Sonny Chiba

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-01-23 (82 years old)

Deathday

2021-08-19

Place of Birth

Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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 c...

Acting

2003

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

as Hattori Hanzo

1998

The Storm Riders

as Lord Conqueror

2003

1974

The Executioner

as Ryuichi Koga

1976

1961

Invasion of the Neptune Men

as Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief

2004

1964

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

as Shinichi Matsuhashi

1977

Karate for Life

as Sensei Masutatsu Oyama

1975

Karate Bullfighter

as Sensei Masutatsu Oyama

1975

1978

Shogun's Samurai

as Jûbê Yagyû

1974

The Street Fighter

as Takuma Tsurugi

1974

1974

2002

Deadly Outlaw: Rekka

as Yasunori Hijikata

2012

Sushi Girl

as Sushi Chef

1966

The Kamikaze Guy

as Mitarai Ken

2004

1979

Hunter in the Dark

as Samon Shimoguni

1981

Roaring Fire

as Mr. Magic

1974

Sister Street Fighter

as Seiichi Hibiki

1961

Police Precinct Part 17

as Detective Nakagawa

1975

1961

1977

Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon

as Duke Togo (Golgo 13)

1984

1973

1978

The Fall of Ako Castle

as Fuwa Kazuemon

1970

A Kamikaze Cop

as Hayata Shiro

1981

Samurai Reincarnation

as Jubei Yagyu

1973

The Bodyguard

as Naoto Kiba

1976

Karate Warriors

as Shuuhei Sakata

1979

G.I. Samurai

as Lt. Yoshiaki Iba

1966

The Golden Bat

as Dr. Yamatone

1992

1981

The Bushido Blade

as Prince Ido

1983

Kabamaru the Ninja Boy

as Iga no Saizo

1994

Immortal Combat

as Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani

2004

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

as Hattori Hanzo

1975

Wolf Guy

as Akira Inugami

2003

New Shadow Warriors

as Hattori Hanzo I

2004

2003

New Shadow Warriors II

as Hattori Hanzo I

1992

Fighting Fist

as Supt. Yamada

1976

1976

Dragon Princess

as Kazuma Higaki

1989

Shogun's Shadow

as Iba Shoemon

1980

Shogun's Ninja

as Shiranui Shogen

2000

Born to Be King

as Ichiro Kusakari

2013

Unification Of Japan

as Seizo Gonda

1995

Body Count

as Makato

2013

1983

Legend of the Eight Samurai

as Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo

1987

Sure Death 4

as Bunshichi

2006

Tarantino's Mind

as (archive footage)

1977

Soul of Chiba

as Mu Yun Tek

1967

Classmates

as Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa

1970

The Last Kamikaze

as Captain Mishima

2015

Take a Chance

as Musashi

1984

The Awesome Circus Bastard

as Maejima Daigaku

1965

1992

Iron Eagle III

as Horikoshi

1961

1968

Army Intelligence

as Kazuo Yamamoto

1973

Karate Killer

as Naoto Kiba

1966

Game of Chance

as Bungo Endo

1976

Jail Breakers

as Wataru Kangi

1980

Virus

as Dr. Yamauchi

1977

Doberman Cop

as Joji Kano

1990

Shingo's Ten Duels

as Umei Tamon

2015

Biohazard: The Stage

as Ezra Sennett

1972

1979

1982

Ninja Wars

as Shinzaemon Yagyu

1977

Hokuriku Proxy War

as Kanai Hachiro

1985

1962

Four Sisters

as Shinkichi Hayami

1981

Kamikaze, the Adventurer

as Daisuke Kamikaze

1991

Saito Dosan: Rage of Power

as Mitsutsugu Akechi

2012

The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan

as Space Sheriff Voicer

1965

Yakuza G-Men

as Toru Sasayama

1984

2007

Oyaji

as Ryudo Numata

1972

The Horrible Obsessions

as Haruo Kikuchi

1967

The Rickshaw Man’s Son

as Komakichi Sugimoto

1963

The Navy

as Takao

2018

Shakespeare In Tokyo

as Calligrapher

1986

Cabaret

as Yakuza boss

1978

Message from Space

as Prince Hans

1989

Sensei

as Makoto Ushiyama

1977

Japan's Don

as Tsuneyoshi Sakota

Production

1990

Yellow Fangs

as Director

1990

Yellow Fangs

as Producer

1992

Fighting Fist

as Director

2004

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

as Fight Choreographer

2007

Oyaji

as Writer

2007

Oyaji

as Director

1981

The Blazing Valiant

as Action Director

1989

Sensei

as Producer

1979

G.I. Samurai

as Action Director

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