Sonny Chiba
Known for: Acting
Born: January 23, 1939
Died: August 19, 2021
Place of birth: 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sonny Chiba, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
215 movies · 27 TV shows, newest first
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Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
2024
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Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
2023
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Layout
2021NR
Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba
2019
7.3
Shakespeare in Tokyo
2018
8.0
Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds
2017
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Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4
2017
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Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2
2017
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Yakuza: Domination of the Realm
2017
8.0
Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
2016
9.0
Biohazard: The Stage
2015
10.0
Take a Chance
2015
10.0
The Noise
2015
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Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
2015
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Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
2014
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Kabukicho High School
2014
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修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
2014
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Unification Of Japan 2
2013
9.5
Don's Road 9
2013
5.3
Unification Of Japan
2013
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Unification of Japan: Compilation I — Rise of Ambition
2013
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Don's Road 8
2013
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Don's Road 7
2013
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Sushi Girl: A Documentary
2013
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Don's Road 6
2013
5.5
Sushi Girl
2012
10.0
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
2012
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修羅の花道2
2012
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修羅の花道
2012
8.1
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
2.8
Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus!
2010
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千年の松 完結編
2009
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Yakuza Legacy
2009
6.5
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
2009
10.0
Oyaji
2007
7.6
Samurai Banners
2007
6.6
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006
4.8
Legend of Seven Monks
2006
7.3
Team Astro
2005
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New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
2005
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New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
2005
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Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
2005
7.3
Survive Style 5+
2004
7.0
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
2004
7.9
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
7.5
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
2004
6.6
Explosive City
2004
8.0
风云争霸
2004
8.0
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
7.0
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
2003
5.0
Battle Royale II: Requiem
200310.0
New Shadow Warriors II
2003
10.0
New Shadow Warriors
2003
6.6
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
2002
7.0
Wind and Cloud
2002
8.4
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
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Akumyoh 2
2001
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The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai Domination
2001
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The Murder Corps
2001
8.0
Shotgun Marriage
2001
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Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
2001
8.0
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000
6.3
Born to Be King
2000
4.3
Legend of the Flying Swordsman
2000
6.5
The Storm Riders
1998NR
Seiryuu Densetsu
1996
5.4
Body Count
1995
5.6
Immortal Combat
1994
7.2
The Triple Cross
1992
7.0
Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
1992
4.1
Iron Eagle III
1992
8.0
Oda Nobunaga
1992
6.0
Fighting Fist
1992
7.5
Yakuza Warfare
1991
6.5
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
1991
10.0
Takeda Shingen
19918.0
Takeda Shingen
1991
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Minamoto Yoshitsune
1990
7.1
Yellow Fangs
1990
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Shingo's Ten Duels
1990
9.0
Seventeen Ninja
1990
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Yume ni Mita Hibi
1989
8.0
Sensei
1989
6.9
Shogun's Shadow
1989
7.0
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
9.0
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
1989NR
Oda Nobunaga
1989
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Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
19888.0
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1988
7.0
Sure Death 4
1987
8.0
Taikoki
1987
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Late Night Salute
1986
4.8
Cabaret
1986
5.7
The Last True Yakuza
1985
7.8
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
1985
6.7
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
1984
6.5
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
1984
6.5
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
1984
NR
The Awesome Circus Bastard
1984
5.8
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983
5.7
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983
8.5
Space Sheriff Sharivan
1983
5.6
Ninja Wars
1982
10.0
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
1982
6.5
Fall Guy
1982
8.0
Space Sheriff Gavan
1982
6.5
The Blazing Valiant
1981
6.3
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
1981
6.5
Roaring Fire
1981
5.3
The Bushido Blade
1981
5.9
Samurai Reincarnation
1981
6.3
Shogun's Ninja
1980
NR
Yagyu Abaretabi
1980
NR
Yagyu's Secret Quest
1980
6.3
Virus
1980
6.0
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
1980
5.5
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
8.0
Shadow Warriors
1980
5.8
G.I. Samurai
1979
6.3
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979
8.0
Dead Angle
1979
6.3
Hunter in the Dark
1979
6.8
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
7.7
The Yagyu Conspiracy
1978
6.2
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
1978
5.9
Message from Space
1978
NR
Juujiro
1978
7.0
Shogun's Samurai
1978
6.2
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977
5.5
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
1977
8.0
Truckster of Guts
1977
6.5
Doberman Cop
1977
7.0
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
6.8
Karate for Life
1977
6.9
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977
6.5
Soul of Chiba
1977
7.2
Japan's Don
1977
7.6
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
1976
6.0
Jail Breakers
1976
10.0
The Rugby Star
1976
6.9
Karate Warriors
1976
6.5
The Machine Gun Dragon
1976
6.0
Dragon Princess
1976
NR
Daihijôsen
1976
6.8
Karate Bear Fighter
1975
7.8
The Decisive Power of Aikido
1975
7.4
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975NR
Blazing Dragnet
1975
8.3
Detonation: Violent Riders
1975
6.7
Karate Bullfighter
1975
6.9
The Bullet Train
1975
5.8
Wolf Guy
1975
6.6
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
1975
5.5
The Killing Machine
1975
5.7
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
1974
5.5
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
1974
6.6
Sister Street Fighter
1974
6.6
The Executioner
1974
9.0
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
1974
6.1
Return of the Street Fighter
1974
6.8
The Street Fighter
1974
NR
The Bodyguard
1974
6.4
Bodyguard Kiba 2
1973
NR
Murderous Love
1973
9.0
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
1973
7.0
Robot Detective: The Movie
1973
5.1
The Bodyguard
1973
7.3
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973
8.5
Robot Detective
1973
6.3
The Horrible Obsessions
1972
6.5
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
1972
7.9
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
1972
7.0
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
1972
6.8
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
1972
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Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
1971
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Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
1971
7.0
The Last Kamikaze
1970
6.4
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
1970
5.8
A Kamikaze Cop
1970
7.5
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
8.5
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
1969
7.7
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
7.0
Key Hunter
1968
7.0
Army Intelligence
1968
7.0
Human Torpedoes
1968
8.0
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
1967
5.0
Game of Chance 3
1967
9.0
King of the Gang
1967
9.0
North Sea Chivalry
1967
6.5
Classmates
1967
6.0
Game of Chance 2
1967
6.5
Organized Violence
1967
6.0
The Golden Bat
1966
6.5
Game of Chance
1966
NR
Dash to the Sun
1966
7.0
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
1966
5.3
Terror Beneath the Sea
1966
7.7
The Kamikaze Guy
1966
NR
Night Bitch
1966
9.0
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
1965
7.5
Code of Ruffians
1965
NR
Yakuza G-Men
1965
7.0
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965
NR
おゝい雲！
1965
NR
That Cute Girl
1965
NR
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964
5.5
Here Because of You
1964
NR
Tokyo Untouchables
1964
NR
Judo Hall Demon
1964
7.0
Orders from Hell
1964
NR
A Life of Intimidation
1963
NR
White Ball
1963
5.7
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963
NR
The Navy
1963
9.0
Song of Yakuza
1963
NR
Asakusa no kyōkaku
1963
7.0
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963
NR
Judo Life
1963
NR
Violent Street
1963
7.0
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
1963
NR
Fearful Witch
1962
8.0
The King
1962
7.5
Gang vs. G-Men
1962
NR
Mid-August Commotion
1962
6.0
Four Sisters
1962
NR
Zankokuna tsuki
1962
NR
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku
1962
7.0
All Rascals
1962
7.0
The Escape
1962
NR
Love School
1962
NR
South Pacific Waves Are High
1962NR
Tale of a Company Boss 3
1961
8.0
Police Precinct Part 17
1961
6.5
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
1961
9.0
Man with the Funky Hat
1961
3.1
Invasion of the Neptune Men
1961
7.0
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
1961
7.0
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
1961
NR
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
1961
NR
Police Department Part 15: Alibi
1961
NR
Messenger of Allah
1960
9.0
Nanairo Kamen
1959