Sonny Chiba
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
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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Born
Jan 23, 1939
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Died
Aug 19, 2021
Known For
Acting
Movies
211 acting
10 crew
Popularity
2.1
Known For
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
as Hattori Hanzo
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
as Hattori Hanzo
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
as Hattori Hanzo
The Storm Riders
1998
as Lord Conqueror
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003
as Makio Mimura
Sushi Girl
2012
as Sushi Chef
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006
as Uncle Kamata
Survive Style 5+
2004
as Azama
The Street Fighter
1974
as Takuma Tsurugi
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