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

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

“Octopussy” (007／オクトパシー), Japanese James Bond Movie Poster, Original Release 1983, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA1156

“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) ZA1150

“The Lost Boys” (ロストボーイ), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA1140

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (ロッキー・ホラー・ショー), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — ZA1135

“Take Me Out to the Snowland” (私をスキーに連れてって), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1987, Kazuo Hozumi Artwork, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — ZA1132

“Phantom of the Paradise” / 「ファントム・オブ・パラダイス」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1988, Brian De Palma / Paul Williams / William Finley / Jessica Harper, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1134

"KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE / 魔女の宅急便” (1989) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 “BAKERY” THEATRICAL POSTER – HAYAO MIYAZAKI / STUDIO GHIBLI Holy Grail Rarity | Ultra-Rare B1 Advance Design | Original Japanese Release Campaign (1989) | c. 72.8 × 103 cm | Near Mint

“MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO / となりのトトロ” (1988) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 JR WEST TIE-UP POSTER – HAYAO MIYAZAKI / STUDIO GHIBLI Holy Grail Rarity | Ultra-Rare B1 Railway Promotional Variant | Original Japanese Release Campaign (1988) | c. 73 × 103 cm | Near Mint

“Being There” (チャンス), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster, 1981, Peter Sellers / Hal Ashby, c. 51 × 73 cm — T38

“Heaven Can Wait” (天国から来たチャンピオン), Original Japanese B2 Theatrical Re-release Poster, 1981 or Later, Warren Beatty, c. 51 × 73 cm — T29

“The King of Comedy” (キング・オブ・コメディ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1984, Martin Scorsese / Robert De Niro, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) — T21

“Be-Bop High School: Koko Yotaro Elegy” (ビー・バップ・ハイスクール), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T9

“Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil” (ドラえもん のび太の大魔境), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, Alternative Design, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T6

“Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil” (ドラえもん のび太の大魔境), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T5

“Dragon Ball Z / Yu Yu Hakusho / Dr. Slump & Arale-chan”, Rare Original Japanese Toei Summer Anime Fair Poster 1993, B1 Size (72.8 × 103 cm) JA27

“Ashita no Joe” (あしたのジョー / Tomorrow’s Joe), Japanese Illustration Poster c. 1980-1981, Tetsuya Chiba Artwork, Size (46 × 62 cm) S221

"Akira", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) S222

"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) S138

“The Blues Brothers” (ブルース・ブラザース), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S299

"Star Wars: Return of the Jedi", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) S289

“Grave of the Fireflies” (火垂るの墓), Rare Original Japanese DVD Promotional Poster 2000, Studio Ghibli / Isao Takahata, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S288

“Slaves of New York” (ニューヨークの奴隷たち), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1990, James Ivory / Bernadette Peters, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S281

"Conan the Barbarian" (コナン・ザ・グレート), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S272

“Big” (ビッグ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) S271

“Inside Moves” / 「サンフランシスコ物語」, Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1981, Richard Donner / John Savage / David Morse, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S266

“Back to the Future” (バック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャー), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S261

“Akira DVD Special Edition”, Original DVD Release Japanese Movie Poster 2001, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S71

“Mobile Suit Gundam – RX-78 vs. MS-11S / Char’s Gelgoog” (機動戦士ガンダム), Very Rare Original Japanese ANIMEC Promotional Art Poster, Early 1980s, B2 Landscape Size (c. 72.8 × 51.5 cm) S48

“Mobile Suit Gundam / Char Aznable & Sayla Mass” (機動戦士ガンダム), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S47

“Symphonic Poem Gundam” (交響詩ガンダム), Rare Original Japanese First-Press LP Bonus Poster 1980, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Artwork, Large Format (60 × 84.5 cm) S46

“Mobile Suit Gundam – RX-78-2 vs. Rick Dom” / 「機動戦士ガンダム」, Original Japanese Animec Art Poster c.1980s, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S45

“Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II” (ゴジラVSメカゴジラ), Rare Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1993, Noriyoshi Ohrai Artwork, B1 Size (c. 72.8 × 103 cm), Excellent + JA32

“Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space” (機動戦士ガンダムIII めぐりあい宇宙編), Rare Original Japanese First-Release Theatrical Promotional Poster 1982, “Very Last Shooting / New-Type” Design, B1 Landscape Size (c. 103 × 72.8 cm) JA30

“Christiane F.” (クリスチーネ・F), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S255

“House” (ガバリン), Original Japanese First-Release / Advance Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) S249

“Nostalghia” (ノスタルジア), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 2003, Andrei Tarkovsky, B2 Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) S6

“Grave of the Fireflies” (火垂るの墓), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) M149A

“Mobile Suit Gundam – Black Tri-Stars / Jet Stream Attack” (機動戦士ガンダム), Original Japanese Banpresto 20th Anniversary Promotional / Prize Poster 1999, “Banpre Character Poster” No.4, B2 Landscape Size (c. 72.8 × 51.5 cm) E84B

“Mobile Suit Gundam – Gundam vs Char’s Z’Gok” (機動戦士ガンダム), Original Japanese Banpresto 20th Anniversary Promotional / Prize Poster 1999, “Banpre Character Poster” No.3, B2 Landscape Size (c. 72.8 × 51.5 cm) B204B

“Mobile Suit Gundam – Gundam vs Char’s Gelgoog” (機動戦士ガンダム), Original Japanese Banpresto 20th Anniversary Promotional / Prize Poster 1999, “Banpre Character Poster” No.2, B2 Landscape Size (c. 72.8 × 51.5 cm) D48A

“Mobile Suit Gundam – EFSF VICTORY!!” (機動戦士ガンダム), Original Japanese Banpresto 20th Anniversary Promotional / Prize Poster 1999, “Banpre Character Poster” No.5, B2 Landscape Size (c. 72.8 × 51.5 cm) N22A

“Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II” (ゴジラVSメカゴジラ), Rare Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1993, Noriyoshi Ohrai Artwork, B1 Size (c. 72.8 × 103 cm) GA32

"Flower and Snake: Sketch of Hell", Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I229

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Opening‑Night / Admission‑Bonus “A.D.2019 NEO‑TOKYO” Poster 1988, B2 Tea‑Paper Size (c. 51 × 72.8 cm) Q124B

“Red Beard” (赤ひげ / Akahige), Original Japanese Legion of Honour Commemorative Re-Release Movie Poster 1984, Akira Kurosawa / Toshiro Mifune, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) M175

“Scarface” (スカーフェイス), Original Japanese First-Release Double-Sided Promotional Poster / Press Sheet 1984, Rare B3 Size (c. 36 × 51 cm) B293

“For Your Eyes Only” (007／ユア・アイズ・オンリー), Japanese James Bond Movie Poster, Original Release 1981, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) A296

“Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil” (ドラえもんのび太の大魔境), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, Alternative Design, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T6

“Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil” (ドラえもんのび太の大魔境), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T5

"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) S138