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

"King Kong", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1952, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) C152

"Godzilla", Original printed in 1954 ULTRA RARE, Press-Sheet / Speed Poster (9.5" X 20")

"Some Like It Hot", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1959, Ultra Rare, STB Tatekan Size

"Godzilla", Original printed in 1954 VERY RARE, Press-Sheet / Speed Poster (9.5" X 20")

“Star Wars”, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1978, Ultra Rare Academy Award Victory Release “Photo Montage”, Linen-Backed & Restored by Fourth Cone Restoration, B1 Size Approx. 73 × 103 cm / 29 × 40 in

“Star Wars”, Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1978, Ultra Rare Seito “Style A”, Linen-Backed & Restored by Fourth Cone Restoration, B1 Size Approx. 73 × 103 cm / 29 × 40 in

CINDERELLA / シンデレラ姫 Japan (Japan RKO Films / Japanese-language first re-release), 1961 Original first re-release Japanese theatrical billboard poster (B0 / two-sheet) Colour-printed poster on paper, professionally linen-backed by Fourth Cone Restoration

"The Curse of Frankenstein", Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1957, Ultra-Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F32

"TADANORI YOKOO - Okabe Silkscreen Studio", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Limited Edition Silk Screen 1997, Ultra Rare, Size (c.73 x 103cm)

"East of Eden", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1955, Ultra Rare, STB Tatekan Size 20x57" (51x145cm)

The Hidden Fortress” (隠し砦の三悪人), 1958 Japanese B2 Poster (First Release, Head Office Style), Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) (GA)

"It’s a Wonderful Life (素晴らしき哉、人生！)", Original Japanese Movie Poster 1954, First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm), Style B, N209

"AKIRA Part 6" – Original Vintage Young Magazine Ultimate Prize Poster (Kodansha, 1993), Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c. 73 x 103 cm)

"Rebel Without a Cause", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1955, STB Tatekan Size

"TADANORI YOKOO - CIGAR CLUB", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Limited Edition Silk Screen 1997, Ultra Rare, Size (c.73 x 103cm)

"Funny Face", Original Japanese Movie Poster 1957 First Release, Ultra Rare Version, B2 Size

“The Ghost of Frankenstein” (フランケンシュタインの幽霊), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese First‑Release B2 Poster, Late 1948 for 1949 Japanese Premiere, Ultra Rare — B2 Size (approx. 51 × 73 cm) O68

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)

ZOUZOU (1934) / “Amber Dancer” (琥珀の舞姫) — Japanese B2 (c. 51 × 73 cm), 1949 Toho / Towa Shōji Re‑Release — Josephine Baker & Jean Gabin

"You Only Live Twice", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, Ultra Rare, STB Size 20x57" (51x145cm) C27

"Apocalypse Now", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, Extremely Rare and Massive B0 Size, 120cm x 145cm

"Naughty Girl", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1956, Ultra Rare, STB Tatekan Size 20x57" (51x145cm)

"TADANORI YOKOO - Jakuan", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Limited Edition Silk Screen 1997, Ultra Rare, Size (c.73 x 103cm)

"TADANORI YOKOO - OKERA", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Limited Edition Silk Screen 1997, Ultra Rare, Size (c.73 x 103cm)

"Ugetsu" (Ugetsu Monogatari), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1953, Ultra Rare, Kenji Mizoguchi , B2 Size (51 x 73cm) K98

"Casablanca (Warner Brothers, 1946)" First Post-War Japanese Movie Poster, 1946 Premiere Release, B3 Size GA15

“High and Low (天国と地獄)” — Original Japanese Movie Poster 1968, First Re-Release — Extremely Rare KING SIZE Billboard (120 × 180 cm) — Kochi Prefecture Find

“PRINCESS MONONOKE” / もののけ姫 Japan (Toho), 1997 Original first-release Japanese theatrical poster (B1 Size) Colour-printed poster on paper, professionally linen-backed by Fourth Cone Restoration — Excellent restored presentation — Ultra Rare

"East of Eden", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1955, Ultra Rare, STB Size (51x145cm) Q97

“The Big Sleep” (三つ数えろ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B2 First‑Release Poster — 1955 First Japanese Release (April 1955) — approx. 20.3 × 28.7 in (51.5 × 72.8 cm) P257

"Funny Face", Original Re‑Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, Very Rare, STB Size (51x145cm) L220

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

"Alice in Wonderland” (不思議の国のアリス), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1953, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O709

The Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1958, Local-City Version, Ultra Rare, Unfolded B2 Size (51 × 73 cm)

The Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人)", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1958, Local-City Version, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm)

"Tokyo Twilight" (Tokyo Boshoku - 東京暮色), Original Release Movie Poster 1957, Ultra Rare, LINEN-BACKED, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) J142B2 (G)

"Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein", Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese First‑Release B2 Poster, 1954 Japanese Debut — B2 Size (approx. 51 × 73 cm)

“Kirin Beer – Woman in a Dress Holding a Glass (キリンビールポスター『グラスを持つドレスの女性』)” – Original Pre‑War Japanese Advertising Poster, 1924 (Taishō 13), Ultra Rare, Museum‑Grade HB‑Process Lithograph (c. 92 × 62 cm)

"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, STB Size (51x145cm) O415

"Mothra vs. Godzilla" (モスラ対ゴジラ), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, Artwork by Leiji Matsumoto, Extremely Rare and Massive "KING" Size Billboard (c. 120 × 180 cm)

“Dumbo” (ダンボ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1954, Ultra Rare, Linen-Backed, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm)

“The Third Man” (第三の男), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1952, Noguchi Artwork variant, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) (G)

“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)

“Star Wars x Coca-Cola”, Original Japanese Poster 1978, Ultra Rare Coca-Cola Tie-In, B3 Size (36 x 51 cm)

"AKIRA Vol. 1", Original Vintage Promotional Poster (Kodansha, Late 1980s), Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c.73 x 103cm)

"Female Prisoner Scorpion 701 Grudge Song", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, B0 Size, (38.5" X 62") BA1

"TADANORI YOKOO - ISSEY MIYAKE BODYWORKS Poster Set (1985) - “Fashion Without Taboos”", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 1985, Ultra Rare, Combined Display Size (Approx.): 102 x 146 cm

ZOUZOU (1934) / “Amber Dancer” (琥珀の舞姫) — Japanese B2 (c. 51 × 73 cm), 1949 Toho / Towa Shōji Re‑Release — Josephine Baker & Jean Gabin