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Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

23/01/1939

Day of Death

19/08/2021
(82) years old

Place of Birth

Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Biography

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, Chi... Read More

Known For

Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement

Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement

Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter

Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter

Shakespeare In Tokyo

Shakespeare In Tokyo

Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds

Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds

Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 4

Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 4

Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 2

Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 2

Gokudō tenka fubu

Gokudō tenka fubu

Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend

Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend

Biohazard: The Stage

Biohazard: The Stage

Filmography

Cast

2024

Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgem...

as Jou

2023

Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encount...

as Jou

2019

Street Fighting Man: An Interview with S...

as Self

2018

Shakespeare In Tokyo

as Calligrapher

2017

Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds

2017

Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 4

2017

Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 2

2017

Gokudō tenka fubu

2016

Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend

2015

Biohazard: The Stage

as Ezra Sennett

2015

Take a Chance

as Musashi

2015

The Noise

2015

Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2

2014

Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1

2014

Kabukicho High School

2014

修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬

2013

Unification Of Japan 2

as Seizo Gonda

2013

Don's Road 9

2013

Unification Of Japan

as Seizo Gonda

2013

Don's Road 8

2013

Don's Road 7

2013

Sushi Girl: A Documentary

as Self

2013

Don's Road 6

2012

Sushi Girl

as Sushi Chef

2012

The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan

as Space Sheriff Voicer

2012

修羅の花道2

2012

修羅の花道

2011

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

as Hattori Hanzo

2009

千年の松 完結編

2009

Yakuza Legacy

2009

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yaku...

as Himself

2007

Oyaji

as Ryudo Numata

2006

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

as Uncle Kamata

2006

Tarantino's Mind

as (archive footage)

2006

Legend of Seven Monks

2005

New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapte...

as Hattori Hanzo I

2005

New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs ...

as Hattori Hanzo I

2005

Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness...

as Yagyu Jubei

2004

Survive Style 5+

as Azama

2004

New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2

as Hattori Hanzo I

2004

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

as Hattori Hanzo

2004

Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness...

2004

Explosive City

as Otosan

2003

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

as Hattori Hanzo

2003

New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1

as Hattori Hanzo I

2003

Battle Royale II: Requiem

as Makio Mimura

2003

New Shadow Warriors II

as Hattori Hanzo I

2003

New Shadow Warriors

as Hattori Hanzo I

2002

Deadly Outlaw: Rekka

as Yasunori Hijikata

2001

Akumyoh 2

2001

Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf

2000

Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai

2000

Born to Be King

as Ichiro Kusakari

2000

Legend of the Flying Swordsman

as Dagger

1998

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by...

as Self (archive footage)

1998

The Storm Riders

as Lord Conqueror

1995

Body Count

as Makato

1994

Immortal Combat

as Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani

1992

The Triple Cross

as Chiba

1992

Iron Eagle III

as Horikoshi

1992

Fighting Fist

as Supt. Yamada

1991

Yakuza Warfare

1991

Saito Dosan: Rage of Power

as Mitsutsugu Akechi

1991

Takeda Shingen

1990

Minamoto Yoshitsune

1990

Shingo's Ten Duels

as Umei Tamon

1990

Seventeen Ninja

1989

Sensei

as Makoto Ushiyama

1989

Shogun's Shadow

as Iba Shoemon

1989

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What...

1989

Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A Na...

as Yagyu Jubei

1988

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

1987

Sure Death 4

as Bunshichi

1987

Taikoki

1986

Cabaret

as Yakuza boss

1985

The Last True Yakuza

as Ryozo Kano

1985

Amazing Masters of Martial Arts

as Self

1984

Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Stra...

as Shaider (Voice)

1984

Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy

as Sonny Sullivan

1984

Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie

as Shaider (Voice)

1984

The Awesome Circus Bastard

as Maejima Daigaku

1983

Legend of the Eight Samurai

as Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo

1983

Kabamaru the Ninja Boy

as Iga no Saizo

1982

Ninja Wars

as Shinzaemon Yagyu

1982

Fall Guy

1981

Kamikaze, the Adventurer

as Daisuke Kamikaze

1981

Roaring Fire

as Mr. Magic

1981

The Bushido Blade

as Prince Ido

1981

Samurai Reincarnation

as Jubei Yagyu

1980

Shogun's Ninja

as Shiranui Shogen

1980

Virus

as Dr. Yamauchi

1980

Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1

1980

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The ...

as Katsutoshi Otomo

1979

G.I. Samurai

as Lt. Yoshiaki Iba

1979

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

as Mitsuhiko Sakurai

1979

Dead Angle

1979

Hunter in the Dark

as Samon Shimoguni

1978

The Fall of Ako Castle

as Fuwa Kazuemon

1978

The Okinawa War of Ten Years

1978

Message from Space

as Prince Hans

1978

Shogun's Samurai

as Jûbê Yagyû

1977

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

as Drunkard

1977

Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon

as Duke Togo (Golgo 13)

1977

Truckster of Guts

1977

Doberman Cop

as Joji Kano

1977

Japanese Humanity and Justice

1977

Karate for Life

as Sensei Masutatsu Oyama

1977

Hokuriku Proxy War

as Kanai Hachiro

1977

Soul of Chiba

as Mu Yun Tek

1977

Japan's Don

as Tsuneyoshi Sakota

1976

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

as Seigou Kunigami

1976

Jail Breakers

as Wataru Kangi

1976

The Rugby Star

1976

Karate Warriors

as Shuuhei Sakata

1976

The Machine Gun Dragon

1976

The Killing Machine

as Doshin So

1976

Dragon Princess

as Kazuma Higaki

1975

Karate Bear Fighter

as Mas Oyama

1975

The Decisive Power of Aikido

1975

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2...

as Bartender

1975

Detonation: Violent Riders

1975

Karate Bullfighter

as Sensei Masutatsu Oyama

1975

The Bullet Train

as Aoki

1975

Wolf Guy

as Akira Inugami

1975

13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats

as Kenichi Hyuga

1974

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

as Ryuichi Koga

1974

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

as Takuma Tsurguri

1974

Sister Street Fighter

as Seiichi Hibiki

1974

The Executioner

as Ryuichi Koga

1974

Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano Sc...

1974

Return of the Street Fighter

as Takuma Tsurugi

1974

The Street Fighter

as Takuma Tsurugi

1973

Karate Killer

as Naoto Kiba

1973

Murderous Love

1973

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle

as Tatsuya Wada

1973

Robot Detective: The Movie

as Keitaro Shinjo

1973

The Bodyguard

as Naoto Kiba

1973

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Dead...

as Katsutoshi Otomo

1972

The Horrible Obsessions

as Haruo Kikuchi

1972

Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences

as Toru Ibuki

1972

Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambl...

as Ryuji

1972

A Narcotics Agent's Ballad

1972

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder

as Gosuke Himuro

1971

Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us

as Shiro Hayata

1971

Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair

as Shiro Hayata

1970

The Last Kamikaze

as Captain Mishima

1970

Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate

1970

A Kamikaze Cop

as Hayata Shiro

1969

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

as Sho Onuma

1969

Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City

as Mitsuo Fujiki

1968

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

1968

Army Intelligence

as Kazuo Yamamoto

1968

Human Torpedoes

1967

The Rickshaw Man’s Son

as Komakichi Sugimoto

1967

Game of Chance 3

1967

King of the Gang

1967

North Sea Chivalry

1967

Classmates

as Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa

1967

Game of Chance 2

1967

Organized Violence

1966

The Golden Bat

as Dr. Yamatone

1966

Game of Chance

as Bungo Endo

1966

Dash to the Sun

1966

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

1966

Terror Beneath the Sea

as Ken Abe

1966

The Kamikaze Guy

as Mitarai Ken

1966

Night Bitch

1965

Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

1965

Code of Ruffians

1965

Yakuza G-Men

as Toru Sasayama

1965

Tale of Japanese Burglars

as Lawyer Ohki

1965

おゝい雲！

1965

That Cute Girl

1964

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

as Shinichi Matsuhashi

1964

Here Because of You

1964

売春地下組織

1964

Judo Hall Demon

1964

Orders from Hell

1963

A Life of Intimidation

1963

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

1963

The Navy

as Takao

1963

Song of Yakuza

1963

浅草の侠客

1963

Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

1963

Judo Life

1963

次郎長社長と石松社員 安来ぶし道中

1962

Fearful Witch

1962

The King

1962

Gang vs. G-Men

1962

Mid-August Commotion

1962

Four Sisters

as Shinkichi Hayami

1962

Zankokuna tsuki

1962

あの空の果てに星はまたたく

1962

All Rascals

1962

The Escape

1962

Love School

1962

South Pacific Waves Are High

1961

Tale of a Company Boss 3

as Nagashima

1961

Police Precinct Part 17

as Detective Nakagawa

1961

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

1961

Man with the Funky Hat

1961

Invasion of the Neptune Men

as Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief

1961

Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor

1961

Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red V...

as Goro Saionji

1961

Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman

as Detective Nakagawa

1961

Police Department Story, Part 15: Alibi

Crew

2007

Oyaji

as Writer

2007

Oyaji

as Director

2004

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

as Fight Choreographer

1992

Fighting Fist

as Director

1990

Yellow Fangs

as Director

1990

Yellow Fangs

as Producer

1989

Sensei

as Producer

1981

The Blazing Valiant

as Action Director

1979

G.I. Samurai

as Action Director