Personal Info
Known Credits
203
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1939-01-23 (86 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Also Known For
Синъити ТибаShinichi ChibaSadaho Maeda
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
| Jou
2023 --
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
| Jou
2019 --
Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba
| Self
2018 --
Shakespeare In Tokyo
| Calligrapher
2017 --
Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds
|
2017 --
Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 4
|
2017 --
Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 2
|
2017 --
Gokudō tenka fubu
|
2016 --
Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
|
2015 --
Biohazard: The Stage
| Ezra Sennett
2015 --
Take a Chance
| Musashi
2015 --
The Noise
|
2015 --
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
|
2014 --
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
|
2014 --
Kabukicho High School
|
2014 --
修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
|
2013 --
Unification Of Japan 2
| Seizo Gonda
2013 --
Don's Road 9
|
2013 --
Unification Of Japan
| Seizo Gonda
2013 --
Don's Road 8
|
2013 --
Don's Road 7
|
2013 --
Sushi Girl: A Documentary
| Self
2013 --
Don's Road 6
|
2012 --
Sushi Girl
| Sushi Chef
2012 --
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
| Space Sheriff Voicer
2012 --
修羅の花道2
|
2012 --
修羅の花道
|
2011 --
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
| Hattori Hanzo
2009 --
Yakuza Legacy
|
2009 --
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
| Himself
2007 --
Oyaji
| Ryudo Numata
2006 --
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
| Uncle Kamata
2006 --
Tarantino's Mind
| (archive footage)
2006 --
Legend of Seven Monks
|
2005 --
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
| Hattori Hanzo I
2005 --
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
| Hattori Hanzo I
2005 --
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
| Yagyu Jubei
2004 --
Survive Style 5+
| Azama
2004 --
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
| Hattori Hanzo I
2004 --
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
| Hattori Hanzo
2004 --
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
|
2004 --
Explosive City
| Otosan
2003 --
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
| Hattori Hanzo
2003 --
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
| Hattori Hanzo I
2003 --
Battle Royale II: Requiem
| Makio Mimura
2003 --
New Shadow Warriors II
| Hattori Hanzo I
2003 --
New Shadow Warriors
| Hattori Hanzo I
2002 --
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
| Yasunori Hijikata
2001 --
Akumyoh 2
|
2001 --
Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
|
2000 --
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
|
2000 --
Born to Be King
| Ichiro Kusakari
2000 --
Legend of the Flying Swordsman
| Dagger
1998 --
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
| Self (archive footage)
1998 --
The Storm Riders
| Lord Conqueror
1995 --
Body Count
| Makato
1994 --
Immortal Combat
| Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani
1992 --
The Triple Cross
| Chiba
1992 --
Iron Eagle III
| Horikoshi
1992 --
Fighting Fist
| Supt. Yamada
1991 --
Yakuza Warfare
|
1991 --
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
| Mitsutsugu Akechi
1991 --
Takeda Shingen
|
1990 --
Minamoto Yoshitsune
|
1990 --
Seventeen Ninja
|
1990 --
Shingo's Ten Duels
| Umei Tamon
1989 --
Sensei
| Makoto Ushiyama
1989 --
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
|
1989 --
Shogun's Shadow
| Iba Shoemon
1989 --
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
| Yagyu Jubei
1988 --
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
|
1987 --
Sure Death 4
| Bunshichi
1987 --
Taikoki
|
1986 --
Cabaret
| Yakuza boss
1985 --
The Last True Yakuza
| Ryozo Kano
1985 --
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
| Self
1984 --
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
| Shaider (Voice)
1984 --
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
| Sonny Sullivan
1984 --
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
| Shaider (Voice)
1984 --
The Awesome Circus Bastard
| Maejima Daigaku
1983 --
Legend of the Eight Samurai
| Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
1983 --
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
| Iga no Saizo
1982 --
Ninja Wars
| Shinzaemon Yagyu
1982 --
Fall Guy
|
1981 --
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
| Daisuke Kamikaze
1981 --
Roaring Fire
| Mr. Magic
1981 --
The Bushido Blade
| Prince Ido
1981 --
Samurai Reincarnation
| Jubei Yagyu
1980 --
Shogun's Ninja
| Shiranui Shogen
1980 --
Virus
| Dr. Yamauchi
1980 --
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
|
1980 --
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
| Katsutoshi Otomo
1979 --
G.I. Samurai
| Lt. Yoshiaki Iba
1979 --
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
| Mitsuhiko Sakurai
1979 --
Dead Angle
|
1979 --
Hunter in the Dark
| Samon Shimoguni
1978 --
The Fall of Ako Castle
| Fuwa Kazuemon
1978 --
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
|
1978 --
Message from Space
| Prince Hans (as Sonny Chiba)
1978 --
Shogun's Samurai
| Jûbê Yagyû
1977 --
The Visitor in the Eye
| Drunkard
1977 --
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
| Duke Togo (Golgo 13)
1977 --
Truckster of Guts
|
1977 --
Doberman Cop
| Joji Kano
1977 --
Japanese Humanity and Justice
|
1977 --
Karate for Life
| Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
1977 --
Hokuriku Proxy War
| Kanai Hachiro
1977 --
Soul of Chiba
| Mu Yun Tek
1977 --
Japan's Don
| Tsuneyoshi Sakota
1976 --
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
| Seigou Kunigami
1976 --
Jail Breakers
| Wataru Kangi
1976 --
The Rugby Star
|
1976 --
Karate Warriors
| Shuuhei Sakata
1976 --
The Machine Gun Dragon
|
1976 --
The Killing Machine
| Doshin So
1976 --
Dragon Princess
| Kazuma Higaki
1975 --
Karate Bear Fighter
| Mas Oyama
1975 --
The Decisive Power of Aikido
|
1975 --
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
| Bartender
1975 --
Detonation: Violent Riders
|
1975 --
Karate Bullfighter
| Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
1975 --
The Bullet Train
| Aoki
1975 --
Wolf Guy
| Akira Inugami
1975 --
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
| Kenichi Hyuga
1974 --
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
| Ryuichi Koga
1974 --
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
| Takuma Tsurguri
1974 --
Sister Street Fighter
| Seiichi Hibiki
1974 --
The Executioner
| Ryuichi Koga
1974 --
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
|
1974 --
Return of the Street Fighter
| Takuma Tsurugi
1974 --
The Street Fighter
| Takuma Tsurugi
1973 --
Karate Killer
|
1973 --
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
| Tatsuya Wada
1973 --
Robot Detective: The Movie
| Keitaro Shinjo
1973 --
The Bodyguard
|
1973 --
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
| Katsutoshi Otomo
1972 --
The Horrible Obsessions
| Haruo Kikuchi
1972 --
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
| Toru Ibuki
1972 --
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
| Ryuji
1972 --
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
|
1972 --
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
|
1971 --
Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
| Shiro Hayata
1971 --
Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
| Shiro Hayata
1970 --
The Last Kamikaze
| Captain Mishima
1970 --
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
|
1970 --
A Kamikaze Cop
| Hayata Shiro
1969 --
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
| Sho Onuma
1969 --
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
| Mitsuo Fujiki
1968 --
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
|
1968 --
Army Intelligence
| Kazuo Yamamoto
1968 --
Human Torpedoes
|
1967 --
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
| Komakichi Sugimoto
1967 --
Game of Chance 3
|
1967 --
King of the Gang
|
1967 --
North Sea Chivalry
|
1967 --
Classmates
| Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa
1967 --
Game of Chance 2
|
1967 --
Organized Violence
|
1966 --
The Golden Bat
| Dr. Yamatone
1966 --
Game of Chance
| Bungo Endo
1966 --
Dash to the Sun
|
1966 --
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
|
1966 --
Terror Beneath the Sea
| Ken Abe
1966 --
The Kamikaze Guy
| Mitarai Ken
1966 --
Night Bitch
|
1965 --
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
|
1965 --
Code of Ruffians
|
1965 --
Yakuza G-Men
| Toru Sasayama
1965 --
おゝい雲！
|
1965 --
Tale of Japanese Burglars
| Lawyer Ohki
1965 --
That Cute Girl
|
1964 --
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
| Shinichi Matsuhashi
1964 --
Here Because of You
|
1964 --
Judo Hall Demon
|
1964 --
Orders from Hell
|
1963 --
A Life of Intimidation
|
1963 --
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
|
1963 --
The Navy
| Takao
1963 --
Song of Yakuza
|
1963 --
浅草の侠客
|
1963 --
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
|
1963 --
Judo Life
|
1963 --
次郎長社長と石松社員 安来ぶし道中
|
1962 --
Fearful Witch
|
1962 --
The King
|
1962 --
Gang vs. G-Men
|
1962 --
Mid-August Commotion
|
1962 --
Four Sisters
| Shinkichi Hayami
1962 --
Zankokuna tsuki
|
1962 --
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
|
1962 --
All Rascals
|
1962 --
The Escape
|
1962 --
Love School
|
1962 --
South Pacific Waves Are High
|
1961 --
Tale of a Company Boss 3
| Nagashima
1961 --
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
|
1961 --
Police Precinct Part 17
| Detective Nakagawa
1961 --
Man with the Funky Hat
|
1961 --
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
|
1961 --
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
| Goro Saionji
1961 --
Police Department Story Pt.16: 15 Year Old Woman
| Detective Nakagawa
1961 --
Police Department Story Pt.15: Alibi
|
1961 --
Invasion of the Neptune Men
| Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief