Iconic Japanese Movie Posters | Japan Poster Shop

Explore Japan Poster Shop’s extensive collection of original Japanese movie posters, celebrating some of the most iconic film franchises, legendary filmmakers and influential figures in cinema history.

From the enduring cultural phenomenon of Star Wars, the extraordinary animation of Studio Ghibli, and Japan’s legendary Godzilla franchise to the groundbreaking work of Akira Kurosawa, Takeshi Kitano and Hayao Miyazaki, this collection brings together some of the most recognisable and collectible imagery in Japanese film history.

Discover original theatrical posters for celebrated films and franchises, including James Bond, Akira, Seven Samurai, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and the classic Japanese cinema of the twentieth century. Our selection also celebrates cult cinema, anime, science fiction, Japanese action films and legendary performers such as Meiko Kaji.

Spanning decades of Japanese cinema and graphic design, our collection includes rare first-release theatrical posters, original B2 and B1 formats, exceptionally scarce STB Tatekan posters, large-format billboards and promotional material. Many of these original Japanese designs have become highly sought after by international collectors for their distinctive artwork, historical significance and rarity.

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.

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Iconic Japanese Movie Posters — Franchises & Legends

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦) Toho Champion Festival re-release, Japan, 1971 Ultra-rare uncut advance-ticket printer’s proof sheet (印刷見本 / 8-up), Size 48 × 64 cm T8

“Godzilla: Final Wars” (ゴジラ FINAL WARS), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2004, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S16

“My Neighbor Totoro” (となりのトトロ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S17

“Son of Godzilla” (ゴジラの息子), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1973, Toho Re-Release — Dead Stock, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A253

“Spirited Away” (千と千尋の神隠し), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2001, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) D277

“King Kong” (キングコング), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — T236

“Star Wars” (スター・ウォーズ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T231

“Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐), Original Japanese Special Edition Re-Release Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — T136

“High and Low” (天国と地獄), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H68

“Sanjuro” (椿三十郎), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1969, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q144

“Kiki’s Delivery Service” (魔女の宅急便), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1989, First Theatrical Issue, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) M46B

"Seven Samurai" (七人の侍), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA889

“My Neighbor Totoro” (となりのトトロ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1988, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm) - Gallery

“STAR WARS”, Complete Set of Three Original American Promotional Posters 1978, Procter & Gamble / Cascade, Cheer & Dawn, Artwork by Ken Goldammer, Size Each (c. 47.5 × 58 cm) — T176-8

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T156

“100 Monsters” / 「妖怪百物語」, Original Japanese STB Theatrical Poster, First Release 1968, Kimiyoshi Yasuda / Daiei, Ultra Rare, STB Size (approx. 51 × 145 cm) T65

"Porco Rosso (Kurenai no Buta)" (紅の豚), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1992, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T203

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Studio Ghibli, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T202

"Godzilla", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, Noriyoshi Ohrai, Rare, B1 Size (71 x 103cm) LA9

“Ran” (乱), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) AA19

“HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE / ハウルの動く城”, ORIGINAL JAPANESE DOUBLE-SIDED B1 FIRST-RELEASE THEATRICAL POSTER 2004, ULTRA RARE THIRD THEATRICAL POSTER DESIGN, B1 SIZE (c. 72.8 x 103cm) KA20

“HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE / ハウルの動く城”, ORIGINAL JAPANESE DOUBLE-SIDED B1 THEATRICAL ADVANCE POSTER 2004, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c. 72.8 x 103cm) KA19

“DODES’KA-DEN / どですかでん” (1970) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE STB / TATEKAN FIRST-RELEASE THEATRICAL POSTER – ARTWORK BY AKIRA KUROSAWA P142

“Sanjuro” (椿三十郎), Original Japanese First-Release Speed Movie Poster, Printed 1961 for the 1962 Release, Very Rare, Size (26 × 73 cm) — K223

“Ebirah, Horror of the Deep” (南海の大決闘), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O188

“Akira Kurosawa — Footprints of a Dream” (黒澤明〈夢のあしあと〉), Original Japanese Illustrated Calendar Poster 2000, Artwork by T. Ueda, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) — N72

“Akira Kurosawa” (黒澤明), Original Japanese Memorial Calendar Poster for 1999, Printed c. 1998–1999, Illustration by T. Ueda, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) — J11

“The Films of Akira Kurosawa” (黒澤明—「そのヒューマニズムの芸術」), Original Japanese University Film Event Poster c. 1976, Design by K. Nishimoto, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) — K258

“The World of Maestro Akira Kurosawa” (巨匠 黒沢明の世界), Original Japanese Retrospective Poster c. 1971, Illustrated Portrait / Kawasaki Toho, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) — K60

“Akira Kurosawa Festival” (黒澤明フェスティバル), Original Japanese Retrospective Poster 1971, Meitetsu Hall / Max Factor Advertisement, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) — ZA720

“Akira Kurosawa Festival” (黒沢明フェスティバル), Original Japanese Retrospective Poster 1971, Shinjuku Keio, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) — O434

“Akira Kurosawa Special” / 「黒澤明の全貌」, Original Japanese Film Festival Poster 1986–1987, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q286A

“RASHOMON / 羅生門”, VINTAGE JAPANESE B2 SPECIAL-SCREENING POSTER 1972, “DAIEI CLASSIC FILM SCREENING”, Unusual Heavier-Stock Example, B2 Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) K21

"Ran" (乱), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C294

“Ran” (乱), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O68A

"Ikiru” (生きる / Ikiru), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 cm x 73 cm) K172

"Dodes'ka-den", Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1970, Speed Poster Size (c.26 cm × 75 cm) N27A

“TAKESHIS’” (たけしーず), Original Japanese Movie Poster 2005, Takeshi Kitano / Beat Takeshi, B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm) — KA7

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

"Lady Snowblood" (修羅雪姫), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N5A

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Japanese Illustrated Poster c. 1984, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E77 A

“Yakuza 6: The Song of Life” / 「龍が如く６ 命の詩。」, Original Japanese Video Game Promotional Poster 2016 — Featuring Takeshi Kitano — PlayStation 4, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA408

“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

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J144

The Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1958, Ultra Rare Mifune / Princess Yuki Photomontage Style, Unfolded B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) - Gallery

“Star Wars / C-3PO & R2-D2”, Original 1977 Japanese Commercial Poster, Large Format (62 x 86 cm) K265

“GODZILLA MINUS ZERO / ゴジラ-0.0”, ORIGINAL JAPANESE DOUBLE-SIDED B1 THEATRICAL ADVANCE POSTER 2026, “FILMED FOR IMAX”, Very Rare, B1 Size (c. 72.8 × 103 cm) KA5

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (三大怪獣地球最大の決戦) Toho Champion Festival re-release, Japan, 1971 Ultra-rare uncut advance-ticket printer’s proof sheet (印刷見本 / 8-up), Size 48 × 64 cm T8

“The World of Maestro Akira Kurosawa” (巨匠黒沢明の世界), Original Japanese Retrospective Poster c. 1971, Illustrated Portrait / Kawasaki Toho, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) — K60

“Yakuza 6: The Song of Life” / 「龍が如く６命の詩。」, Original Japanese Video Game Promotional Poster 2016 — Featuring Takeshi Kitano — PlayStation 4, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA408