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Film Franchises, 1970- 1979

The 7th Company
- Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to? (1973)
- The 7th Company Has Been Found (1975)
- The 7th Company Outdoors (1977)
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
- Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
Airport
- Airport (1970)
- Airport 1975 (1974)
- Airport '77 (1977)
- The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979)
Alien
- Alien (1979)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973-79)
Billy Jack:
- Billy Jack (1971)
- The Trial of Billy Jack (1974)
- Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
Blind Dead
- Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)
- Return of the Blind Dead (1973)
- The Ghost Galleon (1974)
- Night of the Seagulls (1975)
Boggy Creek
- The Legend of Boggy Creek (1973)
- The Return to Boggy Creek (1977)
Carry On
- Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)
- Carry On Loving (1970)
- Carry On Henry (1971)
- Carry On at Your Convenience (1971)
- Carry On Matron (1972)
- Carry On Abroad (1972)
- Carry On Girls (1973)
- Carry On Dick (1974)
- Carry On Behind (1975)
- Carry On England (1976)
- That's Carry On! (1977)
- Carry On Emmannuelle (1978)
Confessions of a... Series
Count Yorga
- Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)
- The Return of Count Yorga (1971)
Daughters of Satan (1972)
Dirty Harry
- Dirty Harry (1971)
- Magnum Force (1973)
- The Enforcer (1976)
Doctor
- Doctor in Trouble (1970)
Hammer's Dracula
- Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
- Scars of Dracula (1970)
- Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
- The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
- The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
The Exorcist:
- The Exorcist (1973)
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Fantozzi
- Fantozzi (1975)
- Il secondo tragico Fantozzi (1976)
Fools' Parade (1974)
French Fried Vacation (1978)
- French Fried Vacation 2 (1979)
Fritz the Cat (1972)
- The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)
Futtock's End (1970)
Gamera
- Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)
- Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)
The Godfather (1974)
- The Godfather (1972)
- The Godfather Part II (1974)
Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Halloween
- Halloween (1978)
Hanzo the Razor
- Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
- Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973)
- Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? (1974)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
It's Alive
- It's Alive (1974)
- It Lives Again (1978)
James Bond films
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
- Live and Let Die (1973)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- Moonraker (1979)
Jaws
- Jaws (1975)
- Jaws 2 (1978)
Joshuu Sasori
Films based on the Kamen Rider franchise
- Go Go Kamen Rider (1971)
- Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972)
- Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell (1972)
- Kamen Rider V3 (1973)
- Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants (1973)
- Kamen Rider X (1974)
- Five Riders vs. King Dark (1974)
  - Was made into the Thai film Hanuman and the Five Riders by Chaiyo Productions. This production was not authorized by Toei Company.
- Kamen Rider Amazon (1975)
- Kamen Rider Stronger (1975)
Living Dead Series
- Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Lone Wolf and Cub
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
Lucky Luke
- Lucky Luke: Daisy Town (1971)
- Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
Mad Max
- Mad Max (1979)
The Night Stalker (1972)
- The Night Strangler (1973)
Nihon No Don trilogy
The Omen
- The Omen (1976)
- Damien: Omen II (1978)
One-Armed Swordsman
- The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
On the Buses
- On the Buses (1971)
- Mutiny on the Buses (1972)
- Holiday on the Buses (1973)
OSS 117
- OSS 117 takes a Vacation (1970)
- OSS 117 kills the Horsefly (1971)
The Pink Panther
- The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
- Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) (The last entry to actually star Peter Sellers)
Planet of the Apes
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Rocky
- Rocky (1976)
- Rocky II (1979)
Sartana
- Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay (1970)
- Light The Fuse... Sartana Is Coming (1971)
- Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (1972)
Star Trek
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Wars
- Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope (1977, originally titled Star Wars)
- The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
Stray Cat Rock
- Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss (1970)
- Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970)
- Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter (1970)
- Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal (1970)
- Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71 (1971)
The Street Fighter
- The Street Fighter (1974)
- Return of the Street Fighter (1976)
- Sister Street Fighter (1976)
- The Street Fighter's Last Revenge (1979)
Films based on the Super Sentai franchise
- Himitsu Sentai Goranger (1975)
- Himitsu Sentai Goranger: The Blue Fortress (1975)
- Himitsu Sentai Goranger: The Red Death Match (1976)
- Himitsu Sentai Goranger: Fire Mountain's Final Explosion (1976)
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane (1976)
- J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai (1977)
- J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Goranger (1977)
Superman Film Series
- Superman: The Movie (1978)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Unico
- Unico: Black Cloud and White Feather (1979)
Up Pompeii
- Up Pompeii (1971)
- Up the Chastity Belt (1972)
- Up the Front (1972)
Waldemar Daninsky series:
- The Fury of the Wolf Man (1970)
- The Werewolf vs. The Vampire Woman (1970)
- Dr. Jekyll and the Werewolf (1971)
- Curse of the Devil (1973)
- Night of the Howling Beast (1975)
Zatoichi:
- Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
- Zatoichi Goes To The Fire Festival (1970)
- Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
- Zatoichi At Large (1972)
- Zatoichi In Desperation (1972)
- Zatoichis Conspiracy (1973)

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Animated Shorts

Traditional Animation

The Dark Age of Animation hit rock bottom during this era, as the Hollywood studios got out of the theatrical shorts business and television animation was generally cheap and of poor quality.

The Ant and the Aardvark — theatrical series ran through 1971
Balablok
Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979)
Bead Game (1977)
Chilly Willy — theatrical cartoons ended in 1972
A Christmas Carol (1971)
Closed Mondays (1974)
The Crabs (1976)
The Crunch Bird (1971)
Dedalo (1976)
The Devil and Daniel Mouse (1978)
A Doonesbury Special (1977)
Dream Doll (1979)
Every Child (1979)
Evolution (1971)
The Family That Dwelt Apart (1973)
Firing Range (1977)
The Forest Chronicle (1970)
Frank Film (1973)
Fuji (1974)
The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam (1970)
Great (1975)
Harpya (1979)
Heron And Crane (1974)
Hot Stuff (1971)
Hunger (1974)
Icarus and Wisemen (1976)
Is It Always Right to Be Right? (1970)
It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House (1979)
Jimmy the C (1977)
Kama Sutra Rides Again (1973)
Kick Me (1975)
The Killing of an Egg (1977)
Kuzdok (1977)
Lautrec (1974)
Leisure (1976)
The Legend of John Henry (1974)
Malek Khorshid (1975)
Monsieur Pointu (1975)
The Night the Animals Talked (1970)
Oh My Darling (1978)
Ostrov (1973)
Panic (1978)
The Pink Panther: Theatrical cartoons ran from 1971 to 1977; some episodes of the 1978-1980 TV show later got shown in theaters.
Pulcinella (1973)
Quasi at the Quackadero (1975)
Rip Van Winkle (1978)
Rowing Across the Atlantic (1978)
The Sand Castle (1977)
The Selfish Giant (1972)
The Small One (1978)
Special Delivery (1978)
The $treet (1976)
Tup Tup (1971)
Voyage to Next (1974)
Woody Woodpecker: One of the last holdovers from The Golden Age of Animation, the series finally ended in 1972.

Stop-Motion

Kihachirō Kawamoto Shorts

Live-Action Shorts

The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977)
All the Troubles of the World (1978)
Angel and Big Joe (1975)
Betty Tells Her Story (1972)
Board and Care (1979)
Chicana (1979)
Conquest of Light (1975)
A Different Approach (1978)
Doubletalk (1975)
The Finishing Line (1977)
Frog Story (1972)
The Grandmother (1970)
Hardware Wars (1978)
Hot Dogs for Gauguin (1972)
I Am Somebody (1970)
I, an Actress (1977)
I'll Find a Way (1977)
In the Region of Ice (1976)
Life Times Nine (1973)
Mandy's Grandmother (1978)
Multiple SIDosis (1970)
Nightlife (1976)
Nostalgia (1971)
Number One (1976)
One-Eyed Men Are Kings (1974)
Peege (1973)
Powers of Ten (1977)
Progress Island U.S.A. (1973)
Recorded Live (1975)
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
Shut Up...I'm Crying (1970)
Solly's Diner (1979)
Sticky My Fingers...Fleet My Feet (1970)
Teenage Father (1978)
To Fly! (1976)
We're Alive (1974)

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