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

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1215

"Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1214

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B3 Size (36 × 51 cm) ZA1222

"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) ZA1149

“The Return of Godzilla” (ゴジラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1147

“Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back” (スター・ウォーズ 帝国の逆襲), Original Japanese Soundtrack Poster 1980, Size (60 × 85 cm) ZA1144

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1987, MOVIC / Tokuma Shoten Issue, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q111

"Kiki's Delivery Service", Original Release Japanese Movie Promotion Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) Q106

“Devilman” (デビルマン), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q105

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) L269

“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) ZA1023

"Studio Ghibli – Tokuma Promotional Poster" (スタジオジブリ 徳間プロモーション), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O834

“Laputa: Castle in the Sky”, Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q104

“Dune” (砂の惑星), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J30

“Blade Runner: The Director’s Cut” (ブレードランナー［最終版］), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1992, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P184

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H284

“Star Wars” (スター・ウォーズ), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA857

“Lethal Weapon 2” (リーサル・ウェポン2 炎の約束), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA473

“THE RIGHT STUFF / ライトスタッフ” (1983), ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 THEATRICAL POSTER, PHILIP KAUFMAN, THE LADD COMPANY / WARNER BROS. Scarce B1 Oversize, Original Japanese Theatrical Release / Academy Award Campaign (1984), c. 72.8 × 103 cm (28.7 × 40.6 in)

“Kagemusha” (影武者), 1980 Japanese 19 × 41 Rare Advance Poster (No‑Signatures Variant; Folded as Issued), Poster Size (c. 48 × 104 cm) Q92

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Very Rare Promotional Edition, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q89

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Very Rare Promotional Edition, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q88

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Release Japanese Promotional Poster 1984, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q87

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ / Kaze no Tani no Naushika), Original Japanese Promotional Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q86

“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) I196

“Mobile Suit Gundam II / ‘On the Battlefield’” (機動戦士ガンダムII 戦場で), Original Japanese Promotional / Soundtrack Poster c. 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q84

“Mobile Suit Gundam / Char Aznable & Red Zaku II” (機動戦士ガンダム), Original Japanese Promotional Poster c. 1981–82, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q83

“Mobile Suit Gundam / Char Aznable & Zeong” (機動戦士ガンダム), Original Japanese Promotional Poster c. 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q82

“Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K226

“Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space”, Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H261

"Godzilla", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Noriyoshi Ohrai, Rare, B1 Size (71 x 103cm) AA27

“Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II” (ゴジラvsメカゴジラ), Extremely Rare Original Japanese B1 Theatrical Movie Poster 1993, Noriyoshi Ohrai Artwork, B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm)

“Mobile Suit Gundam” (機動戦士ガンダム), Rare Original Japanese B1 Theatrical Movie Poster 1981, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Artwork, B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm)

“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) L68

“The Goonies” (グーニーズ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm), Artwork by Drew Struzan H259

“Gremlins” (グレムリン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D156

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐) ultra-rare 8-up uncut printer’s proof / press sheet for Japanese B5 chirashi, Japan, 20th Century Fox / Lucasfilm, 1983, (c. 53 × 77 cm) Q77

“Kagemusha” / “Pia” No.100, Original Japanese Commemorative Poster 1980, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q76

“My Neighbor Totoro” (となりのトトロ), Original Japanese Awards Campaign Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q74

“Tetsuwan Atom / Astro Boy” (鉄腕アトム), Original Hand-Painted Key Master Production Cel-ga (“セル画”) with Original Hand-Painted Gouache Background, Tezuka Productions, from the 1980 Colour Television Series, circa 1980–81

“History Is Made at Night” (歴史は夜作られる), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1083

“La Lectrice” (読書する女), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1130

“Kidnapping Blues” (キッドナップ・ブルース), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1123

“Grave of the Fireflies” (火垂るの墓), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1092

“Christine” (クリスティーン), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1077

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1075

“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) IA26

“Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back” (スター・ウォーズ帝国の逆襲), Original Japanese Soundtrack Poster 1980, Size (60 × 85 cm) ZA1144

"Studio Ghibli – Tokuma Promotional Poster" (スタジオジブリ徳間プロモーション), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O834