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Sonny Chiba

Acting · Born January 23, 1939 · 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.

Movies with Sonny Chiba

• Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) — Hattori Hanzo
• Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) — Hattori Hanzo
• Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011) — Hattori Hanzo
• The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) — Uncle Kamata
• Samurai Reincarnation (1981) — Jubei Yagyu
• The Storm Riders (1998) — Lord Conqueror
• Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003) — Makio Mimura
• Virus (1980) — Dr. Yamauchi
• Sushi Girl (2012) — Sushi Chef
• Fall Guy (1982)
• The Bullet Train (1975) — Aoki
• Message from Space (1978) — Prince Hans

TV shows with Sonny Chiba

• Space Sheriff Gavan (1982) — Space Sheriff Voicer
• Wind and Cloud (2002) — 雄霸
• Shadow Warriors (1980) — Hattori Hanzō
• Key Hunter (1968) — 風間洋介
• Samurai Banners (2007)
• Nanairo Kamen (1959) — Kotaro Ran
• Yagyu's Secret Quest (1980) — Yagyu Jubei
• Shotgun Marriage (2001) — Ittetsu Kotani