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

“Peter Pan” (ピーター・パン), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) P263

“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) P261

“The Golden Voyage of Sinbad”, Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K111

“Seven Samurai” (七人の侍), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P248

“Star Wars” (スター・ウォーズ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J201

“Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal / Hadaka de Dakko” (野良猫ロック マシンアニマル / 裸でだっこ), Original Japanese Double-Bill Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P246

“Stray Cat Rock: Beat ’71” (野良猫ロック 暴走集団’71), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J215

"Star Wars: Town Mook (Noriyoshi Ohrai Star Wars fold-out poster", Original Science Fiction Special Issue Japanese Magazine / Book 1978, Size (21 x 30cm)

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

“Submission” (スキャンダル / Lo Scandalo), Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P240

“The Godfather Part II” (ゴッドファーザー PART II / The Godfather Part II), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H21

"Jaws" (ジョーズ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O272

“Toei Manga Matsuri 1971” (東映まんがまつり / Toei Manga Matsuri), Original Japanese Release STB Festival Poster 1971, STB Size (51 × 145 cm) P227

“Kanto Street Peddler Clan: Fighting Fire Festival”, Original Japanese Release Circular Movie Poster 1971, Diameter 50 cm P226

“Macbeth” (マクベス / Macbeth), Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1973 (film 1971), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P222

“Joe Kidd” (シノーラ / Joe Kidd), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA98

“The Eiger Sanction” (アイガー・サンクション / The Eiger Sanction), Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA58

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

“Purple Noon” (太陽がいっぱい / Plein Soleil), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P215

“Bonjour Tristesse” (悲しみよこんにちは / Kanashimi yo Konnichiwa), Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1976 (film 1958), Saul Bass artwork, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P204

“The Mackintosh Man” (マッキントッシュの男), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA40

“The Wolves” (出所祝い), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA30

“Sleuth” (探偵／スルース), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, STB / Tatekan (c. 51 × 145 cm) P192

“Mirrorman” (ミラーマン), Original Japanese LaserDisc Box Set Promotional Poster 1996, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P185

“The Beatles: Let It Be” (ビートルズ／レット・イット・ビー), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) P183

“Moonraker” (007／ムーンレイカー), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C218

“Cinderella” (シンデレラ姫), Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P180

“Enter the Dragon” (燃えよドラゴン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H228

"Columbia Animation Records", Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1970s, B3 Size (36 × 51 cm) N206

"Jaws" (ジョーズ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P174

“Diamonds Are Forever” (007 ダイヤモンドは永遠に), 1971 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) C32

“Blind Woman’s Curse” (怪談昇り竜) Original release Japanese billboard poster, 1970 — unrestored and in excellent condition (B0 Billboard / 2-sheet approx. 155 × 103 cm)

“Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” (慕情), Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1965 (film 1955), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P172

“Mad Dogs & Englishmen” (ウィズ ジョー・コッカー / with Joe Cocker), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P170

“The American Friend” (アメリカの友人), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P168

“Boulevard du Rhum” (ラムの大通り / The Rum Runners), Original Release Japanese STB / Tatekan Signboard Poster 1972 (film 1971), STB / Tatekan (c. 51 × 145 cm) — Very Rare P166

“O Lucky Man!” (オー！ラッキーマン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P165

Mothra vs. Godzilla (モスラ対ゴジラ) / Yawara no Hoshi (柔の星) Ultra-rare uncut printer’s proof / press sheet (未裁断宣材), Japan, Toho Champion Festival, 1970, Size 44.5 × 63 cm P159

“Chance and Violence” (潮騒 / Le Hasard et la Violence), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P153

“Madeleine” (マデリーン 愛の旅路 / Madeleine), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976 (film 1950), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P152

“The Silence” (沈黙 / Tystnaden), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1978, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P151

“The Concert for Bangladesh” (バングラデシュのコンサート), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1972, 20th Century Fox First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P145

“Yegor Bulychyov and Others” (エゴール・ブリチョーフ / Egor Bulychov and Others), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P141

“The Vampire Doll” (血を吸う人形), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P140

"Tokyo Story (東京物語)", Original Japanese Movie Poster 1972, Re-Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P138

“Snoopy, Come Home” (スヌーピー アドベンチャー［日本語版］), 1985 Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P136

“Star Wars” (スター・ウォーズ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G148

“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) P261

“Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal / Hadaka de Dakko” (野良猫ロックマシンアニマル / 裸でだっこ), Original Japanese Double-Bill Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P246

“Stray Cat Rock: Beat ’71” (野良猫ロック暴走集団’71), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J215

“Mad Dogs & Englishmen” (ウィズジョー・コッカー / with Joe Cocker), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P170

“Madeleine” (マデリーン愛の旅路 / Madeleine), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976 (film 1950), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P152

“Snoopy, Come Home” (スヌーピーアドベンチャー［日本語版］), 1985 Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P136