Shinichi Chiba (Japanese: 千葉 真一, Hepburn: Chiba Shin'ichi, born Sadaho Maeda; 23 January 1939 – 19 August 2021), known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was...

Angeles. He is the son of Japanese parents, Tamami Chiba and Japanese action movie star Sonny Chiba, and has two siblings, a half sister named Juri Manase...

produced by Toei Company, directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, and starring Sonny Chiba. It was released in the United States by New Line Cinema and became one...

the father of her daughter. He is an unseen character until Volume 2. Sonny Chiba as Hattori Hanzō, a sushi chef and long-retired master swordsmith. Chiaki...

action thriller film directed by Junya Satō and starring Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba, and Ken Utsui.[failed verification] When a Shinkansen ("bullet train")...

career in the mid-1960s at the age of five, and was the protégé of actor Sonny Chiba. A black belt in Kyokushin Karate, he initially gained prominence for...

was inspired to be an actress at the age five by seeing her parents (Sonny Chiba and Yōko Nogiwa) on sets and stage. While she was in school, she took...

2000) is a Japanese actor. He is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba. Maeda is best known for portraying Takashi Mitsuya in live action movie...

 'Remains: Beautiful Heroes') is a 1990 Japanese disaster film directed by Sonny Chiba. It is the 20th anniversary commemorative work of Japan Action Enterprise...

directed by Kern Saxton and starring Tony Todd, Mark Hamill, Noah Hathaway, Sonny Chiba and Cortney Palm. Tony Todd also served as an executive producer. It...

"Army of Shadows") is a Japanese television jidaigeki show featuring Sonny Chiba that ran for four seasons in the early 1980s. The first season was a...

Kûron no kubi) is a 1977 Japanese-language action thriller film starring Sonny Chiba as the international assassin Golgo 13. It is the second live-action...

time to the Warring States period (戦国時代, Sengoku jidai). The film stars Sonny Chiba, one of the top male Japanese actors, and was based on a novel by Ryo...

of three. She graduated from Rikkyo University. In 1973, she married Sonny Chiba, with whom she co-starred in the TV series Key Hunter. They had a daughter...

The Bushido Blade is a 1981 film directed by Tom Kotani. Sonny Chiba, Toshiro Mifune, Mako, Laura Gemser, James Earl Jones and Richard Boone in his last...

artist Sonny Chiba, wrestler Roddy Piper, Meg Foster and Tiny Lister. An L.A. police officer (Roddy Piper) and an exchange officer from Asia (Sonny Chiba) became...

Maeda, 6 January 1949) also known as Jirō Chiba is a retired Japanese actor. His older brother was Sonny Chiba. He is known for playing the role of Kazuya...

films, starring with Rachel McLish (in her acting debut), Paul Freeman, Sonny Chiba, Horst Buchholz, Christopher Cazenove, Mitchell Ryan, and J. E. Freeman...

karate film directed by Yutaka Kohira. The film opens with Isshin Higaki (Sonny Chiba) and his daughter Yumi Higaki (Etsuko Shihomi) being attacked by a rival...

breaks into the drug lord's compound with the help of Seiichi Hibiki (Sonny Chiba) and other members of the Shorinji Kempo dojo. After all of his minions...

is a 1961 superhero film produced by Toei Company Ltd. The film stars Sonny Chiba as Iron Sharp (called Space Chief in the U.S. version). The film was...

Satomi Asahi Kurizuka Hiroki Matsukata Masakazu Tamura Kin'ya Kitaōji Sonny Chiba Hideki Takahashi Ken Matsudaira Star Wars creator George Lucas has admitted...

Kingdom as Blood of the Dragon is a 1974 martial arts film which stars Sonny Chiba, Yōko Ichiji and Masashi Ishibashi. It is the sequel of The Street Fighter...

Narimasa Chiba (千葉 周作 成政, 1794–1856), founder of the Hokushin Itto school of swordsmanship Sonny Chiba (1939–2021); also known as Shin'ichi Chiba (千葉 真一)...

Neela: Takashi's girlfriend who later falls for Sean. Sonny Chiba (credited as JJ Sonny Chiba) as Kamata: Takashi's uncle who is the head of the yakuza...

film stars an international ensemble cast featuring Masao Kusakari, Sonny Chiba, George Kennedy, Robert Vaughn, Chuck Connors, Olivia Hussey, Edward...

Bodyguard Kiba (ボディガード牙) is a 1973 Japanese martial arts film starring Sonny Chiba. It is based on an action manga by Ikki Kajiwara. A recut version was...

2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-01-18. "Sonny Chiba – Masutatsu Oyama Trilogy". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2011-01-19. "Sonny Chiba Collection: Karate For Life". DVD...

actor Sonny Chiba. Sonny Chiba as Mas Oyama Yumi Takigawa as Chiako Mikio Narita as Nakasone Katsumasa Uchida Kenji Imai Nenji Kobayashi Jirō Chiba as Shogo...

It stars Tadanobu Asano, Kyōko Koizumi, Reika Hashimoto, Jai West, Sonny Chiba and Vinnie Jones. The film follows five simultaneous, loosely linked...