Sonny Chiba
Acting
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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...
Known For
Filmography
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
2024
as Jou
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
2023
as Jou
Layout
2021
Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba
2019
as Self
Shakespeare in Tokyo
2018
as Calligrapher
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm
2017
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4
2017
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2
2017
Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds
2017
Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
2016
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
2015
Take a Chance
2015
as Musashi
The Noise
2015
Biohazard: The Stage
2015
as Ezra Sennett
修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
2014
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
2014
Kabukicho High School
2014
Sushi Girl: A Documentary
2013
as Self
Don's Road 6
2013
Don's Road 8
2013
Don's Road 9
2013
Don's Road 7
2013
Unification Of Japan
2013
as Seizo Gonda
Unification Of Japan 2
2013
as Seizo Gonda
Unification of Japan: Compilation I — Rise of Ambition
2013
Sushi Girl
2012
as Sushi Chef
修羅の花道
2012
修羅の花道2
2012
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
2012
as Space Sheriff Voicer
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
as Hattori Hanzo
Yakuza Legacy
2009
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
2009
as Himself
千年の松 完結編
2009
Oyaji
2007
as Ryudo Numata
Samurai Banners
2007
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006
as Uncle Kamata
Legend of Seven Monks
2006
as Genryuu
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
2005
as Hattori Hanzo I
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
2005
as Hattori Hanzo I
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
2005
as Yagyu Jubei
Team Astro
2005
as Shuro
Explosive City
2004
as Otosan
Survive Style 5+
2004
as Azama
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
as Hattori Hanzo
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
2004
as Hattori Hanzo I
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
2004
风云争霸
2004
as 东方青木 / 东方白石
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
as Hattori Hanzo
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003
as Makio Mimura
New Shadow Warriors
2003
as Hattori Hanzo I
New Shadow Warriors II
2003
as Hattori Hanzo I
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
2003
as Hattori Hanzo I
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
2002
as Yasunori Hijikata
Wind and Cloud
2002
as 雄霸
Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
2001
Akumyoh 2
2001
The Murder Corps
2001
The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai Domination
2001
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
Shotgun Marriage
2001
as Ittetsu Kotani
Born to Be King
2000
as Ichiro Kusakari
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000
Legend of the Flying Swordsman
2000
as Dagger
The Storm Riders
1998
as Lord Conqueror
Seiryuu Densetsu
1996
Body Count
1995
as Makato
Immortal Combat
1994
as Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani
The Triple Cross
1992
as Chiba
Fighting Fist
1992
as Supt. Yamada
Iron Eagle III
1992
as Horikoshi
Oda Nobunaga
1992
Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
1992
as Matsudaira Tadateru
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
1991
as Mitsutsugu Akechi
Yakuza Warfare
1991
Takeda Shingen
1991
as Takeda Nobutora
Takeda Shingen
1991
as Takeda Nobutora
Shingo's Ten Duels
1990
as Umei Tamon
Seventeen Ninja
1990
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1990
Shogun's Shadow
1989
as Iba Shoemon
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
1989
as Yagyu Jubei
Sensei
1989
as Makoto Ushiyama
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
Oda Nobunaga
1989
Yume ni Mita Hibi
1989
as Sekimoto Shinsaku
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1988
Sure Death 4
1987
as Bunshichi
Taikoki
1987
as Akechi Mitsuhide
Cabaret
1986
as Yakuza boss
Late Night Salute
1986
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
1985
as Self
The Last True Yakuza
1985
as Ryozo Kano
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
1984
as Shaider (Voice)
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
1984
as Shaider (Voice)
The Awesome Circus Bastard
1984
as Maejima Daigaku
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
1984
as Sonny Sullivan
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983
as Iga no Saizo
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983
as Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
Space Sheriff Sharivan
1983
as Voicer (in flashback)
Fall Guy
1982
Ninja Wars
1982
as Shinzaemon Yagyu
Space Sheriff Gavan
1982
as Space Sheriff Voicer
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
1982
as Yagyu Jubei
Roaring Fire
1981
as Mr. Magic
Samurai Reincarnation
1981
as Jubei Yagyu
The Bushido Blade
1981
as Prince Ido
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
1981
as Daisuke Kamikaze
Shogun's Ninja
1980
as Shiranui Shogen
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
1980
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
as Katsutoshi Otomo
Virus
1980
as Dr. Yamauchi
Yagyu Abaretabi
1980
Shadow Warriors
1980
as Hattori Hanzō
Yagyu's Secret Quest
1980
as Yagyu Jubei
Hunter in the Dark
1979
as Samon Shimoguni
G.I. Samurai
1979
as Lt. Yoshiaki Iba
Dead Angle
1979
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979
as Mitsuhiko Sakurai
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
1978
as Jûbê Yagyû
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
as Fuwa Kazuemon
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
1978
Message from Space
1978
as Prince Hans
The Yagyu Conspiracy
1978
as Yagyu Yubei
Juujiro
1978
Karate for Life
1977
as Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
1977
as Duke Togo (Golgo 13)
Soul of Chiba
1977
as Mu Yun Tek
Doberman Cop
1977
as Joji Kano
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977
as Kanai Hachiro
Truckster of Guts
1977
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977
as Drunkard
Japan's Don
1977
as Tsuneyoshi Sakota
Karate Warriors
1976
as Shuuhei Sakata
The Machine Gun Dragon
1976
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
1976
as Seigou Kunigami
Dragon Princess
1976
as Kazuma Higaki
Jail Breakers
1976
as Wataru Kangi
The Rugby Star
1976
Daihijôsen
1976
The Killing Machine
1975
as Doshin So
Karate Bullfighter
1975
as Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
Karate Bear Fighter
1975
as Mas Oyama
The Bullet Train
1975
as Aoki
Wolf Guy
1975
as Akira Inugami
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
1975
as Kenichi Hyuga
The Decisive Power of Aikido
1975
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975
as Bartender (uncredited)
Detonation: Violent Riders
1975
Blazing Dragnet
1975
The Executioner
1974
as Ryuichi Koga
The Street Fighter
1974
as Takuma Tsurugi
Return of the Street Fighter
1974
as Takuma Tsurugi
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
1974
as Takuma Tsurguri
Sister Street Fighter
1974
as Seiichi Hibiki
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
1974
as Ryuichi Koga
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
1974
The Bodyguard
1974
Robot Detective: The Movie
1973
as Keitaro Shinjo
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973
as Katsutoshi Otomo
The Bodyguard
1973
as Naoto Kiba
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
1973
as Tatsuya Wada
Bodyguard Kiba 2
1973
as Naoto Kiba
Murderous Love
1973
Robot Detective
1973
as Keitarō Shinjō
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
1972
as Toru Ibuki
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
1972
as Ryūji
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
1972
as Gosuke Himuro
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
1972
The Horrible Obsessions
1972
as Haruo Kikuchi
Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
1971
as Shiro Hayata
Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
1971
as Shiro Hayata
A Kamikaze Cop
1970
as Hayata Shiro
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
1970
as Hayata
The Last Kamikaze
1970
as Captain Mishima
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
as Sho Onuma
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
1969
as Mitsuo Fujiki
Human Torpedoes
1968
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Army Intelligence
1968
as Kazuo Yamamoto
Key Hunter
1968
as 風間洋介
Classmates
1967
as Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa
King of the Gang
1967
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
1967
as Komakichi Sugimoto
Organized Violence
1967
North Sea Chivalry
1967
Game of Chance 2
1967
Game of Chance 3
1967
The Kamikaze Guy
1966
as Mitarai Ken
Night Bitch
1966
as Tatsuo Otsuki
Terror Beneath the Sea
1966
as Ken Abe
The Golden Bat
1966
as Dr. Yamatone
Dash to the Sun
1966
Game of Chance
1966
as Bungo Endo
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
1966
That Cute Girl
1965
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965
as Lawyer Ohki
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
1965
Yakuza G-Men
1965
as Toru Sasayama
Code of Ruffians
1965
おゝい雲！
1965
Judo Hall Demon
1964
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964
as Shinichi Matsuhashi
Orders from Hell
1964
Here Because of You
1964
Tokyo Untouchables
1964
Judo Life
1963
Song of Yakuza
1963
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963
as Sataro
Asakusa no kyōkaku
1963
as Shinsuke Hayama / Shintaro
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
1963
as Hiroshi Shiomi
A Life of Intimidation
1963
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963
The Navy
1963
as Takao
Violent Street
1963
White Ball
1963
South Pacific Waves Are High
1962
The King
1962
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku
1962
as Yoshio Horimoto
Zankokuna tsuki
1962
Love School
1962
All Rascals
1962
Four Sisters
1962
as Shinkichi Hayami
Gang vs. G-Men
1962
The Escape
1962
Fearful Witch
1962
Mid-August Commotion
1962
as Dr Omori
Invasion of the Neptune Men
1961
as Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief
Police Department Part 15: Alibi
1961
Police Precinct Part 17
1961
as Detective Nakagawa
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
1961
as Detective Nakagawa
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
1961
as Goro Saionji
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
1961
Tale of a Company Boss 3
1961
as Nagashima
Man with the Funky Hat
1961
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
1961
Messenger of Allah
1960
as Detective Goro Narumi / Messenger of Allah
Nanairo Kamen
1959
as Kotaro Ran