Sonny Chiba
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
as Jou
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
as Jou
Layout
as Unknown
Shakespeare in Tokyo
as Calligrapher
Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds
as Unknown
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4
as Unknown
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2
as Unknown
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm
as Unknown
Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
as Unknown
Biohazard: The Stage
as Ezra Sennett
Take a Chance
as Musashi
The Noise
as Unknown
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
as Unknown
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
as Unknown
Kabukicho High School
as Unknown
修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
as Unknown
Unification Of Japan 2
as Seizo Gonda
Don's Road 9
as Unknown
Unification Of Japan
as Seizo Gonda
Unification of Japan: Compilation I — Rise of Ambition
as Unknown
Don's Road 8
as Unknown
Don's Road 7
as Unknown
Sushi Girl: A Documentary
as Self
Don's Road 6
as Unknown
Sushi Girl
as Sushi Chef
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
as Space Sheriff Voicer
修羅の花道2
as Unknown
修羅の花道
as Unknown
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Hattori Hanzo
千年の松 完結編
as Unknown
Yakuza Legacy
as Unknown
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
as Himself
Oyaji
as Ryudo Numata
Samurai Banners
as Unknown
Legend of Seven Monks
as Genryuu
Team Astro
as Shuro
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
as Unknown
Explosive City
as Otosan
风云争霸
as 东方青木 / 东方白石
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Hattori Hanzo
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
as Hattori Hanzo I
Battle Royale II: Requiem
as Makio Mimura
New Shadow Warriors
as Hattori Hanzo I
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
as Yasunori Hijikata
Wind and Cloud
as 雄霸
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
as Unknown
Akumyoh 2
as Unknown
The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai Domination
as Unknown
The Murder Corps
as Unknown
Shotgun Marriage
as Ittetsu Kotani
Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
as Unknown
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
as Unknown
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
Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
as Matsudaira Tadateru
Iron Eagle III
as Horikoshi
Oda Nobunaga
as Unknown
Fighting Fist
as Supt. Yamada
Yakuza Warfare
as Unknown
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
as Mitsutsugu Akechi
Takeda Shingen
as Takeda Nobutora
Takeda Shingen
as Takeda Nobutora
Minamoto Yoshitsune
as Unknown
Shingo's Ten Duels
as Umei Tamon
Seventeen Ninja
as Unknown
Yume ni Mita Hibi
as Sekimoto Shinsaku
Sensei
as Makoto Ushiyama
Shogun's Shadow
as Iba Shoemon
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
as Unknown
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
as Yagyu Jubei
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
as Unknown
Sure Death 4
as Bunshichi
Taikoki
as Akechi Mitsuhide
Late Night Salute
as Unknown
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
Space Sheriff Sharivan
as Voicer (in flashback)
Ninja Wars
as Shinzaemon Yagyu
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
as Yagyu Jubei
Fall Guy
as Unknown
Space Sheriff Gavan
as Space Sheriff Voicer
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
as Unknown
Yagyu's Secret Quest
as Yagyu Jubei
Virus
as Dr. Yamauchi
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
as Unknown
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
as Katsutoshi Otomo
Shadow Warriors
as Hattori Hanzō
G.I. Samurai
as Lt. Yoshiaki Iba
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
as Mitsuhiko Sakurai
Dead Angle
as Unknown
Hunter in the Dark
as Samon Shimoguni
The Fall of Ako Castle
as Fuwa Kazuemon
The Yagyu Conspiracy
as Yagyu Yubei
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
as Unknown
Message from Space
as Prince Hans
Juujiro
as Unknown
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
as Unknown
Doberman Cop
as Joji Kano
Japanese Humanity and Justice
as Unknown
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
as Unknown
Karate Warriors
as Shuuhei Sakata
The Machine Gun Dragon
as Unknown
Dragon Princess
as Kazuma Higaki
Daihijôsen
as Unknown
Karate Bear Fighter
as Mas Oyama
The Decisive Power of Aikido
as Unknown
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
as Bartender (uncredited)
Detonation: Violent Riders
as Unknown
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
as Unknown
Return of the Street Fighter
as Takuma Tsurugi
The Street Fighter
as Takuma Tsurugi
Bodyguard Kiba 2
as Naoto Kiba
Murderous Love
as Unknown
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
as Tatsuya Wada
Robot Detective: The Movie
as Keitaro Shinjo
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
as Katsutoshi Otomo
Robot Detective
as Keitarō Shinjō
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
as Unknown
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
Judo Icchokusen
as 鹫尾健
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
as Mitsuo Fujiki
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
as Unknown
Key Hunter
as 風間洋介
Army Intelligence
as Kazuo Yamamoto
Human Torpedoes
as Unknown
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
as Komakichi Sugimoto
Game of Chance 3
as Unknown
King of the Gang
as Unknown
North Sea Chivalry
as Unknown
Classmates
as Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa
Game of Chance 2
as Unknown
Organized Violence
as Unknown
The Golden Bat
as Dr. Yamatone
Game of Chance
as Bungo Endo
Dash to the Sun
as Unknown
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
as Unknown
Terror Beneath the Sea
as Ken Abe
The Kamikaze Guy
as Mitarai Ken
Night Bitch
as Tatsuo Otsuki
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
as Unknown
Code of Ruffians
as Unknown
Yakuza G-Men
as Toru Sasayama
Tale of Japanese Burglars
as Lawyer Ohki
おゝい雲！
as Unknown
That Cute Girl
as Unknown
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
as Shinichi Matsuhashi
Here Because of You
as Unknown
Tokyo Untouchables
as Unknown
Judo Hall Demon
as Unknown
Orders from Hell
as Unknown
A Life of Intimidation
as Unknown
White Ball
as Unknown
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
as Unknown
The Navy
as Takao
Song of Yakuza
as Unknown
Asakusa no kyōkaku
as Shinsuke Hayama / Shintaro
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
as Sataro
Judo Life
as Unknown
Violent Street
as Unknown
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
as Hiroshi Shiomi
Fearful Witch
as Unknown
The King
as Unknown
Gang vs. G-Men
as Unknown
Mid-August Commotion
as Dr Omori
Four Sisters
as Shinkichi Hayami
Zankokuna tsuki
as Unknown
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku
as Yoshio Horimoto
All Rascals
as Unknown
The Escape
as Unknown
Love School
as Unknown
South Pacific Waves Are High
as Unknown
Police Precinct Part 17
as Detective Nakagawa
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
as Unknown
Man with the Funky Hat
as Unknown
Invasion of the Neptune Men
as Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
as Unknown
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
as Goro Saionji
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
as Detective Nakagawa
Police Department Part 15: Alibi
as Unknown
Messenger of Allah
as Detective Goro Narumi / Messenger of Allah
Nanairo Kamen
as Kotaro Ran