Sonny Chiba
Actor
Born January 23, 1939 in 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).
Filmography
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
Jou
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
Jou
Layout
Shakespeare in Tokyo
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
Ezra Sennett
Take a Chance
Musashi
The Noise
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
Seizo Gonda
Don's Road 9
Unification Of Japan
Seizo Gonda
Unification of Japan: Compilation I — Rise of Ambition
Don's Road 8
Don's Road 7
Sushi Girl: A Documentary
Self
Don's Road 6
Sushi Girl
Sushi Chef
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
Space Sheriff Voicer
修羅の花道2
修羅の花道
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Hattori Hanzo
Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus!
千年の松 完結編
Yakuza Legacy
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
Himself
Oyaji
Ryudo Numata
Samurai Banners
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Uncle Kamata
Legend of Seven Monks
Genryuu
Team Astro
Shuro
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
Hattori Hanzo I
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
Hattori Hanzo I
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
Yagyu Jubei
Survive Style 5+
Azama
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
Hattori Hanzo I
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Hattori Hanzo
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
Explosive City
Otosan
风云争霸
东方青木 / 东方白石
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Hattori Hanzo
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
Hattori Hanzo I
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Makio Mimura
New Shadow Warriors
Hattori Hanzo I
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
Yasunori Hijikata
Wind and Cloud
雄霸
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
Akumyoh 2
The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai Domination
The Murder Corps
Shotgun Marriage
Ittetsu Kotani
Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
Born to Be King
Ichiro Kusakari
Legend of the Flying Swordsman
Dagger
The Storm Riders
Lord Conqueror
Body Count
Makato
Immortal Combat
Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani
The Triple Cross
Chiba
Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
Matsudaira Tadateru
Iron Eagle III
Horikoshi
Fighting Fist
Supt. Yamada
Yakuza Warfare
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
Mitsutsugu Akechi
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Nobutora
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Nobutora
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Yellow Fangs
Shingo's Ten Duels
Umei Tamon
Seventeen Ninja
Yume ni Mita Hibi
Sekimoto Shinsaku
Sensei
Makoto Ushiyama
Shogun's Shadow
Iba Shoemon
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
Yagyu Jubei
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
Sure Death 4
Bunshichi
Taikoki
Late Night Salute
Cabaret
Yakuza boss
The Last True Yakuza
Ryozo Kano
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
Self
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
Shaider (Voice)
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
Sonny Sullivan
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
Shaider (Voice)
The Awesome Circus Bastard
Maejima Daigaku
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
Iga no Saizo
Space Sheriff Sharivan
Voicer (in flashback)
Ninja Wars
Shinzaemon Yagyu
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
Yagyu Jubei
Fall Guy
Space Sheriff Gavan
Space Sheriff Voicer
The Blazing Valiant
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
Daisuke Kamikaze
Roaring Fire
Mr. Magic
The Bushido Blade
Prince Ido
Samurai Reincarnation
Jubei Yagyu
Shogun's Ninja
Shiranui Shogen
Yagyu Abaretabi
Yagyu's Secret Quest
Yagyu Jubei
Virus
Dr. Yamauchi
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Katsutoshi Otomo
Shadow Warriors
Hattori Hanzō
G.I. Samurai
Lt. Yoshiaki Iba
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
Mitsuhiko Sakurai
Dead Angle
Hunter in the Dark
Samon Shimoguni
The Fall of Ako Castle
Fuwa Kazuemon
The Yagyu Conspiracy
Yagyu Yubei
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
Message from Space
Prince Hans
Juujiro
Shogun's Samurai
Jûbê Yagyû
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Drunkard
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
Duke Togo (Golgo 13)
Truckster of Guts
Doberman Cop
Joji Kano
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Karate for Life
Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
Hokuriku Proxy War
Kanai Hachiro
Soul of Chiba
Mu Yun Tek
Japan's Don
Tsuneyoshi Sakota
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
Seigou Kunigami
Jail Breakers
Wataru Kangi
The Rugby Star
Karate Warriors
Shuuhei Sakata
The Machine Gun Dragon
Dragon Princess
Kazuma Higaki
Daihijôsen
Karate Bear Fighter
Mas Oyama
The Decisive Power of Aikido
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
Bartender
Detonation: Violent Riders
Karate Bullfighter
Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
The Bullet Train
Aoki
Wolf Guy
Akira Inugami
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
Kenichi Hyuga
The Killing Machine
Doshin So
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
Ryuichi Koga
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
Takuma Tsurguri
Sister Street Fighter
Seiichi Hibiki
The Executioner
Ryuichi Koga
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
Return of the Street Fighter
Takuma Tsurugi
The Street Fighter
Takuma Tsurugi
The Bodyguard
Bodyguard Kiba 2
Naoto Kiba
Murderous Love
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
Tatsuya Wada
Robot Detective: The Movie
Keitaro Shinjo
The Bodyguard
Naoto Kiba
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Katsutoshi Otomo
Robot Detective
Keitarō Shinjō
The Horrible Obsessions
Haruo Kikuchi
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
Toru Ibuki
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
Ryuji
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
Gosuke Himuro
Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
Shiro Hayata
Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
Shiro Hayata
The Last Kamikaze
Captain Mishima
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
Hayata
A Kamikaze Cop
Hayata Shiro
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Sho Onuma
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
Mitsuo Fujiki
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Key Hunter
風間洋介
Army Intelligence
Kazuo Yamamoto
Human Torpedoes
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
Komakichi Sugimoto
Game of Chance 3
King of the Gang
North Sea Chivalry
Classmates
Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa
Game of Chance 2
Organized Violence
The Golden Bat
Dr. Yamatone
Game of Chance
Bungo Endo
Dash to the Sun
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Terror Beneath the Sea
Ken Abe
The Kamikaze Guy
Mitarai Ken
Night Bitch
Tatsuo Otsuki
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Code of Ruffians
Yakuza G-Men
Toru Sasayama
Tale of Japanese Burglars
Lawyer Ohki
おゝい雲！
That Cute Girl
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
Shinichi Matsuhashi
Here Because of You
Tokyo Untouchables
Judo Hall Demon
Orders from Hell
A Life of Intimidation
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
The Navy
Takao
Song of Yakuza
Asakusa no kyōkaku
Shinsuke Hayama / Shintaro
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
Sataro
Judo Life
Violent Street
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
Hiroshi Shiomi
Fearful Witch
The King
Gang vs. G-Men
Mid-August Commotion
Dr Omori
Four Sisters
Shinkichi Hayami
Zankokuna tsuki
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
All Rascals
The Escape
Love School
South Pacific Waves Are High
Police Precinct Part 17
Detective Nakagawa
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
Man with the Funky Hat
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
Goro Saionji
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
Detective Nakagawa
Police Department Part 15: Alibi
Messenger of Allah
Detective Goro Narumi / Messenger of Allah
Nanairo Kamen
Kotaro Ran