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

“Star Wars” (スター・ウォーズ), Original Re‑Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D264

“Chinpira” / 「チ・ン・ピ・ラ」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Tōru Kawashima / Kyōhei Shibata / Johnny Ōkura, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D269

“Shonben Rider” / 「ションベン・ライダー」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, Shinji Sōmai / Tatsuya Fuji / Michiko Kawai / Masatoshi Nagase / Shinobu Sakagami, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D260

“Kagerō-za” / 「陽炎座」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, Seijun Suzuki / Yūsaku Matsuda / Michiyo Ōkusu, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D261

“The Terminator” / 「ターミネーター」, Original Japanese Home Video Promotional Poster c.1980s, James Cameron / Arnold Schwarzenegger / ASCII, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D262

“Star Wars: A New Hope” (Star Wars), Original Japanese Soundtrack Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D256

"Kagemusha" (影武者), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1980, Akira Kurosawa, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C290

"Ran" (乱), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C294

"Akira DVD Special Edition", Original DVD Release Japanese Movie Poster 2001, B2 Size (c. 51 x 70cm) C293

“Godzilla vs. Biollante” (ゴジラvsビオランテ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C289

"Godzilla", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Noriyoshi Ohrai, Rare, B1 Size (71 x 103cm) HA37

“Escape from New York” (ニューヨーク1997), Original Japanese First Release Theatrical Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C253

“Gremlins” (グレムリン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA422

“Abnormal Sex: Girl Kidnapping” / 「異常SEX 少女誘惑」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q287

“Akira Kurosawa Special” / 「黒澤明の全貌」, Original Japanese Film Festival Poster 1986–1987, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q286

“Future War 198X” (未来戦史198X年), Original Japanese B2 Poster, 1982, Noriyoshi Ohrai, B2 Size (c.51 × 73 cm) ZA824

"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 Q251A

“Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space” / 「機動戦士ガンダムIII めぐりあい宇宙」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q284

"The Thing" (遊星からの物体X), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O466

“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) K263AB

“ENDLESS LOVE” / 「エンドレス・ラブ」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, Franco Zeffirelli, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A289

“Young Sherlock Holmes” / 「ヤング・シャーロック／ピラミッドの謎」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, Barry Levinson / Steven Spielberg, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A288

“A Chorus Line” / 「コーラスライン」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, Richard Attenborough, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A286

“Staying Alive” / 「ステイン・アライブ」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, John Travolta / Sylvester Stallone, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A285

“Wings of Desire” (ベルリン・天使の詩), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) - Excellent

“Rocky IV” / 「ロッキー4 炎の友情」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, Sylvester Stallone, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A275

“BLUE THUNDER” / ブルーサンダー, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, Roy Scheider / John Badham, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A272

“Irezumi: Spirit of the Tattoo” / “Sekka Tomuraizashi” (雪華葬刺し), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, Daiei Kyoto / Yoichi Takabayashi, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C254

"Calamity of Snakes / 人蛇大戦 蛇”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster, 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C261

“Akira DVD Special Edition”, Original DVD Release Japanese Movie Poster 2001, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A126A

“The Return of Godzilla” (ゴジラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B294

“AKIRA – A.D. 2019 ‘Who Can Survive?’ Neo‑Tokyo Explosion Calendar,” Original Japanese Double‑Sided B1 Poster, Printed in 1988, Size 73 × 103 cm – Excellent Condition AA17B

“Alien 3” / 「エイリアン3」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1992, Sigourney Weaver / David Fincher, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C264

"Aliens" (エイリアン2), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C263

“Dr. Slump – Arale-chan” / 「Dr.スランプ アラレちゃん」, Original Japanese TV Broadcast Promotional Poster 1981, Toei Animation / Fuji TV, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C265

“When Father Was Away on Business” / “Papa wa, Shucchō-chū!” (パパは、出張中！), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1986, Emir Kusturica, Palme d’Or Winner, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C273

“Jules and Jim” / “Jules et Jim” / 「突然炎のごとく」, Original Japanese Theatrical Revival Movie Poster 1985, François Truffaut / Jeanne Moreau, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C276

“Gentleman’s Agreement” / “Shinshi Kyōtei” (紳士協定), Original Japanese Theatrical Release Movie Poster 1987, Elia Kazan / Gregory Peck, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C277

“Godzilla vs. Biollante” (ゴジラvsビオランテ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B300

“Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!” / “Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!” (スーパーマリオブラザーズ ピーチ姫救出大作戦!), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B299

“Space Adventure Cobra” / コブラ (1982) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B2 THEATRICAL POSTER – BUICHI TERASAWA / OSAMU DEZAKI – B2 SIZE (51 × 73 cm) A292

“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) A295

“Hell Night” / ヘルナイト (1981) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B2 THEATRICAL POSTER – LINDA BLAIR – B2 SIZE (51 × 73 cm) A294

“Jaws 3-D” / “Jaws 3” (ジョーズ3), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A287

“Dead and Buried” / 「ゾンゲリア」 (1981) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B2 THEATRICAL POSTER – CULT HORROR CLASSIC – B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A267

“Painted Faces” / 「七小福」 (1988) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B2 THEATRICAL POSTER – HONG KONG CINEMA CLASSIC – B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A266

“Christiane F.” (クリスチーネ・F), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O74

"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 Q251A

"Calamity of Snakes / 人蛇大戦蛇”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster, 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C261

“Dr. Slump – Arale-chan” / 「Dr.スランプアラレちゃん」, Original Japanese TV Broadcast Promotional Poster 1981, Toei Animation / Fuji TV, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C265

“Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!” / “Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!” (スーパーマリオブラザーズピーチ姫救出大作戦!), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B299