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

“Castle in the Sky” (天空の城ラピュタ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O181

“The Empire Strikes Back” (スター・ウォーズ／帝国の逆襲), Original Japanese “International Style” Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) N146A

“Laputa” (天空の城ラピュタ / Castle in the Sky), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N152A

“Castle in the Sky” (天空の城ラピュタ), Original Japanese First Release Theatrical Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N162A

“The Return of Godzilla” (ゴジラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N165A

“AKIRA” (アキラ) – Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster, 1987, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) AA9A

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Soundtrack Promotional B2 Poster — GEINOH YAMASHIROGUMI “SYMPHONIC SUITE AKIRA” (Victor / JVC) 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O740

“VICTOR VHD ‘DISCWORLD’ × CULTURE CLUB / BOY GEORGE”, Original Release Japanese Promotional Nakazuri (Train/Subway) Poster c.1984, B3 Size (36 × 51 cm) G209A

“Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N119A

“Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J6A

“Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K263A

"Blade Runner" (ブレードランナー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K231A

“Alice in Wonderland” (ふしぎの国のアリス), Original Japanese Home Video Promotional Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) N128A

"Gremlins" (グレムリン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N245A

“For Your Eyes Only” (007／ユア・アイズ・オンリー), Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O4A

“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) E63A

"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 N170A

"Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back" (スター・ウォーズ／帝国の逆襲), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O21A

“Grave of the Fireflies” (火垂るの墓), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1988, Scarce B2 Size Variant (c. 51 × 73 cm), Studio Ghibli / Isao Takahata O25A

“Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) J12A

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (フェリスはある朝突然に), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O32A

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Studio Ghibli Canon / Pre-Ghibli, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J7A

"They Live (ゼイリブ)", Original Japanese Movie Poster 1988, First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H41A

“AKIRA” (アキラ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1988, First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B260

“Kiki’s Delivery Service” (魔女の宅急便), Original Japanese Awards Commemoration / Encore Release Movie Poster early 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K250A

“TAKARA SHOCHU ‘JUN’ × DAVID BOWIE”, Original Release Japanese Promotional Nakazuri (Train/Subway) Poster 1980, B3 Size (36 × 51 cm)

“AKIRA PART 6” / アキラ Part 6 Japan (Kodansha / Young Magazine), 1993 Original Vintage Young Magazine Ultimate Prize Poster (B1 Size) Offset lithograph / colour-printed poster on paper, professionally linen-backed by Fourth Cone Restoration — Ultra Rare

“Akira DVD Special Edition” (アキラ), Original DVD Release Japanese A4 Chirashi Mini Poster / Promotional Flyer 2001, A4 Size

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese Weekly Young Magazine Theatrical Release Commemorative Special Poster “WELCOME TO NEO-TOKYO 2019”, 1988, Size (c. 52.5 × 24.5 cm) N145A

"Kiki's Delivery Service" (魔女の宅急便), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N228A

“Kiki’s Delivery Service” (魔女の宅急便), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, First Theatrical Issue, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N205A

"Castle in the Sky" (天空の城ラピュタ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O55A

"Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O54A

“Grave of the Fireflies” (火垂るの墓), Original Japanese Home Video Promotional Speed Poster 1998, Speed Poster Size (25.7 x 72.8 cm) Q150

“Akira”, Original Dutch Release Movie Poster c. 1990, Size (68 × 99 cm)

“Big” (ビッグ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA1188

“Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi” (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1217

“Toei Manga Matsuri — Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya, Hikari Sentai Maskman, Choujinki Metalder”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA1211

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Release Japanese Promotional Poster 1984, B3 Size (36 × 51 cm) Q148

“Star Wars / C-3PO & R2-D2”, Original 1977 Japanese Commercial Poster, Large Format (62 x 86 cm) ZA1218

“Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”, Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1205

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Tankōbon Launch / Young Magazine Promotional “Speed” Poster 1984, Long B2 Speed Size (c. 34.4 × 72.8 cm) ZA1173

“Love in the Afternoon” (昼下りの情事), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1989, B1 Size (72.8 x 103cm)

“Kagemusha” (影武者), 1980 Japanese 19 × 41 Rare Advance Poster (No‑Signatures Variant; Folded as Issued), Poster Size (c. 48 × 104 cm) J221A

“Cobra” (コブラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O195A

“Cobra” (コブラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O196A

“Conan the Barbarian” (コナン・ザ・グレート), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) F150A

"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 N170A