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

“Kagemusha” / “Pia” No.100, Original Japanese Commemorative Poster 1980, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q76

“Apocalypse Now Redux” (地獄の黙示録 特別完全版), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 2001, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1129

“Grave of the Fireflies” (火垂るの墓), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1092

“The Night Porter” (愛の嵐), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1974, Japanese First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1085

“Heaven and Earth” (天と地と), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q64

“GONE WITH THE WIND” (1939) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE OVERSIZE 70MM RE-RELEASE POSTER – “FIERY EMBRACE” PAINTED STYLE | Rare | Showa 50 Re-Release Campaign (1975) | c. 98 × 158 cm (c. 38.5 × 62.2 in)

“Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence” (戦場のメリークリスマス), Original Re-Release Japanese Movie Poster 2021, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q59

“Ran” (乱), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) E218

“Rashomon” (羅生門), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (trimmed at top) Q54

"Princess Mononoke", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) J73

“Casablanca”, Original Re‑Release Japanese Movie Poster 1962, Size (c. 18 × 26 cm) Q44

“THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS” (1987) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B0 BILLBOARD POSTER – TIMOTHY DALTON’S BOND DEBUT Ultra Rare | 25th Anniversary Bond Release | Massive Landscape Format | c. 103 × 145.6 cm

“KIYOSHI AWAZU – 女たち 九女八一座の人々 / SHIBUYA TŌYOKO THEATRE / BUNGAKUZA,” Japanese Theatre Poster, Original Offset 1977, Rare, B2 Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) Q20

"Princess Mononoke", Original Release Japanese Promotional Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) N145

“Gone with the Wind”, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1961, B2 Size (51.5 × 72.8 cm) P288

“Jeremiah Johnson” (大いなる勇者 / Jeremiah Johnson), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P275

“Rashomon” (羅生門), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B2 Re‑Release Poster — 1962 Japanese Re‑Release — approx. 20.3 × 28.7 in (51.5 × 72.8 cm) P272

“Senso” (夏の嵐), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese B2 First‑Release Poster — 1955 First Japanese Release (October 1955) — approx. 20.3 × 28.7 in (51.5 × 72.8 cm) P255

“Princess Mononoke World Exhibition” (「もののけ姫の世界展」), Original Japanese 1997 Shinjuku Takashimaya Promotional Poster, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51 cm) P250

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original Japanese First-Release Theatre-Listing Poster 1997, B3 Size (36.4 × 51.5 cm) P249

“Seven Samurai” (七人の侍), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1975, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P248

“Rambo” (ランボー / First Blood), Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1983 (film 1982), Rare Tall Format (c. 37 × 103 cm) P247

"Ran" (乱), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H140

“Macbeth” (マクベス / Macbeth), Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 1973 (film 1971), B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P222

“Sundays and Cybèle” (シベールの日曜日 / Les Dimanches de Ville d’Avray), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1980, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA109

“Judgment at Nuremberg” (ニュールンベルク裁判 / Judgment at Nuremberg), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) — Ultra Rare (Style A) P198

“Princess Mononoke” (もののけ姫), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O708A

“Grave of the Fireflies” (火垂るの墓), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA755

“The Longest Day” (史上最大の作戦), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1962, STB / Tatekan (c. 51 × 145 cm) — Ultra Rare P130

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

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

“Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” (戦場のメリークリスマス), 4K Restoration Japanese Re‑Release Movie Poster 2021, B1 Size (c.72.8 × 103 cm)

“Future War 198X” (未来戦史198X年), Original Japanese B1 Poster, 1982, Noriyoshi Ohrai, B1 Size (c.73 × 103 cm) HA12

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

"Princess Mononoke", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) E128

GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES / 火垂るの墓 Japan (Toho), 1988 Original Japanese theatrical poster (B1) Colour-printed poster on paper, unrestored / unbacked — Excellent

“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

“Gone With the Wind” (風と共に去りぬ), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA248

"Full Metal Jacket", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) H73

“The Longest Day” (史上最大の作戦), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P62

“Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM × TOWER RECORDS” (機動戦士ガンダムSEED FREEDOM × TOWER RECORDS), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 2024, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA869

“Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon DX” (機動戦士ガンダム 連邦vs.ジオンDX), Original Japanese PlayStation 2 Promotional Poster 2001, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA866

“Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow” (機動戦士ガンダムII 哀・戦士編), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA867, ZA868

“Casablanca”, Original Re‑Release Japanese Movie Poster 1962, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P44

“Kagemusha” (影武者), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1980, Akira Kurosawa, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) P42

“Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo” (座頭市と用心棒), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1970, Speed Poster Size (c. 26 × 75 cm) P41

“Apocalypse Now Redux” (地獄の黙示録特別完全版), Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 2001, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1129

“KIYOSHI AWAZU – 女たち九女八一座の人々 / SHIBUYA TŌYOKO THEATRE / BUNGAKUZA,” Japanese Theatre Poster, Original Offset 1977, Rare, B2 Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) Q20

“Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon DX” (機動戦士ガンダム連邦vs.ジオンDX), Original Japanese PlayStation 2 Promotional Poster 2001, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA866