“Terror of Mechagodzilla” (メカゴジラの逆襲), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1975, Toho First Release — Dead Stock, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B122
This is an original Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1975 for the first release of Terror of Mechagodzilla (メカゴジラの逆襲), produced and distributed by Toho. As the final film of the Showa-era Godzilla cycle, first-release posters for this title are consistently sought-after—and finding one in true unused cinema dead-stock condition is another level entirely.
Film background
Directed by Ishirō Honda, Terror of Mechagodzilla marked Honda’s return to the series after nearly a decade away, following foundational classics like Godzilla (1954) and Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964). A direct sequel to Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), the film brings back the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens and their resurrected, upgraded Mechagodzilla, now armed with even deadlier weaponry. Godzilla must confront this mechanical doppelgänger while also facing a new kaiju threat: Titanosaurus, a massive aquatic dinosaur manipulated through human science under alien control. Darker in tone and charged with end-of-era urgency, it’s widely regarded as one of the strongest late-Showa entries.
Poster design
This is classic mid-70s Toho spectacle: a three-kaiju confrontation staged above a burning cityscape. Mechagodzilla dominates the left with metallic menace, Titanosaurus rises in the centre like a crimson sea-dragon, and Godzilla battles from the right as energy beams and atomic breath slice through smoke and sky. The flying saucers in the background are a perfect finishing touch—pure Showa science-fiction chaos.
Across the lower field, the huge red title 「メカゴジラの逆襲」 anchors the composition with bold, poster-shop impact, while the cast portraits along the bottom margin tie the monster mayhem back to the human/alien conflict at the heart of the story. It’s a dynamic, high-colour design that feels like a final exclamation mark on the Showa era.
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 wide areas of pale space below. Dead-stock first-release Toho B2s from the 1970s are genuinely difficult to secure, and this is exactly the kind of high-grade survivor collectors wait years to find.
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.
