishio” (ひきしお), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C221

“Ludwig” (ルードウィヒ 神々の黄昏), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1980, Luchino Visconti, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N199

“Conversation Piece” (家族の肖像), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1978, Luchino Visconti, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B152

“Triton of the Sea” (海のトリトン), Original Japanese Home Video Promotion Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F233

“Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons” (子連れ狼 冥府魔道), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P225

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

“Rocky” (ロッキー), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1977, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51.5 cm) O635

"Mirrorman (ミラーマン, Mirāman)", Original Release Japanese Poster 1972, Speed Poster Size (25.7 cm x 75.8 cm) C216

“The Castle of Cagliostro” (ルパン三世 カリオストロの城), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, Hayao Miyazaki Feature Directorial Debut, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q260

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

“Seven Samurai” (七人の侍), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P242

“Piranha” (ピラニア), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1978, Japanese First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q252

“Star Wars” (スター・ウォーズ), Original Japanese Advance / First-Release Movie Poster 1978 (film ©1977), B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) Q250

“Star Wars” (スター・ウォーズ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1978, First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm), Artwork by Seito H251 A

"Japan's Chivalrous Way: Clash Chapter", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1974, STB Size 20x57" (51x145cm) Q245

“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

“Lake of Dracula” / “Noroi no Yakata: Chi o Suu Me” (呪いの館血を吸う眼), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, Rare STB Tatekan Size 20 × 57 in / 51 × 145 cm B271

“Ludwig” (ルードウィヒ神々の黄昏), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1980, Luchino Visconti, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N199

“Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons” (子連れ狼冥府魔道), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P225

“The Castle of Cagliostro” (ルパン三世カリオストロの城), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, Hayao Miyazaki Feature Directorial Debut, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q260

“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