Crime

Japanese crime posters are especially prized for their bold graphic design—striking typography, dramatic photography, and distinctive colour palettes that feel uniquely “Showa-era” on the wall. This collection brings together original Japanese posters for crime cinema across yakuza films, noir, gangster stories, and police thrillers—chosen for both their film pedigree and their visual impact.

Crime

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

“Die Hard” (ダイ・ハード), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA410

“Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon” (ルパン三世 バビロンの黄金伝説), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q174

“A View to a Kill” (007／美しき獲物たち), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, Ultra Rare Horizontal B2 Size (73 × 51 cm) Q166

“A View to a Kill” (007／美しき獲物たち), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, Ultra Rare Horizontal B2 Size (73 × 51 cm) Q165

“A View to a Kill” (007／美しき獲物たち), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, Ultra Rare Horizontal B2 Size (73 × 51 cm) Q165

“A View to a Kill” (007／美しき獲物たち), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, Ultra Rare Horizontal B2 Size (73 × 51 cm) Q164

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics” (仁義なき戦い 頂上作戦), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1974, Speed Poster Size (c. 26 × 75 cm) ZA1108

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity” (仁義なき戦い), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1973, Speed Poster Size (26 × 73 cm) ZA1107

"For A Few Dollars More", Original First Release Japanese Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA1106

“Live and Let Die” (007／死ぬのは奴らだ), Japanese James Bond Movie Poster, Original Release 1973, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA1104

“Reservoir Dogs” (レザボア・ドッグス), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1993, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1103

“Prodigal Student Muramasa” (高校生無頼控 / Kōkōsei Buraikō), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA1097

“Breaking Point” (ブレーキング・ポイント), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) Q158

“You Only Live Twice” (007は二度死ぬ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, B3 Size (37 x 53cm) J7

“Le Samouraï” (サムライ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1968 (film 1967), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q156

“Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me” (ツイン・ピークス／ローラ・パーマー最期の7日間), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1992, B2 Size (White Version) (51 × 73 cm) Q155

“The Dollars Trilogy” (ドル3部作【4K】), Original Japanese 4K Restoration Theatrical Poster 2024, Very Rare B1 Size (72.8 × 103 cm)

"Goodfellas" (グッドフェローズ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K14A

“Kill Bill: Volume 2” (キル・ビル Vol.2), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2004, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) E227A

"Blade Runner" (ブレードランナー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K231A

“Fight Club” (ファイト・クラブ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1999, First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B264A

“Ghost in the Shell” (攻殻機動隊), Original Japanese Video Release Poster 1996, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N143A

“Bankaku Rock” (番格ロック), Original Release Japanese STB / Tatekan Poster 1973, Ultra Rare, 2-Panel approx. 51 x 145 cm G177A

“The Silence of the Lambs” (羊たちの沈黙), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1991, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N202A

“For Your Eyes Only” (007／ユア・アイズ・オンリー), Japanese James Bond Movie Poster, Original Release 1981, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) E63A

“Dr. No” (007は殺しの番号), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster for the 1962 Film, B2 Size with Attached Theatre Snipe (51 × 95 cm) N159A

“Heat” (ヒート), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B209

“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”, Original First‑Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N197A

“True Grit” (勇気ある追跡), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1969, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) N211A

“ALIEN” – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B0 “EKI-BARI” BILLBOARD POSTER First Japanese Release Campaign | Exceptionally Scarce Station-Display Format | c. 99 × 157 cm

“Jeans Blues: No Future” (ジーンズブルース 明日なき無頼派), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1974, STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm) ZA1189

“Angels with Dirty Faces” (汚れた顔の天使), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1949, Very Rare, Speed Poster / Press-Sheet (c. 25 × 51 cm) ZA1174

“Love in the Afternoon” (昼下りの情事), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1989, B1 Size (72.8 x 103cm)

“Swallowtail Butterfly” (スワロウテイル), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1996, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) Q147

"Dr. No" Japanese James Bond Movie Poster, Original Re-Release 1972, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) C87

“From Russia with Love” (ロシアより愛をこめて), 1972 Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster, Theatre-Used, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) Q146

“Cobra” (コブラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O195A

“Cobra” (コブラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O196A

“Shibire Kurage” (しびれくらげ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm) B122A

“Kill Bill: Volume 1” (キル・ビル), Original Release Japanese Advance Movie Poster 2003, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) B113A

“Ghost in the Shell” (攻殻機動隊), Scarce Original Japanese Artpresto CYBERNETICS 5 Untrimmed Production‑Proof / Printer‑Control Sheet 1997, Large Format c. 78.5 × 59 cm Q145

"Eastern Promises", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2008, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) N56A

“Sanjuro” (椿三十郎), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1969, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q144

“RoboCop 2” (ロボコップ2), Original Japanese Home Video Promotional Poster 1991, 60×83.5 cm O272A

“The Desperate Hours” (必死の逃亡者), Ultra‑Rare Original First‑Release Japanese Movie Poster 1956, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) J182A

"Sanjuro" (椿三十郎), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J176

“Die Hard” (ダイ・ハード), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J197

“Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon” (ルパン三世バビロンの黄金伝説), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q174

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics” (仁義なき戦い頂上作戦), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1974, Speed Poster Size (c. 26 × 75 cm) ZA1108

“Jeans Blues: No Future” (ジーンズブルース明日なき無頼派), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1974, STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm) ZA1189