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

“Kagemusha” / “Shadow Warrior” (影武者), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, Akira Kurosawa, Extremely Rare Massive B0 Size, c. 103 × 143 cm BA28

“Port of Shadows” / “Le Quai des Brumes” (霧の波止場), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster Printed in 1985, Marcel Carné / Jean Gabin / Michèle Morgan, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G121

“Crazy for Monroe!” (モンローに夢中！), Original Japanese Marilyn Monroe Film Festival Poster 1982, Artwork by Masakatsu Ogasawara, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O33

“Any Which Way You Can” / “Dirty Fighter: Moe yo Tekken” (ダーティファイター 燃えよ鉄拳), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, Clint Eastwood, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G28

“Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐), Original Japanese Yamakatsu Commercial Poster 1983, Rare Montage Style, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J150

“Wild Style” (ワイルド・スタイル), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, Hip-Hop / Breakdance Landmark, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q280

“KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE / 魔女の宅急便” (1989) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 THEATRICAL POSTER – HAYAO MIYAZAKI / STUDIO GHIBLI

"MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO" / となりのトトロ Japan (Toho), 1988 Original first-release Japanese theatrical poster (B1 Size) Colour-printed poster on paper, unrestored / unbacked — Excellent — Ultra Rare

“Aliens: Special Edition”, Original Japanese Home Video Promotional Poster 1992, Fox Video, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q269

“La Dolce Vita” (甘い生活), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q268

“Scarface” (スカーフェイス), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P25

“Mobile Suit Gundam RX-78 VS MS-X16” (機動戦士ガンダム), Original Japanese ANIMEC Promotional Poster, Early 1980s, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q264

“Mobile Suit Gundam” (機動戦士ガンダム), Original Japanese Promotional Poster, Circa 1980–1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) L125

“Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” / “Revenge 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) A290

“Ludwig” (ルードウィヒ 神々の黄昏), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1980, Luchino Visconti, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N199

“Castle in the Sky” (天空の城ラピュタ), Original Japanese First Release Theatrical Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O181A, O81A

“Kiki’s Delivery Service” (魔女の宅急便), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A280

"Kiki's Delivery Service" (魔女の宅急便), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A279

“Kiki’s Delivery Service” (魔女の宅急便), Original Japanese Animage Records Vocal Album Promotional Poster (1989) — Rare B2 (approx. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) A277

“La Boum” (ラ・ブーム), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E24

“Go Nagai’s Kowai Zone 2: Senki” (永井豪のこわいゾ～ン2 戦鬼), Original Japanese Video Promotion Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A190

"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) C5

“The Elephant Man” (エレファント・マン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, David Lynch, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K234

“Kiki’s Delivery Service” (魔女の宅急便), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q263

"Kiki's Delivery Service" (魔女の宅急便), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q263

“Harmagedon / Genma Wars” (幻魔大戦), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q262

“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) Q259

“NOW AKIRA IS WAKING UP!” / 「アキラ」 “KATSUHIRO OHTOMO ‘AKIRA’ / YOUNG MAGAZINE NO. 9” (1983) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B3 NAKAZURI TRAIN-HANGING ADVERTISING POSTER – EARLY MANGA SERIALIZATION PROMOTION, Holy Grail, B3 Size (36.4 × 51.4 cm)

“Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II” (ゴジラvsメカゴジラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1993, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai (生頼範義), Extremely Rare, B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm) - Excellent Condition

“Godzilla vs Biollante” (ゴジラvsビオランテ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai (生頼範義), Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm)

“Humanoids from the Deep” (モンスター・パニック), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) L215

"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 Q251

“Star Wars” (スター・ウォーズ), Original Japanese Advance / First-Release Movie Poster 1978 (film ©1977), B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) Q250

"Kiki’s Delivery Service" (魔女の宅急便), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q249

“Kiki’s Delivery Service” (魔女の宅急便), Original Japanese “Grassy Hill” Soundtrack Promotional Poster 1989, Studio Ghibli / Animage Records, Horizontal B2 Size (73 × 51 cm) Q248

“My Neighbor Totoro” (となりのトトロ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O731

“Science‑Fiction Movie Land” (空想科学ムービーランド), Original Japanese B2 Event Poster, 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q237

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese First‑Release Theatrical B2 Movie Poster 1988, Key Art / Style A by Katsuhiro Otomo, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) Q235

“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) G180

“A Nightmare on Elm Street” (エルム街の悪夢), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1984 First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K104

“Max, Mon Amour” (マックス、モン・アムール), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1987, Nagisa Oshima / Roland Topor Artwork, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I156

“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) J207

“AKIRA – DTS Sound Edition” (アキラ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 2002, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) M109A

“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) I227B

"Kiki's Delivery Service", Original Release Japanese Movie Promotion Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) H259A

“Tom & Jerry” (トムとジェリー), Original Japanese Speed Poster 1988, Bowling Alley Cat / Dog Trouble / Puss N’ Toots, Speed Poster Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) I107A

“Any Which Way You Can” / “Dirty Fighter: Moe yo Tekken” (ダーティファイター燃えよ鉄拳), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, Clint Eastwood, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G28

“Ludwig” (ルードウィヒ神々の黄昏), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1980, Luchino Visconti, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N199

"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 Q251