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.
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!
Takeda Shingen
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 Jubei Secret Quest
(Yagyu Jubei)
The Yagyu Conspiracy
(Yagyu Yubei)
Yagyu's Secret Quest
(Yagyu Jubei)
Juujiro
Daihijôsen