Sonny Chiba
Sonny Chiba , actually Shin'ichi Chiba ( Japanese 千葉 真 一, Chiba Shin'ichi ; born January 23, 1939 in Fukuoka , Fukuoka Prefecture ; † August 19, 2021 in Kisarazu , Chiba Prefecture ), was a Japanese actor who, through karate films, like The Streetfighter and the Kage-no-Gundan series became popular. Chiba has worked in over 200 film and television productions since 1960. In the 2000s and early 2010s, he was inSushi Girl , The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift by Justin Lin and Kill Bill - Volume 1 by Quentin Tarantino .
Chiba studied martial arts from 1957 at the Nippon Sport Science University. One of his teachers was Ōyama Masutatsu , with whom he received his first black belt in karate in 1965 and which he embodied in a film trilogy in the 1970s. Chiba began his television and film career in 1960. He shot several times with director Kinji Fukasaku . Chiba also earned black belts in other martial arts such as ninjutsu . His final film, Bond of Justice: Kizuna , will be released posthumously. In 1990 Chiba made his directorial debut with The Scare of the Mountains .
He died in August 2021 at the age of 82 after contracting COVID-19 at Kimitsu Hospital in Kisarazu.
Filmography (selection)
- 1961: Invasion of Neptune (Uchū Kaisokusen)
- 1966: UX bloodhound. Diving Trip of Terror (Kaitei Daisensō)
- 1974: The wildest of them all (Gekitotsu! Satsujinken)
- 1974: Sonny Chiba - The Relentless Executor (Satsujinken 2)
- 1975: Panic on the Tokyo Express (Shinkansen Daibakuha)
- 1976: Kurata - His fist is death (Hissatsu Onna Kenshi)
- 1977: In the cave of the black panther (Gekisatsu! Jadōken)
- 1978: Star War in Space (Uchū kara no Messeji)
- 1979: Apocalypse Day (Time Slip)
- 1980: Overkill - Through Hell to Eternity (Fukkatsu no Hi)
- 1981: Samurai Reincarnation (Makai Tensho)
- 1983: The Legend of the Eight Samurai (Satomi Hakkenden)
- 1989: The Shogun's Shadow (Shogun Iemitsu no Ranshin)
- 1990: The Terror of the Mountains (Rimeinzu , director)
- 1992 The aces Iron Eagle (Aces: Iron Eagle III)
- 1992: Double Cross (Itsuka Giragira Suru Hi)
- 1994: Resort to Kill (Immortal Combat)
- 1994: Codename: Silencer (The Silencer)
- 1998: Stormriders (Feng Yun)
- 2002: Deadly Outlaw Rekka (Jitsuroku Andō Noboru Kyōdōden: Rekka)
- 2003: Kill Bill - Volume 1
- 2003: Battle Royale II: Requiem (Batoru Rowaiaru II: Chinkonka)
- 2004: Explosive City (Baau lit diy shut)
- 2006: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
- 2012: Sushi Girl
Web links
- Sonny Chiba in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sonny Chiba in the online movie database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jordan Moreau: Sonny Chiba, Martial Arts Legend and 'Kill Bill' Actor, Dies at 82 of COVID Complications. In: variety.com. August 19, 2021, accessed August 19, 2021 .
- ↑ Shinichi 'Sonny' Chiba dies of corona disease at the age of 82. In: TV feature film. August 19, 2021, accessed August 19, 2021 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chiba, Sonny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 千葉 真 一 (Japanese, real name); Chiba, Shin'ichi (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese actor |
| BIRTH DATE | January 23, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fukuoka , Fukuoka Prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 19, 2021 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Kisarazu , Chiba Prefecture |