Sonny Chiba
Known for acting. Born 1939-01-23 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Died 2021-08-19.
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.
Films and series with Sonny Chiba (39 listed): Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003), Survive Style 5+ (2004), The Street Fighter (1974), Sushi Girl (2012), The Storm Riders (1998), Virus (1980), Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961), Return of the Street Fighter (1974), Message from Space (1978)
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