Original Japanese Horror Movie Posters

Explore Japan Poster Shop’s extensive collection of original Japanese horror movie posters, featuring rare and highly collectible theatrical artwork spanning the history of horror cinema, from early Hollywood monster films to Japanese supernatural masterpieces and modern cult classics.

Japanese horror posters are among the most visually distinctive and sought-after examples of international film advertising. Celebrated for their dramatic illustrations, unsettling imagery, bold typography and striking compositions, these original theatrical designs frequently differ substantially from the artwork produced for a film’s release elsewhere in the world.

Of particular significance are our holdings of rare Japanese first-release posters for classic Universal and Hammer horror productions, including films associated with Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy and other legendary figures of Gothic horror. Early Japanese theatrical posters for these productions are exceptionally difficult to acquire, particularly in unusual formats or outstanding original condition.

Our collection also celebrates the extraordinary tradition of Japanese horror cinema, from atmospheric supernatural films and traditional ghost stories to the groundbreaking work of directors such as Nobuo Nakagawa, Kaneto Shindō, Masaki Kobayashi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Hideo Nakata and Takashi Shimizu. Original Japanese posters for films such as Onibaba (1964), Kwaidan (1964), House (1977), Ring (1998), Ju-on: The Grudge (2002) and other influential productions represent an important chapter in the history of international horror cinema.

Beyond Japanese filmmaking, our extensive selection encompasses original Japanese theatrical posters for celebrated international horror films, including Psycho (1960), The Exorcist (1973), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Jaws (1975), Halloween (1978), Alien (1979), The Shining (1980) and numerous other landmarks of the genre.

Our holdings include original Japanese B2 and B1 theatrical posters, exceptionally rare STB Tatekan formats, large-format billboards, first-release examples, advance promotional designs and scarce vintage variants. Certain early Japanese horror posters survive in extremely limited numbers, making them particularly desirable among serious collectors of cinema memorabilia and graphic art.

From classic monster films and Gothic horror to psychological thrillers, Japanese supernatural cinema and modern cult favourites, these posters represent a remarkable intersection of film history, Japanese graphic design and the visual culture of horror.

Every poster offered by Japan Poster Shop is an authentic original, carefully sourced in Japan and individually catalogued. We do not sell reproductions. All posters are accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity, with worldwide DHL Express shipping available from our gallery in Tokyo.

Original Japanese Horror Movie Posters — Rare & Vintage

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

"Terminator 2: Judgment Day", Original Release Japanese B1 Character Poster 1991, Rare "Sarah Connor" Design, B1 Poster Size (c.72 cm × 103 cm) - Gallery

“GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH / ゴジラvsキングギドラ” (1991) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 FIRST-RELEASE THEATRICAL POSTER – NORIYOSHI OHRAI’S MONUMENTAL ILLUSTRATED DESIGN - KA7

“Fright Night” (フライトナイト), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA214

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

“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2” / 「悪魔のいけにえ2」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — T191

“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2” (悪魔のいけにえ2), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T190

“House” (ハウス), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T157

“Horrors of Malformed Men” / 「江戸川乱歩全集 恐怖奇形人間」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1969, STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm) — T150

“The Lost Continent” / 「魔獣大陸」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — T147

“Onibaba” / 「鬼婆」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1964, B3 Size (c. 51.5 × 36.4 cm) — G236

“Onibaba” (鬼婆), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1964, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J120B

"The Cabinet of Caligari" (怪人カリガリ博士), 1962 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) S291

“Terror of Mechagodzilla” (メカゴジラの逆襲), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1975, Toho First Release — Dead Stock, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C283

“The Stranglers of Bombay” (ボンベイの虐殺団／陰母神カーリー), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1961, Hammer Films / Terence Fisher, Very Rare, B2 Format (c. 51 × 73 cm) — T120

“HOUSE OF WAX”, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1953, Ultra Rare, STB Tatekan Size (51x145cm) - Gallery

“The Return of Godzilla”, Original Japanese Soundtrack Promotional B1 Poster 1984, Rare Star Child / King Records Godzilla Key Visual, B1 Poster Size (c.72.8 × 103cm) BAK-A JA9A

“The ’Burbs” (メイフィールドの怪人たち), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1989, Tom Hanks / Carrie Fisher, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) — T70

“From Beyond the Grave” (呪われた墓), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974, Peter Cushing / Donald Pleasence, B2 Format (c. 51 × 73 cm) — U28

“The Blood of Fu Manchu” (女奴隷の復讐), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1970, Christopher Lee / Richard Greene, STB Tatekan Two-Sheet Format (c. 51 × 145 cm) — U13

“City Beneath the Sea” (海底都市), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1971, Stuart Whitman / Robert Wagner, STB Tatekan Two-Sheet Format (c. 51 × 145 cm) — U8

“Humanoids from the Deep” (モンスター・パニック), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T53

“GODZILLA / ゴジラ” (1984) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 THEATRICAL POSTER – NORIYOSHI OHRAI’S SPECTACULAR ILLUSTRATED DESIGN

“GODZILLA / ゴジラ” (1984) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 ADVANCE TEASER POSTER – “SHADOW OVER TOKYO” DESIGN

“Alien” (エイリアン), Original Japanese Theatrical Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA524

“Detective Denshichi: The Ghost Courier” (伝七捕物帖 幽霊飛脚), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1959, Kokichi Takada, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — ZA1225

“Mute Witness” (ミュート・ウィットネス), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1996, Marina Zudina / Anthony Waller, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — ZA1201

“The Lost Boys” (ロストボーイ), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA1140

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (ロッキー・ホラー・ショー), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — ZA1135

“Phantom of the Paradise” / 「ファントム・オブ・パラダイス」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1988, Brian De Palma / Paul Williams / William Finley / Jessica Harper, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1134

“Gamera vs. Jiger” (ガメラ対大魔獣ジャイガー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1970, Noriaki Yuasa / Daiei, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H279

Mothra vs. Godzilla (モスラ対ゴジラ) / Yawara no Hoshi (柔の星) Ultra-rare uncut printer’s proof / press sheet (未裁断宣材), Japan, Toho Champion Festival, 1970, Size 44.5 × 63 cm T7

“The Blues Brothers” (ブルース・ブラザース), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S299

“Godzilla vs. Mothra” / 「ゴジラvsモスラ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1992, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S283

“Frankenstein vs. Baragon” (フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣), Very Rare Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1965, Ishirō Honda / Eiji Tsuburaya, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S276

“Alien³” (エイリアン3), Rare Original Japanese First-Release Advance Teaser Movie Poster 1992, Sigourney Weaver / David Fincher, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S275

“Requiem for a Dream” (レクイエム・フォー・ドリーム), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 2001, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S265

“Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II” (ゴジラVSメカゴジラ), Rare Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1993, Noriyoshi Ohrai Artwork, B1 Size (c. 72.8 × 103 cm), Excellent + JA32

“The Beguiled” (白い肌の異常な夜), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1971, Clint Eastwood / Don Siegel, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S260

“House” (ガバリン), Original Japanese First-Release / Advance Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) S249

“Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II” (ゴジラVSメカゴジラ), Rare Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1993, Noriyoshi Ohrai Artwork, B1 Size (c. 72.8 × 103 cm) GA32

“Gamera vs. Jiger” (ガメラ対大魔獣ジャイガー), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, Very Rare, STB / Tatekan Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) M147

“The Thing” (遊星からの物体X), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1982, John Carpenter / Kurt Russell, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S244

“The Third Man” (第三の男), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1975, Carol Reed / Orson Welles, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S214

“Grizzly” (グリズリー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1976, Neal Adams Artwork, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S207

“Shocker” (ショッカー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1990, Wes Craven, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S198

“Entrails of a Beautiful Woman”, Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) R76

“Crest of Betrayal” (忠臣蔵外伝 四谷怪談), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1994, Gustav Klimt “The Kiss” Design, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S168

“Horrors of Malformed Men” / 「江戸川乱歩全集恐怖奇形人間」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1969, STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm) — T150

“Detective Denshichi: The Ghost Courier” (伝七捕物帖幽霊飛脚), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1959, Kokichi Takada, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — ZA1225

“Crest of Betrayal” (忠臣蔵外伝四谷怪談), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1994, Gustav Klimt “The Kiss” Design, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S168