Gender

Male

Birthday, Age

1939 January 23 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death

2021-08-19

Sonny Chiba

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 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 app

Known For

Actor ( 1 )

Sister Street Fighter Seiichi Hibiki

Full Filmography

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

as Hattori Hanzo

Movie • 2003-10-10

The Storm Riders

as Lord Conqueror

Movie • 1998-07-18

Battle Royale II: Requiem

as Makio Mimura

Movie • 2003-07-05

The Executioner

as Ryuichi Koga

Movie • 1974-08-10

The Killing Machine

as Doshin So

Movie • 1976-02-01

Invasion of the Neptune Men

as Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief

Movie • 1961-07-19

Judo Life

Movie • 1963-04-21

Judo Hall Demon

Movie • 1964-02-02

Explosive City

as Otosan

Movie • 2004-01-01

Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences

as Toru Ibuki

Movie • 1972-11-07

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

as Shinichi Matsuhashi

Movie • 1964-09-23

South Pacific Waves Are High

Movie • 1962-01-09

Fall Guy

Movie • 1982-10-09

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

as Uncle Kamata

Movie • 2006-06-03

Karate Bear Fighter

as Mas Oyama

Movie • 1975-12-27

Karate Bullfighter

as Sensei Masutatsu Oyama

Movie • 1975-08-09

Karate for Life

as Sensei Masutatsu Oyama

Movie • 1977-05-14

Shogun's Samurai

as Jûbê Yagyû

Movie • 1978-01-21

Police Department Story, Part 15: Alibi

Movie • 1961-01-26

The Street Fighter

as Takuma Tsurugi

Movie • 1974-02-02

Return of the Street Fighter

as Takuma Tsurugi

Movie • 1974-04-27

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

as Takuma Tsurguri

Movie • 1974-11-22

Deadly Outlaw: Rekka

as Yasunori Hijikata

Movie • 2002-09-21

Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend

Movie • 2016-07-02

Sushi Girl

as Sushi Chef

Movie • 2012-12-07

The Kamikaze Guy

as Mitarai Ken

Movie • 1966-06-04

Survive Style 5+

as Azama

Movie • 2004-09-25

Hunter in the Dark

as Samon Shimoguni

Movie • 1979-06-17

Roaring Fire

as Mr. Magic

Movie • 1981-08-08

Sister Street Fighter

as Seiichi Hibiki

Movie • 1974-08-31

Police Precinct Part 17

as Detective Nakagawa

Movie • 1961-09-13

The Bullet Train

as Aoki

Movie • 1975-07-05

Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman

as Detective Nakagawa

Movie • 1961-02-01

Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon

as Duke Togo (Golgo 13)

Movie • 1977-09-15

Sushi Girl: A Documentary

as Self

Movie • 2013-02-19

修羅の花道

Movie • 2012-01-14

Don's Road 6

Movie • 2013-01-01

Don's Road 7

Movie • 2013-02-21

Don's Road 8

Movie • 2013-03-15

Don's Road 9

Movie • 2013-08-15

Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie

as Shaider (Voice)

Movie • 1984-07-14

Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!

as Shaider (Voice)

Movie • 1984-12-22

Robot Detective: The Movie

as Keitaro Shinjo

Movie • 1973-07-18

Night Bitch

as Tatsuo Otsuki

Movie • 1966-02-03

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

as Katsutoshi Otomo

Movie • 1973-04-28

The Fall of Ako Castle

as Fuwa Kazuemon

Movie • 1978-10-28

A Kamikaze Cop

as Hayata Shiro

Movie • 1970-05-23

Terror Beneath the Sea

as Ken Abe

Movie • 1966-07-01

Samurai Reincarnation

as Jubei Yagyu

Movie • 1981-06-06

The Bodyguard

as Naoto Kiba

Movie • 1973-06-30

Karate Warriors

as Shuuhei Sakata

Movie • 1976-04-10

G.I. Samurai

as Lt. Yoshiaki Iba

Movie • 1979-09-17

Orders from Hell

Movie • 1964-01-09

修羅の伝承荒ぶる凶犬

Movie • 2014-05-02

Yakuza: Domination of the Realm

Movie • 2017-01-27

Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2

Movie • 2017-02-25

Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4

Movie • 2017-03-30

Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler

as Ryuji

Movie • 1972-10-25

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

as Ryuichi Koga

Movie • 1974-12-28

Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley

as Goro Saionji

Movie • 1961-06-09

The King

Movie • 1962-11-23

Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate

Movie • 1970-10-17

The Machine Gun Dragon

Movie • 1976-02-28

The Golden Bat

as Dr. Yamatone

Movie • 1966-12-21

The Triple Cross

as Chiba

Movie • 1992-09-12

Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm

Movie • 1961-09-13

あの空の果てに星はまたたく

Movie • 1962-05-20

Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1

Movie • 2014-12-02

Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2

Movie • 2015-02-06

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

Movie • 1988-07-12

The Bushido Blade

as Prince Ido

Movie • 1981-06-19

Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us

as Shiro Hayata

Movie • 1971-12-01

Kabamaru the Ninja Boy

as Iga no Saizo

Movie • 1983-08-06

Immortal Combat

as Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani

Movie • 1994-05-06

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

as Hattori Hanzo

Movie • 2004-04-16

Wolf Guy

as Akira Inugami

Movie • 1975-04-04

修羅の花道2

Movie • 2012-03-25

Zankokuna tsuki

Movie • 1962-05-27

New Shadow Warriors

as Hattori Hanzo I

Movie • 2003-03-22

New Shadow Warriors II

as Hattori Hanzo I

Movie • 2003-05-24

New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1

as Hattori Hanzo I

Movie • 2003-09-19

New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2

as Hattori Hanzo I

Movie • 2004-09-20

New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji

as Hattori Hanzo I

Movie • 2005-02-05

New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter

as Hattori Hanzo I

Movie • 2005-02-06

Fighting Fist

as Supt. Yamada

Movie • 1992-01-01

13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats

as Kenichi Hyuga

Movie • 1975-03-08

Love School

Movie • 1962-02-28

Amazing Masters of Martial Arts

as Self

Movie • 1985-03-14

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

as Seigou Kunigami

Movie • 1976-09-04

Song of Yakuza

Movie • 1963-08-08

Dragon Princess

as Kazuma Higaki

Movie • 1976-01-31

Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf

Movie • 2001-03-21

Shogun's Shadow

as Iba Shoemon

Movie • 1989-01-14

Shogun's Ninja

as Shiranui Shogen

Movie • 1980-11-15

Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

as Sataro

Movie • 1963-06-30

That Cute Girl

Movie • 1965-03-31

Dash to the Sun

Movie • 1966-09-08

Born to Be King

as Ichiro Kusakari

Movie • 2000-07-21

Legend of Seven Monks

Movie • 2006-01-01

Unification Of Japan

as Seizo Gonda

Movie • 2013-07-13

Asakusa no kyōkaku

as Shinsuke Hayama / Shintaro

Movie • 1963-07-31

Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1

Movie • 1980-04-17

Body Count

as Makato

Movie • 1995-04-22

Unification Of Japan 2

as Seizo Gonda

Movie • 2013-10-04

Akumyoh 2

Movie • 2001-11-20

Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５

as Hiroshi Shiomi

Movie • 1963-03-03

Legend of the Eight Samurai

as Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo

Movie • 1983-12-10

Sure Death 4

as Bunshichi

Movie • 1987-06-06

Kabukicho High School

Movie • 2014-05-03

Tarantino's Mind

as (archive footage)

Movie • 2006-01-04

Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba

as Self

Movie • 2019-03-26

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle

as Tatsuya Wada

Movie • 1973-09-15

Soul of Chiba

as Mu Yun Tek

Movie • 1977-02-11

Dead Angle

Movie • 1979-07-04

Classmates

as Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa

Movie • 1967-06-03

Human Torpedoes

Movie • 1968-01-03

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

Movie • 1968-06-01

The Last Kamikaze

as Captain Mishima

Movie • 1970-10-29

All Rascals

Movie • 1962-03-21

Take a Chance

as Musashi

Movie • 2015-06-29

The Noise

Movie • 2015-05-23

The Awesome Circus Bastard

as Maejima Daigaku

Movie • 1984-04-01

Tale of Japanese Burglars

as Lawyer Ohki

Movie • 1965-05-01

Iron Eagle III

as Horikoshi

Movie • 1992-01-09

Tale of a Company Boss 3

as Nagashima

Movie • 1961-11-01

Army Intelligence

as Kazuo Yamamoto

Movie • 1968-02-09

Bodyguard Kiba 2

as Naoto Kiba

Movie • 1973-10-13

Here Because of You

Movie • 1964-05-23

Game of Chance

as Bungo Endo

Movie • 1966-10-22

Jail Breakers

as Wataru Kangi

Movie • 1976-06-19

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

as Katsutoshi Otomo

Movie • 1980-04-05

Virus

as Dr. Yamauchi

Movie • 1980-06-26

Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement

as Jou

Movie • 2024-07-29

Doberman Cop

as Joji Kano

Movie • 1977-07-02

Shingo's Ten Duels

as Umei Tamon

Movie • 1990-01-01

Biohazard: The Stage

as Ezra Sennett

Movie • 2015-10-22

Man with the Funky Hat

Movie • 1961-08-05

The Decisive Power of Aikido

Movie • 1975-11-22

Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor

Movie • 1961-06-22

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder

as Gosuke Himuro

Movie • 1972-01-11

Ninja Wars

as Shinzaemon Yagyu

Movie • 1982-12-18

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

as Mitsuhiko Sakurai

Movie • 1979-08-04

Seventeen Ninja

Movie • 1990-01-01

Hokuriku Proxy War

as Kanai Hachiro

Movie • 1977-02-26

The Last True Yakuza

as Ryozo Kano

Movie • 1985-11-16

Truckster of Guts

Movie • 1977-08-06

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

as Bartender

Movie • 1975-11-01

Four Sisters

as Shinkichi Hayami

Movie • 1962-07-01

King of the Gang

Movie • 1967-08-25

Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

Movie • 1965-12-31

Kamikaze, the Adventurer

as Daisuke Kamikaze

Movie • 1981-11-07

Gang vs. G-Men

Movie • 1962-11-02

Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair

as Shiro Hayata

Movie • 1971-04-15

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

as Sho Onuma

Movie • 1969-10-16

Yakuza Legacy

Movie • 2009-02-25

Saito Dosan: Rage of Power

as Mitsutsugu Akechi

Movie • 1991-01-03

The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan

as Space Sheriff Voicer

Movie • 2012-10-20

Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger

as Yagyu Jubei

Movie • 1989-01-03

Yakuza G-Men

as Toru Sasayama

Movie • 1965-11-13

Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy

as Sonny Sullivan

Movie • 1984-08-04

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

as Hattori Hanzo

Movie • 2011-03-27

Oyaji

as Ryudo Numata

Movie • 2007-08-25

Detonation: Violent Riders

Movie • 1975-09-20

The Escape

Movie • 1962-03-14

A Life of Intimidation

Movie • 1963-12-07

A Narcotics Agent's Ballad

Movie • 1972-09-06

The Horrible Obsessions

as Haruo Kikuchi

Movie • 1972-12-16

The Rickshaw Man’s Son

as Komakichi Sugimoto

Movie • 1967-12-01

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

as Himself

Movie • 2009-02-12

Organized Violence

Movie • 1967-02-25

Japanese Humanity and Justice

Movie • 1977-05-28

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

Movie • 1963-10-20

North Sea Chivalry

Movie • 1967-06-29

Game of Chance 2

Movie • 1967-04-01

The Okinawa War of Ten Years

Movie • 1978-06-03

Taikoki

Movie • 1987-01-01

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

Movie • 1966-08-13

Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter

as Jou

Movie • 2023-10-30

Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter

as Yagyu Jubei

Movie • 2005-01-01

Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter

Movie • 2004-01-03

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

as Drunkard

Movie • 1977-11-26

The Navy

as Takao

Movie • 1963-08-13

Shakespeare In Tokyo

as Calligrapher

Movie • 2018-10-28

Yakuza Warfare

Movie • 1991-11-09

Minamoto Yoshitsune

Movie • 1990-12-31

Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City

as Mitsuo Fujiki

Movie • 1969-01-18

Game of Chance 3

Movie • 1967-10-21

Cabaret

as Yakuza boss

Movie • 1986-04-26

Message from Space

as Prince Hans

Movie • 1978-04-29

Sensei

as Makoto Ushiyama

Movie • 1989-04-08

Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds

Movie • 2017-11-17

Code of Ruffians

Movie • 1965-12-04

Japan's Don

as Tsuneyoshi Sakota

Movie • 1977-01-22

The Rugby Star

Movie • 1976-05-15

Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai

Movie • 2000-10-21

Legend of the Flying Swordsman

as Dagger

Movie • 2000-05-11

Fearful Witch

Movie • 1962-12-16

Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School

Movie • 1974-06-15

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die

Movie • 1989-01-14

Mid-August Commotion

as Dr Omori

Movie • 1962-08-22

おゝい雲！

Movie • 1965-05-01

Takeda Shingen

Movie • 1991-01-01

売春地下組織

Movie • 1964-04-25

Murderous Love

Movie • 1973-09-28

千年の松完結編

Movie • 2009-04-25

Unification of Japan: Compilation I – Rise of Ambition

Movie • 2013-07-13

Space Sheriff Gavan

as Space Sheriff Voicer

Tv • 1982-03-05

Shadow Warriors

as Hattori Hanzō

Tv • 1980-04-01

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Tv • 1988-01-01

Oda Nobunaga

Tv • 1989-01-01

Samurai Banners

Tv • 2007-01-07

Seiryuu Densetsu

Tv • 1996-10-19

Shotgun Marriage

as Ittetsu Kotani

Tv • 2001-07-02

Takeda Shingen

as Takeda Nobutora

Tv • 1991-01-01

Space Sheriff Sharivan

as Voicer (in flashback)

Tv • 1983-03-04

Layout

Tv • 2021-12-07

Robot Detective

as Keitarō Shinjō

Tv • 1973-04-05

Nanairo Kamen

as Kotaro Ran

Tv • 1959-06-03

Messenger of Allah

as Detective Goro Narumi / Messenger of Allah

Tv • 1960-07-07

The Bodyguard

Tv • 1974-01-08

Notes on Tokugawa Villainies

as Matsudaira Tadateru

Tv • 1992-04-14

Wind and Cloud

as 雄霸

Tv • 2002-06-08

Team Astro

as Shuro

Tv • 2005-08-10

Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest

as Yagyu Jubei

Tv • 1982-10-19

The Yagyu Conspiracy

as Yagyu Yubei

Tv • 1978-10-03

Yagyu's Secret Quest

as Yagyu Jubei

Tv • 1980-10-14

Juujiro

Tv • 1978-04-15

Daihijôsen

Tv • 1976-01-08

风云争霸

as 东方青木 / 东方白石

Tv • 2004-01-01

Yume ni Mita Hibi

as Sekimoto Shinsaku

Tv • 1989-10-19

Key Hunter

as 風間洋介

Tv • 1968-04-06