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

“Gamera vs. Guiron” (ガメラ対大悪獣ギロン), 1969 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), Ultra Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) J50AA

“Bullitt”, Original Japanese First Release STB Movie Poster 1968, STB Size (51 × 146 cm) F118

"King Kong", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, Extremely Rare and Massive Premiere Billboard Size (B1 x 9: 210cm x 310 cm)

“The War of the Gargantuas” (フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ), 1966 Japanese B2 Poster (First Release), Rare, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73.5 cm) (G)

“Pinocchio” (ピノキオ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1952, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm / approx. 51 × 73 cm) G124

“The Country Girl” (喝采), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1955, Grace Kelly Academy Award Campaign, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q267

"Peter Pan", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1955, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) C147

"Angels with Dirty Faces", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1949, Ultra Rare, STB Tatekan Size 20x57" (51x145cm)

“Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701’s Grudge Song” (女囚さそり 701号怨み節) Original release Japanese STB / Tatekan poster, 1973 — unrestored and in excellent display condition (STB / Tatekan / 2-panel approx. 51 x 145 cm) Q40

"TADANORI YOKOO - LaChapelle Land, Photographs by David LaChapelle (Style A)", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Silk Screen 1997, SIGNED, Ultra Rare, Size (c.73 x 98 cm) A

"TADANORI YOKOO - The Kyogen play, Chinsetsu Yumihari-zuki (National Theatre)", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 2002, Ultra Rare, Size (c.73 x 103cm)

"Barbarella", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 x 73cm)

"Some Like It Hot", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1959, Ultra Rare, B2 Size

“Shane” (シェーン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1953, Ultra-Rare Paramount B2, First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm)

“Pinocchio” (ピノキオ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1952, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm / approx. 51 × 73 cm) (G)

“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) P188

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Tankōbon Launch / Young Magazine Promotional “Speed” Poster 1984, Long B2 Speed Size (c. 34.4 × 72.8 cm) P55

“Peter Pan” (ピーター・パン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster (1955) Ultra Rare B2 (approx. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) — Japan RKO Radio Films — Unrestored, Excellent (G)

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", Original Re-Release Japanese Poster 1958, STB Size (51x145cm) G24

"Sabrina", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1954, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) F33

“THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1958, STB Tatekan (51 × 145 cm) — Ultra Rare

“In the Mood for Love” (花様年華), Original Japanese First‑Release Movie Poster 2001, Highly Sought‑After, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) - Excellent+ L294

“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 × 72.8 cm) Q124

“Metal Gear Solid”, Original Japanese Video Game Promotional Poster 1998, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — Ultra Rare P190

“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 × 72.8 cm) P116

GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES / 火垂るの墓 Japan (Toho), 1988 Original Japanese theatrical poster (B1) Colour-printed poster on paper, unrestored / unbacked — Excellent

"The Mummy", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1959, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O847

“Early Summer” (麦秋, Bakushū), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1951, Osaka Style, Size (51 × 66 cm) O811

“West Side Story” (ウエスト・サイド物語), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1961, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (72.8 × 103 cm) (Horizontal/Yoko Format)

“Zero Monster” (怪獣大戦争 / Invasion of Astro-Monster), 1965 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm)

"Early Summer (麦秋, Bakushū)", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1951, B2 Size (51x73cm) ZA808 (G)

“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) O687

“KIYOSHI AWAZU – 第1回東京展 参加出品受付 / TOKYO ART FESTIVAL 1975,” Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 1975, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (c. 51.8 × 72.6 cm) O556

“North by Northwest”, Original First Japanese Release Movie Poster 1960, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O407

"STAR WARS – “REVENGE OF THE JEDI” (1982)", Original U.S. Advance One‑Sheet – Undated (“NO DATE”), ULTRA RARE, Size: 27 × 41 in. (≈ 69 × 104 cm)

"A Fistful of Dollars", Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B245

"Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo - The Official Poster Suite (Complete Set of Four in Original Tokyo 1964 Organizing Committee Tube)" Original Release Japanese Promotional Poster 1961

“KIYOSHI AWAZU – フォスター大佐の服罪 ANTIWAR,” Japanese Contemporary Art / Theatre Poster, Original Offset 1970, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (c. 51.3 × 73.0 cm) O177

“Akira” (アキラ), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) J12

“Matango (マタンゴ)” — Original Japanese STB / Tatekan Poster 1963 — Ultra Rare Country‑of‑Origin Two‑Sheet (approx. 51 × 145 cm / 20 × 57.5 in) — Nara Prefecture Find — Toho, N250

"TADANORI YOKOO - LaChapelle Land, Photographs by David LaChapelle (Style B)", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Silk Screen 1997, SIGNED, Ultra Rare, Size (c.73 x 98 cm) A

"Irving Penn × Issey Miyake (1988) - Tan Outfit Silver Hat Poster", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 1988, Ultra Rare, Size (c.102 x 72 cm)

"Good Morning", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1959, STB Size (51x145cm) K287

"Grave of the Fireflies", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (71 x 103cm)

"TADANORI YOKOO - P79 – One World Poetry (Amsterdam, 1979)", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 1979, Ultra Rare, Size (c.64 x 96cm)

"TADANORI YOKOO - Kanox", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 1979, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c.73 x 103cm)

“The War of the Gargantuas” (フランケンシュタインの怪獣サンダ対ガイラ), 1966 Japanese B2 Poster (First Release), Rare, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73.5 cm) (G)

“KIYOSHI AWAZU – 第1回東京展参加出品受付 / TOKYO ART FESTIVAL 1975,” Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 1975, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (c. 51.8 × 72.6 cm) O556

"Irving Penn × Issey Miyake (1988) - Tan Outfit Silver Hat Poster", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 1988, Ultra Rare, Size (c.102 x 72 cm)