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

“Kirin Beer – Quality First” / 「品質本位 キリンビール」, Original Japanese Commercial Advertising Poster c.1978–1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D259

“Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger” (シンドバッド 虎の目大冒険), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) D281

“Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger” (シンドバッド 虎の目大冒険), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) D280

“It Was a Faint Dream” / 「あさき夢みし」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E252

“From Hong Kong with Love” / 「香港より愛をこめて」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A276

“Bruce Lee in The Green Hornet” / 「ブルース・リーのグリーン・ホーネット」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A270

“The Last American Hero” / 「ラスト・アメリカン・ヒーロー」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A255

“Game of Death” / 「死亡遊戯」, Original Japanese Bruce Lee Poster 1978, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A262

“Animage No. 3 / Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato” / 「アニメージュ 第3号／さらば宇宙戦艦ヤマト」, Original Japanese Nakazuri Advertising Poster 1978, Rare, B3 Size (36.4 × 51.5 cm) F291

"Jaws" (ジョーズ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B268

“Dr. No” (007 ドクター・ノオ), Original Japanese Re-release Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F287

“God Speed You! Black Emperor” (ゴッド・スピード・ユー! ブラックエンペラー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F284

"Piranha II: Flying Killers", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) F264

“Ultraman / Ultra Family” (これがウルトラファミリーだ!!), Original Japanese Long-Format Promotional Poster 1979, 36 × 98 cm, B291

“Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo” (座頭市と用心棒), Ultra-Rare Original Release Japanese STB Tatekan Movie Poster 1970, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) O714

"Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima" (仁義なき戦い 広島死闘篇), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, STB Size (51 x 145 cm) F253

“Star Wars” / 「スター・ウォーズ」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1982, Japanese-Language Version, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E299

“Coming Home” / 「帰郷」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1978, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA997

“Carrie” / 「キャリー」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, Brian De Palma / Sissy Spacek / Piper Laurie, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA996

“Magic” / 「マジック」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA527

“Du Soleil Plein les Yeux” / 「さらば夏の日」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — ZA916

“Car Wash” / 「カー・ウォッシュ」, Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — ZA895

"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes – Perfect Version" (アタック・オブ・キラー・トマト 完璧版), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA872

“Jaws: The Revenge” / 「ジョーズ’87 復讐篇」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B1 Size (c. 72.8 × 103 cm)

"TADANORI YOKOO - Cosmos Momoe 宇宙百恵", Original Japanese CBS/Sony “Not For Sale” Promotional Poster 1978, Design by Tadanori Yokoo, A1 Size (59.6 × 84.0 cm) ZA748

"TADANORI YOKOO - CAT STEVENS 1972", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 1972, Ultra Rare, Size (c.73 x 103cm)

“Annie Hall” (アニー・ホール), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1978, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA739

“Lullaby of the Earth” / 「大地の子守歌」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA713

“La Luna” (ルナ), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA710

“Cape of the North” / 「北の岬」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA706

“Sanguelia” (サンゲリア), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA661

"Samurai Executioner", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA360

“Snoopy Come Home” / 「スヌーピーの大冒険」, Original First Release Japanese Double-Sided Movie Poster 1973, Peanuts / Charles M. Schulz / Bill Melendez, B3 Size (36.4 × 51.5 cm) ZA1158

“The Way We Were” / 「追憶」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1974, Robert Redford / Barbra Streisand / Sydney Pollack, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q292

“Kappa” (河童), Original 1978 Japanese Silk Screen Theatre Poster for Situation Theatre / Jokyo Gekijo, Artwork by Shigeru Mizuki, Design by Katsuto Obe, Slightly Larger than B2 Size, approx. 54.4 × 78.9 cm

“Carrie” / 「キャリー」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, Brian De Palma / Sissy Spacek / Piper Laurie, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E295

“The Giant Spider Invasion” / 「ジャイアント・スパイダー 大襲来」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C280

“Moonraker” / 「007／ムーンレイカー」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, James Bond / Roger Moore, 70mm Cinema-Used Sticker, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A265

“Moonraker” (007／ムーンレイカー), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A258, A264

"Tokyo Story (東京物語)", Original Japanese Movie Poster 1972, Re-Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D298

“Godzilla vs. Gigan” / 「地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン」, Toho Champion Festival, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D296

“The Godfather” / 「ゴッドファーザー」, Original Japanese Theatrical Re-Release Poster 2004, Digital Remaster Version, Francis Ford Coppola / Marlon Brando / Al Pacino, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D292

“The Love and Adventures of Taro Kuroki” / 「黒木太郎の愛と冒険」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, Azuma Morisaki / Art Theatre Guild, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D290

“Phantom of the Paradise” / 「ファントム・オブ・パラダイス」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1988, Brian De Palma / Paul Williams / William Finley / Jessica Harper, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D279

“Duel” / 「激突！」, Original Japanese STB Theatrical Poster, Japanese-Language Version, Steven Spielberg / Dennis Weaver, STB Size (51 × 145 cm) B288

“Star Wars”, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1978, Ultra Rare Academy Award Victory Release “Photo Montage”, Linen-Backed & Restored by Fourth Cone Restoration, B1 Size Approx. 73 × 103 cm / 29 × 40 in

“Star Wars”, Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1978, Ultra Rare Seito “Style A”, Linen-Backed & Restored by Fourth Cone Restoration, B1 Size Approx. 73 × 103 cm / 29 × 40 in

“Kirin Beer – Quality First” / 「品質本位キリンビール」, Original Japanese Commercial Advertising Poster c.1978–1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D259

“Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger” (シンドバッド虎の目大冒険), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) D281

“Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger” (シンドバッド虎の目大冒険), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) D280

“Animage No. 3 / Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato” / 「アニメージュ第3号／さらば宇宙戦艦ヤマト」, Original Japanese Nakazuri Advertising Poster 1978, Rare, B3 Size (36.4 × 51.5 cm) F291

"Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima" (仁義なき戦い広島死闘篇), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, STB Size (51 x 145 cm) F253

"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes – Perfect Version" (アタック・オブ・キラー・トマト完璧版), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA872

“The Giant Spider Invasion” / 「ジャイアント・スパイダー大襲来」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C280

“Godzilla vs. Gigan” / 「地球攻撃命令ゴジラ対ガイガン」, Toho Champion Festival, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D296