Yakuza (Japanese Crime)

Yakuza posters are some of the most distinctive in Japanese cinema—bold typography, intense portrait photography, and dramatic colour that captures the style of classic gangster films. This collection features original Japanese posters for yakuza and underworld crime titles, spanning hard-boiled noir to action-driven Showa-era classics—selected for their film significance and strong display impact.

Yakuza (Japanese Crime)

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

“Irezumi: Spirit of the Tattoo” / “Sekka Tomuraizashi” (雪華葬刺し), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, Daiei Kyoto / Yoichi Takabayashi, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C254

“Bankaku Rock” (番格ロック), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, Toei Sukeban / Carol / Eikichi Yazawa, Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C279

“Irezumi” (刺青 / The Spider Tattoo), 1966 Japanese B2 Poster (First Release), Very Rare, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) Q244

“Irezumi” (刺青 / The Spider Tattoo), 1966 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), Very Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) Q243

“Furyō Banchō: Detatoko Shōbu / Wolves of the City: Take Your Chance” (不良番長 出たとこ勝負) Original release Japanese two-sheet billboard poster, 1970 — Very Good unrestored condition (B0 Billboard approx. 103 × 145.6 cm / 40.5 × 57.3 in)

“Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41” (女囚さそり 第41雑居房), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q203

“Uniform Flesh Slave” (制服肉奴隷), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1985, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q176

"Shojo no irezumi", (Tattooed Virgin) Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) I265

“Bankaku Rock” (番格ロック), Original Release Japanese STB / Tatekan Poster 1973, Ultra Rare, 2-Panel approx. 51 x 145 cm G177A

“Shibire Kurage” (しびれくらげ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, STB Tatekan Size (51 × 145 cm) B122A

“Bankaku Rock” (番格ロック), Original Release Japanese STB / Tatekan Poster 1973, Ultra Rare, 2-Panel approx. 51 x 145 cm Q109

“Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701’s Grudge Song” (女囚さそり 701号怨み節) Original release Japanese STB / Tatekan poster, 1973 — unrestored and in excellent display condition, with original cinema-use wear (STB / Tatekan / 2-panel approx. 51 x 145 cm) Q107

“Bankaku Rock / Ranking Boss Rock” (番格ロック) Original release Japanese two-sheet billboard poster, 1973 — excellent unrestored condition (B0 Billboard approx. 103 × 146 cm / 40.5 × 57.3 in)

“Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss” (女番長 野良猫ロック), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1125

“Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701’s Grudge Song” (女囚さそり 701号怨み節) Original release Japanese STB / Tatekan poster, 1973 — unrestored and in excellent display condition (STB / Tatekan / 2-panel approx. 51 x 145 cm) Q40

“Rica 3: Juvenile’s Lullaby” (混血児リカ ハマぐれ子守唄), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA145

“Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown” (女番長 タイマン勝負) Original release Japanese billboard poster, 1974 (B0 Billboard / 2-sheet approx. 145 × 103 cm)

“Blind Woman’s Curse” (怪談昇り竜) Original release Japanese billboard poster, 1970 — unrestored and in excellent condition (B0 Billboard / 2-sheet approx. 155 × 103 cm)

“Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal” (野良猫ロック マシン・アニマル) Original release Japanese billboard poster, 1970 — (approx. 146 × 103 cm)

“Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701’s Grudge Song” (女囚さそり 701号怨み節), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA809

“Wolves of the City: Blue Soldiers” (不良番長 手八丁口八丁), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1971, Speed Poster Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) ZA794

“Wolves of the City: Take Your Chance” (不良番長 出たとこ勝負), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1970, Speed Poster Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) ZA788

“Girl’s High School Horror: Furyo Monzetsu Group” (恐怖女子高校 不良悶絶グループ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O835

"New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion" (新・女囚さそり 701号), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1976, B2 Size (51 cm × 73 cm) ZA850

“Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701’s Grudge Song” (女囚さそり 701号怨み節) Original release Japanese billboard poster, 1973 — linen-backed, restored and beautifully preserved (B0 Billboard approx. 160 × 100 cm)

"Samaritan Zatoichi", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1968, Rare, B0 2 (B1)‑sheet billboard poster (103x146cm)

“Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess” (ずべ公番長 ざんげの値打ちもない), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) O565

“Gate of Flesh” (肉体の門, Nikutai no mon), Original Release Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1964, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) ZA230

“Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701’s Grudge Song” (女囚さそり 701号怨み節), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA407

"Ex-Convict Woman: Killing Ballad (前科おんな 殺し節)", Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O279

“Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game” (女番長 玉突き遊び), Original Japanese STB Tatekan Movie Poster 1974 First Release O196

"Samurai Executioner", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) G181

“Seishun no Monmon (Iku Iku Might Guy)” (性春の悶々 / いくいくマイトガイ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster c.1970s, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O16

“New Female Prisoner Scorpion: Special Cell Block X” (新・女囚さそり 特殊房X), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N240

“Sukeban Blues: Mesu-Bachi no Chosen” (女番長ブルース 牝蜂の挑戦), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C162

"Delinquent Boss: Smooth Talking, Good Fighting", Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1971, Speed Poster Size (c.26 cm × 75 cm) N46

"Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess", Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1971, Speed Poster Size (c.26 cm × 75 cm) N45 ZA795

"Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams", Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1970, Speed Poster Size (c.26 cm × 75 cm) N44 ZA798

"Sukeban: Taiman Shobu", Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1973, Speed Poster Size (c.26 cm x 75 cm) N23 ZA785

"Girl Boss: Escape from Reform School", Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1973, Speed Poster Size (c.26 cm x 75 cm) ZA792

"Criminal Woman: Killing Melody", Original Release Japanese Poster 1973, Speed Poster Size (c.26 cm x 75 cm) N22

"Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, STB Tatekan Size 20x57" (51x145cm) L154

"Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) M4

"Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School", Original Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) G141

"Jeans Blues: No Future", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1974, Ultra Rare, B0 Size, (38.5" X 62")

"Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion", Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) H165

"Female Prisoner Scorpion 701 Grudge Song", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) D242

“Furyō Banchō: Detatoko Shōbu / Wolves of the City: Take Your Chance” (不良番長出たとこ勝負) Original release Japanese two-sheet billboard poster, 1970 — Very Good unrestored condition (B0 Billboard approx. 103 × 145.6 cm / 40.5 × 57.3 in)

“Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41” (女囚さそり第41雑居房), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q203

“Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss” (女番長野良猫ロック), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1125

“Rica 3: Juvenile’s Lullaby” (混血児リカハマぐれ子守唄), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA145

“Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown” (女番長タイマン勝負) Original release Japanese billboard poster, 1974 (B0 Billboard / 2-sheet approx. 145 × 103 cm)

“Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal” (野良猫ロックマシン・アニマル) Original release Japanese billboard poster, 1970 — (approx. 146 × 103 cm)

“Wolves of the City: Blue Soldiers” (不良番長手八丁口八丁), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1971, Speed Poster Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) ZA794

“Wolves of the City: Take Your Chance” (不良番長出たとこ勝負), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1970, Speed Poster Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) ZA788

“Girl’s High School Horror: Furyo Monzetsu Group” (恐怖女子高校不良悶絶グループ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1973, Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O835

“Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess” (ずべ公番長ざんげの値打ちもない), Original Japanese B2 Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) O565

"Ex-Convict Woman: Killing Ballad (前科おんな殺し節)", Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O279

“Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game” (女番長玉突き遊び), Original Japanese STB Tatekan Movie Poster 1974 First Release O196

“New Female Prisoner Scorpion: Special Cell Block X” (新・女囚さそり特殊房X), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1977, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N240

“Sukeban Blues: Mesu-Bachi no Chosen” (女番長ブルース牝蜂の挑戦), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) C162