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Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba
  • Name: Sonny Chiba
  • Birthday: 1939-01-23
  • Also known as: Синъити Тиба,Shinichi Chiba,Sadaho Maeda
  • Place of birth: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Popularity: 14.129
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... Read More

Movies:

Title Release date
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement   as  Jou 2024-07-29
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter   as  Jou 2023-10-30
Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba   as  Self 2019-03-26
Shakespeare In Tokyo   as  Calligrapher 2018-10-28
Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds 2017-11-17
Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 4 2017-03-30
Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 2 2017-02-25
Gokudō tenka fubu 2017-01-27
Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend 2016-07-02
Biohazard: The Stage   as  Ezra Sennett 2015-10-22
Take a Chance   as  Musashi 2015-06-29
The Noise 2015-05-23
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2 2015-02-06
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1 2014-12-02
Kabukicho High School 2014-05-03
修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬 2014-05-02
Unification Of Japan 2   as  Seizo Gonda 2013-10-04
Don's Road 9 2013-08-15
Unification of Japan   as  Seizo Gonda 2013-07-13
Unification Of Japan   as  Seizo Gonda 2013-07-13
Don's Road 8 2013-03-15
Don's Road 7 2013-02-21
Sushi Girl: A Documentary   as  Self 2013-02-19
Don's Road 6 2013-01-01
Sushi Girl   as  Sushi Chef 2012-12-07
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan   as  Space Sheriff Voicer 2012-10-20
修羅の花道2 2012-03-25
修羅の花道 2012-01-14
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair   as  Hattori Hanzo 2011-03-27
Yakuza Legacy 2009-02-25
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza   as  Himself 2009-02-12
Oyaji   as  Ryudo Numata 2007-08-25
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift   as  Uncle Kamata 2006-06-03
Tarantino's Mind   as  (archive footage) 2006-01-04
Legend of Seven Monks 2006-01-01
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter   as  Hattori Hanzo I 2005-02-06
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji   as  Hattori Hanzo I 2005-02-05
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter   as  Yagyu Jubei 2005-01-01
Survive Style 5+   as  Azama 2004-09-25
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2   as  Hattori Hanzo I 2004-09-20
Kill Bill: Vol. 2   as  Hattori Hanzo 2004-04-16
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter 2004-01-03
Explosive City   as  Otosan 2004-01-01
Kill Bill: Vol. 1   as  Hattori Hanzo 2003-10-10
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1   as  Hattori Hanzo I 2003-09-19
Battle Royale II: Requiem   as  Makio Mimura 2003-07-05
New Shadow Warriors II   as  Hattori Hanzo I 2003-05-24
New Shadow Warriors   as  Hattori Hanzo I 2003-03-22
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka   as  Yasunori Hijikata 2002-09-21
Akumyoh 2 2001-11-20
Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf 2001-03-21
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai 2000-10-21
Born to Be King   as  Ichiro Kusakari 2000-07-21
Legend of the Flying Swordsman   as  Dagger 2000-05-11
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes   as  Self (archive footage) 1998-08-18
The Storm Riders   as  Lord Conqueror 1998-07-18
Body Count   as  Makato 1995-04-22
Immortal Combat   as  Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani 1994-05-06
The Triple Cross   as  Chiba 1992-09-12
Iron Eagle III   as  Horikoshi 1992-01-09
Fighting Fist   as  Supt. Yamada 1992-01-01
Yakuza Warfare 1991-11-09
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power   as  Mitsutsugu Akechi 1991-01-03
Minamoto Yoshitsune 1990-12-31
Shingo's Ten Duels   as  Umei Tamon 1990-01-01
Seventeen Ninja 1990-01-01
Sensei   as  Makoto Ushiyama 1989-04-08
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die 1989-01-14
Shogun's Shadow   as  Iba Shoemon 1989-01-14
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger   as  Yagyu Jubei 1989-01-03
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special 1988-07-12
Sure Death 4   as  Bunshichi 1987-06-06
Taikoki 1987-01-01
Cabaret   as  Yakuza boss 1986-04-26
The Last True Yakuza   as  Ryozo Kano 1985-11-16
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts   as  Self 1985-03-14
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!   as  Shaider (Voice) 1984-12-22
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy   as  Sonny Sullivan 1984-08-04
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie   as  Shaider (Voice) 1984-07-14
The Awesome Circus Bastard   as  Maejima Daigaku 1984-04-01
Legend of the Eight Samurai   as  Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo 1983-12-10
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy   as  Iga no Saizo 1983-08-06
Ninja Wars   as  Shinzaemon Yagyu 1982-12-18
Fall Guy 1982-10-09
Kamikaze, the Adventurer   as  Daisuke Kamikaze 1981-11-07
Roaring Fire   as  Mr. Magic 1981-08-08
The Bushido Blade   as  Prince Ido 1981-06-19
Samurai Reincarnation   as  Jubei Yagyu 1981-06-06
Shogun's Ninja   as  Shiranui Shogen 1980-11-15
Virus   as  Dr. Yamauchi 1980-06-26
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1 1980-04-17
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga   as  Katsutoshi Otomo 1980-04-05
G.I. Samurai   as  Lt. Yoshiaki Iba 1979-09-17
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf   as  Mitsuhiko Sakurai 1979-08-04
Dead Angle 1979-07-04
Hunter in the Dark   as  Samon Shimoguni 1979-06-17
The Fall of Ako Castle   as  Fuwa Kazuemon 1978-10-28
The Okinawa War of Ten Years 1978-06-03
Message from Space   as  Prince Hans (as Sonny Chiba) 1978-04-29
Shogun's Samurai   as  Jûbê Yagyû 1978-01-21
The Visitor in the Eye   as  Drunkard 1977-11-26
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon   as  Duke Togo (Golgo 13) 1977-09-15
Truckster of Guts 1977-08-06
Doberman Cop   as  Joji Kano 1977-07-02
Japanese Humanity and Justice 1977-05-28
Karate for Life   as  Sensei Masutatsu Oyama 1977-05-14
Hokuriku Proxy War   as  Kanai Hachiro 1977-02-26
Soul of Chiba   as  Mu Yun Tek 1977-02-11
Japan's Don   as  Tsuneyoshi Sakota 1977-01-22
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War   as  Seigou Kunigami 1976-09-04
Jail Breakers   as  Wataru Kangi 1976-06-19
The Rugby Star 1976-05-15
Karate Warriors   as  Shuuhei Sakata 1976-04-10
The Machine Gun Dragon 1976-02-28
The Killing Machine   as  Doshin So 1976-02-01
Dragon Princess   as  Kazuma Higaki 1976-01-31
Karate Bear Fighter   as  Mas Oyama 1975-12-27
The Decisive Power of Aikido 1975-11-22
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss   as  Bartender 1975-11-01
Detonation: Violent Riders 1975-09-20
Karate Bullfighter   as  Sensei Masutatsu Oyama 1975-08-09
The Bullet Train   as  Aoki 1975-07-05
Wolf Guy   as  Akira Inugami 1975-04-04
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats   as  Kenichi Hyuga 1975-03-08
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno   as  Ryuichi Koga 1974-12-28
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge   as  Takuma Tsurguri 1974-11-22
Sister Street Fighter   as  Seiichi Hibiki 1974-08-31
The Executioner   as  Ryuichi Koga 1974-08-10
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School 1974-06-15
Return of the Street Fighter   as  Takuma Tsurugi 1974-04-27
The Street Fighter   as  Takuma Tsurugi 1974-02-02
Karate Killer 1973-10-13
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle   as  Tatsuya Wada 1973-09-15
Robot Detective: The Movie   as  Keitaro Shinjo 1973-07-18
The Bodyguard 1973-06-30
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima   as  Katsutoshi Otomo 1973-04-28
The Horrible Obsessions   as  Haruo Kikuchi 1972-12-16
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences   as  Toru Ibuki 1972-11-07
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler   as  Ryuji 1972-10-25
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad 1972-09-06
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder 1972-01-11
Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us   as  Shiro Hayata 1971-12-01
Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair   as  Shiro Hayata 1971-04-15
The Last Kamikaze   as  Captain Mishima 1970-10-29
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate 1970-10-17
A Kamikaze Cop   as  Hayata Shiro 1970-05-23
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations   as  Sho Onuma 1969-10-16
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City   as  Mitsuo Fujiki 1969-01-18
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze 1968-06-01
Army Intelligence   as  Kazuo Yamamoto 1968-02-09
Human Torpedoes 1968-01-03
The Rickshaw Man’s Son   as  Komakichi Sugimoto 1967-12-01
Game of Chance 3 1967-10-21
King of the Gang 1967-08-25
North Sea Chivalry 1967-06-29
Classmates   as  Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa 1967-06-03
Game of Chance 2 1967-04-01
Organized Violence 1967-02-25
The Golden Bat   as  Dr. Yamatone 1966-12-21
Game of Chance   as  Bungo Endo 1966-10-22
Dash to the Sun 1966-09-08
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South 1966-08-13
Terror Beneath the Sea   as  Ken Abe 1966-07-01
The Kamikaze Guy   as  Mitarai Ken 1966-06-04
Night Bitch 1966-02-03
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4 1965-12-31
Code of Ruffians 1965-12-04
Yakuza G-Men   as  Toru Sasayama 1965-11-13
Tale of Japanese Burglars   as  Lawyer Ohki 1965-05-01
That Cute Girl 1965-03-31
Two Lives, Two Yakuza   as  Shinichi Matsuhashi 1964-09-23
Here Because of You 1964-05-23
Judo Hall Demon 1964-02-02
Orders from Hell 1964-01-09
A Life of Intimidation 1963-12-07
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance 1963-10-20
The Navy   as  Takao 1963-08-13
Song of Yakuza 1963-08-08
浅草の侠客 1963-07-31
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge 1963-06-30
Judo Life 1963-04-21
次郎長社長と石松社員 安来ぶし道中 1963-03-03
Fearful Witch 1962-12-16
The King 1962-11-23
Gang vs. G-Men 1962-11-02
Mid-August Commotion 1962-08-22
Four Sisters   as  Shinkichi Hayami 1962-07-01
Zankokuna tsuki 1962-05-27
あの空の果てに星はまたたく 1962-05-20
All Rascals 1962-03-21
The Escape 1962-03-14
Love School 1962-02-28
South Pacific Waves Are High 1962-01-09
Tale of a Company Boss 3   as  Nagashima 1961-11-01
Police Precinct Part 17   as  Detective Nakagawa 1961-09-13
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm 1961-09-13
Man with the Funky Hat 1961-08-05
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor 1961-06-22
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley   as  Goro Saionji 1961-06-09
Police Department Story Pt.16: 15 Year Old Woman   as  Detective Nakagawa 1961-02-01
Police Department Story Pt.15: Alibi 1961-01-26
Invasion of the Neptune Men   as  Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief 1961-01-01