Horror

Horror posters are some of the most striking in Japanese cinema—often featuring bold illustration, eerie photography, and unforgettable typography that looks incredible framed. This collection brings together original Japanese posters spanning classic Universal and Hammer titles, Japanese supernatural and psychological horror, and modern cult favourites—selected for their design impact and collector appeal.

Horror

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

“Let Sleeping Corpses Lie” / 「悪魔の墓場」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I358

“Twin Peaks” / 「ツイン・ピークス」, Original Japanese VHS Rental Promotional Poster 1991, Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I360

“The Shining” / 「シャイニング」, Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA394

“Shark!” / 「シャーク！」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1976, Artwork by Susumu Masukawa, B1 Size (73 × 103 cm)

“Terror in the Aisles” / 「ホラー・ワールド」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G298

“Halloween” (ハロウィン), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1978, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G270

“Godzilla vs. Biollante” (ゴジラvsビオランテ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G282

“Godzilla vs. Mothra” / 「ゴジラvsモスラ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1992, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G281

“SHADOW / TENEBRAE / シャドー”, ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 THEATRICAL POSTER — 1982 FILM / 1983 JAPANESE FIRST RELEASE, RARE ILLUSTRATED B1 DESIGN, B1 SIZE (c. 72.8 × 103 cm)

“Ebirah, Horror of the Deep” (ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘 / Godzilla, Ebirah, Mothra: Great Duel in the South Seas), 1966 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm)

“Gappa the Triphibian Monster” (大巨獣ガッパ / Daikyojū Gappa), 1967 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), Ultra-Rare Nikkatsu Kaiju Holy Grail, Professionally Conserved and Washi-Backed, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm)

“Matinee” / 「マチネー／土曜の午後はキッスで始まる」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1993, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) G269

“Young Frankenstein” (ヤング・フランケンシュタイン), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1975 (film 1974), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G293

“The Return of the Living Dead” / 「バタリアン」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) F299

“The Watcher in the Woods” / 「呪われた森」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) F297

“Kinkanshoku” / 「金環蝕」 (“Annular Eclipse”), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F276

“Island of the Evil Spirits” / 「悪霊島」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B282

“Ebirah, Horror of the Deep” (南海の大決闘), Original Japanese Re-Release STB Tatekan Poster 1971, Ultra-Rare, STB Size (51 × 145 cm) C285

"Gremlins" (グレムリン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D254

“The Raven”, Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1965 (for the 1963 film), Very Rare, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) D284

“Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1992, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1139 (Copy)

“eXistenZ” (イグジステンズ), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1999, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) D271

“Nightwatch” / 「ナイトウォッチ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A256

“Shadow / Tenebrae” (シャドー), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) A269

“The Face of Another” (他人の顔), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F286

“The Seventh Seal” / 「第七の封印」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1963, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F273

"Piranha II: Flying Killers", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) F264

“Carrie” / 「キャリー」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, Brian De Palma / Sissy Spacek / Piper Laurie, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA996

“Magic” / 「マジック」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA527

"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes – Perfect Version" (アタック・オブ・キラー・トマト 完璧版), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA872

“The Lost Boys” (ロストボーイ), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA845

"MAP OF MONSTER ISLAND" A.K.A “GODZILLA, EBIRAH, MOTHRA: GREAT DUEL IN THE SOUTH SEAS / ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘”, ORIGINAL JAPANESE THEATRICAL COMMEMORATIVE SUGOROKU GAME POSTER 1966, Ultra Rare, Large Format, c. 62 x 87.3cm

“Medea” (メディア), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1969, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA738

“Ravenous” (ラビナス), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1999, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA686

“Red Dragon” / 「レッド・ドラゴン」, Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 2002, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA673

“Sanguelia” (サンゲリア), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA661

“TATARI” / House on Haunted Hill (タタリ), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1999, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA658

“Carrie” / 「キャリー」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, Brian De Palma / Sissy Spacek / Piper Laurie, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E295

“Godzilla vs. Destoroyah” (ゴジラVSデストロイア), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C295

“The Giant Spider Invasion” / 「ジャイアント・スパイダー 大襲来」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C280

“Godzilla Wonderland” / 「ゴジラワンダーランド」, Original Japanese Kintetsu Abeno Nakazuri Promotional Poster 1995, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Exhibition Event, Horizontal Train-Advertising Format E260

“Scared Stiff” / 「底抜けびっくり仰天」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1954, Dean Martin / Jerry Lewis / Carmen Miranda, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D300

“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) D279

“Godzilla vs. Biollante” (ゴジラvsビオランテ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C289

"Godzilla", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Noriyoshi Ohrai, Rare, B1 Size (71 x 103cm) HA37

“Godzilla vs. Gigan” (地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972 — Dead Stock, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C284

“Gremlins” (グレムリン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA422

“Ebirah, Horror of the Deep” (ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ南海の大決闘 / Godzilla, Ebirah, Mothra: Great Duel in the South Seas), 1966 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm)

"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes – Perfect Version" (アタック・オブ・キラー・トマト完璧版), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA872

"MAP OF MONSTER ISLAND" A.K.A “GODZILLA, EBIRAH, MOTHRA: GREAT DUEL IN THE SOUTH SEAS / ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ南海の大決闘”, ORIGINAL JAPANESE THEATRICAL COMMEMORATIVE SUGOROKU GAME POSTER 1966, Ultra Rare, Large Format, c. 62 x 87.3cm

“The Giant Spider Invasion” / 「ジャイアント・スパイダー大襲来」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C280

“Godzilla vs. Gigan” (地球攻撃命令ゴジラ対ガイガン), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972 — Dead Stock, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C284