Explore Japan Poster Shop’s extensive collection of original Japanese science fiction movie posters, featuring rare and highly collectible theatrical artwork from some of the most influential films in cinema history.
Spanning more than seven decades of filmmaking, our collection celebrates the extraordinary visual imagination of science-fiction cinema, from early space exploration and alien encounters to dystopian futures, artificial intelligence, cyberpunk and epic intergalactic adventures.
Of particular significance is our exceptional selection of original Japanese Star Wars posters, including rare first-release theatrical designs, advance promotional material and extraordinarily scarce large-format advertising posters. The original Japanese campaigns for Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983) produced some of the most distinctive and sought-after science-fiction poster artwork ever created, including celebrated illustrations by Japanese artists such as Noriyoshi Ohrai.
Our collection also encompasses original Japanese posters for landmark science-fiction films including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, Alien, The Terminator, The Matrix, Metropolis and many other classics, alongside Japanese productions and influential anime such as Akira (1988), Ghost in the Shell (1995) and the extraordinary tradition of Japanese science-fiction animation.
Japanese theatrical poster campaigns are particularly admired for their dramatic compositions, original illustrations, distinctive typography and alternative artwork, frequently presenting internationally celebrated films through a uniquely Japanese visual perspective.
Our extensive holdings include original B2 and B1 theatrical posters, exceptionally rare STB Tatekan formats, large-format B0 billboards, advance promotional designs, unused examples and scarce first-release variants. Many of these posters survive in limited numbers, with early theatrical examples and unusual large-format designs particularly prized by collectors.
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.
“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (E.T.), Original Japanese Cinema Promotional Poster c. 1982–83, Rare B3 Nakazuri Format, Romance-za Screening Details, Size (c. 51.5 × 36.4 cm) N119A
New
“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (E.T.), Original Japanese Cinema Promotional Poster c. 1982–83, Rare B3 Nakazuri Format, Romance-za Screening Details, Size (c. 51.5 × 36.4 cm) N119A
“Tetsuo: The Bullet Man” (鉄男 THE BULLET MAN), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 2010, Very Rare Double-Sided Light-Box Poster, Shinya Tsukamoto, B1 Size (c. 72.8 × 103 cm) - Gallery
New
“Tetsuo: The Bullet Man” (鉄男 THE BULLET MAN), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 2010, Very Rare Double-Sided Light-Box Poster, Shinya Tsukamoto, B1 Size (c. 72.8 × 103 cm) - Gallery
“The City of Lost Children” (La Cité des Enfants Perdus), Original Japanese Vantan Promotional Poster 1996, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (73 × 103 cm) - Gallery
New
“The City of Lost Children” (La Cité des Enfants Perdus), Original Japanese Vantan Promotional Poster 1996, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (73 × 103 cm) - Gallery
“Godzilla vs Megaguirus” (ゴジラ×メガギラス G消滅作戦), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 2000, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai (生頼範義), Rare B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm), Excellent+ / Near Mint Presentation — Gallery
New
“Godzilla vs Megaguirus” (ゴジラ×メガギラス G消滅作戦), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 2000, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai (生頼範義), Rare B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm), Excellent+ / Near Mint Presentation — Gallery
“Godzilla vs King Ghidorah” (ゴジラvsキングギドラ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1991, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai (生頼範義), B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm), Excellent+ Condition — Gallery
Sold Out
New
“Godzilla vs King Ghidorah” (ゴジラvsキングギドラ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1991, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai (生頼範義), B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm), Excellent+ Condition — Gallery
“Destroy All Monsters” (怪獣総進撃), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1968, Ultra Rare, Conservation Linen-Backed, STB Tatekan Size c. 20 × 57 in. (51 × 145 cm) - Gallery
Sold Out
New
“Destroy All Monsters” (怪獣総進撃), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1968, Ultra Rare, Conservation Linen-Backed, STB Tatekan Size c. 20 × 57 in. (51 × 145 cm) - Gallery
“Son of Godzilla” (怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1967, Ultra Rare, Conservation Linen-Backed, STB Tatekan Size c. 20 × 57 in. (51 × 145 cm) - Gallery
New
“Son of Godzilla” (怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1967, Ultra Rare, Conservation Linen-Backed, STB Tatekan Size c. 20 × 57 in. (51 × 145 cm) - Gallery
“Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis” (帝都物語) Original release Japanese poster, 1988 — extremely rare in B1 and in excellent condition (B1 approx. 103 × 72.8 cm)
New
“Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis” (帝都物語) Original release Japanese poster, 1988 — extremely rare in B1 and in excellent condition (B1 approx. 103 × 72.8 cm)
“Shinji Nishikawa: Drawing Book of Godzilla” (西川伸司ゴジラ画集), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 2016, Artwork by Shinji Nishikawa, Rare A1 Landscape Format (59 × 83 cm) ZA1281
New
“Shinji Nishikawa: Drawing Book of Godzilla” (西川伸司ゴジラ画集), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 2016, Artwork by Shinji Nishikawa, Rare A1 Landscape Format (59 × 83 cm) ZA1281
“GEORGE LUCAS × CHEWBACCA × PANASONIC” Pana Crystal / TR-3LT4 — “Lucas’s Power of Resolution” Original Japanese B0 Billboard Poster, c. 1987–88 | Linen Backed | Near Mint Presentation
New
“GEORGE LUCAS × CHEWBACCA × PANASONIC” Pana Crystal / TR-3LT4 — “Lucas’s Power of Resolution” Original Japanese B0 Billboard Poster, c. 1987–88 | Linen Backed | Near Mint Presentation
