Science Fiction

Science fiction posters are some of the most imaginative in Japanese cinema—often featuring bold illustration, futuristic typography, and striking colour that looks fantastic on the wall. This collection brings together original Japanese posters spanning space opera, dystopian futures, monsters and aliens, and modern sci-fi classics—selected for their design impact and collector appeal.

Science Fiction

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

“Ghostbusters” (ゴーストバスターズ), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O644

“The Thing” (遊星からの物体X), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1982, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51.5 cm) O643

“Blade Runner” (ブレードランナー), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1982, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51.5 cm) O642

“Scanners” (スキャナーズ), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1981, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51.5 cm) O641

“Tron” (トロン), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1982, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51.5 cm) O640

“The Man Who Fell to Earth” (地球に落ちて来た男), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1977, Very Rare, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51.5 cm) O639

"Humanoids from the Deep"(モンスター・パニック), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1980, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51.5 cm) O638

“The Terminator” (ターミネーター), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1984, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51.5 cm) O634

“2001: A Space Odyssey” (2001年宇宙の旅), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1978, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51.5 cm) O632

“Scanners” (スキャナーズ), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1981, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51.5 cm) O631

“Aliens” (エイリアン2), Original Japanese First Release Theatrical Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O616

“Satellite in the Sky” (人工衛星X号／宇宙原水爆戦), Original Japanese B2 Poster 1959, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O615

Fritz Lang — “METROPOLIS” (メトロポリス) Ultra‑rare original Japanese pre‑war film‑press issue with bound‑in card‑stock Metropolis advertising pamphlet (Robot Maria cover + full double‑page Art‑Deco spread; reads right‑to‑left)

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 O598

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 O597

“Aliens” (エイリアン2), Original Japanese First Release Theatrical Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I310 C

“Escape from New York” (ニューヨーク1997), Original Japanese First Release Theatrical Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O588

“Castle in the Sky” (天空の城ラピュタ), Original Japanese First Release Theatrical Poster 1986, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C229 A

“Akira Club” (アキラクラブ) – Rare Original Japanese Promotional Poster (Kodansha / Young Magazine, 1995) B2 Size (approx. 51 x 73 cm) O592

“The End of Evangelion” (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 Air/まごころを、君に), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA681

"Ghostbusters II" (ゴーストバスターズ2), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA614

“S.H.E.” (クレオパトラ・ジャガー), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm)

“Heavy Metal” (ヘビー・メタル), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA607

"Phantasm" (ファンタズム), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73cm) ZA640

"The Fly II" (ザ・フライ2 二世誕生), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1989, B2 Size (51 × 73cm) ZA663

“TRON”, Original Japanese Theatrical Poster (First Release) 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA605

"Isle of Dogs", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 2018, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA698

"Star Wars: A New Hope" (スター・ウォーズ), Original Japanese Movie Soundtrack Poster 1982, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm)

"Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein", Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese First‑Release B2 Poster, 1954 Japanese Debut — B2 Size (approx. 51 × 73 cm)

"Science Ninja Team Gatchaman" (科学忍者隊ガッチャマン), Very Rare Original Japanese Speed Poster 1973, Speed Size (26 × 75 cm) N21 B

“Mothra” (モスラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese First‑Release Chihōban B2 Poster, 1961 Japanese Debut of Mothra, Ultra Rare — B2 Size (approx. 51 × 73 cm)

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (風の谷のナウシカ)”, Original Japanese Soundtrack Album Promotional Poster 1984, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O81 A

“Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” (スター・ウォーズ／帝国の逆襲), Original Japanese B1 Promotion Poster 1984, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm) GA17

“Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐), Original Japanese B1 “Montage” Movie Poster 1983, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm) IA5

“Monster Panic” (モンスター・パニック / Humanoids from the Deep), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B1 Movie Poster 1981, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm) IA8

“Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” (スター・ウォーズ／ジェダイの復讐), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B1 “Lightsaber” Movie Poster 1983, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm) FA21

“SF Body Snatcher / Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (SFボディ・スナッチャー), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1978, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA490

“Mothra” (モスラ), Framed Original Ultra Rare Japanese first‑release folded chirashi style flyer for Honda’s 1961 kaijū spectacle — Size: c. 25.7 × 36.4 cm open (folds to c. 25.7 × 18.2 cm, B5‑type)

“Godzilla” (ゴジラ), Framed Original Ultra Rare Japanese first‑release folded chirashi style flyer for Honda’s 1954 kaijū classic — Size: c. 25.7 × 36.4 cm open (folds to c. 25.7 × 18.2 cm, B5‑type)

“Akira Club” (アキラクラブ), Rare Original Japanese B3 Promotional Poster 1995, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51 cm) ZA518

"Rodan", Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) N97 A

“Mazinger Z – TV Series Triplet Box” (マジンガーZ), Original Japanese B2 LaserDisc Promotional Poster 1995, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) O574

“The Empire Strikes Back”, Withdrawn ORIGINAL Concept One Sheet (27 x 41 inches) Style A, 1980 – ULTRA RARE

“Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1984, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) D97 A

“Escape from the Planet of the Apes” (新・猿の惑星), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) G185 A

“Pokémon 3: The Movie – Lord of the ‘UNKNOWN’ Tower: Entei” (劇場版ポケットモンスター 結晶塔の帝王, Gekijōban Pocket Monsters: Kesshō-tō no Teiō), Original Release Japanese B1 Movie Poster 2000, B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm) AA5

“Gamera vs. Viras” (ガメラ対宇宙怪獣バイラス), Original Release Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1968, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA152

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 O598

“Pokémon 3: The Movie – Lord of the ‘UNKNOWN’ Tower: Entei” (劇場版ポケットモンスター結晶塔の帝王, Gekijōban Pocket Monsters: Kesshō-tō no Teiō), Original Release Japanese B1 Movie Poster 2000, B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm) AA5