Actor · Acting

Sonny Chiba

Born 1939-01-23

Died 2021-08-19

📍 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.

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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Filmography 230

Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement

Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter

Shakespeare In Tokyo

as Calligrapher

Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds

Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4

Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2

Yakuza: Domination of the Realm

Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend

Biohazard: The Stage

as Ezra Sennett

Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2

Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1

Kabukicho High School

修羅の伝承荒ぶる凶犬

Unification Of Japan 2

Unification Of Japan

Unification of Japan: Compilation I — Rise of Ambition

Sushi Girl: A Documentary

The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan

as Space Sheriff Voicer

修羅の花道2

修羅の花道

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

as Hattori Hanzo

千年の松完結編

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

as Ryudo Numata

Samurai Banners

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

as Uncle Kamata

Legend of Seven Monks

New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter

as Hattori Hanzo I

New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji

as Hattori Hanzo I

Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter

Survive Style 5+

New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2

as Hattori Hanzo I

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

as Hattori Hanzo

Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter

as 东方青木 / 东方白石

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

as Hattori Hanzo

New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1

as Hattori Hanzo I

Battle Royale II: Requiem

as Makio Mimura

New Shadow Warriors

as Hattori Hanzo I

Deadly Outlaw: Rekka

as Yasunori Hijikata

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai Domination

The Murder Corps

Shotgun Marriage

as Ittetsu Kotani

Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf

Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai

Born to Be King

as Ichiro Kusakari

Legend of the Flying Swordsman

The Storm Riders

as Lord Conqueror

Immortal Combat

as Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani

The Triple Cross

Notes on Tokugawa Villainies

as Matsudaira Tadateru

as Supt. Yamada

Saito Dosan: Rage of Power

as Mitsutsugu Akechi

as Takeda Nobutora

as Takeda Nobutora

Minamoto Yoshitsune

Shingo's Ten Duels

Seventeen Ninja

Yume ni Mita Hibi

as Sekimoto Shinsaku

as Makoto Ushiyama

Shogun's Shadow

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die

Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

Late Night Salute

The Last True Yakuza

Amazing Masters of Martial Arts

Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!

as Shaider (Voice)

Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy

as Sonny Sullivan

Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie

as Shaider (Voice)

The Awesome Circus Bastard

as Maejima Daigaku

Legend of the Eight Samurai

as Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo

Kabamaru the Ninja Boy

as Iga no Saizo

Space Sheriff Sharivan

as Voicer (in flashback)

as Shinzaemon Yagyu

Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest

Space Sheriff Gavan

as Space Sheriff Voicer

Kamikaze, the Adventurer

as Daisuke Kamikaze

The Bushido Blade

Samurai Reincarnation

as Shiranui Shogen

Yagyu Abaretabi

Yagyu's Secret Quest

as Dr. Yamauchi

Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

as Katsutoshi Otomo

Shadow Warriors

as Hattori Hanzō

as Lt. Yoshiaki Iba

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

as Mitsuhiko Sakurai

Hunter in the Dark

as Samon Shimoguni

The Fall of Ako Castle

as Fuwa Kazuemon

The Yagyu Conspiracy

The Okinawa War of Ten Years

Message from Space

Shogun's Samurai

as Jûbê Yagyû

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon

as Duke Togo (Golgo 13)

Truckster of Guts

Japanese Humanity and Justice

Karate for Life

as Sensei Masutatsu Oyama

Hokuriku Proxy War

as Kanai Hachiro

as Tsuneyoshi Sakota

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

as Seigou Kunigami

as Wataru Kangi

Karate Warriors

as Shuuhei Sakata

The Machine Gun Dragon

Dragon Princess

as Kazuma Higaki

Karate Bear Fighter

The Decisive Power of Aikido

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

Detonation: Violent Riders

Karate Bullfighter

as Sensei Masutatsu Oyama

The Bullet Train

as Akira Inugami

13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats

as Kenichi Hyuga

The Killing Machine

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

as Ryuichi Koga

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

as Takuma Tsurguri

Sister Street Fighter

as Seiichi Hibiki

The Executioner

as Ryuichi Koga

Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School

Return of the Street Fighter

as Takuma Tsurugi

The Street Fighter

as Takuma Tsurugi

Bodyguard Kiba 2

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle

as Tatsuya Wada

Robot Detective: The Movie

as Keitaro Shinjo

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

as Katsutoshi Otomo

Robot Detective

as Keitarō Shinjō

The Horrible Obsessions

as Haruo Kikuchi

Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences

Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler

A Narcotics Agent's Ballad

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder

as Gosuke Himuro

Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us

as Shiro Hayata

Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair

as Shiro Hayata

The Last Kamikaze

as Captain Mishima

Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate

as Hayata Shiro

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City

as Mitsuo Fujiki

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

as 風間洋介

Army Intelligence

as Kazuo Yamamoto

Human Torpedoes

The Rickshaw Man’s Son

as Komakichi Sugimoto

Game of Chance 3

King of the Gang

North Sea Chivalry

as Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa

Game of Chance 2

Organized Violence

as Dr. Yamatone

Dash to the Sun

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

Terror Beneath the Sea

The Kamikaze Guy

as Tatsuo Otsuki

Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

Code of Ruffians

as Toru Sasayama

Tale of Japanese Burglars

おゝい雲！

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

as Shinichi Matsuhashi

Here Because of You

Tokyo Untouchables

Judo Hall Demon

Orders from Hell

A Life of Intimidation

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

Asakusa no kyōkaku

as Shinsuke Hayama / Shintaro

Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５

as Hiroshi Shiomi

Mid-August Commotion

as Shinkichi Hayami

Zankokuna tsuki

あの空の果てに星はまたたく

South Pacific Waves Are High

Police Precinct Part 17

as Detective Nakagawa

Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm

Man with the Funky Hat

Invasion of the Neptune Men

as Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief

Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor

Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley

as Goro Saionji

Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman

as Detective Nakagawa

Police Department Part 15: Alibi

Messenger of Allah

as Detective Goro Narumi / Messenger of Allah