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

“Star Wars” (スター・ウォーズ), Original Re‑Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I351

“TADANORI YOKOO – I’m Here: Hiroshima / Nagasaki”, JAGDA Peace and Environment Poster Exhibition, Original Japanese Offset 1985, Rare, B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm) AA42

“9½ Weeks” / 「ナインハーフ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H295

“Terror in the Aisles” / 「ホラー・ワールド」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G298

“The Living Daylights” / 「007 リビング・デイライツ」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G297

“Rocky III” / 「ロッキー3」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G294

“The Last Emperor” / 「ラストエンペラー」, Original Japanese Academy Award Celebration Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G285

“Planes, Trains and Automobiles” / 「大災難」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E278

“Harry and the Hendersons” / 「ハリーとヘンダスン一家」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E277

“Roar” / 「ロアーズ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E273

“Class of 1984” / 「処刑教室」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E272

“Wuthering Heights” / 「嵐が丘」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E261

“Octopussy” (007／オクトパシー), Japanese James Bond Movie Poster, Original Release 1983, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) E253

“The Return of Godzilla” (ゴジラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G284

“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) G282

“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) G271

“Lady and the Tramp” / 「わんわん物語」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H290

“The Beast to Die” / 「野獣死すべし」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H289

“THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS” (1987) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B0 BILLBOARD POSTER – TIMOTHY DALTON’S BOND DEBUT Ultra Rare | 25th Anniversary Bond Release | Massive Landscape Format | c. 103 × 145.6 cm (Excellent+)

“SHADOW / TENEBRAE / シャドー”, ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 THEATRICAL POSTER — 1982 FILM / 1983 JAPANESE FIRST RELEASE, RARE ILLUSTRATED B1 DESIGN, B1 SIZE (c. 72.8 × 103 cm)

“Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” (スター・トレック2／カーンの逆襲), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H291

“Fantasia” / 「ファンタジア」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) G299

“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) G267

"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 G268

“Return of the Jedi” / “Starfall” (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの帰還), Original Licensed Japanese Yamakatsu Special Poster 1983, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai, B2 Size (51 × 71 cm) H287

“Castle in the Sky” (天空の城ラピュタ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G279

“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) G273

“Castle in the Sky” (天空の城ラピュタ), Original Japanese First Release Theatrical Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G272

“My Neighbor Totoro” (となりのトトロ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H211

“The Return of the Living Dead” / 「バタリアン」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) F299

“The Watcher in the Woods” / 「呪われた森」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) F297

“Megaforce” / 「メガフォース」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) F292

“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) F278

“Kinkanshoku” / 「金環蝕」 (“Annular Eclipse”), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F276

“Island of the Evil Spirits” / 「悪霊島」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B282

“Buddha’s Lock” / 「天菩薩」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B281

“The Goonies” / 「グーニーズ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A300

“The Moon Mask Rider / Gekko Kamen” / 「月光仮面」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B280

“A Boy Named Charlie Brown” / 「スヌーピーとチャーリー・ブラウン」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1983, Rare B1 Size (73 × 103 cm) C219

“Akira - Katsuhiro Otomo GENGA Exhibition – ‘Fire-Ball’ Main Visual”, Original Japanese Exhibition Poster 2012, B1 Size (73 × 103 cm) IA35

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Pre‑Release / Committee Promotional B2 Poster (NOT FOR SALE) 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B238

"Gremlins" (グレムリン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D254

"Back to the Future Part II" (バック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャー PART2), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D276

“Grave of the Fireflies” (火垂るの墓), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D266

“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) D274

“The Shaolin Temple” / 「少林寺」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A273

“The Terminator” / 「ターミネーター」(B254) & “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” / 「ターミネーター2」(B107), Set of Two Original Japanese Movie Posters 1985–1991, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm Each)

"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 G268