War

War posters are among the most visually powerful in Japanese cinema—combining dramatic imagery, bold typography, and striking compositions that translate the scale and intensity of conflict onto paper. This collection features original Japanese posters for war films across eras and theatres, from WWII classics to modern combat dramas—selected for both their film significance and strong display appeal.

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

“The Outlaw Josey Wales” (アウトロー), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1976, Clint Eastwood, B2 Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) S251

“1941” (1941／いちきゅうよんいち), Rare Original Japanese First-Release Double-Sided Theatrical Promotional Poster 1980, B2 Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) S250

“Grave of the Fireflies” (火垂るの墓), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) M149A

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original Japanese LaserDisc Release Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N77A

“KIYOSHI AWAZU – 詩人トロツキー / GEKIDAN NINGENZA No.26 / NIHON SEINENKAN HALL,” Japanese Theatre Poster, Original Offset 1968 Design / 1969 Performance Issue, Rare, B2 Size (c. 51.7 × 73.3 cm) S218

“KIYOSHI AWAZU – 天守物語・十三夜 / SHIBUYA TŌYOKO THEATRE / BUNGAKUZA,” Japanese Theatre Poster, Original Offset 1974, Rare, B2 Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) S216

“Throne of Blood” (蜘蛛巣城), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1957, Akira Kurosawa, Rare B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S208

“Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence” (戦場のメリークリスマス), Original Japanese 4K Restoration Re-Release Movie Poster 2021, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S201

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original Japanese LaserDisc Release Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S169

“All Quiet on the Western Front”, Original Japanese Re-Release STB Movie Poster 1962, STB Size (51 × 146 cm) S172

“TOP GUN” (1986) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B0 BILLBOARD POSTER – SUNSET FIGHTER-JET & PHOTOGRAPHIC MONTAGE Ultra Rare | First Japanese Release | Japan-Specific Montage Design | Massive Landscape Format | c. 103 × 145.6 cm (Excellent+)

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P26

"Princess Mononoke" (もののけ姫), Original Japanese First-Release Teaser Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S151

“Night People” (夜の人々), Original First-Release Japanese STB Tatekan Movie Poster 1954, Gregory Peck, Rare Two-Panel STB Size (c.51 × 145 cm) O863

“Night People” (夜の人々), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1954, Gregory Peck, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O862

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N294

"Princess Mononoke" (もののけ姫), Original Japanese First-Release Teaser Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA236A

“Kagemusha”, Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1980, Akira Kurosawa Artwork, Rare B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S83

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S25A

“Princess Mononoke” / 「もののけ姫」, Original Release Japanese Promotional Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S26A

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

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N54

“Apocalypse Now” / 「地獄の黙示録」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S37

“The War Is Over / La Guerre est finie”, Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1967, ATG, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S42

“Princess Mononoke – Video Release” (もののけ姫 ビデオ発売告知), Original Japanese Home Video Promotional Poster 1998, Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S36

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S77

“Princess Mononoke” / 「もののけ姫」, Original Release Japanese Promotional Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S26

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S25

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S28

“Future War 198X” (未来戦史198X年), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, Artwork by Noriyoshi Ohrai, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O873

“The Idiot / Hakuchi”, Original Japanese Shochiku CBS/FOX Video Promotional Poster c. 1985–1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O861

“1941” (１９４１ / いちきゅうよんいち), Rare Original Japanese First-Release Advance Teaser Movie Poster 1979, B1 Size (c. 72 × 103 cm) HAK-A

"Yojimbo (用心棒)", Original Japanese Movie Poster 1967, First Re-Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) R9

"Kagemusha" (影武者), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1980, Akira Kurosawa, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I199

“Kagemusha” (影武者), 1980 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) O602A

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) R3

"Conan the Barbarian / Conan the Great" (コナン・ザ・グレート), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, Renato Casaro Artwork, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) M217

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) J73D VG

“APOCALYPSE NOW” (1979) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B0 BILLBOARD POSTER Extremely Rare | Massive Format | First Release | 99 × 157 cm

“Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow”, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) L289

"Rising Sun" (ライジング・サン), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K375

“Battle of Britain”, Original Japanese First Release STB Movie Poster 1969, STB Size (51 × 146 cm) K359

“Patton”, Original Japanese First Release STB Movie Poster 1970, STB Size (51 × 146 cm) K358

“All Quiet on the Western Front”, Original Japanese Re-Release STB Movie Poster 1962, STB Size (51 × 146 cm) K357

The Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1968, STB / Tatekan (c. 51 × 145 cm) — Ultra Rare K368

“Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack” / 「機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア」, Original Japanese Kanazawa City Fire Department Promotional Nakazuri Poster 1988, Rare B3 Size (36 × 52 cm) J273

“Apocalypse Now” / 「地獄の黙示録」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I352

“Princess Mononoke – Video Release” (もののけ姫ビデオ発売告知), Original Japanese Home Video Promotional Poster 1998, Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S36

“Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack” / 「機動戦士ガンダム逆襲のシャア」, Original Japanese Kanazawa City Fire Department Promotional Nakazuri Poster 1988, Rare B3 Size (36 × 52 cm) J273