Rare

A selection of our rarest and most sought-after posters. Many pieces in this collection were acquired directly from some of Japan’s most exclusive private collections, and certain examples have been published in reference books or loaned for museum display. These posters do not surface often, and when they do, condition and provenance matter—so we catalogue each item carefully and present it exactly as it is.

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Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Soundtrack Promotional B2 Poster — GEINOH YAMASHIROGUMI “SYMPHONIC SUITE AKIRA” (Victor / JVC) 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O740

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐) ultra-rare 8-up uncut printer’s proof / press sheet for Japanese B5 chirashi, Japan, 20th Century Fox / Lucasfilm, 1983, (c. 53 × 77 cm) Q77

“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (ジェキル博士とハイド氏), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B3 First‑Release Poster — 1949 First Japanese Release (March 1949) — approx. 14.3 × 20.3 in (36.4 × 51.5 cm) (G)

“INVENTION FOR DESTRUCTION” (悪魔の発明), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1959, Karel Zeman – Jules Verne, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P155

“TADANORI YOKOO – Issey Miyake”, Japanese Contemporary Art / Fashion Poster, Original Offset 1976, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c.73 × 103 cm)

“TADANORI YOKOO — JASRAC (Ring Ring Bells)”, Original Limited‑Edition Japanese Silkscreen 1988, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm)

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display / Young Magazine Promotional “Speed” Poster 1983, B4 Speed Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) O61

"Return of the Jedi", AKA Starfall, Special Poster Produced Under License to Yamakatsu, Noriyoshi Ohrai, 1983 (71 x 51 cm) O48

"Harakiri" (Seppuku - 切腹), Original Release (Export Version) Movie Poster 1962, Ultra Rare, SIGNED, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) M25

"Throne of Blood", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1957, Rare, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) K90 (G x 1)

"TADANORI YOKOO - 3rd Asian Art Show, Fukuoka", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 1989, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c.73 x 103cm)

"TADANORI YOKOO - 1st Nagoya Theatrical Play Festival", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 1989, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c.73 x 103cm)

"Dr. No", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) L33

"Dr. No", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) K244

"Tadanori Yokoo: Children of Aquarius", Original Contemporary Art Poster printed in 1979, B2 Size (51 x 73cm)

"TADANORI YOKOO - V&A (The Victoria and Albert Museum)", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Silk Screen 1998, Ultra Rare, Size (c.73 x 103cm)

"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", Original First Release Japanese Poster 1968, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) D82

"Return of the Jedi", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1983, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) C26

"Beneath the Planet of the Apes", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, Very Rare, STB Tatekan Size 20x57" (51x145cm)

"Paris When It Sizzles", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Ultra Rare Massive B0 Size

“PONYO ON THE CLIFF BY THE SEA / 崖の上のポニョ” (2008), ORIGINAL JAPANESE DOUBLE-SIDED B1 THEATRICAL POSTER, HAYAO MIYAZAKI, STUDIO GHIBLI Scarce B1 Oversize Light-Box Format, Original Japanese Theatrical Release / Advance Campaign (2008), c. 72.8 × 103 cm

"Bambi", Original Vintage Japanese Movie Poster Re-Release 1957, Ultra Rare, B2 Size

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Pre‑Release / Committee Promotional B2 Poster (NOT FOR SALE) 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B238

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese 1987 Theatrical Promotional / Non‑Sale (非売品) B2 Poster — Kaneda & Tetsuo Split‑Portrait Design, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q215

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Pre‑Release / Committee Promotional B2 Poster (NOT FOR SALE) 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q125

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Opening‑Night / Admission‑Bonus “A.D.2019 NEO‑TOKYO” Poster 1988, B2 Tea‑Paper Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) Q16

“King Kong Escapes” (キングコングの逆襲), 1967 Japanese B2 Poster (First Release), Ultra Rare, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73.5 cm) P118

"TADANORI YOKOO – Issey Miyake", Japanese Contemporary Art / Fashion Poster, Original Offset 1995, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c.73 × 103 cm)

“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”, Original First‑Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, Ultra Rare, Thicker Paper Stock, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA406

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display Poster / Young Magazine Promotional “’88年夏 アニメ映画公開決定！— PART 4［ケイ］” Speed Poster (B2 Variant Cut Vertically) 1987, Size (c. 72.6 × 34.5 cm) O293

Tadanori Yokoo × The Rolling Stones “DROOL / よだれ” 50th-Anniversary B1 Poster (2012) Offset lithograph on paper ｜ B1 size ≈ 103 × 72.8 cm ｜ Very limited, museum-grade rarity

"TADANORI YOKOO - Yamato Takeru", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 1989, Ultra Rare, Size (c.73 x 103cm)

"TADANORI YOKOO - Designing a Life: Miyake by Yokoo", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Offset, Original Release 1985, B2 Size (51 x 73cm)

"Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) H257

“THEM!” (放射能X), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1954, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D204

"Maboroshi tantei: Yūreitō no daima jutsudan", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1960, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) I81

Hiroshima mon amour (二十四時間の情事) — First release Japanese Horizontal Large B1 Size, 1959 — Striking Japan‑Only Lovers / Eiffel Tower Montage Design — Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c.73 x103cm)

"Pinocchio", Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1959, B2 Size

“SPIRITED AWAY / 千と千尋の神隠し” (2001), ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 THEATRICAL POSTER, HAYAO MIYAZAKI, STUDIO GHIBLI Scarce B1 Oversize, Original Japanese Theatrical Release / Record-Breaking Campaign (2001), c. 72.8 × 103 cm (28.7 × 40.6 in)

“Invasion of Astro-Monster” / “Monster Zero” (怪獣大戦争), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1965 — Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q189

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display Poster / Young Magazine Promotional “Neo-Tokyo Collapses!! — PART 3” Speed Poster (B2 Variant Cut Vertically) 1986, Size (c. 72.8 × 36 cm) O64

"Batman", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) J84

"Fantastic Voyage", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Ultra Rare, STB Size 20x57" (51x145cm)

“PONYO ON THE CLIFF BY THE SEA / 崖の上のポニョ” (2008), ORIGINAL JAPANESE DOUBLE-SIDED B1 THEATRICAL POSTER, HAYAO MIYAZAKI, STUDIO GHIBLI Scarce B1 Oversize Light-Box Format, Original Japanese Theatrical Release / Advance Campaign (2008), c. 72.8 × 103 cm

“Harakiri School Girls”, Original Japanese Makoto Aida Exhibition Poster 1999, B1 Size (73 × 103 cm) AA50

“Samurai Assassin” (侍 / さむらい), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B1×3 “Three‑Sheet” Theatrical Billboard Poster — 1965 First Theatrical Release (Toho / Mifune Productions) — approx. 86 × 40 in (218 × 103 cm)

“Hiken” (秘剣 / ひけん), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B1×3 “Three‑Sheet” Theatrical Billboard Poster — 1963 First Release (Toho) — approx. 86 × 40 in (218 × 103 cm)

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display Poster / Young Magazine Promotional “’88年夏アニメ映画公開決定！— PART 4［ケイ］” Speed Poster (B2 Variant Cut Vertically) 1987, Size (c. 72.6 × 34.5 cm) O293