Sonny Chiba

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

231

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-01-23

Day of death

2021-08-19 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Sonny Chiba

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, 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

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    Kill Bill: Vol. 1

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    Kill Bill: Vol. 2

  • Wind and Cloud

    Wind and Cloud

  • Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

    Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

  • Space Sheriff Sharivan

    Space Sheriff Sharivan

  • Battle Royale II: Requiem

    Battle Royale II: Requiem

  • Samurai Banners

    Samurai Banners

  • Space Sheriff Gavan

    Space Sheriff Gavan

  • Karate Bullfighter

    Karate Bullfighter

  • Yagyu's Secret Quest

    Yagyu's Secret Quest

  • Shadow Warriors

    Shadow Warriors

  • Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest

    Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest

  • Karate Bear Fighter

    Karate Bear Fighter

  • The Storm Riders

    The Storm Riders

  • Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley

    Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley

  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

  • Shogun's Shadow

    Shogun's Shadow

  • Virus

    Virus

  • Soul of Chiba

    Soul of Chiba

  • Born to Be King

    Born to Be King

  • The Street Fighter

    The Street Fighter

  • Shingo's Ten Duels

    Shingo's Ten Duels

  • Survive Style 5+

    Survive Style 5+

  • 千年の松 完結編

    千年の松 完結編

  • Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City

    Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City

  • That Cute Girl

    That Cute Girl

  • The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

    The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

  • Message from Space

    Message from Space

  • Terror Beneath the Sea

    Terror Beneath the Sea

  • The Bullet Train

    The Bullet Train

  • Sister Street Fighter

    Sister Street Fighter

  • Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend

    Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend

  • The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

    The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

  • Love School

    Love School

  • Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

    Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

  • Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler

    Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler

  • Ninja Wars

    Ninja Wars

  • Yakuza Legacy

    Yakuza Legacy

  • Japan's Don

    Japan's Don

  • 修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬

    修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬

  • Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5

    Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5

  • Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle

    Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle

  • Return of the Street Fighter

    Return of the Street Fighter

  • Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm

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

  • Invasion of the Neptune Men

    Invasion of the Neptune Men

  • Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2

    Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2

  • Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4

    Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4

  • Judo Hall Demon

    Judo Hall Demon

  • Man with the Funky Hat

    Man with the Funky Hat

  • The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

    The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

  • Night Bitch

    Night Bitch

  • おゝい雲!

    おゝい雲!

  • Legend of the Eight Samurai

    Legend of the Eight Samurai

  • Police Department Story, Part 15: Alibi

    Police Department Story, Part 15: Alibi

  • Unification Of Japan

    Unification Of Japan

  • The Machine Gun Dragon

    The Machine Gun Dragon

  • The Triple Cross

    The Triple Cross

  • Dragon Princess

    Dragon Princess

  • Kabukicho High School

    Kabukicho High School

  • The Escape

    The Escape

  • Hokuriku Proxy War

    Hokuriku Proxy War

  • Asakusa no kyōkaku

    Asakusa no kyōkaku

  • Messenger of Allah

    Messenger of Allah

  • All Rascals

    All Rascals

  • Police Precinct Part 17

    Police Precinct Part 17

  • Kabamaru the Ninja Boy

    Kabamaru the Ninja Boy

  • Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School

    Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School

  • Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie

    Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie

  • Fall Guy

    Fall Guy

  • The Golden Bat

    The Golden Bat

  • Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor

    Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor

  • Tale of a Company Boss 3

    Tale of a Company Boss 3

  • Karate for Life

    Karate for Life

  • Song of Yakuza

    Song of Yakuza

  • Four Sisters

    Four Sisters

  • Gang vs. G-Men

    Gang vs. G-Men

  • Orders from Hell

    Orders from Hell

  • Wolf Guy

    Wolf Guy

  • Roaring Fire

    Roaring Fire

  • Shogun's Samurai

    Shogun's Samurai

  • Deadly Outlaw: Rekka

    Deadly Outlaw: Rekka

  • 売春地下組織

    売春地下組織

  • Fighting Fist

    Fighting Fist

  • Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us

    Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us

  • Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

    Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

  • King of the Gang

    King of the Gang

  • Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger

    Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger

  • Biohazard: The Stage

    Biohazard: The Stage

  • The Rugby Star

    The Rugby Star

  • New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2

    New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2

  • Truckster of Guts

    Truckster of Guts

  • Body Count

    Body Count

  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

  • Code of Ruffians

    Code of Ruffians

  • Two Lives, Two Yakuza

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

  • Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate

    Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate

  • Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon

    Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon

  • Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman

    Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman

  • Explosive City

    Explosive City

  • Samurai Reincarnation

    Samurai Reincarnation

  • Don's Road 8

    Don's Road 8

  • New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1

    New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1

  • G.I. Samurai

    G.I. Samurai

  • New Shadow Warriors

    New Shadow Warriors

  • The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

    The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

  • Japanese Humanity and Justice

    Japanese Humanity and Justice

  • Dash to the Sun

    Dash to the Sun

  • Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

    Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

  • North Sea Chivalry

    North Sea Chivalry

  • Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai

    Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai

  • Minamoto Yoshitsune

    Minamoto Yoshitsune

  • 修羅の花道

    修羅の花道

  • Fearful Witch

    Fearful Witch

  • New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter

    New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter

  • Robot Detective: The Movie

    Robot Detective: The Movie

  • Yakuza: Domination of the Realm

    Yakuza: Domination of the Realm

  • Kamikaze, the Adventurer

    Kamikaze, the Adventurer

  • Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2

    Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2

  • Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die

    Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die

  • Classmates

    Classmates

  • The Awesome Circus Bastard

    The Awesome Circus Bastard

  • Detonation: Violent Riders

    Detonation: Violent Riders

  • Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

    Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

  • The Executioner

    The Executioner

  • Yakuza G-Men

    Yakuza G-Men

  • Yakuza Warfare

    Yakuza Warfare

  • Zankokuna tsuki

    Zankokuna tsuki

  • The Horrible Obsessions

    The Horrible Obsessions

  • A Kamikaze Cop

    A Kamikaze Cop

  • Organized Violence

    Organized Violence

  • Jail Breakers

    Jail Breakers

  • あの空の果てに星はまたたく

    あの空の果てに星はまたたく

  • 13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats

    13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats

  • Doberman Cop

    Doberman Cop

  • Game of Chance 3

    Game of Chance 3

  • Legend of Seven Monks

    Legend of Seven Monks

  • Mid-August Commotion

    Mid-August Commotion

  • Don's Road 9

    Don's Road 9

  • The Noise

    The Noise

  • Don's Road 6

    Don's Road 6

  • Karate Warriors

    Karate Warriors

  • The Navy

    The Navy

  • Hunter in the Dark

    Hunter in the Dark

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

    Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

  • Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!

    Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!

  • The Killing Machine

    The Killing Machine

  • Tale of Japanese Burglars

    Tale of Japanese Burglars

  • New Shadow Warriors II

    New Shadow Warriors II

  • Human Torpedoes

    Human Torpedoes

  • Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf

    Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf

  • Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

    Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

  • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

    The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

  • The King

    The King

  • Shogun's Ninja

    Shogun's Ninja

  • Unification Of Japan 2

    Unification Of Japan 2

  • Here Because of You

    Here Because of You

  • Taikoki

    Taikoki

  • Seventeen Ninja

    Seventeen Ninja

  • The Rickshaw Man’s Son

    The Rickshaw Man’s Son

  • Sushi Girl

    Sushi Girl

  • A Life of Intimidation

    A Life of Intimidation

  • Army Intelligence

    Army Intelligence

  • The Last True Yakuza

    The Last True Yakuza

  • The Decisive Power of Aikido

    The Decisive Power of Aikido

  • Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

    Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

  • Iron Eagle III

    Iron Eagle III

  • Don's Road 7

    Don's Road 7

  • Sushi Girl: A Documentary

    Sushi Girl: A Documentary

  • A Narcotics Agent's Ballad

    A Narcotics Agent's Ballad

  • The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

    The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

  • Game of Chance

    Game of Chance

  • The Kamikaze Guy

    The Kamikaze Guy

  • Karate Killer

    Karate Killer

  • Game of Chance 2

    Game of Chance 2

  • The Last Kamikaze

    The Last Kamikaze

  • Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder

    Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder

  • Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy

    Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy

  • Oyaji

    Oyaji

  • Unification of Japan: Compilation I – Rise of Ambition

    Unification of Japan: Compilation I – Rise of Ambition

  • Akumyoh 2

    Akumyoh 2

  • South Pacific Waves Are High

    South Pacific Waves Are High

  • The Okinawa War of Ten Years

    The Okinawa War of Ten Years

  • Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair

    Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair

  • The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan

    The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan

  • Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences

    Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences

  • Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1

    Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1

  • Dead Angle

    Dead Angle

  • Takeda Shingen

    Takeda Shingen

  • Cabaret

    Cabaret

  • Shotgun Marriage

    Shotgun Marriage

  • The Bodyguard

    The Bodyguard

  • Legend of the Flying Swordsman

    Legend of the Flying Swordsman

  • Saito Dosan: Rage of Power

    Saito Dosan: Rage of Power

  • Sensei

    Sensei

  • Immortal Combat

    Immortal Combat

  • Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1

    Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1

  • Robot Detective

    Robot Detective

  • The Fall of Ako Castle

    The Fall of Ako Castle

  • Sure Death 4

    Sure Death 4

  • Murderous Love

    Murderous Love

  • The Yagyu Conspiracy

    The Yagyu Conspiracy

  • Take a Chance

    Take a Chance

  • Amazing Masters of Martial Arts

    Amazing Masters of Martial Arts

  • Nanairo Kamen

    Nanairo Kamen

  • 风云争霸

    风云争霸

  • Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds

    Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds

  • Tarantino's Mind

    Tarantino's Mind

  • Layout

    Layout

  • The Bushido Blade

    The Bushido Blade

  • Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter

    Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter

  • Team Astro

    Team Astro

  • Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

    Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

  • Seiryuu Densetsu

    Seiryuu Densetsu

  • Takeda Shingen

    Takeda Shingen

  • Daihijôsen

    Daihijôsen

  • The Bodyguard

    The Bodyguard

  • Oda Nobunaga

    Oda Nobunaga

  • Yume ni Mita Hibi

    Yume ni Mita Hibi

  • Notes on Tokugawa Villainies

    Notes on Tokugawa Villainies

  • Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement

    Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement

  • Juujiro

    Juujiro

  • Key Hunter

    Key Hunter

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu

    Tokugawa Ieyasu

  • New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji

    New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji

  • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

    New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

  • Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba

    Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba

  • Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter

    Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter

  • Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter

    Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter

  • 修羅の花道2

    修羅の花道2

  • Judo Life

    Judo Life

  • Shakespeare In Tokyo

    Shakespeare In Tokyo