Romance

Romance posters are some of the most elegant in Japanese cinema—often defined by beautiful photography, refined typography, and subtle colour that feels timeless when framed. This collection features original Japanese posters for love stories across eras, from classic dramas to modern romances—selected for their design appeal and strong display presence.

Romance

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

“PORCO ROSSO / 紅の豚” (1992) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B1 THEATRICAL POSTER – HAYAO MIYAZAKI / STUDIO GHIBLI (G)

“Closing Time” (閉店時間 / Heiten Jikan), Original Japanese Release STB Tatekan Movie Poster 1962, STB Size (approx. 51 × 145 cm) P219

“The Night Heaven Fell” (月夜の宝石 / Les bijoutiers du clair de lune), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1960, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA61

"Godzilla vs. the Thing", Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1964, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P211

“Made in Hong Kong” (メイド・イン・ホンコン), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, Rare Signed Example (Fruit Chan / 陳果), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P205

“Bonjour Tristesse” (悲しみよこんにちは / Kanashimi yo Konnichiwa), Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1976 (film 1958), Saul Bass artwork, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P204

“The Crying Game” (クライング・ゲーム), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1992, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA34

“L’Aigle à Deux Têtes” (双頭の鷲), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B2 First‑Release Poster — 1953 First Japanese Release (24 June 1953) — approx. 20.3 × 28.7 in (51.5 × 72.8 cm) P197

“The Red and the Black” (赤と黒 / Le Rouge et le Noir), Japanese Re-Release STB / Tatekan Poster Shōwa 41 (1966), STB / Tatekan (c. 51 × 145 cm) P193

“Bedazzled” (恋の大通り / Bedazzled), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, STB / Tatekan (c. 51 × 145 cm) — Ultra Rare P191

"Take Me Out to the Snowland", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) K303

“Cinderella” (シンデレラ姫), Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P180

“La Piscine” (太陽が知っている), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1969, Rare, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) P175

"Paris, Texas", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) G108

“Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” (慕情), Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1965 (film 1955), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P172

“Paris, Texas” (パリ，テキサス), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985 (film 1984), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P171

“Howl’s Moving Castle” (ハウルの動く城), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 2005 (DVD & Video Release), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P167

“Boulevard du Rhum” (ラムの大通り / The Rum Runners), Original Release Japanese STB / Tatekan Signboard Poster 1972 (film 1971), STB / Tatekan (c. 51 × 145 cm) — Very Rare P166

“Nata di Marzo” (三月生れ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1958, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P164

“Belle de Jour” (昼顔), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P163

“La Dolce Vita” (甘い生活), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J157

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 P159

“Black Lizard” (黒蜥蜴), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P157

“10:30 P.M. Summer” (夏の夜の10時30分 / 10:30 P.M. Summer), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1966, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P154

“Chance and Violence” (潮騒 / Le Hasard et la Violence), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1974, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P153

“Madeleine” (マデリーン 愛の旅路 / Madeleine), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976 (film 1950), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P152

“The Girl on a Motorcycle” (あの胸にもういちど / La Motocyclette), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P135

“The Girl on a Motorcycle” (あの胸にもウちど), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968 (film 1968), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P13

Hiroshima mon amour (二十四時間の情事) — First release Japanese Horizontal Large B1 Size, 1959 — Striking Japan‑Only Lovers / Eiffel Tower Montage Design — Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c.73 x103cm)

"Take Me Out to the Snowland", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, Rare, B1 Size (73 x 103cm)

“West Side Story” (ウエスト・サイド物語), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster, 1961, Very Rare, B2 Size (c.51.5 × 72.8 cm) P120

“John Cassavetes Retrospective”, Original Japanese Film Programme Poster 2013, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I108

“Your Name.” (君の名は。), Original Japanese Promotional Exhibition Poster 2017, B1 Size (c. 72.8 × 103 cm)

“Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon” (ルパン三世 バビロンの黄金伝説), Original Release Japanese Nakazuri Poster 1985, B3 Size (36.4 × 51.5 cm) P107

“Animal House” (アニマル・ハウス), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1978, Rare B1 Size (c. 72.8 × 103.0 cm)

“Animal House” (アニマル・ハウス), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1978, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A115

“The Apartment” (アパートの鍵貸します), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1960, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P99

“The Sand Pebbles” (砲艦サンパブロ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1967, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K321

“Happy Together” (ブエノスアイレス), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O267

"Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫)", Original Japanese DVD Release Promotional Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA507

"Big Trouble in Little China", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) C170 A

GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN / ゴジラの逆襲 Japan (Toho), 1955 Original first-release Japanese theatrical poster (B2 / chihōban (地方版), Style B) Colour-printed poster on paper, professionally linen-backed

“Donnie Darko” (ドニー・ダーコ), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 2001, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P84

“Testament of Orpheus” (オルフェの遺言), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P83

"We Want a Child!” (原題：Vi vil ha’ et barn), Original Japanese Movie Poster, First Japanese Release (1954), Very Rare, B2 Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) ZA969

“Braveheart” (ブレイブハート), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA477

“Braveheart” (ブレイブハート), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA476

“Madeleine” (マデリーン愛の旅路 / Madeleine), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976 (film 1950), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P152

“Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon” (ルパン三世バビロンの黄金伝説), Original Release Japanese Nakazuri Poster 1985, B3 Size (36.4 × 51.5 cm) P107