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.

1980s Posters

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

“Akira Club” (アキラクラブ) – Rare Original Japanese Promotional Poster (Kodansha / Young Magazine, 1995) B2 Size (approx. 51 x 73 cm) O592

“Psycho III” (サイコ3 ―怨霊の囁き―), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA675

“Psycho II” (サイコ2), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA674

"Ghostbusters II" (ゴーストバスターズ2), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA614

"Ran" (乱), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA603

“S.H.E.” (クレオパトラ・ジャガー), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm)

“My Neighbor Totoro” (となりのトトロ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA683

"Kiki's Delivery Service", Original Release Japanese Movie Promotion Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O581

"Violent Cop", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B3 Size (36 x 51cm) L1

"My Darling Clementine" (いとしのクレメンタイン／荒野の決闘), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73cm) ZA631

"Senso" (夏の嵐), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73cm) ZA610

"Rumble Fish" (ランブルフィッシュ), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73cm) ZA583

"Stephen King’s Graveyard Shift" (地下室の悪夢), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73cm) ZA672

"Poltergeist II: The Other Side" (ポルターガイスト2), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73cm) ZA671

"Omen III: The Final Conflict" (オーメン 最後の闘争), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73cm) ZA670

"The Fly II" (ザ・フライ2 二世誕生), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73cm) ZA663

“TRON”, Original Japanese Theatrical Poster (First Release) 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA605

"Cinema Paradiso" (ニュー・シネマ・パラダイス), Japanese Theatrical Poster “3-Hour Complete Original Version”, 1991, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA626

"Do the Right Thing", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA702

"Fright Night" (フライトナイト), Original First‑Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm)

"Star Wars: A New Hope" (スター・ウォーズ), Original Japanese Movie Soundtrack Poster 1982, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm)

“Kiki’s Delivery Service” (魔女の宅急便), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, First Theatrical Issue, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C232 C

“A View to a Kill” (007／美しき獲物たち), Original Japanese B1 Warner Home Video Poster 1986, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm)

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (風の谷のナウシカ)”, Original Japanese Soundtrack Album Promotional Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O81 A

“Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” (スター・ウォーズ／帝国の逆襲), Original Japanese B1 Promotion Poster 1984, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm) GA17

“Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe” (映画ドラえもん のび太の宇宙漂流記), Original Japanese B1 20th Anniversary Movie Poster 1999, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm) IA7

“Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐), Original Japanese B1 “Montage” Movie Poster 1983, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm) IA5

“Monster Panic” (モンスター・パニック / Humanoids from the Deep), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B1 Movie Poster 1981, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm) IA8

“Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B1 “Lightsaber” Movie Poster 1983, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm) FA21

“Akira Club” (アキラクラブ), Rare Original Japanese B3 Promotional Poster 1995, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51 cm) ZA518

“Go Fish” (GO fish / ゴー・フィッシュ), Original Japanese Square Release Poster 1995, 51.5 × 51.5 cm ZA517

“Wall Street” (ウォール街), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA532

“Shadow / Tenebrae” (シャドー), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA522

"My Neighbor Totoro", Original Pre-Release 1987 Japanese Not for Sale Promo Poster (Image Song Collection), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) M138 A

“Mazinger Z – TV Series Triplet Box” (マジンガーZ), Original Japanese B2 LaserDisc Promotional Poster 1995, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) O574

“Octopussy” (007／オクトパシー), Japanese James Bond Movie Poster, Original Release 1983, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) C44 A

“Love in the Afternoon” (昼下りの情事), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1989 Re‑Release, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) O572

“The Empire Strikes Back”, Withdrawn ORIGINAL Concept One Sheet (27 x 41 inches) Style A, 1980 – ULTRA RARE

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) D97 A

“Hundra” (ハンドラ), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1983 Release, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm)

“Akira” (アキラ), Rare Original Japanese Promotional Chirashi / Young Magazine “’88年夏 アニメ映画公開決定！— PART 4［ケイ］” Chirashi Flyer 1987, Size (c. 21 × 14.8 cm)

“Aliens” (エイリアン2), Original International One‑Sheet Main Artwork Movie Poster 1986, 1 Sheet Size (Approx. 69 × 104 cm)

“Aliens” (エイリアン2), Original International One‑Sheet Teaser Movie Poster 1986, 1 Sheet Size (Approx. 69 × 104 cm)

"Kagemusha" (影武者), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B3 Nakazuri Size (36 × 51 cm) Akira Kurosawa ZA438

“Lethal Weapon” (リーサル・ウェポン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA472

“Mobile Suit Gundam” (機動戦士ガンダム), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA425 (G)

"Notorious", Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA446

"Omen III: The Final Conflict" (オーメン最後の闘争), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73cm) ZA670

“Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe” (映画ドラえもんのび太の宇宙漂流記), Original Japanese B1 20th Anniversary Movie Poster 1999, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm) IA7

“Akira” (アキラ), Rare Original Japanese Promotional Chirashi / Young Magazine “’88年夏アニメ映画公開決定！— PART 4［ケイ］” Chirashi Flyer 1987, Size (c. 21 × 14.8 cm)