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

“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

"Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Studio Ghilbi, B2 Size (51 cm x 73 cm) N117

“Castle in the Sky”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E129

"Akira DVD Special Edition", Original DVD Release Japanese Movie Poster 2001, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) N139

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display / Young Magazine Promotional “WAKE UP! AKIRA — PART 2” Poster 1985, Size (c. 72.8 × 36 cm) O62

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display / Young Magazine Promotional “Speed” Poster 1983, B4 Speed Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) O61

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Pre‑Release / Committee Promotional B2 Poster (NOT FOR SALE) 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O60

“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) O53

"Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Studio Ghilbi, B2 Size (51 cm x 73 cm) L269

"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) N279

"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) I231

"Conan the Barbarian", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) D23

"Lawrence of Arabia", Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O51

“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) O49

"Return of the Jedi", AKA Starfall, Special Poster Produced Under License to Yamakatsu, Noriyoshi Ohrai, 1983 (71 x 51 cm) O48

"Ran", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B1 Size (71 x 103cm)AA26

"The Beastmaster", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) G66

“La Commare Secca” (殺し), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O37

"Akira", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O32

"Final Yamato", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O33

"The Return of Godzilla", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) L200

"Akira (アキラ)", Original Japanese Promo Poster 1990, Epic Comics × Kodansha / Marvel Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N160 A

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Pre‑Release / Committee Promotional B2 Poster (NOT FOR SALE) 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O30

“Akira” (アキラ), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) J12

"Dirty Dancing", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) G220

"Ran", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B1 Size (71 x 103cm) FA5

"Star Wars: Episode V - Empire Strikes Back", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) K236

“Space Battleship Yamato” (宇宙戦艦ヤマト), Original Japanese Columbia Records Promotional Poster c.1980s, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O26

“My Neighbor Totoro” (となりのトトロ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O24

“My Neighbor Totoro” (となりのトトロ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O23

“My Neighbor Totoro” (となりのトトロ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O22

"Ran", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, Extremely Rare B0 “Style B” Billboard, 102cm x 147cm

“Superman III” (スーパーマンIII／電子の要塞), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O19

"Ran", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B1 Size (71 x 103cm) AA28 (G)

"Ghostbusters II", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) H269

"Godzilla Revival Festival 1983", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) L207

"Rear Window" – The Hitchcock Festival, Original 1984 Japanese Movie Poster, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E63

“Christiane F.” (クリスチーネ・F), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O5

"E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O2

“Rocky III” (ロッキー3), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N236

“Fright Night” (フライトナイト), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N235

"TRON", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) G239

“Tampopo” (タンポポ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N234

"Creepshow", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) H66

"Sherlock Hound: Zoku Meitantei Hōmuzu" (続・名探偵ホームズ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N233

"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