Sonny Chiba
Acting
1939-01-23 · Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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.
Filmography
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
2024 · Movie
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
2023 · Movie
Layout
2021 · Series
Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba
2019 · Movie
Shakespeare in Tokyo
2018 · Movie
Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds
2017 · Movie
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4
2017 · Movie
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2
2017 · Movie
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm
2017 · Movie
Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
2016 · Movie
Biohazard: The Stage
2015 · Movie
Take a Chance
2015 · Movie
The Noise
2015 · Movie
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
2015 · Movie
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
2014 · Movie
Kabukicho High School
2014 · Movie
修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
2014 · Movie
Unification Of Japan 2
2013 · Movie
Don's Road 9
2013 · Movie
Unification of Japan: Compilation I — Rise of Ambition
2013 · Movie
Unification Of Japan
2013 · Movie
Don's Road 8
2013 · Movie
Don's Road 7
2013 · Movie
Sushi Girl: A Documentary
2013 · Movie
Don's Road 6
2013 · Movie
Sushi Girl
2012 · Movie
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
2012 · Movie
修羅の花道2
2012 · Movie
修羅の花道
2012 · Movie
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011 · Movie
Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus!
2010 · Movie
千年の松 完結編
2009 · Movie
Yakuza Legacy
2009 · Movie
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
2009 · Movie
Oyaji
2007 · Movie
Samurai Banners
2007 · Series
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006 · Movie
Legend of Seven Monks
2006 · Movie
Team Astro
2005 · Series
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
2005 · Movie
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
2005 · Movie
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
2005 · Movie
Survive Style 5+
2004 · Movie
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
2004 · Movie
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004 · Movie
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
2004 · Movie
风云争霸
2004 · Series
Explosive City
2004 · Movie
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003 · Movie
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
2003 · Movie
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003 · Movie
New Shadow Warriors II
2003 · Movie
New Shadow Warriors
2003 · Movie
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
2002 · Movie
Wind and Cloud
2002 · Series
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001 · Movie
Akumyoh 2
2001 · Movie
The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai Domination
2001 · Movie
The Murder Corps
2001 · Movie
Shotgun Marriage
2001 · Series
Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
2001 · Movie
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000 · Movie
Born to Be King
2000 · Movie
Legend of the Flying Swordsman
2000 · Movie
The Storm Riders
1998 · Movie
Seiryuu Densetsu
1996 · Series
Body Count
1995 · Movie
Immortal Combat
1994 · Movie
The Triple Cross
1992 · Movie
Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
1992 · Series
Iron Eagle III
1992 · Movie
Oda Nobunaga
1992 · Movie
Fighting Fist
1992 · Movie
Yakuza Warfare
1991 · Movie
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
1991 · Movie
Takeda Shingen
1991 · Series
Takeda Shingen
1991 · Movie
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1990 · Movie
Yellow Fangs
1990 · Movie
Shingo's Ten Duels
1990 · Movie
Seventeen Ninja
1990 · Movie
Yume ni Mita Hibi
1989 · Series
Sensei
1989 · Movie
Shogun's Shadow
1989 · Movie
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989 · Movie
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
1989 · Movie
Oda Nobunaga
1989 · Series
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988 · Movie
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1988 · Series
Sure Death 4
1987 · Movie
Taikoki
1987 · Movie
Late Night Salute
1986 · Series
Cabaret
1986 · Movie
The Last True Yakuza
1985 · Movie
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
1985 · Movie
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
1984 · Movie
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
1984 · Movie
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
1984 · Movie
The Awesome Circus Bastard
1984 · Movie
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983 · Movie
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983 · Movie
Space Sheriff Sharivan
1983 · Series
Ninja Wars
1982 · Movie
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
1982 · Series
Fall Guy
1982 · Movie
Space Sheriff Gavan
1982 · Series
The Blazing Valiant
1981 · Movie
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
1981 · Movie
Roaring Fire
1981 · Movie
The Bushido Blade
1981 · Movie
Samurai Reincarnation
1981 · Movie
Shogun's Ninja
1980 · Movie
Yagyu's Secret Quest
1980 · Series
Yagyu Abaretabi
1980 · Movie
Virus
1980 · Movie
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
1980 · Movie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980 · Movie
Shadow Warriors
1980 · Series
G.I. Samurai
1979 · Movie
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979 · Movie
Dead Angle
1979 · Movie
Hunter in the Dark
1979 · Movie
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978 · Movie
The Yagyu Conspiracy
1978 · Series
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
1978 · Movie
Message from Space
1978 · Movie
Juujiro
1978 · Series
Shogun's Samurai
1978 · Movie
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Movie
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
1977 · Movie
Truckster of Guts
1977 · Movie
Doberman Cop
1977 · Movie
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977 · Movie
Karate for Life
1977 · Movie
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977 · Movie
Soul of Chiba
1977 · Movie
Japan's Don
1977 · Movie
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
1976 · Movie
Jail Breakers
1976 · Movie
The Rugby Star
1976 · Movie
Karate Warriors
1976 · Movie
The Machine Gun Dragon
1976 · Movie
Dragon Princess
1976 · Movie
Daihijôsen
1976 · Series
Karate Bear Fighter
1975 · Movie
The Decisive Power of Aikido
1975 · Movie
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975 · Movie
Blazing Dragnet
1975 · Series
Detonation: Violent Riders
1975 · Movie
Karate Bullfighter
1975 · Movie
The Bullet Train
1975 · Movie
Wolf Guy
1975 · Movie
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
1975 · Movie
The Killing Machine
1975 · Movie
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
1974 · Movie
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
1974 · Movie
Sister Street Fighter
1974 · Movie
The Executioner
1974 · Movie
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
1974 · Movie
Return of the Street Fighter
1974 · Movie
The Street Fighter
1974 · Movie
The Bodyguard
1974 · Series
Bodyguard Kiba 2
1973 · Movie
Murderous Love
1973 · Movie
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
1973 · Movie
Robot Detective: The Movie
1973 · Movie
The Bodyguard
1973 · Movie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973 · Movie
Robot Detective
1973 · Series
The Horrible Obsessions
1972 · Movie
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
1972 · Movie
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
1972 · Movie
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
1972 · Movie
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
1972 · Movie
Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
1971 · Movie
Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
1971 · Movie
The Last Kamikaze
1970 · Movie
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
1970 · Movie
A Kamikaze Cop
1970 · Movie
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969 · Movie
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
1969 · Movie
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968 · Movie
Key Hunter
1968 · Series
Army Intelligence
1968 · Movie
Human Torpedoes
1968 · Movie
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
1967 · Movie
Game of Chance 3
1967 · Movie
King of the Gang
1967 · Movie
North Sea Chivalry
1967 · Movie
Classmates
1967 · Movie
Game of Chance 2
1967 · Movie
Organized Violence
1967 · Movie
The Golden Bat
1966 · Movie
Game of Chance
1966 · Movie
Dash to the Sun
1966 · Movie
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
1966 · Movie
Terror Beneath the Sea
1966 · Movie
The Kamikaze Guy
1966 · Movie
Night Bitch
1966 · Movie
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
1965 · Movie
Code of Ruffians
1965 · Movie
Yakuza G-Men
1965 · Movie
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965 · Movie
おゝい雲！
1965 · Movie
That Cute Girl
1965 · Movie
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964 · Movie
Here Because of You
1964 · Movie
Tokyo Untouchables
1964 · Movie
Judo Hall Demon
1964 · Movie
Orders from Hell
1964 · Movie
A Life of Intimidation
1963 · Movie
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963 · Movie
The Navy
1963 · Movie
Song of Yakuza
1963 · Movie
Asakusa no kyōkaku
1963 · Movie
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963 · Movie
Judo Life
1963 · Movie
Violent Street
1963 · Movie
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
1963 · Movie
Fearful Witch
1962 · Movie
The King
1962 · Movie
Gang vs. G-Men
1962 · Movie
Mid-August Commotion
1962 · Movie
Four Sisters
1962 · Movie
Zankokuna tsuki
1962 · Movie
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku
1962 · Movie
All Rascals
1962 · Movie
The Escape
1962 · Movie
Love School
1962 · Movie
South Pacific Waves Are High
1962 · Movie
Tale of a Company Boss 3
1961 · Movie
Police Precinct Part 17
1961 · Movie
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
1961 · Movie
Man with the Funky Hat
1961 · Movie
Invasion of the Neptune Men
1961 · Movie
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
1961 · Movie
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
1961 · Movie
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
1961 · Movie
Police Department Part 15: Alibi
1961 · Movie
Messenger of Allah
1960 · Series
Nanairo Kamen
1959 · Series