Sonny Chiba
Acting
Born 1939-01-23
Died 2021-08-19
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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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.
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Filmography
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Key Hunter
Wind and Cloud
Space Sheriff Gavan
The Storm Riders
Space Sheriff Sharivan
Samurai Banners
Shadow Warriors
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Nanairo Kamen
The Bullet Train
The Yagyu Conspiracy
Yagyu's Secret Quest
Shotgun Marriage
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Virus
Oda Nobunaga
Team Astro
Messenger of Allah
Samurai Reincarnation
Sushi Girl
Iron Eagle III
All Rascals
风云争霸
Gang vs. G-Men
North Sea Chivalry
Robot Detective
Night Bitch
Shogun's Shadow
Here Because of You
Orders from Hell
The Bushido Blade
Judo Hall Demon
Fearful Witch
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
Born to Be King
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
New Shadow Warriors II
Layout
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
Yakuza Legacy
Love School
King of the Gang
Shogun's Ninja
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Shakespeare in Tokyo
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The Street Fighter
Shogun's Samurai
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
The Fall of Ako Castle
The Bodyguard
G.I. Samurai
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
Ninja Wars
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