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