My pal Jack Douglas recently posted an image of the magical poster for Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla on my Facebook wall. This reminded me how drool-worthy Japanese posters for the Heisei (mid-80s to mid-90s) era’s Godzilla films were. When I was in Tokyo last year, my partner and I became patrons of a bar called Leo, the owner of which was a massive fan of Godzilla, Ultraman, darts and Kiss. The bar was filled with paraphernalia – Godzilla toys littered the bar, Ultraman books filled shelves and Kiss posters hung over the bar’s dart machine. The piece of Godzilla marketing that fascinated me the most was a framed collection of Godzilla cards featuring all the posters of the 1980s and 1990s Godzilla films. These posters were like some kind of geeky wet dream; their beautiful, painted excess something sorely missing from most 90s movie advertising. Enjoy!

Godzilla (1984)

Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)

Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)