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

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

“The Diamond Mercenaries” / 「ダイヤモンドの犬たち」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E269

“Con Air” / 「コン・エアー」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA488

“Snake Eyes” / 「スネーク・アイズ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1998, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA486

“Goldfinger” (007／ゴールドフィンガー), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1965, James Bond, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H297

“Colors” / 「カラーズ 天使の消えた街」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G280

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

“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)

“The Castle of Cagliostro” (ルパン三世 カリオストロの城), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, Hayao Miyazaki Feature Directorial Debut, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G275

“Cop Land” / 「コップランド」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1998, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) G251

“Cradle 2 the Grave” / 「ブラック・ダイヤモンド」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 2003, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F272

“The Fugitive” / 「逃亡者」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1993, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C260

“Kill Bill: Vol. 1” / 「キル・ビル」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 2003, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D257

“Bruce Lee in The Green Hornet” / 「ブルース・リーのグリーン・ホーネット」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A270

“Game of Death” / 「死亡遊戯」, Original Japanese Bruce Lee Poster 1978, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A262

“Shadow / Tenebrae” (シャドー), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) A269

“Dr. No” (007 ドクター・ノオ), Original Japanese Re-release Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F287

“God Speed You! Black Emperor” (ゴッド・スピード・ユー! ブラックエンペラー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F284

“Heat” / 「ヒート」, Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F270

“Se7en” / “Seven” / 「セブン」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F269

"Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai", Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1999, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I250

“Breathless” / “À bout de souffle” / 「勝手にしやがれ」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1993, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F283

“Ghost in the Shell – PROJECT 2501” (攻殻機動隊 PROJECT 2501), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1996, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F282

"Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima" (仁義なき戦い 広島死闘篇), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, STB Size (51 x 145 cm) F253

“Ushijima the Loan Shark” / 「闇金ウシジマくん」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 2012, Double-Sided B1 Size (73 × 103 cm)

“Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl” / 「鮫肌男と桃尻女」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1998, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q295

“He Got Game” / 「ラストゲーム」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1998, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA956

“Harlem Nights” / 「ハーレム・ナイト」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA952

“Beverly Hills Cop III” / 「ビバリーヒルズ・コップ3」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1994, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA949

“Beverly Hills Cop II” / 「ビバリーヒルズ・コップ2」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA950

“Raising Arizona” / 「赤ちゃん泥棒」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA947

“Dobermann” (ドーベルマン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA884

“City of God” / 「シティ・オブ・ゴッド」, Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 2003, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA840

“East Meets West” / 「イースト・ミーツ・ウェスト」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA779

“Violent Cop” / 「その男、凶暴につき」, Original First Release Japanese B3 Nakazuri Poster 1989, Takeshi Kitano / Beat Takeshi, B3 Size (approx. 36.4 × 51.5 cm) L1, ZA751

“Le Pacha” / 「パリ大捜査網」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA712

“Kalifornia” (カリフォルニア), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1993, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA709

“Bicentennial Man” (アンドリューNDR114), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 2000, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA688

"The Postman Always Rings Twice" (郵便配達は二度ベルを鳴らす), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA678

“Branded to Kill” (殺しの烙印), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I121

“Circus Boys” / 「二十世紀少年読本」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) HA41

“Charlie’s Angels” / 「チャーリーズ・エンジェル」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2000, Cameron Diaz / Drew Barrymore / Lucy Liu, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E267

Nakano Yakuza Film Festival - “Chimatsuri Ninkyō Fuyugeshiki” / 「血祭任侠冬景色」, Nakano Ninkyō Eiga Nyūmon Vol. 6, Original Japanese Retrospective Screening Poster 2002, Junko Fuji / Nakano Musashino Hall, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D293

“The Godfather” / 「ゴッドファーザー」, Original Japanese Theatrical Re-Release Poster 2004, Digital Remaster Version, Francis Ford Coppola / Marlon Brando / Al Pacino, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D292

“The Love and Adventures of Taro Kuroki” / 「黒木太郎の愛と冒険」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, Azuma Morisaki / Art Theatre Guild, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D290

“Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro” (ルパン三世 カリオストロの城), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D272

“Chinpira” / 「チ・ン・ピ・ラ」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Tōru Kawashima / Kyōhei Shibata / Johnny Ōkura, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D269

“Colors” / 「カラーズ天使の消えた街」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G280

“The Castle of Cagliostro” (ルパン三世カリオストロの城), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, Hayao Miyazaki Feature Directorial Debut, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G275

"Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima" (仁義なき戦い広島死闘篇), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, STB Size (51 x 145 cm) F253

“Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro” (ルパン三世カリオストロの城), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D272