Sonny Chiba
Acting
Born January 23, 1939 · Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Sonny Chiba (born January 23, 1939 - August 19, 2021), also known as Shin'ichi Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience. Born in Fukuoka, Chiba played a variety of sports in high school, including baseball and volleyball. He also practiced gymnastics and participated at the National Sports Festival of Japan in his third year. When he was a university student, he learned martial arts, earning a black belt in Kyokushin Karate in 1965 and later receiving a fourth degree in 1984. Chiba's career began in the 1960s, when he starred in two tokusatsu superhero shows. In his first role, he replaced Susumu Wajima as the main character Kōtarō Ran/Seven Color Mask in Seven Color Mask (Nana-iro Kamen) in the second half of the series. However, his breakthrough role was in the 1974 film The Street Fighter. Before retiring, Chiba had also appeared in a number of English language American films, including Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Fast & Furious 3: Tokyo Drift (2006). Chiba died of COVID-19 complications at the hospital in Tokyo on 19 August 2021, at the age of 82. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sonny Chiba, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
2024
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
2023
Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba
2019
Shakespeare In Tokyo
2018
Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds
2017
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4
2017
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2
2017
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm
2017
Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
2016
Biohazard: The Stage
2015
Take a Chance
2015
The Noise
2015
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
2015
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
2014
Kabukicho High School
2014
修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
2014
Unification Of Japan 2
2013
Don's Road 9
2013
Unification Of Japan
2013
Unification of Japan: Compilation I — Rise of Ambition
2013
Don's Road 8
2013
Don's Road 7
2013
Sushi Girl: A Documentary
2013
Don's Road 6
2013
Sushi Girl
2012
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
2012
修羅の花道2
2012
修羅の花道
2012
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
千年の松 完結編
2009
Yakuza Legacy
2009
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
2009
Oyaji
2007
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006
Legend of Seven Monks
2006
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
2005
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
2005
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
2005
Survive Style 5+
2004
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
2004
Explosive City
2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
2003
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003
New Shadow Warriors II
2003
New Shadow Warriors
2003
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
2002
Akumyoh 2
2001
The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai Domination
2001
The Murder Corps
2001
Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
2001
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000
Born to Be King
2000
Legend of the Flying Swordsman
2000
The Storm Riders
1998
Body Count
1995
Immortal Combat
1994
The Triple Cross
1992
Iron Eagle III
1992
Fighting Fist
1992
Yakuza Warfare
1991
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
1991
Takeda Shingen
1991
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1990
Shingo's Ten Duels
1990
Seventeen Ninja
1990
Sensei
1989
Shogun's Shadow
1989
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
1989
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988
Sure Death 4
1987
Taikoki
1987
Cabaret
1986
The Last True Yakuza
1985
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
1985
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
1984
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
1984
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
1984
The Awesome Circus Bastard
1984
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983
Ninja Wars
1982
Fall Guy
1982
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
1981
Roaring Fire
1981
The Bushido Blade
1981
Samurai Reincarnation
1981
Shogun's Ninja
1980
Yagyu Abaretabi
1980
Virus
1980
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
1980
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
G.I. Samurai
1979
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979
Dead Angle
1979
Hunter in the Dark
1979
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
1978
Message from Space
1978
Shogun's Samurai
1978
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
1977
Truckster of Guts
1977
Doberman Cop
1977
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
Karate for Life
1977
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977
Soul of Chiba
1977
Japan's Don
1977
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
1976
Jail Breakers
1976
The Rugby Star
1976
Karate Warriors
1976
The Machine Gun Dragon
1976
Dragon Princess
1976
Karate Bear Fighter
1975
The Decisive Power of Aikido
1975
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975
Detonation: Violent Riders
1975
Karate Bullfighter
1975
The Bullet Train
1975
Wolf Guy
1975
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
1975
The Killing Machine
1975
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
1974
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
1974
Sister Street Fighter
1974
The Executioner
1974
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
1974
Return of the Street Fighter
1974
The Street Fighter
1974
Bodyguard Kiba 2
1973
Murderous Love
1973
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
1973
Robot Detective: The Movie
1973
The Bodyguard
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973
The Horrible Obsessions
1972
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
1972
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
1972
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
1972
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
1972
Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
1971
Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
1971
The Last Kamikaze
1970
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
1970
A Kamikaze Cop
1970
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
1969
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Army Intelligence
1968
Human Torpedoes
1968
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
1967
Game of Chance 3
1967
King of the Gang
1967
North Sea Chivalry
1967
Classmates
1967
Game of Chance 2
1967
Organized Violence
1967
The Golden Bat
1966
Game of Chance
1966
Dash to the Sun
1966
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
1966
Terror Beneath the Sea
1966
The Kamikaze Guy
1966
Night Bitch
1966
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
1965
Code of Ruffians
1965
Yakuza G-Men
1965
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965
おゝい雲！
1965
That Cute Girl
1965
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964
Here Because of You
1964
Tokyo Untouchables
1964
Judo Hall Demon
1964
Orders from Hell
1964
A Life of Intimidation
1963
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963
The Navy
1963
Song of Yakuza
1963
Asakusa no kyōkaku
1963
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963
Judo Life
1963
Violent Street
1963
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
1963
Fearful Witch
1962
The King
1962
Gang vs. G-Men
1962
Mid-August Commotion
1962
Four Sisters
1962
Zankokuna tsuki
1962
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
1962
All Rascals
1962
The Escape
1962
Love School
1962
South Pacific Waves Are High
1962
Tale of a Company Boss 3
1961
Police Precinct Part 17
1961
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
1961
Man with the Funky Hat
1961
Invasion of the Neptune Men
1961
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
1961
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
1961
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
1961
Police Department Part 15: Alibi
1961