BOOKS / PRINTS / OBJECTS / EPHEMERA
BOOKS / PRINTS / OBJECTS / EPHEMERA
BOOKS / PRINTS / OBJECTS / EPHEMERA
NEWLY UNEARTHED
Three cover studies from two Japanese books,
presented as visual references rather than
items offered for sale.
COVER STUDY
UCHUSEN SPECIAL ISSUE
TOKUSATSU & SF VIDEO CATALOG ’84
¥28,000
Sample price
COVER STUDY
UCHUSEN SPECIAL ISSUE
TOKUSATSU & SF VIDEO CATALOG ’84
¥88,000
Sample price
COVER STUDY
21 SEIKI
UCHU TANKEN
¥45,000
Sample price
Sample prices — not available for purchase.
THE ARCHIVE IS ALIVE
Sold objects remain visible. Research, condition
notes and visual details accumulate into a
growing map of Japan’s cult image culture.
幽霊 / PSYCHEDELIA
FEATURED ESSAY / ISSUE 001
FROM
SPECTER TO
SPECTACLE
How Edo-period ghost prints, postwar rental horror manga and
psychedelic poster design share the same appetite for excess,
distortion and visual shock.
STORY IN PREPARATION
SHOP BY OBSESSION
Not arranged like a conventional antique shop.
CULTGA connects strange images across periods,
media and subcultures.
01 / EDO—MEIJI
GHOSTS
& YOKAI
02 / SHOWA
HORROR
MANGA
03 / 1960s—80s
PSYCHE
DELIA
04 / PRINTED CULTURE
UNDER
GROUND
IN FOCUS / THE JOURNAL
A SMALL
BUDDHA HIDDEN
INSIDE A
SAMURAI
HELMET
A samurai heading into battle is said to have hidden a tiny
Buddhist figure inside his helmet. Only a few centimeters tall.
Small enough to disappear behind the fingers when resting in
the palm of a hand.
BOOKS / PRINTS / OBJECTS
SELECTED
OBSESSIONS.
Two books, seen through their covers and details.
Explore the wider archive.
SPACE
EXPLORATION.
TOKUSATSU & SF.
A CLOSER LOOK.
SPACE, IN DETAIL.
SPACE
EXPLORATION.
A CLOSER LOOK.
CULT
+ 画
CULTGA is not a general vintage
shop. It is an edited collision of yokai,
horror, psychedelia, folklore and
underground print culture—selected
in Japan, documented with precision,
and sent to collectors worldwide.