“All Monsters Attack” (ゴジラ・ミニラ・ガバラ オール怪獣大進撃 / Godzilla, Minilla, Gabara: All Monsters Attack), 1969 Japanese STB Tatekan Poster (First Release), Rare, STB Size (c. 51 × 145 cm) Q238

This is an original Japanese STB tatekan poster issued in Japan for Toho’s 1969 Godzilla film known internationally as All Monsters Attack and, in the U.S., as Godzilla’s Revenge. Produced in the dramatic STB format—two B2 sheets designed to display together as one tall vertical theatre poster—it is a highly visual, country-of-origin Godzilla piece from the late Shōwa period. Unlike many Japanese posters of the era that leaned heavily on photographic montage, this example is built around a spectacular fully painted kaiju illustration, giving it a theatrical force and graphic unity that make the design one of the most distinctive Godzilla posters of the late 1960s.

Important note on authenticity: there are modern reproductions and reprints of classic Godzilla advertising in circulation—this example is 100% original first-release Japanese theatrical paper. It presents extremely well and retains the scale, color, and surface presence expected of genuine period Toho display material. 

Film background
Released by Toho in 1969, All Monsters Attack is directed by Ishirō Honda and stands as the tenth film in the Godzilla series of the Shōwa era. The story follows young Ichiro, a lonely schoolboy whose imagination carries him to Monster Island, where Minilla’s battles with the bullying monster Gabara mirror Ichiro’s own struggles in the human world. Though more child-centered than the series’ earlier city-destroying spectacles, the film gathers an impressive roster of Toho monsters, including Godzilla, Minilla, Gabara, Kamacuras, Kumonga, Ebirah, Gorosaurus, and Manda, making it a late-1960s monster rally with a uniquely dreamlike, children’s-adventure structure. Its mixture of fantasy, recycled battle footage, and newly staged monster scenes gives the film a fascinating place in Godzilla history—modest in production, but unusually rich in poster imagery.

Poster design
This STB is pure painted Toho spectacle. The upper section is dominated by a huge, snarling Godzilla, his atomic breath cutting diagonally through the composition toward Gabara, whose red face, horns, fangs, and green mane create one of the most flamboyant villain images in the Shōwa poster cycle. Kamacuras hovers above a volcanic island sunset, while bold red vertical copy announces Minilla’s struggle and the battle for supremacy on Monster Island. The central blue panel reading 「ゴジラ・ミニラ・ガバラ」 gives the design a vivid modernist counterweight against the enormous red title text 「オール怪獣大進撃」, which runs down the left side at monumental scale.

The lower section expands the monster parade: Minilla appears in combat, Ebirah rises from the surf, Kumonga and Gorosaurus are identified by printed name labels, and the sweeping sea foam and diagonal movement lines create a sense of continuous action from top to bottom. At the lower right, a group of children look upward in amazement, grounding the poster in the film’s child’s-eye perspective while preserving the oversized theatrical energy expected of a Godzilla release. The result is a poster that feels larger than the film itself—dense, colorful, and unmistakably Japanese in its balance of hand-painted fantasy, bold typography, and monster spectacle.

Rarity and condition
Japanese STB tatekan posters were produced for actual cinema display and were far less likely to survive intact than smaller standard formats. Complete two-panel examples are difficult to find in strong condition, especially for Godzilla and Toho kaiju titles, where theatrical use, handling, and later collector demand have sharply reduced the number of high-grade survivors. As a first-release 1969 country-of-origin poster, this is a particularly desirable piece for collectors of Godzilla, Toho, and Japanese science-fiction cinema.

Condition is excellent, with tiny pinholes from previous display. Colors remain strong, the painted illustration presents beautifully, and the poster retains impressive overall impact for a piece more than 55 years old. Please inspect the photos carefully, as they show the exact poster for sale. This is not a reproduction or reprint. Certificate of Authenticity included.