Cast
Sonny Chiba
Acting
Cast
Sonny Chiba
Known for
Acting
Born
1939-01-23
From
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Died
2021-08-19
Also known as Shinichi Chiba, Sadaho Maeda, 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.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Hattori Hanzo
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Hattori Hanzo
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Hattori Hanzo
The Storm Riders
as Lord Conqueror
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
as Uncle Kamata
The Bullet Train
as Aoki
Battle Royale II: Requiem
as Makio Mimura
Survive Style 5+
as Azama
Shogun's Samurai
as Jûbê Yagyû
Virus
as Dr. Yamauchi
The Bushido Blade
as Prince Ido
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
as Katsutoshi Otomo
Four Sisters
as Shinkichi Hayami
Iron Eagle III
as Horikoshi
The Street Fighter
as Takuma Tsurugi
Dead Angle
Born to Be King
as Ichiro Kusakari
Unification Of Japan 2
as Seizo Gonda
Samurai Reincarnation
as Jubei Yagyu
Shogun's Shadow
as Iba Shoemon
The Executioner
as Ryuichi Koga
Legend of the Eight Samurai
as Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
as Duke Togo (Golgo 13)
Shogun's Ninja
as Shiranui Shogen
Cabaret
as Yakuza boss
Japan's Don
as Tsuneyoshi Sakota
Don's Road 9
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
as Yasunori Hijikata
The Bodyguard
as Naoto Kiba
Roaring Fire
as Mr. Magic
Message from Space
as Prince Hans
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
as Himself
The Fall of Ako Castle
as Fuwa Kazuemon
G.I. Samurai
as Lt. Yoshiaki Iba
Sister Street Fighter
as Seiichi Hibiki
Shingo's Ten Duels
as Umei Tamon
Hunter in the Dark
as Samon Shimoguni
Body Count
as Makato
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
as Sonny Sullivan
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
as Ryuichi Koga
Fall Guy
The Noise
Sushi Girl
as Sushi Chef
Hokuriku Proxy War
as Kanai Hachiro
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
as Iga no Saizo
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
as Drunkard
Bodyguard Kiba 2
as Naoto Kiba
A Kamikaze Cop
as Hayata Shiro
The Escape
Wolf Guy
as Akira Inugami
Terror Beneath the Sea
as Ken Abe
Sure Death 4
as Bunshichi
Ninja Wars
as Shinzaemon Yagyu
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
as Sho Onuma
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
as Mitsuhiko Sakurai
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
as Yagyu Jubei
The Killing Machine
as Doshin So
Doberman Cop
as Joji Kano
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
as Takuma Tsurguri
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
as Toru Ibuki
Return of the Street Fighter
as Takuma Tsurugi
Dragon Princess
as Kazuma Higaki
Truckster of Guts
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
as Jou
The Last True Yakuza
as Ryozo Kano
The Triple Cross
as Chiba
Human Torpedoes
Sushi Girl: A Documentary
as Self
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
as Seigou Kunigami
Fighting Fist
as Supt. Yamada
Tale of Japanese Burglars
as Lawyer Ohki
Explosive City
as Otosan
Sensei
as Makoto Ushiyama
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
as Jou
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
as Yagyu Jubei
Karate Bear Fighter
as Mas Oyama
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
as Kenichi Hyuga
Legend of the Flying Swordsman
as Dagger
Immortal Combat
as Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani
Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
as Space Sheriff Voicer
Karate Bullfighter
as Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
as Self
Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba
as Self
The Last Kamikaze
as Captain Mishima
Game of Chance
as Bungo Endo
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
as Bartender
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
as Shaider (Voice)
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Invasion of the Neptune Men
as Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
The Rugby Star
Legend of Seven Monks
Jail Breakers
as Wataru Kangi
Gang vs. G-Men
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
as Gosuke Himuro
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
as Goro Saionji
Takeda Shingen
as Takeda Nobutora
The Golden Bat
as Dr. Yamatone
Game of Chance 2
Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
The Machine Gun Dragon
Police Department Part 15: Alibi
Don's Road 7
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
as Hattori Hanzo I
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
as Katsutoshi Otomo
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2
The King
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
as Mitsutsugu Akechi
Mid-August Commotion
as Dr Omori
修羅の花道
The Navy
as Takao
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
as Daisuke Kamikaze
Organized Violence
Judo Life
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
as Hattori Hanzo I
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Orders from Hell
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
as Tatsuya Wada
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Army Intelligence
as Kazuo Yamamoto
Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
as Shiro Hayata
Oyaji
as Ryudo Numata
Yakuza G-Men
as Toru Sasayama
Game of Chance 3
Taikoki
Karate Warriors
as Shuuhei Sakata
Karate for Life
as Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
The Kamikaze Guy
as Mitarai Ken
Classmates
as Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
Dash to the Sun
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
The Horrible Obsessions
as Haruo Kikuchi
Here Because of You
The Decisive Power of Aikido
Code of Ruffians
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
as Hayata
Man with the Funky Hat
Asakusa no kyōkaku
as Shinsuke Hayama / Shintaro
Soul of Chiba
as Mu Yun Tek
Tale of a Company Boss 3
as Nagashima
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
as Hattori Hanzo I
Seventeen Ninja
Unification Of Japan
as Seizo Gonda
A Life of Intimidation
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
as Shinichi Matsuhashi
Fearful Witch
The Murder Corps
North Sea Chivalry
South Pacific Waves Are High
Night Bitch
as Tatsuo Otsuki
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
as Sataro
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
Yakuza Warfare
Take a Chance
as Musashi
Detonation: Violent Riders
All Rascals
Shakespeare In Tokyo
as Calligrapher
The Awesome Circus Bastard
as Maejima Daigaku
Murderous Love
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
as Detective Nakagawa
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
as Ryuji
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
as Shaider (Voice)
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
as Hattori Hanzo I
That Cute Girl
Zankokuna tsuki
Song of Yakuza
修羅の花道2
Judo Hall Demon
Tokyo Untouchables
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
as Komakichi Sugimoto
King of the Gang
The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai Domination
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
Love School
Don's Road 6
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
as Mitsuo Fujiki
Akumyoh 2
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm
Don's Road 8
おゝい雲！
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
as Hiroshi Shiomi
修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
Yakuza Legacy
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
as Shiro Hayata
Unification of Japan: Compilation I — Rise of Ambition
Biohazard: The Stage
as Ezra Sennett
千年の松 完結編
Robot Detective: The Movie
as Keitaro Shinjo
Police Precinct Part 17
as Detective Nakagawa
New Shadow Warriors II
as Hattori Hanzo I
Kabukicho High School
Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
Violent Street
New Shadow Warriors
as Hattori Hanzo I
