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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 t…
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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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BODY OF WORK
Sonny Chiba's Filmography
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Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
as Jou
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
as Jou
No Poster
Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba
as Self
Shakespeare in Tokyo
as Calligrapher
Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm
Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
Biohazard: The Stage
as Ezra Sennett
Take a Chance
as Musashi
The Noise
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
Kabukicho High School
修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
Unification Of Japan 2
as Seizo Gonda
Don's Road 9
Unification Of Japan
as Seizo Gonda
Unification of Japan: Compilation I — Rise of Ambition
Don's Road 8
Don's Road 7
Sushi Girl: A Documentary
as Self
Don's Road 6
Sushi Girl
as Sushi Chef
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
as Space Sheriff Voicer
修羅の花道2
修羅の花道
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Hattori Hanzo
千年の松 完結編
Yakuza Legacy
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
as Himself
Oyaji
as Ryudo Numata
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
as Uncle Kamata
Legend of Seven Monks
as Genryuu
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
as Hattori Hanzo I
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
as Hattori Hanzo I
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
as Yagyu Jubei
Survive Style 5+
as Azama
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
as Hattori Hanzo I
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Hattori Hanzo
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
Explosive City
as Otosan
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Hattori Hanzo
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
as Hattori Hanzo I
Battle Royale II: Requiem
as Makio Mimura
No Poster
New Shadow Warriors II
as Hattori Hanzo I
New Shadow Warriors
as Hattori Hanzo I
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
as Yasunori Hijikata
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Akumyoh 2
The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai Domination
The Murder Corps
Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
Born to Be King
as Ichiro Kusakari
Legend of the Flying Swordsman
as Dagger
The Storm Riders
as Lord Conqueror
Body Count
as Makato
Immortal Combat
as Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani
The Triple Cross
as Chiba
Iron Eagle III
as Horikoshi
Oda Nobunaga
Fighting Fist
as Supt. Yamada
Yakuza Warfare
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
as Mitsutsugu Akechi
Takeda Shingen
as Takeda Nobutora
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Shingo's Ten Duels
as Umei Tamon
Seventeen Ninja
Sensei
as Makoto Ushiyama
Shogun's Shadow
as Iba Shoemon
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
as Yagyu Jubei
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
Sure Death 4
as Bunshichi
Taikoki
as Akechi Mitsuhide
Cabaret
as Yakuza boss
The Last True Yakuza
as Ryozo Kano
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
as Self
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
as Shaider (Voice)
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
as Sonny Sullivan
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
as Shaider (Voice)
The Awesome Circus Bastard
as Maejima Daigaku
Legend of the Eight Samurai
as Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
as Iga no Saizo
Ninja Wars
as Shinzaemon Yagyu
Fall Guy
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
as Daisuke Kamikaze
Roaring Fire
as Mr. Magic
The Bushido Blade
as Prince Ido
Samurai Reincarnation
as Jubei Yagyu
Shogun's Ninja
as Shiranui Shogen
Yagyu Abaretabi
Virus
as Dr. Yamauchi
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
as Katsutoshi Otomo
G.I. Samurai
as Lt. Yoshiaki Iba
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
as Mitsuhiko Sakurai
Dead Angle
Hunter in the Dark
as Samon Shimoguni
The Fall of Ako Castle
as Fuwa Kazuemon
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
Message from Space
as Prince Hans
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
as Jûbê Yagyû
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
as Drunkard
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
as Duke Togo (Golgo 13)
Truckster of Guts
Doberman Cop
as Joji Kano
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Karate for Life
as Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
Hokuriku Proxy War
as Kanai Hachiro
Soul of Chiba
as Mu Yun Tek
Japan's Don
as Tsuneyoshi Sakota
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
as Seigou Kunigami
Jail Breakers
as Wataru Kangi
The Rugby Star
Karate Warriors
as Shuuhei Sakata
The Machine Gun Dragon
Dragon Princess
as Kazuma Higaki
Karate Bear Fighter
as Mas Oyama
The Decisive Power of Aikido
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
as Bartender (uncredited)
Detonation: Violent Riders
Karate Bullfighter
as Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
The Bullet Train
as Aoki
Wolf Guy
as Akira Inugami
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
as Kenichi Hyuga
The Killing Machine
as Doshin So
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
as Ryuichi Koga
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
as Takuma Tsurguri
Sister Street Fighter
as Seiichi Hibiki
The Executioner
as Ryuichi Koga
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
Return of the Street Fighter
as Takuma Tsurugi
The Street Fighter
as Takuma Tsurugi
Bodyguard Kiba 2
as Naoto Kiba
Murderous Love
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
as Tatsuya Wada
Robot Detective: The Movie
as Keitaro Shinjo
The Bodyguard
as Naoto Kiba
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
as Katsutoshi Otomo
The Horrible Obsessions
as Haruo Kikuchi
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
as Toru Ibuki
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
as Ryūji
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
as Gosuke Himuro
Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
as Shiro Hayata
Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
as Shiro Hayata
The Last Kamikaze
as Captain Mishima
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
as Hayata
A Kamikaze Cop
as Hayata Shiro
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
as Sho Onuma
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
as Mitsuo Fujiki
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Army Intelligence
as Kazuo Yamamoto
Human Torpedoes
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
as Komakichi Sugimoto
Game of Chance 3
King of the Gang
North Sea Chivalry
Classmates
as Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa
Game of Chance 2
Organized Violence
The Golden Bat
as Dr. Yamatone
Game of Chance
as Bungo Endo
Dash to the Sun
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Terror Beneath the Sea
as Ken Abe
The Kamikaze Guy
as Mitarai Ken
Night Bitch
as Tatsuo Otsuki
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Code of Ruffians
Yakuza G-Men
as Toru Sasayama
Tale of Japanese Burglars
as Lawyer Ohki
おゝい雲！
That Cute Girl
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
as Shinichi Matsuhashi
Here Because of You
Tokyo Untouchables
Judo Hall Demon
Orders from Hell
A Life of Intimidation
White Ball
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
The Navy
as Takao
Song of Yakuza
Asakusa no kyōkaku
as Shinsuke Hayama / Shintaro
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
as Sataro
Judo Life
Violent Street
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
as Hiroshi Shiomi
Fearful Witch
The King
Gang vs. G-Men
Mid-August Commotion
as Dr Omori
Four Sisters
as Shinkichi Hayami
Zankokuna tsuki
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku
as Yoshio Horimoto
All Rascals
The Escape
Love School
South Pacific Waves Are High
No Poster
Tale of a Company Boss 3
as Nagashima
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
Police Precinct Part 17
as Detective Nakagawa
Man with the Funky Hat
Invasion of the Neptune Men
as Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
as Goro Saionji
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
as Detective Nakagawa
