Sonny Chiba
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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Films (215)
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
2024 · Jou
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
2023 · Jou
Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba
2019 · Self
Shakespeare in Tokyo
2018 · Calligrapher
Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds
2017
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4
2017
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2
2017
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm
2017
Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
2016
Biohazard: The Stage
2015 · Ezra Sennett
Take a Chance
2015 · Musashi
The Noise
2015
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
2015
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
2014
Kabukicho High School
2014
修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
2014
Unification Of Japan 2
2013 · Seizo Gonda
Don's Road 9
2013
Unification Of Japan
2013 · Seizo Gonda
Unification of Japan: Compilation I — Rise of Ambition
2013
Don's Road 8
2013
Don's Road 7
2013
Sushi Girl: A Documentary
2013 · Self
Don's Road 6
2013
Sushi Girl
2012 · Sushi Chef
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
2012 · Space Sheriff Voicer
修羅の花道2
2012
修羅の花道
2012
Kill Bill : The Whole Bloody Affair
2011 · Hattori Hanzo
Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus!
2010 · Thanks
千年の松 完結編
2009
Yakuza Legacy
2009
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
2009 · Himself
Oyaji
2007 · Ryudo Numata, Writer, Director
Fast & Furious : Tokyo drift
2006 · Uncle Kamata
Les Maîtres du tonnerre
2006 · Genryuu
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
2005 · Hattori Hanzo I
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
2005 · Hattori Hanzo I
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
2005 · Yagyu Jubei
Survive Style 5+
2004 · Azama
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
2004 · Hattori Hanzo I
Kill Bill : Volume 2
2004 · Hattori Hanzo, Fight Choreographer
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
2004
Explosive City
2004 · Otosan
Kill Bill : Volume 1
2003 · Hattori Hanzo
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
2003 · Hattori Hanzo I
Battle Royale II : Requiem
2003 · Makio Mimura
New Shadow Warriors II
2003 · Hattori Hanzo I
New Shadow Warriors
2003 · Hattori Hanzo I
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
2002 · Yasunori Hijikata
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
Akumyoh 2
2001
The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai Domination
2001
The Murder Corps
2001
Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
2001
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000
Born to Be King
2000 · Ichiro Kusakari
Legend of the Flying Swordsman
2000 · Dagger
The Storm Riders
1998 · Lord Conqueror
Body Count
1995 · Makato
Immortal Combat
1994 · Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani
Un jour étincelant
1992 · Chiba
Aigle de fer III
1992 · Horikoshi
Oda Nobunaga
1992
Fighting Fist
1992 · Supt. Yamada, Director
Yakuza Warfare
1991
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
1991 · Mitsutsugu Akechi
Takeda Shingen
1991 · Takeda Nobutora
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1990
Yellow Fangs
1990 · Director, Producer
Shingo's Ten Duels
1990 · Umei Tamon
Seventeen Ninja
1990
Sensei
1989 · Makoto Ushiyama, Producer
Shogun's Shadow
1989 · Iba Shoemon
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
1989 · Yagyu Jubei
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988
Sure Death 4
1987 · Bunshichi
Taikoki
1987 · Akechi Mitsuhide
Cabaret
1986 · Yakuza boss
The Last True Yakuza
1985 · Ryozo Kano
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
1985 · Self
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
1984 · Shaider (Voice)
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
1984 · Sonny Sullivan
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
1984 · Shaider (Voice)
The Awesome Circus Bastard
1984 · Maejima Daigaku
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983 · Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983 · Iga no Saizo
Ninja Wars
1982 · Shinzaemon Yagyu
Fall Guy
1982
The Blazing Valiant
1981 · Action Director
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
1981 · Daisuke Kamikaze
Roaring Fire
1981 · Mr. Magic
The Bushido Blade
1981 · Prince Ido
Samurai Reincarnation
1981 · Jubei Yagyu
Shogun's Ninja
1980 · Shiranui Shogen
Yagyu Abaretabi
1980
Virus
1980 · Dr. Yamauchi
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
1980
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980 · Katsutoshi Otomo
G.I. Samurai
1979 · Lt. Yoshiaki Iba, Action Director
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979 · Mitsuhiko Sakurai
Dead Angle
1979
Hunter in the Dark
1979 · Samon Shimoguni
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978 · Fuwa Kazuemon
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
1978
Message from Space
1978 · Prince Hans
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
1978 · Jûbê Yagyû
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Drunkard
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
1977 · Duke Togo (Golgo 13)
Truckster of Guts
1977
Doberman Cop
1977 · Joji Kano
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
Karate for Life
1977 · Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977 · Kanai Hachiro
Soul of Chiba
1977 · Mu Yun Tek
Japanese Godfather
1977 · Tsuneyoshi Sakota
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
1976 · Seigou Kunigami
Jail Breakers
1976 · Wataru Kangi
The Rugby Star
1976
Karate Warriors
1976 · Shuuhei Sakata
The Machine Gun Dragon
1976
Dragon Princess
1976 · Kazuma Higaki
Karate Bear Fighter
1975 · Mas Oyama
The Decisive Power of Aikido
1975
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975 · Bartender (uncredited)
Detonation: Violent Riders
1975
Karate Bullfighter
1975 · Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
The Bullet Train
1975 · Aoki
Wolf Guy
1975 · Akira Inugami
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
1975 · Kenichi Hyuga
The Killing Machine
1975 · Doshin So
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
1974 · Ryuichi Koga
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
1974 · Takuma Tsurguri
Sister Street Fighter
1974 · Seiichi Hibiki
The Executioner
1974 · Ryuichi Koga
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
1974
Return of the Street Fighter
1974 · Takuma Tsurugi
The Street Fighter
1974 · Takuma Tsurugi
Bodyguard Kiba 2
1973 · Naoto Kiba
Murderous Love
1973
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
1973 · Tatsuya Wada
Robot Detective: The Movie
1973 · Keitaro Shinjo
The Bodyguard
1973 · Naoto Kiba
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973 · Katsutoshi Otomo
The Horrible Obsessions
1972 · Haruo Kikuchi
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
1972 · Toru Ibuki
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
1972 · Ryūji
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
1972
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
1972 · Gosuke Himuro
Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
1971 · Shiro Hayata
Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
1971 · Shiro Hayata
The Last Kamikaze
1970 · Captain Mishima
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
1970 · Hayata
A Kamikaze Cop
1970 · Hayata Shiro
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969 · Sho Onuma
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
1969 · Mitsuo Fujiki
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Army Intelligence
1968 · Kazuo Yamamoto
Human Torpedoes
1968
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
1967 · Komakichi Sugimoto
Game of Chance 3
1967
King of the Gang
1967
North Sea Chivalry
1967
Classmates
1967 · Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa
Game of Chance 2
1967
Organized Violence
1967
The Golden Bat
1966 · Dr. Yamatone
Game of Chance
1966 · Bungo Endo
Dash to the Sun
1966
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
1966
Terror Beneath the Sea
1966 · Ken Abe
The Kamikaze Guy
1966 · Mitarai Ken
Night Bitch
1966 · Tatsuo Otsuki
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
1965
Code of Ruffians
1965
Yakuza G-Men
1965 · Toru Sasayama
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965 · Lawyer Ohki
おゝい雲！
1965
That Cute Girl
1965
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964 · Shinichi Matsuhashi
Here Because of You
1964
Tokyo Untouchables
1964
Judo Hall Demon
1964
Orders from Hell
1964
A Life of Intimidation
1963
White Ball
1963
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963
The Navy
1963 · Takao
Song of Yakuza
1963
Asakusa no kyōkaku
1963 · Shinsuke Hayama / Shintaro
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963 · Sataro
Judo Life
1963
Violent Street
1963
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
1963 · Hiroshi Shiomi
Fearful Witch
1962
The King
1962
Gang vs. G-Men
1962
Mid-August Commotion
1962 · Dr Omori
Four Sisters
1962 · Shinkichi Hayami
Zankokuna tsuki
1962
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku
1962 · Yoshio Horimoto
All Rascals
1962
The Escape
1962
Love School
1962
South Pacific Waves Are High
1962
Tale of a Company Boss 3
1961 · Nagashima
Police Precinct Part 17
1961 · Detective Nakagawa
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
1961
Man with the Funky Hat
1961
Invasion of the Neptune Men
1961 · Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
1961
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
1961 · Goro Saionji
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
1961 · Detective Nakagawa
Police Department Part 15: Alibi
1961
Séries (28)
Layout
2021
Samurai Banners
2007
Team Astro
2005 · Shuro
风云争霸
2004 · 东方青木 / 东方白石
Wind and Cloud
2002 · 雄霸
Dekichatta Kekkon
2001 · Ittetsu Kotani
Seiryuu Densetsu
1996
Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
1992 · Matsudaira Tadateru
Takeda Shingen
1991 · Takeda Nobutora
Yume ni Mita Hibi
1989 · Sekimoto Shinsaku
Oda Nobunaga
1989
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1988
Late Night Salute
1986
Space Sheriff Sharivan
1983 · Voicer (in flashback)
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
1982 · Yagyu Jubei
Space Sheriff Gavan
1982 · Space Sheriff Voicer
Yagyu's Secret Quest
1980 · Yagyu Jubei
Shadow Warriors
1980 · Hattori Hanzō
The Yagyu Conspiracy
1978 · Yagyu Yubei
Juujiro
1978
Daihijôsen
1976
Blazing Dragnet
1975
The Bodyguard
1974
Robot Detective
1973 · Keitarō Shinjō
Judo Icchokusen
1969 · Ken Washio
Key Hunter
1968 · 風間洋介
Messenger of Allah
1960 · Detective Goro Narumi / Messenger of Allah
Nanairo Kamen
1959 · Kotaro Ran