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.
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Known For
Acting
2003
asHattori Hanzo
1998
asLord Conqueror
2003
asMakio Mimura
1974
asRyuichi Koga
1976
asDoshin So
1961
asTachibana - Scientist / Space Chief
1963
as
1964
as
2004
asOtosan
1972
asToru Ibuki
1964
asShinichi Matsuhashi
1962
as
1982
as
2006
asUncle Kamata
1975
asMas Oyama
1975
asSensei Masutatsu Oyama
1977
asSensei Masutatsu Oyama
1978
asJûbê Yagyû
1961
as
1974
asTakuma Tsurugi
1974
asTakuma Tsurugi
1974
asTakuma Tsurguri
2002
asYasunori Hijikata
2016
as
2012
asSushi Chef
1966
asMitarai Ken
2004
asAzama
1979
asSamon Shimoguni
1981
asMr. Magic
1974
asSeiichi Hibiki
1961
asDetective Nakagawa
1975
asAoki
1961
asDetective Nakagawa
1977
asDuke Togo (Golgo 13)
2013
asSelf
2012
as
2013
as
2013
as
2013
as
2013
as
1984
asShaider (Voice)
1984
asShaider (Voice)
1973
asKeitaro Shinjo
1966
asTatsuo Otsuki
1973
asKatsutoshi Otomo
1978
asFuwa Kazuemon
1970
asHayata Shiro
1966
asKen Abe
1981
asJubei Yagyu
1973
asNaoto Kiba
1976
asShuuhei Sakata
1979
asLt. Yoshiaki Iba
1964
as
2014
as
2017
as
2017
as
2017
as
1972
asRyuji
1974
asRyuichi Koga
1961
asGoro Saionji
1962
as
1970
as
1976
as
1966
asDr. Yamatone
1992
asChiba
1961
as
1962
as
2014
as
2015
as
1988
as
1981
asPrince Ido
1971
asShiro Hayata
1983
asIga no Saizo
1994
asJiro 'J.J.' Jintani
2004
asHattori Hanzo
1975
asAkira Inugami
2012
as
1962
as
2003
asHattori Hanzo I
2003
asHattori Hanzo I
2003
asHattori Hanzo I
2004
asHattori Hanzo I
2005
asHattori Hanzo I
2005
asHattori Hanzo I
1992
asSupt. Yamada
1975
asKenichi Hyuga
1962
as
1985
asSelf
1976
asSeigou Kunigami
1963
as
1976
asKazuma Higaki
2001
as
1989
asIba Shoemon
1980
asShiranui Shogen
1963
asSataro
1965
as
1966
as
2000
asIchiro Kusakari
2006
as
2013
asSeizo Gonda
1963
asShinsuke Hayama / Shintaro
1980
as
1995
asMakato
2013
asSeizo Gonda
2001
as
1963
asHiroshi Shiomi
1983
asInuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
1987
asBunshichi
2014
as2019
asSelf
1973
asTatsuya Wada
1977
asMu Yun Tek
1979
as
1967
asSecond Sublieutenant Hanzawa
1968
as
1968
as
1970
asCaptain Mishima
1962
as
2015
asMusashi
2015
as
1984
asMaejima Daigaku
1965
asLawyer Ohki
1992
asHorikoshi
1961
asNagashima
1968
asKazuo Yamamoto
1973
asNaoto Kiba
1964
as
1966
asBungo Endo
1976
asWataru Kangi
1980
asKatsutoshi Otomo
1980
asDr. Yamauchi
2024
asJou
1977
asJoji Kano
1990
asUmei Tamon
2015
asEzra Sennett
1961
as
1975
as
1961
as
1972
asGosuke Himuro
1982
asShinzaemon Yagyu
1979
asMitsuhiko Sakurai
1990
as
1977
asKanai Hachiro
1985
asRyozo Kano
1977
as
1975
asBartender
1962
asShinkichi Hayami
1967
as
1965
as
1981
asDaisuke Kamikaze
1962
as
1971
asShiro Hayata
1969
asSho Onuma
2009
as
1991
asMitsutsugu Akechi
2012
asSpace Sheriff Voicer
1989
asYagyu Jubei
1965
asToru Sasayama
1984
asSonny Sullivan
2011
asHattori Hanzo
2007
asRyudo Numata
1975
as
1962
as
1963
as
1972
as
1972
asHaruo Kikuchi
1967
asKomakichi Sugimoto
2009
asHimself
1967
as
1977
as
1963
as
1967
as
1967
as
1978
as
1987
as
1966
as
2023
asJou
2005
asYagyu Jubei
2004
as
1977
asDrunkard
1963
asTakao
2018
asCalligrapher
1991
as
1990
as
1969
asMitsuo Fujiki
1967
as
1986
asYakuza boss
1978
asPrince Hans
1989
asMakoto Ushiyama
2017
as
1965
as
1977
asTsuneyoshi Sakota
1976
as
2000
as
2000
asDagger
1962
as
1974
as
1989
as
1962
asDr Omori
1965
as
1991
as
1964
as
1973
as
2009
as
2013
as
asSpace Sheriff Voicer
asHattori Hanzō
as as 
asas 
asIttetsu Kotani
asTakeda Nobutora
asVoicer (in flashback)
as
asKeitarō Shinjō
asKotaro Ran
asDetective Goro Narumi / Messenger of Allah
as
asMatsudaira Tadateru
as雄霸
asShuro
asYagyu Jubei
asYagyu Yubei
asYagyu Jubei
as
as
as东方青木 / 东方白石
asSekimoto Shinsaku
as風間洋介
asas Production
1990
as1989
asCrew
2004
as
2010
asDirecting
1990
as1992
as2007
as
1981
as1979
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