49 years ago:
Return of the Street Fighter (JP)
Original title: 殺人拳２
Martial artist Takuma Tsurugi returns to take on a Yakuza family that may be embezzling money from charities to finance their own operations. Both the police and the Yakuza find themselves battling Tsurugi, but Tsurugi's fight ultimately is with the mob, and he concentrates on them.
1974-04-27
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/40812
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On April 21, 1977, Return of the Street Fighter debuted in West Germany. Here’s some original Sonny Chiba art to mark the occasion!
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62 years ago:
Festival of Swordsmen (JP)
Original title: 剣豪天狗まつり
During the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most peaceful era. This left a large number of unemployed samurai with nothing to do, and their morale suffered. In order to raise their spirits, the Shogun's Chief Advisor suggests that they hold a "Festival of S...
1961-03-21
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/232464
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