45 years ago:
Message from Space (JP)
Original title: 宇宙からのメッセージ
The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to...
1978-04-29
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/54160
#MessagefromSpace #VicMorrow #ShinichiChiba #PhilipCasnoff #ToeiCompany #SciFi

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
#ReturnoftheStreetFighter #ShigehiroOzawa #ShinichiChiba #HiroshiTanaka #MasashiIshibashi

47 years ago:
Karate Warriors (JP)
Original title: 子連れ殺人拳
Sakata protects a little boy while coping with rival gangs.
1976-04-10
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/54863
#KarateWarriors #KazuhikoYamaguchi #ShinichiChiba #IsaoNatsuyagi #AkikoKoyama #ToeiCompany #Movies

48 years ago:
Wolf Guy (JP)
Original title: ウルフガイ 燃えろ狼男
Akira Inugami is the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural powers to solve mysterious crimes. After a series of bloody killings perpetrated by an unseen force, Inugami uncovers a conspiracy involving a murdered cabaret singer, corrupt politicians, and a plot by...
1975-04-04
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/165282
#WolfGuy #KazuhikoYamaguchi #ShinichiChiba #KumiTaguchi #YayoiWatanabe #ToeiCompany

48 years ago:
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats (JP)
Original title: 若い貴族たち　１３階段のマキ
Maki is the leader of a female gang who fights for justice, but she ends up being framed and sent to a sadistic woman's prison. Will Maki be able to escape and take revenge?
1975-03-08
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/199790
#13StepsofMakiTheYoungAristocrats #MakotoNaito #EtsukoShihomi #ShinichiChiba #HideoMurota #ToeiCompany #ClassicFilm

46 years ago:
Soul of Chiba (JP,HK,TH)
Original title: 激殺! 邪道拳
This mid-1970s martial arts classic stars Sonny Chiba as Mu Yun Tek, a young man trained in the Thai fighting style since childhood to one day avenge his parents' death. When a fellow student kills their teacher, Mu Yun's thirst for vengeance grows. The brutal action never stops as Mu Yun teams up w...
1977-02-11
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/311345
#SoulofChiba #ShinichiChiba #BoloYeung #ToeiCompany #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies

34 years ago:
Shogun's Shadow (JP)
Original title: 将軍家光の乱心 激突
Iemitsu, Tokugawa Shogun III, hates his eldest son Takechiyo; all his love is given to his younger son Tokumatsu. One day, he orders Takechiyo to an initiation rite in Yedo. Takechiyo lives far away under the surveillance of Hotta Masamori, head of the Skura clan, where he was also raised. Hotta doe...
1989-01-14
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/58879
#ShogunsShadow #ShinichiChiba #ToeiCompany #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies