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

“Chinatown” (チャイナタウン), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974 First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P133

"Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster" (Godzilla vs. Hedorah), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O305

“Moonraker” (007／ムーンレイカー), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) (with original cinema snipe; total height c. 95 cm) P128

"TADANORI YOKOO - EXPO ’70, TEXTILE PAVILION (日本万国博覧会せんい館), Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset c.1969–70, Ultra Rare, Oversize B1 Format (c.104 x 77 cm)

"TADANORI YOKOO - FLUSH CONCERT 2 (西武劇場) / Flush Concert 2 (Seibu Theater)", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 1974, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c. 73 x 103 cm)

“PACHINKO JAWS” (ぱちんこ ジョーズ), Original Licensed Japanese B1 Poster c.2006, B1 Size (72 × 103 cm) HA18

“John Cassavetes Retrospective”, Original Japanese Film Programme Poster 2013, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I108

“Science Ninja Team Gatchaman” (科学忍者隊ガッチャマン), Original Release Japanese Poster 1973, Speed Poster Size (c. 26 × 75 cm) N21

“Ultraman Taro” (ウルトラマンタロウ), Original Release Japanese Poster 1973, Speed Size (26 × 75 cm) P114

“Return of Ultraman: Jiro-kun Rides a Monster” (帰ってきたウルトラマン 次郎くん怪獣にのる), Original Release Japanese Poster 1972, Speed Size (26 × 75 cm) P113

"Ultraman Taro" (ウルトラマンタロウ), Original Release Japanese Poster 1973, Speed Size (26 × 75 cm) P112

“Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon” (ルパン三世 バビロンの黄金伝説), Original Release Japanese Nakazuri Poster 1985, B3 Size (36.4 × 51.5 cm) P107

“True Romance” (トゥルー・ロマンス), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1994, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P105

“Animal House” (アニマル・ハウス), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1978, Rare B1 Size (c. 72.8 × 103.0 cm) HA9

“Animal House” (アニマル・ハウス), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1978, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A115

“A Clockwork Orange” (時計じかけのオレンジ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E75

"Equinox Flower (彼岸花)", Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, OZU, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) N155 (G)

"Karate Bearfighter" (空手バカ一代 / Karate Baka Ichidai), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P95

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

“The Man with the Golden Gun” (００７／黄金銃を持つ男), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974, United Artists First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J85

“Lady Snowblood” (修羅雪姫), Original Japanese Speed Poster 1973, Ultra Rare, Speed Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) P85

“Elvis on Stage” (エルビス・オン・ステージ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA979

“The Last Picture Show” (ラスト・ショー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA260

“Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades”, Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F96

“Toho Champion Festival — Daigoro vs. Goliath / Panda! Go Panda! / Godzilla Den-Geki Daisakusen”, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1972 First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P80

“The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter” (ローリング・ストーンズ／ギミー・シェルター), 1970 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (Two‑Panel Set), STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) P79

“Star Wars” (スター・ウォーズ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1978, First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm), Artwork by Seito K88

“Dogs” (ドッグ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, Seito Artwork, RARE, B1 Size (c. 72.8 × 103 cm)

"Alice in the Cities (都会のアリス)", Original Japanese Road Movie Poster 1974, Ultra Rare, SIGNED by Wim Wenders, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) P76

"Kings of the Road (さすらい)", Original Japanese Road Movie Poster 1976, Ultra Rare, SIGNED by Wim Wenders, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) P75

"The State of Things (ことの次第)", Original Japanese Drama Movie Poster 1983, Ultra Rare, SIGNED by Wim Wenders, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) P74

"The Wrong Move (まわり道)", Original Japanese Road Movie Poster 1975, Ultra Rare, SIGNED by Wim Wenders, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) P73

“The American Friend” (アメリカの友人), Original Japanese Crime Thriller Movie Poster 1977, Ultra Rare, SIGNED by Wim Wenders, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) P72

“Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons” (子連れ狼 冥府魔道), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K247

“Gone With the Wind” (風と共に去りぬ), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA248

“Enter the Dragon” (燃えよドラゴン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1973, Warner Bros., B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA233

“Meiko Kaji” (梶芽衣子) Gallery ELLE original issue Japanese promotional portrait poster, 1974 — (approx. 91.5 × 62 cm) HA10

“Meiko Kaji” (梶芽衣子) Gallery ELLE original issue Japanese promotional portrait poster, 1974 — (approx. 87 × 62 cm) HA11

“Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature” (長篇怪獣映画 ウルトラマン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1967, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P71

“Female Prisoner Scorpion 701: Grudge Song” (女囚さそり 701号怨み節), Original Japanese Release Speed Poster 1973, Speed Size (26 × 73 cm) E139

“Female Prisoner Scorpion 701: Grudge Song” (女囚さそり 701号怨み節), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P70

“Female Prisoner Scorpion 701: Grudge Song” (女囚さそり 701号怨み節), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P69

“Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41” (女囚さそり 第41雑居房), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P68

“Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable” (女囚さそり けもの部屋), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P67

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity” Series Marathon Poster (仁義なき戦い 大会), Original Japanese Promotional Movie Poster 1974, Very Rare Variant, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P66

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity” (仁義なき戦い), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1973, Very Rare “Crow & Cat” Variant, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P65

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War”, Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1973, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P64

“PACHINKO JAWS” (ぱちんこジョーズ), Original Licensed Japanese B1 Poster c.2006, B1 Size (72 × 103 cm) HA18

“Return of Ultraman: Jiro-kun Rides a Monster” (帰ってきたウルトラマン次郎くん怪獣にのる), Original Release Japanese Poster 1972, Speed Size (26 × 75 cm) P113

“Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon” (ルパン三世バビロンの黄金伝説), Original Release Japanese Nakazuri Poster 1985, B3 Size (36.4 × 51.5 cm) P107

“Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons” (子連れ狼冥府魔道), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K247

“Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature” (長篇怪獣映画ウルトラマン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1967, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P71

“Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41” (女囚さそり第41雑居房), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P68

“Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable” (女囚さそりけもの部屋), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P67

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity” Series Marathon Poster (仁義なき戦い大会), Original Japanese Promotional Movie Poster 1974, Very Rare Variant, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P66