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

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

“Dressed to Kill” (殺しのドレス), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981 (film 1980), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA20

“Star Wars” (スター・ウォーズ), Original Japanese First Release Nakazuri Movie Poster, Ultra Rare, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51 cm) O844

“Videodrome" (ビデオドローム), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) B28 A

"Return of the Jedi", AKA Starfall, Special Poster Produced Under License to Yamakatsu, Noriyoshi Ohrai, 1983 (71 x 51 cm) O841

“Charity Manga Gekiga Exhibition” (チャリティ マンガ劇画展), Original Japanese Event Poster 1982, Hiroshi Hirata (平田弘史), Size (51 × 86 cm) O837

“Christiane F.” (クリスチーネ・F), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O179

"Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O832

“La Matriarca” (女性上位時代), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1988 (film 1968), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O823

"Conan the Barbarian" (コナン・ザ・グレート), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O312

"The Evil Dead" (死霊のはらわた), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1981, Rare Style B, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA819

“The Evil Dead” (死霊のはらわた), Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1985, Style A, Rare, B1 Size (c.71 × 103 cm) FA29

“Star Wars” (スター・ウォーズ), Original Japanese Advance “Teaser” One‑Sheet, 1978 (film ©1977), Ultra Rare, B1 Size (approx. 73 × 103 cm / 29" × 41") (EX) (G)

“A Nightmare on Elm Street” (エルム街の悪夢), Original Japanese Theatrical Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O245

"Conan the Barbarian", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) B104

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

“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 A

“Back to the Future Part II” (バック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャー PART 2), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA985

“Castle in the Sky” (天空の城ラピュタ), Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA967

“Purple Rain” (プリンス／パープル・レイン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA965

“Notorious” (汚名), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) M35A

“For Your Eyes Only”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, Artwork by Noguchi, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA923

"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) ZA935

“Scarface” (スカーフェイス), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA933

“Robinson’s Garden” (ロビンソンの庭), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA932

“Bachelor Party” (バチェラー・パーティ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm)

“Mystery Train” (ミステリー・トレイン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA928

“Christiane F.” (クリスチーネ・F), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA927

“Commando” (コマンドー), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA926

"8½", Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, Federico Fellini, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O786

“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) E123AJ

“The Woman Next Door” (隣の女), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O784

“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) N137A

“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) O775

"Rambo - First Blood", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O771

"Rambo - First Blood", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O770

"The Thing" (遊星からの物体X), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O768

“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) B183A

“TRON” (トロン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O751

“La Dolce Vita” (甘い生活), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J251A

“The Evil Dead” (死霊のはらわた), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, Style A, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H246A

Junichi Nakahara - "Sumikomi no Onna" (The Live-in Woman / 住み込みの女), Japanese Avant-Garde Theatre Poster, Original Offset 1983, Ultra Rare, Size (c.79 x 109.5cm)

“Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (インディ・ジョーンズ／最後の聖戦), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O739

“The Birds” (鳥), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O738

“Licence to Kill” (消されたライセンス), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O737

“My Neighbor Totoro” (となりのトトロ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K233A

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

"Akira" (アキラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O729

“Charity Manga Gekiga Exhibition” (チャリティマンガ劇画展), Original Japanese Event Poster 1982, Hiroshi Hirata (平田弘史), Size (51 × 86 cm) O837