Shin'ichi Chiba
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Shinichi Chiba (born January 23, 1939), also known as Sonny Chiba, is 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sonny Chiba, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Jan 23, 1939 In Fukuoka, Japan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 129
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Invasion of the Neptune Men 1961-01-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter 2023-10-30
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter | Jou | 2023-10-30 |
| Movie | Biohazard: The Stage | Ezra Sennett | 2015-10-22 |
| Movie | The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan | Space Sheriff Voicer | 2012-10-20 |
| Movie | Sushi Girl | Sushi Chef | 2012-12-07 |
| Movie | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | Hattori Hanzo | 2011-03-27 |
| Movie | Yakuza Legacy | 2009-02-25 | |
| Series | Samurai Banners | 2007-01-07 | |
| Movie | Oyaji | 2007-08-25 | |
| Movie | Legend of Seven Monks | 2006-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Uncle Kamata | 2006-06-03 |
| Movie | New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter | Hattori Hanzo I | 2005-02-06 |
| Movie | New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji | Hattori Hanzo I | 2005-02-05 |
| Movie | Explosive City | Otosan | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2 | Hattori Hanzo I | 2004-09-20 |
| Movie | Survive Style 5+ | azama, Adversiting Company President | 2004-09-25 |
| Movie | New Shadow Warriors | Hattori Hanzo I | 2003-03-22 |
| Movie | New Shadow Warriors II | Hattori Hanzo I | 2003-05-24 |
| Movie | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | Hattori Hanzo | 2003-10-10 |
| Movie | New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1 | Hattori Hanzo I | 2003-09-19 |
| Movie | Battle Royale II: Requiem | Makio Mimura | 2003-07-05 |
| Movie | Deadly Outlaw: Rekka | 2002-09-21 | |
| Series | Shotgun Marriage | Ittetsu Kotani | 2001-07-02 |
| Movie | Born to Be King | Ichiro Kusakari | 2000-07-21 |
| Movie | The Storm Riders | Conqueror Xiong Ba | 1998-07-18 |
| Movie | Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Himself (archive footage) | 1998-08-18 |
| Series | Seiryuu Densetsu | 1996-10-19 | |
| Movie | Body Count | Makato | 1995-04-22 |
| Movie | Immortal Combat | Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani | 1994-05-06 |
| Movie | Fighting Fist | Supt. Yamada | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | Iron Eagle III | Horikoshi | 1992-01-09 |
| Movie | The Triple Cross | Chiba | 1992-09-12 |
| Movie | Saito Dosan: Rage of Power | Mitsutsugu Akechi | 1991-01-03 |
| Movie | Yakuza Warfare | 1991-11-09 | |
| Movie | Shingo's Ten Duels | Umei Tamon | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Seventeen Ninja | 1990-01-01 | |
| Movie | Minamoto Yoshitsune | 1990-12-31 | |
| Movie | Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger | Yagyu Jubei | 1989-01-03 |
| Movie | Shogun's Shadow | Iba Shoemon | 1989-01-14 |
| Movie | Taikoki | 1987-01-01 | |
| Movie | Sure Death 4 | Bunshichi | 1987-06-06 |
| Movie | Cabaret | Yakuza boss | 1986-04-26 |
| Movie | The Last True Yakuza | 1985-11-16 | |
| Movie | Amazing Masters of Martial Arts | Archival Footage | 1985-03-14 |
| Movie | Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie | Space Sheriff Voicer (voice) | 1984-07-14 |
| Movie | Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy | 1984-08-04 | |
| Movie | Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers! | Space Sheriff Voicer (voice) | 1984-12-22 |
| Movie | Kabamaru the Ninja Boy | Iga no Saizo | 1983-08-06 |
| Movie | Legend of the Eight Samurai | Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo | 1983-12-10 |
| Series | Space Sheriff Gavan | Space Sheriff Voicer | 1982-03-05 |
| Movie | Ninja Wars | 1982-12-18 | |
| Movie | Fall Guy | Actor (as Shin'ichi Chiba) | 1982-10-09 |
| Movie | Samurai Reincarnation | Jubei Yagyu | 1981-06-06 |
| Movie | The Bushido Blade | Prince Ido | 1981-06-19 |
| Movie | Roaring Fire | Mr. Magic | 1981-08-08 |
| Movie | Kamikaze, the Adventurer | Daisuke Kamikaze | 1981-11-07 |
| Series | Shadow Warriors | Hattori Hanzō | 1980-04-01 |
| Movie | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga | 1980-04-05 | |
| Movie | Virus | Dr. Yamauchi | 1980-06-26 |
| Movie | Shogun's Ninja | Shiranui Shogen | 1980-11-15 |
| Movie | Dead Angle | 1979-07-04 | |
| Movie | Hunter in the Dark | Samon Shimoguni (as Shinichi 'Sonny' Chiba) | 1979-06-17 |
| Movie | The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf | 1979-08-04 | |
| Movie | G.I. Samurai | Lt. Yoshiaki Iba | 1979-09-17 |
| Movie | Message from Space | Prince Hans (as Sonny Chiba) | 1978-04-29 |
| Movie | Shogun's Samurai | Jûbê Yagyû | 1978-01-21 |
| Movie | The Okinawa War of Ten Years | 1978-06-03 | |
| Movie | The Fall of Ako Castle | Fuwa Kazuemon | 1978-10-28 |
| Movie | Karate for Life | Sensei Masutatsu Oyama | 1977-05-14 |
| Movie | Soul of Chiba | Mu Yun Tek | 1977-02-11 |
| Movie | Japanese Humanity and Justice | 1977-05-28 | |
| Movie | Hokuriku Proxy War | 1977-02-26 | |
| Movie | Doberman Cop | Joji Kano | 1977-07-02 |
| Movie | Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon | Duke Togo (Golgo 13) | 1977-09-15 |
| Movie | The Visitor in the Eye | Drunkard | 1977-11-26 |
| Movie | Truckster of Guts | 1977-08-06 | |
| Movie | The Killing Machine | Doshin So | 1976-02-01 |
| Movie | The Machine Gun Dragon | 1976-02-28 | |
| Movie | Jail Breakers | Wataru Kangi | 1976-06-19 |
| Movie | Karate Warriors | Shuuhei Sakata | 1976-04-10 |
| Movie | The Great Okinawa Yakuza War | Seigou Kunigami | 1976-09-04 |
| Movie | Wolf Guy | Akira Inugami | 1975-04-04 |
| Movie | The Bullet Train | Aoki | 1975-07-05 |
| Movie | Karate Bear Fighter | Mas Oyama | 1975-12-27 |
| Movie | New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss | Bartender | 1975-11-01 |
| Movie | The Decisive Power of Aikido | 1975-11-22 | |
| Movie | The Executioner | Ryuichi Koga | 1974-08-10 |
| Movie | The Street Fighter | Takuma Tsurugi | 1974-02-02 |
| Movie | Return of the Street Fighter | Takuma Tsurugi | 1974-04-27 |
| Movie | Sister Street Fighter | Seiichi Hibiki | 1974-08-31 |
| Movie | The Executioner II: Karate Inferno | Ryuichi Koga | 1974-12-28 |
| Movie | The Street Fighter's Last Revenge | Takuma Tsurguri | 1974-11-22 |
| Movie | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima | Katsutoshi Otomo | 1973-04-28 |
| Movie | The Bodyguard | 1973-06-30 | |
| Movie | Karate Killer | 1973-10-13 | |
| Movie | Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle | Tatsuya Wada | 1973-09-15 |
| Movie | A Narcotics Agent's Ballad | 1972-09-06 | |
| Movie | Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder | 1972-01-11 | |
| Movie | Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler | Ryuji | 1972-10-25 |
| Movie | Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us | Shiro Hayata | 1971-12-01 |
| Movie | A Kamikaze Cop | Hayata Shiro | 1970-05-23 |
| Movie | The Last Kamikaze | 1970-10-29 | |
| Movie | Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City | Mitsuo Fujiki | 1969-01-18 |
| Movie | Memoir of Japanese Assassinations | Sho Onuma | 1969-10-16 |
| Movie | Human Torpedoes | 1968-01-03 | |
| Movie | Army Intelligence | Kazuo Yamamoto | 1968-02-09 |
| Movie | The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze | 1968-06-01 | |
| Movie | Game of Chance 2 | 1967-04-01 | |
| Movie | Organized Violence | 1967-02-25 | |
| Movie | Classmates | Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa | 1967-06-03 |
| Movie | North Sea Chivalry | 1967-06-29 | |
| Movie | Game of Chance 3 | 1967-10-21 | |
| Movie | King of the Gang | 1967-08-25 | |
| Movie | The Kamikaze Guy | Mitarai Ken | 1966-06-04 |
| Movie | The Golden Bat | Dr. Yamatone | 1966-12-21 |
| Movie | Game of Chance | Bungo | 1966-10-22 |
| Movie | Tale of Japanese Burglars | Lawyer Ohki | 1965-05-01 |
| Movie | Yakuza G-Men | Toru Sasayama | 1965-11-13 |
| Movie | Prison Walls of Abashiri 4 | 1965-12-31 | |
| Movie | Here Because of You | 1964-05-23 | |
| Movie | Gang Loyalty and Vengeance | 1963-10-20 | |
| Movie | The Navy | Takao | 1963-08-13 |
| Movie | A Life of Intimidation | 1963-12-07 | |
| Movie | All Rascals | 1962-03-21 | |
| Movie | The Escape | 1962-03-14 | |
| Movie | Four Sisters | Shinkichi Hayami | 1962-07-01 |
| Movie | Invasion of the Neptune Men | Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief | 1961-01-01 |
| Movie | Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley | Goro Saionji | 1961-06-09 |
| Movie | Man with the Funky Hat | 1961-08-05 | |
| Movie | Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm | 1961-09-13 |