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

“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) O802

“The American Friend” (アメリカの友人), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O801

"For A Few Dollars More", Original First Release Japanese Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O800

"The Italian Job", Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1969, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA968

“The Driver” (ザ・ドライバー), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1978, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O797

“La Piscine” (太陽が知っている), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1969, Rare, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) O790

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

“High and Low” (天国と地獄), 1963 Japanese B2 Poster (First Release), B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) I113

“Taxi Driver” (タクシー・ドライバー), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E182A

“The 10th Victim” (華麗なる殺人), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O764

“Rider on the Rain” (雨の訪問者), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O763

“Violent City” (狼の挽歌), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O762

“Rocco and His Brothers”, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O753

“Chungking Express” (恋する惑星), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1994, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N64A (G)

“Saw” (ソウ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 2005, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O745

“Psycho” (サイコ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1998, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O743

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

“Wasabi” (ワサビ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2002, B3 Size (c. 36.4 × 51.5 cm) O726

Niagara (ナイアガラ) — First release Japanese Large B1 Size, 1953 — Painted Glamour Portrait Style — Linen Backed, Exceedingly Rare, B1 Size (c.73 x105cm)

“Papillon” (パピヨン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G162A

“Wasabi” (ワサビ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2002, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA342 A

"Ghost in the Shell" (攻殻機動隊), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1995, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O717

“King of New York” (キング・オブ・ニューヨーク), Original Japanese Theatrical Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O583 A

"The Cop in Blue Jeans" (暴走ひったくり750 / Squadra Antiscippo), Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA806

"Rush Hour" (ラッシュアワー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1999 (for the 1998 film), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA859

“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) — ZA858

"New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion" (新・女囚さそり 701号), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 cm × 73 cm) ZA850

“After Hours” (アフター・アワーズ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O715

“Wasabi” (ワサビ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2002, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA885

“Strangers on a Train” (見知らぬ乗客), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1953, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) (G)

“Kill Bill: Vol. 1” (キル・ビル), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 2003, B1 Size (c. 72.8 × 103 cm)

“High and Low” (天国と地獄), 1963 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) O697

"Pulp Fiction" (パルプ・フィクション), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1994, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O436

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode” (仁義なき戦い 頂上作戦), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O694

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode” (仁義なき戦い 頂上作戦), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O693

“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) O692

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War” (仁義なき戦い 代理戦争), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O691

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Hiroshima Death Match” (仁義なき戦い 広島死闘篇), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O690

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity” (仁義なき戦い), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O689

“Reservoir Dogs” (レザボア・ドッグス), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1993, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C53 A

"Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me – The Last Seven Days of Laura Palmer", Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1992, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) M145 A

“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) A92 B

“Escape from New York” (ニューヨーク1997), Original Japanese First Release “Long” Poster 1981, Very Rare, Size (90 × 30 cm) O630 B

“The Warriors” (ウォリアーズ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA831

“Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701’s Grudge Song” (女囚さそり 701号怨み節) Original release Japanese billboard poster, 1973 — linen-backed, restored and beautifully preserved (B0 Billboard approx. 160 × 100 cm)

“RoboCop” (ロボコップ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA963

“The Hazard City” (漂流街), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2000, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O679

“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) — ZA858

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode” (仁義なき戦い頂上作戦), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O694

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode” (仁義なき戦い頂上作戦), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O693

“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) O692

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War” (仁義なき戦い代理戦争), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O691

“Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Hiroshima Death Match” (仁義なき戦い広島死闘篇), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O690