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

“The Unbearable Lightness of Being” (存在の耐えられない軽さ), Original Japanese Theatrical Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O215

“Night of the Juggler” (ジャグラー／ニューヨーク25時), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O214

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind — Lives in the Valley of the Wind” (NAUSICAÄ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O213

"The Goonies", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) A128

"Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Studio Ghilbi, B2 Size (51 cm x 73 cm) L68

“Godzilla vs Destoroyah” (ゴジラvsデストロイア), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1995, Rare, B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm)

“Friday the 13th” (13日の金曜日), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980 First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F229

"No Holds Barred (Golden Bomber)", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 x 73 cm) O203

“Ultraman Story” (ウルトラマン〈ストーリー〉物語), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1984 First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O202

"The Evil Dead", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, Style A, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O199

"Akira", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) L168

“Godzilla vs Mothra” (ゴジラvsモスラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1992, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai (生頼範義), Extremely Rare, B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm)

“Studio Ghibli Calendar 1993 (Animage Records)” (スタジオジブリ 1993 カレンダー), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1992, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O192

“A Nightmare on Elm Street” (エルム街の悪夢), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1984 First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O183

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

"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) O176 (G)

"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) O175

“Ashita no Joe” (あしたのジョー), Original Japanese Promotional Poster c.1987 (Kodansha), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O172

“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) O171

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind — Preview Film” (風の谷のナウシカ プレビューフィルム), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O170

“Little NAUSICAÄ” (リトル・ナウシカ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O169

“Once Upon a Time in America” (ワンス・アポン・ア・タイム・イン・アメリカ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Toho-Towa First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O163

“Any Which Way You Can” (ダーティファイター 燃える鉄拳), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, Warner Bros. First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O162

“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) O160

“The Fly” (ザ・フライ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1986, 20th Century Fox First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O158

“The Dogs of War” (戦争の犬たち), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, United Artists First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O153

“Beetlejuice” (ビートルジュース), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1988, Warner Bros. First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O150

“Pink Flamingos — 25th Anniversary Special Edition” (ピンク・フラミンゴ〈特別篇〉), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1997 Re-Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O113

“A View to a Kill” (美しき獲物たち), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1985, First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C39

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

“AKIRA — Kaneda’s Bike”, Original Japanese Promotional Poster 2004 (Bandai “Soul of Popynica” PX‑03), Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O108

“AKIRA – DTS Sound Edition” (アキラ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 2002, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O107

“The Wanderers” (ワンダラーズ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O98

“Alice in Wonderland” (ふしぎの国のアリス), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1973 Disney 50th-Anniversary Re-Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O94

“The Hunter” (ハンター), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O87

“Batman” (バットマン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) FA16

“The Company of Wolves” (狼の血族), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) FA17

“Ran” (乱), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) AA19 (G)

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (ロッキー・ホラー・ショー), Japanese Movie Poster 1988 — Theater By Night Campaign, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) FA18

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (風の谷のナウシカ)”, Original Japanese Soundtrack Album Promotional Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O81

“Castle in the Sky (天空の城ラピュタ)”, Original Release Japanese Movie Soundtrack Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O80

"Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Studio Ghilbi, B2 Size (51 cm x 73 cm) O77

"Castle in the Sky", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) B257

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

“Akira” (アキラ), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) AA9 (G)

“Mobile Suit Gundam” (機動戦士ガンダム), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O67

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display Poster / Young Magazine Promotional “Neo-Tokyo Collapses!! — PART 3” Speed Poster (B2 Variant Cut Vertically) 1986, Size (c. 72.8 × 36 cm) O64

"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 B100

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“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind — Preview Film” (風の谷のナウシカプレビューフィルム), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O170

“Any Which Way You Can” (ダーティファイター燃える鉄拳), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, Warner Bros. First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O162

"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 B100