Sonny Chiba
Age: N/A | From: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Синъити Тиба , Shinichi Chiba , Sadaho Maeda , Sonny Chiba
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Homepage: https://louisandleaves.com/
Movie Involvements: 108
TV Involvements: 9
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003) Hattori Hanzo
Space Sheriff Sharivan
(1983) Voicer (in flashback)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004) Hattori Hanzo
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
(2011) Hattori Hanzo
The Yagyu Conspiracy
(1978) Yagyu Yubei
Shadow Warriors
(1980) Hattori Hanzō
Battle Royale II: Requiem
(2003) Makio Mimura
Robot Detective
(1973) Keitarō ShinjōActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| 2021 | N/A | |
| 2019 | Jou | |
| 2018 | Calligrapher | |
| 2017 | N/A | |
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| 2016 | N/A | |
| 2015 | Ezra Sennett | |
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| 2014 | N/A | |
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| 2013 | N/A | |
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| Self | ||
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| 2012 | Sushi Chef | |
| Space Sheriff Voicer | ||
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| 2011 | Hattori Hanzo | |
| 2009 | N/A | |
| Himself | ||
| 2007 | N/A | |
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| 2006 | Uncle Kamata | |
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| 2005 | Hattori Hanzo I | |
| Hattori Hanzo I | ||
| Yagyu Jubei | ||
| 2004 | Azama | |
| Hattori Hanzo I | ||
| Hattori Hanzo | ||
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| Otosan | ||
| 2003 | Hattori Hanzo | |
| Hattori Hanzo I | ||
| Makio Mimura | ||
| Hattori Hanzo I | ||
| Hattori Hanzo I | ||
| 2002 | Yasunori Hijikata | |
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| 2001 | N/A | |
| Ittetsu Kotani | ||
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| 2000 | N/A | |
| Ichiro Kusakari | ||
| Dagger | ||
| 1998 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Conqueror Xiong Ba | ||
| 1996 | N/A | |
| 1995 | Makato | |
| 1994 | Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani | |
| 1992 | Chiba | |
| Matsudaira Tadateru | ||
| Horikoshi | ||
| Supt. Yamada | ||
| 1991 | N/A | |
| Mitsutsugu Akechi | ||
| Takeda Nobutora | ||
| 1990 | N/A | |
| Umei Tamon | ||
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| 1989 | Makoto Ushiyama | |
| Iba Shoemon | ||
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| Yagyu Jubei | ||
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| 1988 | N/A | |
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| 1987 | Bunshichi | |
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| 1986 | Yakuza boss | |
| 1985 | N/A | |
| Archival Footage | ||
| 1984 | Shaider (Voice) | |
| Sonny Sullivan | ||
| Shaider (Voice) | ||
| 1983 | Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo | |
| Iga no Saizo | ||
| Voicer (in flashback) | ||
| 1982 | N/A | |
| Yagyu Jubei | ||
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| Mr. Magic | ||
| Space Sheriff Voicer | ||
| 1981 | Daisuke Kamikaze | |
| Prince Ido | ||
| Jubei Yagyu | ||
| 1980 | Shiranui Shogen | |
| Yagyu Jubei | ||
| Dr. Yamauchi | ||
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| Katsutoshi Otomo | ||
| Hattori Hanzō | ||
| 1979 | Lt. Yoshiaki Iba | |
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| Samon Shimoguni | ||
| 1978 | Fuwa Kazuemon | |
| Yagyu Yubei | ||
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| Prince Hans (as Sonny Chiba) | ||
| Jûbê Yagyû | ||
| 1977 | Drunkard | |
| Duke Togo (Golgo 13) | ||
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| Joji Kano | ||
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| Sensei Masutatsu Oyama | ||
| Kanai Hachiro | ||
| Mu Yun Tek | ||
| Tsuneyoshi Sakota | ||
| 1976 | Seigou Kunigami | |
| Wataru Kangi | ||
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| Shuuhei Sakata | ||
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| Doshin So | ||
| Kazuma Higaki | ||
| 1975 | Mas Oyama | |
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| Bartender | ||
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| Sensei Masutatsu Oyama | ||
| Aoki | ||
| Akira Inugami | ||
| Kenichi Hyuga | ||
| 1974 | Ryuichi Koga | |
| Takuma Tsurguri | ||
| Seiichi Hibiki | ||
| Ryuichi Koga | ||
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| Takuma Tsurugi | ||
| Takuma Tsurugi | ||
| 1973 | N/A | |
| Tatsuya Wada | ||
| Keitaro Shinjo | ||
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| Katsutoshi Otomo | ||
| Keitarō Shinjō | ||
| 1972 | Haruo Kikuchi | |
| Toru Ibuki | ||
| Ryuji | ||
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| 1971 | Shiro Hayata | |
| Shiro Hayata | ||
| 1970 | Captain Mishima | |
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| Hayata Shiro | ||
| 1969 | Sho Onuma | |
| Mitsuo Fujiki | ||
| 1968 | N/A | |
| Kazuo Yamamoto | ||
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| 1967 | Komakichi Sugimoto | |
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| Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa | ||
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| 1966 | Dr. Yamatone | |
| Bungo Endo | ||
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| Ken Abe | ||
| Mitarai Ken | ||
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| 1965 | N/A | |
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| Toru Sasayama | ||
| Lawyer Ohki | ||
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| 1964 | Shinichi Matsuhashi | |
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| 1963 | N/A | |
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| Takao | ||
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| 1962 | N/A | |
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| Shinkichi Hayami | ||
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| 1961 | Nagashima | |
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| Detective Nakagawa | ||
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| Goro Saionji | ||
| Detective Nakagawa | ||
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| Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2007 | Director | |
| 1992 | Director | |
| 1990 | Director | |
| 1981 | Action Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2004 | Fight Choreographer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1990 | Producer | |
| 1989 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |