1980s Posters

The 1980s produced some of the most instantly recognisable Japanese poster designs—bold colour, high-contrast photography, and unmistakable typography that looks fantastic framed. This collection features original Japanese posters from the decade, spanning blockbuster Hollywood, anime, cult horror, and Japanese genre cinema—many now over 40 years old and increasingly scarce in strong display condition.

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1980s Posters

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

“A Boy Named Charlie Brown” / 「スヌーピーとチャーリー・ブラウン」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1983, Rare B1 Size (73 × 103 cm) C219

“Akira - Katsuhiro Otomo GENGA Exhibition – ‘Fire-Ball’ Main Visual”, Original Japanese Exhibition Poster 2012, B1 Size (73 × 103 cm) IA35

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Pre‑Release / Committee Promotional B2 Poster (NOT FOR SALE) 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B238

"Gremlins" (グレムリン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D254

"Back to the Future Part II" (バック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャー PART2), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D276

“Grave of the Fireflies” (火垂るの墓), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D266

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Studio Ghibli, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D274

“The Shaolin Temple” / 「少林寺」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A273

“The Terminator” / 「ターミネーター」(B254) & “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” / 「ターミネーター2」(B107), Set of Two Original Japanese Movie Posters 1985–1991, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm Each)

“Shadow / Tenebrae” (シャドー), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) A269

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

“The Living Daylights” / 「007 リビング・デイライツ」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F262

“Police Story 2” / 「九龍の眼」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A271

“Breathless” / “À bout de souffle” / 「勝手にしやがれ」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1993, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F283

“Mobile Suit Gundam” (機動戦士ガンダム), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F281

“Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence” / 「戦場のメリークリスマス」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F252

“Une femme est une femme” / “A Woman Is a Woman”, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E300

“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

“Nighthawks” / 「ナイトホークス」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1066

“The Moon Mask Rider / Gekko Kamen” / 「月光仮面」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA974

“Silverado” / 「シルバラード」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA970

“Platoon” / 「プラトーン」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA531

“AKIRA” (アキラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q296

“Trading Places” / 「大逆転」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA951

“Beverly Hills Cop II” / 「ビバリーヒルズ・コップ2」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA950

“Raising Arizona” / 「赤ちゃん泥棒」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA947

“Silkwood” / 「シルクウッド」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA944

“The Hitcher” / 「ヒッチャー」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA938

“The Legend of the Holy Drinker” / 「聖なる酔っぱらいの伝説」, Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA939

“Wattstax” / 「ワッツタックス」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA871

“Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever” / 「うる星やつら4 ラム・ザ・フォーエバー」, Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1986, A1 Size (59.4 × 84.1 cm) — ZA849

“Castle in the Sky”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA848

“The Lost Boys” (ロストボーイ), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA845

“Lawrence of Arabia” / 「アラビアのロレンス」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA844

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Studio Ghibli, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA841

“Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!” / 「スーパーマリオブラザーズ ピーチ姫救出大作戦！」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q294

"Kiki's Delivery Service" (魔女の宅急便), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q263A

“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)

“Flash Gordon” / 「フラッシュ・ゴードン」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA783

“No Small Affair” / 「恋人ゲーム」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA759

“Violent Cop” / 「その男、凶暴につき」, Original First Release Japanese B3 Nakazuri Poster 1989, Takeshi Kitano / Beat Takeshi, B3 Size (approx. 36.4 × 51.5 cm) L1, ZA751

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (白雪姫), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA743

“Sofia Boys and Girls Choir” / 「ブルガリア国立 ソフィア少年少女合唱団」, Original Japanese Concert Poster, “Voice of Angels” / 「天使の歌声」, Okayama Civic Hall, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA717

“Love Strange Love” / 「体験」, Original First Japanese Release Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA711

“Locke the Superman: Lord Leon” (超人ロック ロードレオン), Original Japanese OVA Promotional Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA707

“Battletruck” / 「バートルトラック」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA679

“Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!” / 「スーパーマリオブラザーズピーチ姫救出大作戦！」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q294

“Sofia Boys and Girls Choir” / 「ブルガリア国立ソフィア少年少女合唱団」, Original Japanese Concert Poster, “Voice of Angels” / 「天使の歌声」, Okayama Civic Hall, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA717

“Locke the Superman: Lord Leon” (超人ロックロードレオン), Original Japanese OVA Promotional Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA707