About
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....
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2Movie • 2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 1Movie • 2003
Key HunterSeries • 1968
Wind and CloudSeries • 2002
Samurai BannersSeries • 2007
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody AffairMovie • 2011
Space Sheriff GavanSeries • 1982
Space Sheriff SharivanSeries • 1983
VirusMovie • 1980
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo DriftMovie • 2006
The Storm RidersMovie • 1998
Battle Royale II: RequiemMovie • 2003
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in HiroshimaMovie • 1973
Sushi GirlMovie • 2012
Fall GuyMovie • 1982
Ninja WarsMovie • 1982
Born to Be KingMovie • 2000
The Bullet TrainMovie • 1975
The Street FighterMovie • 1974
Iron Eagle IIIMovie • 1992
Samurai ReincarnationMovie • 1981
The Street Fighter's Last RevengeMovie • 1974
Legend of the Eight SamuraiMovie • 1983
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the BossMovie • 1975