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

“Mobile Suit Gundam” (機動戦士ガンダム) Fujicolor Double‑Sided Calendar Poster, Original Japanese Calendar Poster 1982, Calendar Poster Size (34 × 73 cm) O526

“Dead & Buried” (ゾンゲリア), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O525

“Motel Hell” (地獄のモーテル), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O524

“Fright Night Part 2” (フライトナイト2 バンパイアの逆襲), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O523

“Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives” (13日の金曜日 PART 6 ジェイソンは生きていた！), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O522

“Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter / The Keep” (13日の金曜日 完結篇／ザ・キープ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O519

“Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan” (13日の金曜日 PART 8 ジェイソンN.Y.へ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O518

“Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood / North Shore” (13日の金曜日 PART 7 新しい恐怖／ノース・ショア), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O517

“Crimewave (The XYZ Murders)” (XYZマーダーズ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O516

"Blade Runner" (ブレードランナー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O514

"Blade Runner" (ブレードランナー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O513

“Friday the 13th Part 2” (13日の金曜日 PART 2), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O509

“Kiki’s Delivery Service” (魔女の宅急便), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J159 A

"Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (スター・ウォーズ 帝国の逆襲)", Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm), Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai B100 A

“U2: Rattle and Hum” (映画『U2／魂の叫び』), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O497

“Day of the Dead” (死霊のえじき), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O494

“Castle in the Sky (天空の城ラピュタ)”, Original Release Japanese Movie Soundtrack Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O80A

"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) O482

"Ghostbusters II" (ゴーストバスターズ2), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989 “New Year” Campaign, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O480

"Raiders of the Lost Ark", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) J103 B

“The Beatles” — Tadanori Yokoo (横尾忠則), Original Japanese Advertising Poster 1983 (Asahi Mutual Life “Love Campaign”), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm), O479

"Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure" (ドラゴンボール 魔訶不思議大冒険), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1988, Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J217A

“Journey: American Tour ’83 — FRONTIERS… AND BEYOND!”, Original Japanese Theatrical Poster 1983, Ultra Rare, Size (51 × 65 cm) O475

"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) O468

"She’s Gotta Have It" (シーズ・ガッタ・ハヴ・イット), Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O467

“Batman” (バットマン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA243

“Astro Boy” (鉄腕アトム), Original Japanese NTV/STV Television Promo Poster 1980 (Shōwa 55), Size (c. 51 × 24 cm) O449

“Astro Boy” (鉄腕アトム), Original Japanese NTV Television Promo Poster 1980 (Shōwa 55), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O448

“Madame Sade: Female Hell” (マダムサド 牝地獄), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O447

“Dan Oniroku: Snake and Whip” (団鬼六 蛇と鞭), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O446

“The Toxic Avenger Part II” (悪魔の毒々モンスター 東京へ行く), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA216

“The Toxic Avenger” (悪魔の毒々モンスター), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA215

“Fright Night” (フライトナイト), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA214 A

“PARIS, TEXAS” (1984) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 THEATRICAL POSTER – DESIGN BY MASAKATSU OGASAWARA (小笠原正勝) Rare | Large Format | First Japanese Release | 72.8 × 103 cm (B1) AA11

“SPLATTERHOUSE” (1988) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 ARCADE POSTER – KEY VISUAL BY YUICHIRO KOMORIYA* | TITLE LOGO BY AKIRA USUKURA* Extremely Rare | Arcade Use | First Release | 72.8 × 103 cm (B1) AA24

"Tucker: The Man and His Dream" (タッカー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA242

"Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy" (銀河鉄道999 エターナル・ファンタジー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1998, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA276

“Ashita no Joe” (あしたのジョー), Original Japanese Promotional Poster c.1987 (Kodansha), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA261

"Pierrot le fou" (気狂いピエロ), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA241 (G)

"Breathless" (勝手にしやがれ / À bout de souffle), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA240 (G)

"Adieu Galaxy Express 999" (さよなら銀河鉄道999 — アンドロメダ終着駅), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA266

"Hear the Wind Sing" (風の歌を聴け), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA267

"Pierrot Le Fou", Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) J23

"Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle" (ドラゴンボール 魔神城のねむり姫), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1987, Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O442

"Kiki’s Delivery Service" (魔女の宅急便), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O439

"Flash Gordon" (フラッシュ・ゴードン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O437

"Ran" (乱), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O434

“Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter / The Keep” (13日の金曜日完結篇／ザ・キープ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O519

"Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (スター・ウォーズ帝国の逆襲)", Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm), Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai B100 A

"Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure" (ドラゴンボール魔訶不思議大冒険), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1988, Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J217A

“Madame Sade: Female Hell” (マダムサド牝地獄), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O447

“Dan Oniroku: Snake and Whip” (団鬼六蛇と鞭), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O446

“The Toxic Avenger Part II” (悪魔の毒々モンスター東京へ行く), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA216

"Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle" (ドラゴンボール魔神城のねむり姫), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1987, Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O442