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.
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Movies
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Hattori Hanzo
The Storm Riders
Lord Conqueror
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Makio Mimura
The Executioner
Ryuichi Koga
The Killing Machine
Doshin So
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief
Judo Life
Judo Hall Demon
Explosive City
Otosan
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
Toru Ibuki
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
Shinichi Matsuhashi
South Pacific Waves Are High
Fall Guy
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Uncle Kamata
Karate Bear Fighter
Mas Oyama
Karate Bullfighter
Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
Karate for Life
Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
Shogun's Samurai
Jûbê Yagyû
Police Department Story Pt.15: Alibi
The Street Fighter
Takuma Tsurugi
Return of the Street Fighter
Takuma Tsurugi
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
Takuma Tsurguri
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
Yasunori Hijikata
Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
Sushi Girl
Sushi Chef
The Kamikaze Guy
Mitarai Ken
Survive Style 5+
Azama
Hunter in the Dark
Samon Shimoguni
Roaring Fire
Mr. Magic
Sister Street Fighter
Seiichi Hibiki
Police Precinct Part 17
Detective Nakagawa
The Bullet Train
Aoki
Police Department Story Pt.16: 15 Year Old Woman
Detective Nakagawa
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
Duke Togo (Golgo 13)
Sushi Girl: A Documentary
Self
修羅の花道
Don's Road 6
Don's Road 7
Don's Road 8
Don's Road 9
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
Shaider (Voice)
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
Shaider (Voice)
Robot Detective: The Movie
Keitaro Shinjo
Night Bitch
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Katsutoshi Otomo
The Fall of Ako Castle
Fuwa Kazuemon
A Kamikaze Cop
Hayata Shiro
Terror Beneath the Sea
Ken Abe
Samurai Reincarnation
Jubei Yagyu
The Bodyguard
Karate Warriors
Shuuhei Sakata
G.I. Samurai
Lt. Yoshiaki Iba
Orders from Hell
修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
Gokudō tenka fubu
Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 2
Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 4
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
Ryuji
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
Ryuichi Koga
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
Goro Saionji
The King
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
The Machine Gun Dragon
The Golden Bat
Dr. Yamatone
The Triple Cross
Chiba
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
The Bushido Blade
Prince Ido
Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
Shiro Hayata
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
Iga no Saizo
Immortal Combat
Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Hattori Hanzo
Wolf Guy
Akira Inugami
修羅の花道2
Zankokuna tsuki
New Shadow Warriors
Hattori Hanzo I
New Shadow Warriors II
Hattori Hanzo I
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
Hattori Hanzo I
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
Hattori Hanzo I
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
Hattori Hanzo I
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
Hattori Hanzo I
Fighting Fist
Supt. Yamada
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
Kenichi Hyuga
Love School
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
Self
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
Seigou Kunigami
Song of Yakuza
Dragon Princess
Kazuma Higaki
Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
Shogun's Shadow
Iba Shoemon
Shogun's Ninja
Shiranui Shogen
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
That Cute Girl
Dash to the Sun
Born to Be King
Ichiro Kusakari
Legend of Seven Monks
Unification Of Japan
Seizo Gonda
浅草の侠客
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
Body Count
Makato
Unification Of Japan 2
Seizo Gonda
Akumyoh 2
次郎長社長と石松社員 安来ぶし道中
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Sure Death 4
Bunshichi
Kabukicho High School
Tarantino's Mind
(archive footage)
Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba
Self
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
Tatsuya Wada
Soul of Chiba
Mu Yun Tek
Dead Angle
Classmates
Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa
Human Torpedoes
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
The Last Kamikaze
Captain Mishima
All Rascals
Take a Chance
Musashi
The Noise
The Awesome Circus Bastard
Maejima Daigaku
Tale of Japanese Burglars
Lawyer Ohki
Iron Eagle III
Horikoshi
Tale of a Company Boss 3
Nagashima
Army Intelligence
Kazuo Yamamoto
Karate Killer
Here Because of You
Game of Chance
Bungo Endo
Jail Breakers
Wataru Kangi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Katsutoshi Otomo
Virus
Dr. Yamauchi
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
Jou
Doberman Cop
Joji Kano
Shingo's Ten Duels
Umei Tamon
Biohazard: The Stage
Ezra Sennett
Man with the Funky Hat
The Decisive Power of Aikido
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
Ninja Wars
Shinzaemon Yagyu
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
Mitsuhiko Sakurai
Seventeen Ninja
Hokuriku Proxy War
Kanai Hachiro
The Last True Yakuza
Ryozo Kano
Truckster of Guts
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
Bartender
Four Sisters
Shinkichi Hayami
King of the Gang
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
Daisuke Kamikaze
Gang vs. G-Men
Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
Shiro Hayata
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Sho Onuma
Yakuza Legacy
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
Mitsutsugu Akechi
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
Space Sheriff Voicer
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
Self (archive footage)
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
Yagyu Jubei
Yakuza G-Men
Toru Sasayama
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
Sonny Sullivan
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Hattori Hanzo
Oyaji
Ryudo Numata
Detonation: Violent Riders
The Escape
A Life of Intimidation
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
The Horrible Obsessions
Haruo Kikuchi
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
Komakichi Sugimoto
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
Himself
Organized Violence
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
North Sea Chivalry
Game of Chance 2
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
Taikoki
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
Jou
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
Yagyu Jubei
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
The Visitor in the Eye
Drunkard
The Navy
Takao
Shakespeare In Tokyo
Calligrapher
Yakuza Warfare
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
Mitsuo Fujiki
Game of Chance 3
Cabaret
Yakuza boss
Message from Space
Prince Hans (as Sonny Chiba)
Sensei
Makoto Ushiyama
Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds
Code of Ruffians
Japan's Don
Tsuneyoshi Sakota
The Rugby Star
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
Legend of the Flying Swordsman
Dagger
Fearful Witch
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
Mid-August Commotion
おゝい雲!
Shows
Space Sheriff Gavan
Space Sheriff Voicer
Shadow Warriors
Hattori Hanzō
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Oda Nobunaga
Samurai Banners
Seiryuu Densetsu
Shotgun Marriage
Ittetsu Kotani
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Nobutora
Space Sheriff Sharivan
Voicer (in flashback)
Layout
Robot Detective
Keitarō Shinjō
Nanairo Kamen
Kotaro Ran
Messenger of Allah
Goro Narumi
The Bodyguard
Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
Matsudaira Tadateru
Wind and Cloud
Xiong Ba / "Lord Conqueror"
Team Astro
Shuro
Yagyu's Secret Quest
Yagyu Jubei
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
Yagyu Jubei
The Yagyu Conspiracy
Yagyu Yubei
Juujiro
Daihijôsen