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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sonny Chiba, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
January 23, 1939Deathday
August 19, 2021Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
207Place of birth
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, JapanAlso known as
千葉真一, Sonny Chiba, 千叶真一, Сонни Чиба, Сонни Тиба, Синъити Тиба
Cast credits
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Hattori Hanzo
The Storm Riders
Conqueror Xiong Ba
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Makio Mimura
The Executioner
Ryuichi Koga
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief
The Killing Machine
Doshin So
Explosive City
Otosan
Fall Guy
Karate Bullfighter
Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
Karate Bear Fighter
Mas Oyama
Karate for Life
Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
Shogun's Samurai
Jûbê Yagyû
Return of the Street Fighter
Takuma Tsurugi
The Street Fighter
Takuma Tsurugi
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
Takuma Tsurguri
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
Yasunori Hijikata
Sushi Girl
Sushi Chef
The Kamikaze Guy
Mitarai Ken
Survive Style 5+
Azama
Hunter in the Dark
Samon Shimoguni
Roaring Fire
Mr. MagicCrew credits
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