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

“Irreversible” / 「アレックス」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2003, Gaspar Noé / Monica Bellucci / Vincent Cassel / Albert Dupontel, Original Japanese Theatrical B2 Poster, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D251

“Taxi Driver” / 「タクシードライバー」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, Martin Scorsese / Robert De Niro, Cannes Grand Prix / Palme d’Or Winner, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C292

“Bullitt” / 「ブリット」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Steve McQueen, Peter Yates, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C288

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War”, Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1973, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C287

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode” (仁義なき戦い 頂上作戦), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C286

“Escape from New York” (ニューヨーク1997), Original Japanese First Release Theatrical Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C253

“Sonatine” / 「ソナチネ」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1993, Takeshi Kitano, Rare Cannes “Un Certain Regard” B2 Poster, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q288

“You Only Live Twice” (007は二度死ぬ), 1976 Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) H87 A

“Irezumi: Spirit of the Tattoo” / “Sekka Tomuraizashi” (雪華葬刺し), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, Daiei Kyoto / Yoichi Takabayashi, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C254

“Ossessione” / 「郵便配達は二度ベルを鳴らす」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1979, Luchino Visconti, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C271

“The Hot Spot” / ホット・スポット (1990) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B2 THEATRICAL POSTER – DENNIS HOPPER – B2 SIZE (51 × 73 cm) C270

“Bankaku Rock” (番格ロック), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, Toei Sukeban / Carol / Eikichi Yazawa, Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C279

“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) A295

“Fantômas contre Scotland Yard” / 「ファントマ ミサイル作戦」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B269

“Party 7” (PARTY 7), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2000, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O546

“Any Which Way You Can” / “Dirty Fighter: Moe yo Tekken” (ダーティファイター 燃えよ鉄拳), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, Clint Eastwood, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G28

“Die Hard 2” (ダイ・ハード2), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1990, Bruce Willis, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B110

“Soylent Green” (ソイレント・グリーン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J152

“Thelma & Louise” (テルマ＆ルイーズ), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1991, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) H156

“Bad Lieutenant” (バッド・ルーテナント), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1992, Abel Ferrara / Harvey Keitel, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q279

“Made in Hong Kong” (メイド・イン・ホンコン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, Rare Signed Example by Sam Lee, Fruit Chan / 陳果, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P205B

“Serpico” (セルピコ), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA500

“The Godfather” (ゴッドファーザー), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) I145 A

"Kill Bill: Vol. 1" (キル・ビル), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 2003, B2 Size (51 × 73cm) ZA604

“Scarface” (スカーフェイス), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P25

“Thunderball”, Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster, 1965, Ultra Rare, STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm), Linen Backed, Museum Grade Near Mint

“Léon: The Professional” / “Leon” (レオン), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1996, Luc Besson, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A278

“Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1992, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H106

“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) Q260

“Aido (愛奴) – Slave of Love” STB, Original Release Japanese Poster 1969, STB Tatekan Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) Q258

“The Living Skeleton” (吸血髑髏船 / Kyūketsu Dokuro-sen), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Shochiku Horror, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q257

"Japan's Chivalrous Way: Clash Chapter", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1974, STB Size 20x57" (51x145cm) Q245

“Irezumi” (刺青 / The Spider Tattoo), 1966 Japanese B2 Poster (First Release), Very Rare, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) Q244

“Irezumi” (刺青 / The Spider Tattoo), 1966 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), Very Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) Q243

“Ghost in the Shell – PROJECT 2501” (攻殻機動隊 PROJECT 2501), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1996, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q234

“Ghost in the Shell” (攻殻機動隊), Original Japanese Video Release Poster 1996, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q233

“The Godfather” (ゴッドファーザー), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, Rare Technicolor Version, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F151

"Kill Bill: Vol. 1" (キル・ビル), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 2003, B2 Size (51 × 73cm) M156A

“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) K30A

“Thunderball” (サンダーボール作戦), Original First‑Release Japanese Movie Poster 1965, Theatre Used, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N8A

“The Daring Dobermans” (ドーベルマンギャング2), Original Japanese Movie Poster, 1973 Film, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J87

“The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” (サブウェイ・パニック), Original Japanese Movie Poster, 1974 Film, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P60

"Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifter", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1975, Speed Poster (B4 Size c. 26 x 73cm)) M105A

“The Way of the Dragon” (ドラゴンへの道), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1975, Toei First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A192A

"The French Connection", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) D70A

“The Godfather Part II” (ゴッドファーザー PART II), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1975 First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q227

"Brother", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2000, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q226

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode” (仁義なき戦い頂上作戦), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C286

“Fantômas contre Scotland Yard” / 「ファントマミサイル作戦」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B269

“Any Which Way You Can” / “Dirty Fighter: Moe yo Tekken” (ダーティファイター燃えよ鉄拳), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1980, Clint Eastwood, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G28

“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) Q260