This is an original Japanese B2 teaser poster printed in 1980 for a theatrical Kamen Rider release, issued for the spring-holiday cinema campaign as stated in the bold top copy “’80年春休み、劇場用新作公開！” (“Spring break 1980 – new theatrical work released!”). A superb piece of early-1980s tokusatsu paper, it captures the revived Kamen Rider image in one of the most explosive and graphically satisfying designs of the era.
Film / series background
By 1980, Kamen Rider was already one of the defining names in Japanese tokusatsu, and theatrical posters from this period are especially appealing because they sit at the crossroads of television hero culture, cinema exhibition, and character merchandising. This poster belongs to that exciting revival-era moment when the franchise was being re-presented to a new generation of young audiences through spring-break theatrical programming. The credits printed at the bottom include Shotaro Ishinomori as original creator, with Hiroaki Murakami prominently billed, firmly anchoring the sheet in the franchise’s late-1970s / early-1980s revival period.
Poster design
This is a fantastic, high-impact Japanese teaser design. The artwork depicts Skyrider (Hiroshi Tsukuba) bursting through shattered glass on his specialised motorcycle, the Sky Turbo, with cape flying behind him in vivid red and the machine rendered with enormous metallic force and speed. Against a vast black ground, the whole composition feels like an explosion frozen in time. The huge white 仮面ライダー title at the bottom gives the sheet tremendous wall presence, while the image itself has exactly the kind of dynamic painted intensity that makes Showa-era tokusatsu posters so collectible.
The artwork for this iconic 1980 teaser poster was created by Yuji Murakami, a renowned Japanese illustrator known for his prolific work on the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai franchises during the Showa era. His dynamic, painterly style—often showing heroes crashing through glass or caught mid-action—became a hallmark of the period’s eyecatch and promotional art. You can see Murakami’s distinctive signature in white at the lower right of the main illustration, just above the motorcycle’s rear wheel, adding another highly desirable feature for collectors.
Condition
Very Good / Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.
It is over 45 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
