Acting
Sonny Chiba
Biography
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.
Movies with Sonny Chiba
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
The Storm Riders
1998
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003
The Bushido Blade
1981
The Bullet Train
1975
Sushi Girl
2012
Samurai Reincarnation
1981
Virus
1980
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983
Born to Be King
2000
G.I. Samurai
1979
Survive Style 5+
2004
Shogun's Samurai
1978
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983
Shogun's Ninja
1980
Iron Eagle III
1992
Ninja Wars
1982
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
Shogun's Shadow
1989
Message from Space
1978
The Horrible Obsessions
1972
Sister Street Fighter
1974
Sure Death 4
1987
Roaring Fire
1981
The Street Fighter
1974
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979
Fall Guy
1982
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
1974
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
1977
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
1974
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
2002
Japan's Don
1977
Return of the Street Fighter
1974
Human Torpedoes
1968
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977
Karate Bear Fighter
1975
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
1984
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975
The Last Kamikaze
1970
Cabaret
1986
The Bodyguard
1973
Doberman Cop
1977
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
2004
The Machine Gun Dragon
1976
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
1984
Gang vs. G-Men
1962
The Noise
2015
Karate Bullfighter
1975
Hunter in the Dark
1979
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977
The Killing Machine
1975
Dead Angle
1979
Immortal Combat
1994
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
1973
Wolf Guy
1975
The Golden Bat
1966
Body Count
1995
Bodyguard Kiba 2
1973
Legend of Seven Monks
2006
New Shadow Warriors
2003
Unification Of Japan 2
2013
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
1975
Yakuza Legacy
2009
Take a Chance
2015
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
2003
Orders from Hell
1964
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
2005
Takeda Shingen
1991
Judo Life
1963
Explosive City
2004
Four Sisters
1962
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
2005
Soul of Chiba
1977
Terror Beneath the Sea
1966
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
1961
Karate Warriors
1976
The Executioner
1974
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
1981
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Shingo's Ten Duels
1990
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
The Escape
1962
Dragon Princess
1976
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
1984
Mid-August Commotion
1962
Asakusa no kyōkaku
1963
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000
Legend of the Flying Swordsman
2000
Oyaji
2007
Game of Chance
1966
The Triple Cross
1992
Fighting Fist
1992
Karate for Life
1977
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
1972
Sensei
1989
Yakuza G-Men
1965
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988
The Decisive Power of Aikido
1975
Tokyo Untouchables
1964
Love School
1962
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
1989
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
1972
King of the Gang
1967
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1990
Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds
2017
Invasion of the Neptune Men
1961
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963
New Shadow Warriors II
2003
修羅の花道
2012
The Last True Yakuza
1985
A Kamikaze Cop
1970
修羅の花道2
2012
Man with the Funky Hat
1961
Code of Ruffians
1965
The Navy
1963
The King
1962
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
That Cute Girl
1965
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
1978
The Kamikaze Guy
1966
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
1976
Truckster of Guts
1977
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
1969
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
2012
Violent Street
1963
The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai Domination
2001
Yakuza Warfare
1991
Shakespeare In Tokyo
2018
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
1991
All Rascals
1962
Game of Chance 3
1967
Night Bitch
1966
Taikoki
1987
Dash to the Sun
1966
Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
1971
Classmates
1967
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
2015
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm
2017
おゝい雲！
1965
Police Precinct Part 17
1961
Sushi Girl: A Documentary
2013
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
1967
A Life of Intimidation
1963
The Awesome Circus Bastard
1984
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
1965
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
1972
Organized Violence
1967
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
1970
South Pacific Waves Are High
1962
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
1980
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
1972
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
1961
The Rugby Star
1976
Game of Chance 2
1967
Seventeen Ninja
1990
Fearful Witch
1962
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
2023
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
1961
Don's Road 8
2013
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
1961
Army Intelligence
1968
Zankokuna tsuki
1962
Tale of a Company Boss 3
1961
Yagyu Abaretabi
1980
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963
Detonation: Violent Riders
1975
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964
Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
2001
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2
2017
Police Department Part 15: Alibi
1961
Unification Of Japan
2013
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4
2017
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
2009
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
1962
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
2024
Here Because of You
1964
North Sea Chivalry
1967
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
2005
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
1974
Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
1971
Murderous Love
1973
Judo Hall Demon
1964
Robot Detective: The Movie
1973
Jail Breakers
1976
修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
2014
The Murder Corps
2001
Song of Yakuza
1963
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
2014
Don's Road 7
2013
Kabukicho High School
2014
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
1963
Biohazard: The Stage
2015
Don's Road 6
2013
千年の松 完結編
2009
Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba
2019
Akumyoh 2
2001
Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
2016
Unification of Japan: Compilation I — Rise of Ambition
2013
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
2004
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
1966
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
1985
Don's Road 9
2013
TV Shows with Sonny Chiba
Wind and Cloud
2002
Samurai Banners
2007
Space Sheriff Gavan
1982
Space Sheriff Sharivan
1983
Shadow Warriors
1980
Key Hunter
1968
Nanairo Kamen
1959
The Bodyguard
1974
风云争霸
2004
Shotgun Marriage
2001
Robot Detective
1973
Layout
2021
Team Astro
2005
Yagyu's Secret Quest
1980
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
1982
The Yagyu Conspiracy
1978
Takeda Shingen
1991
Messenger of Allah
1960
Yume ni Mita Hibi
1989
Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
1992
Oda Nobunaga
1989
Daihijôsen
1976
Seiryuu Densetsu
1996
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1988
Late Night Salute
1986
Juujiro
1978
Blazing Dragnet
1975