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

“Once a Thief”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1991, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA320

"Pulp Fiction" (パルプ・フィクション), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1994, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A94

“Niagara” (ナイアガラ), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P49

“Heat” (ヒート), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P47

“Chinatown” (チャイナタウン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K243

“For a Few Dollars More” (夕陽のガンマン), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1965, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51.5 cm) K291

“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) I258

“Le Samouraï” (サムライ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1968 (film 1967), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P34

“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (明日に向って撃て!), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970 (film 1969), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D85

"Blade Runner" (ブレードランナー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O457

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

“Licence to Kill” (消されたライセンス), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA995

“A View to a Kill” (美しき獲物たち), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA994

“Get Carter” (追撃者), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2000, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1073

“The Warriors” (ウォリアーズ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1019

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity — Compilation” (仁義なき戦い 総集篇), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980 (series 1973–74), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1018

“Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia” (ガルシアの首), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1975 (film 1974), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1017

“Scarface” (スカーフェイス), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D166

“The Brain” (大頭脳), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1969 (film 1969), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P8

“Bebo’s Girl” (ブーベの恋人), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1964 (film 1963), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P6

“West Side Story” (ウエストサイド物語), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1969 (film 1961), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O193

“The Sting” (スティング), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K140

“Love in the Afternoon” (昼下りの情事), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1965, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O857

“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (明日に向って撃て!), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970 (film 1969), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J41

“Red Sun” (レッド・サン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972 (film 1971), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O846

"The Silence of the Lambs" (羊たちの沈黙), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1991, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D233

"Goodfellas", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) G236 B

“The Punisher” (パニッシャー), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1990 (film 1989), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA820

“Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701’s Grudge Song” (女囚さそり 701号怨み節), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA809

“True Account of Hishakaku: A Wolf’s Honor” (実録・飛車角 狼どもの仁義), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974 (First Release), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — ZA802

“Wolves of the City: Blue Soldiers” (不良番長 手八丁口八丁), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1971, Speed Poster Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) ZA794

“Wolves of the City: Take Your Chance” (不良番長 出たとこ勝負), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1970, Speed Poster Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) ZA788

"Red Peony Gambler: Second-Generation Succession", Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1970, Speed Poster Size (c.26 cm × 75 cm) ZA787, 91

"Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics", Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1974, Speed Poster Size (c. 26 cm × 75 cm) ZA786

“The Summertime Killer” (サマータイムキラー), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973 (film 1972), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA33

“The Untouchables” (アンタッチャブル), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA21

“Ghost in the Shell” (攻殻機動隊), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1995, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (approx. 73 × 103 cm)

"Pulp Fiction", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1994, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O86

“Girl’s High School Horror: Furyo Monzetsu Group” (恐怖女子高校 不良悶絶グループ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O835

“Lady Snowblood” (修羅雪姫), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1973, Ultra Rare, Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) O830

“Je t’aime… moi non plus” (ジュ・テーム・モワ・ノン・プリュ), Original Japanese “Digital Remaster” Re-Release Movie Poster 2010 (film 1976), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O821

“Bande à part” (はなればなれに), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2001 (film 1964), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O820

“Bande à part” (はなればなれに), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2001 (film 1964), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O819

“The Man Who Wasn’t There" (バーバー), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2002 (film 2001), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O817

“Public Enemy No.1” (ジャック・メスリーヌ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2009 (film ©2008), Part 2 ルージュ編, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O808

“Public Enemy No.1” (ジャック・メスリーヌ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2009 (film ©2008), Part 1 ノワール編, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O807

“Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” (ロック、ストック＆トゥー・スモーキング・バレルズ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1998, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O803

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity — Compilation” (仁義なき戦い総集篇), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980 (series 1973–74), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1018

“True Account of Hishakaku: A Wolf’s Honor” (実録・飛車角狼どもの仁義), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974 (First Release), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — ZA802

“Wolves of the City: Blue Soldiers” (不良番長手八丁口八丁), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1971, Speed Poster Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) ZA794

“Wolves of the City: Take Your Chance” (不良番長出たとこ勝負), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1970, Speed Poster Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) ZA788

“Girl’s High School Horror: Furyo Monzetsu Group” (恐怖女子高校不良悶絶グループ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O835