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.
237 acting credits · 3 directing credits
Acting · 237
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
Wind and Cloud
2002
Samurai Banners
2007
Shadow Warriors
1980
Space Sheriff Gavan
1982
The Storm Riders
1998
Key Hunter
1968
Space Sheriff Sharivan
1983
Team Astro
2005
Nanairo Kamen
1959
The Bullet Train
1975
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
1982
Layout
2021
Robot Detective
1973
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006
The Yagyu Conspiracy
1978
风云争霸
2004
Takeda Shingen
1991
Yume ni Mita Hibi
1989
Daihijôsen
1976
Shotgun Marriage
2001
Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
1992
The Bodyguard
1974
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003
Yagyu's Secret Quest
1980
Shogun's Samurai
1978
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
2009
Virus
1980
Born to Be King
2000
Oda Nobunaga
1989
Samurai Reincarnation
1981
Survive Style 5+
2004
Shogun's Shadow
1989
Shogun's Ninja
1980
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
2004
Message from Space
1978
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
G.I. Samurai
1979
Japan's Don
1977
Sister Street Fighter
1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973
Iron Eagle III
1992
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
1977
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
2005
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
2023
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1988
Messenger of Allah
1960
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
1974
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
2002
The Street Fighter
1974
Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba
2019
Fall Guy
1982
Bodyguard Kiba 2
1973
Hunter in the Dark
1979
Dead Angle
1979
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979
The Bushido Blade
1981
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977
Seiryuu Densetsu
1996
Karate Bullfighter
1975
Unification Of Japan 2
2013
Return of the Street Fighter
1974
Cabaret
1986
Sure Death 4
1987
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
2024
Body Count
1995
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975
Code of Ruffians
1965
The Escape
1962
Juujiro
1978
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
The Last True Yakuza
1985
Taikoki
1987
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
1984
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
1972
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
1972
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Takeda Shingen
1991
The Executioner
1974
Human Torpedoes
1968
Karate for Life
1977
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
1976
Invasion of the Neptune Men
1961
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
Shingo's Ten Duels
1990
Ninja Wars
1982
The Last Kamikaze
1970
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
1978
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965
Four Sisters
1962
Asakusa no kyōkaku
1963
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
1991
The Bodyguard
1973
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
1974
Game of Chance
1966
Roaring Fire
1981
The King
1962
Game of Chance 2
1967
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
1961
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
1984
Karate Bear Fighter
1975
Doberman Cop
1977
Wolf Guy
1975
Sushi Girl: A Documentary
2013
Truckster of Guts
1977
Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
2016
South Pacific Waves Are High
1962
Jail Breakers
1976
Organized Violence
1967
Legend of Seven Monks
2006
Immortal Combat
1994
The Horrible Obsessions
1972
Classmates
1967
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
1961
Sushi Girl
2012
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988
The Machine Gun Dragon
1976
Sensei
1989
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1990
Mid-August Commotion
1962
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
1985
The Killing Machine
1975
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
1981
Explosive City
2004
Fighting Fist
1992
Man with the Funky Hat
1961
The Golden Bat
1966
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2
2017
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
2015
The Navy
1963
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977
Oyaji
2007
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
Yakuza Warfare
1991
Army Intelligence
1968
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
1989
The Triple Cross
1992
Late Night Salute
1986
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
1965
The Noise
2015
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000
The Kamikaze Guy
1966
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
2012
A Kamikaze Cop
1970
The Decisive Power of Aikido
1975
Murderous Love
1973
The Awesome Circus Bastard
1984
Terror Beneath the Sea
1966
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
1966
Karate Warriors
1976
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
Legend of the Flying Swordsman
2000
Take a Chance
2015
Don's Road 9
2013
The Rugby Star
1976
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
1972
Dash to the Sun
1966
Dragon Princess
1976
Don's Road 7
2013
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
1984
Unification Of Japan
2013
Game of Chance 3
1967
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
1963
Biohazard: The Stage
2015
Seventeen Ninja
1990
Tale of a Company Boss 3
1961
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
1972
Don's Road 8
2013
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm
2017
Soul of Chiba
1977
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
1969
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
1961
修羅の花道
2012
修羅の花道2
2012
Zankokuna tsuki
1962
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
1967
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
1975
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
Police Department Part 15: Alibi
1961
Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds
2017
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
1980
Gang vs. G-Men
1962
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983
That Cute Girl
1965
Judo Life
1963
Shakespeare In Tokyo
2018
Yakuza G-Men
1965
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
1970
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4
2017
Tokyo Untouchables
1964
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
1961
Police Precinct Part 17
1961
Akumyoh 2
2001
A Life of Intimidation
1963
おゝい雲！
1965
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
1962
Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
1971
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
2014
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
2004
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
2005
Song of Yakuza
1963
Don's Road 6
2013
Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
1971
All Rascals
1962
King of the Gang
1967
Robot Detective: The Movie
1973
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
1974
New Shadow Warriors
2003
Orders from Hell
1964
Blazing Dragnet
1975
千年の松 完結編
2009
Detonation: Violent Riders
1975
Night Bitch
1966
Kabukicho High School
2014
North Sea Chivalry
1967
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
2005
Here Because of You
1964
New Shadow Warriors II
2003
Love School
1962
Yakuza Legacy
2009
Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
2001
Fearful Witch
1962
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
2003
Violent Street
1963
Judo Hall Demon
1964
修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
2014
The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai Domination
2001
Unification of Japan: Compilation I — Rise of Ambition
2013
The Murder Corps
2001
Yagyu Abaretabi
1980
