“Godzilla vs. Gigan” (地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン), Original First-Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972 — Dead Stock, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) P54

This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1972 for the first release of Godzilla vs. Gigan (地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン), produced and distributed by Toho. First-release posters for this title are especially sought-after thanks to the film’s cult reputation—pure early-70s Showa energy with an all-time classic new villain and some of the most exuberantly “comic-book” kaiju action of the era.

Film background
Directed by Jun Fukuda with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano, Godzilla vs. Gigan introduces Gigan—a cyborg kaiju armed with a buzzsaw chest and hooked scythe arms, instantly becoming one of Godzilla’s most memorable adversaries. The story pits Godzilla and Anguirus against Gigan and King Ghidorah, summoned by alien invaders hiding in plain sight among humans. It’s a film that leans fully into the colourful eccentricities of the 1970s Showa cycle—monster spectacle, sci-fi conspiracy, and (in the Japanese version) a famously wild first: Godzilla speaking on-screen.

Poster design
A spectacular piece of Toho theatrical design: Godzilla dominates the right, blasting atomic breath into a crossfire of beams and destruction, while Gigan takes the left in sharp, metallic menace—beak, visor-like eyes, and that unmistakable cyborg silhouette. King Ghidorah rears behind in blazing gold, and Anguirus charges in below as explosions erupt across an industrial battlefield.
The typography is pure impact: the blue banner 「地球攻撃命令」 (“Earth Attack Command”) sets the stakes, while the huge title 「ゴジラ対ガイガン」 slams across the bottom in thick red—one of those designs that reads instantly from across a room.

Rarity and condition
This particular example is exceptional: unused cinema dead-stock, sourced directly from the remaining inventory of a theatre that has since closed. Because it was never displayed, the presentation is clean, crisp, and refined, with striking “gallery wall” impact—especially in a design that balances dense, saturated action above with large areas of pale space below. Dead-stock first-release Toho B2s from the early 1970s are genuinely difficult to find in this calibre, and this is the kind of collector-grade survivor that rarely appears on the market.

Condition
Excellent, close to Near Mint (Unused “Dead Stock”). Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.

It is over 50 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.