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    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...
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    Makken'yū), is a Japanese actor. He is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba. Mackenyu rose to fame after portraying Arata Wataya in the Chihayafuru...
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  • 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...
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  • action thriller film directed by Junya Satō and starring Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba, and Ken Utsui.[failed verification] When a Shinkansen ("bullet train")...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  •  'Remains: Beautiful Heroes') is a 1990 Japanese disaster film directed by Sonny Chiba. It is the 20th anniversary commemorative work of Japan Action Enterprise...
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  • "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...
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  • former protégée of Bill's and is present at the wedding chapel massacre. Sonny Chiba as Hattori Hanzō, a sushi chef and long-retired master swordsmith. Chiaki...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    yakuza film Game of Chance (浪曲子守唄) starring Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba, reprising his role as Chiba's character's son in two sequels released the following...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    Satomi Asahi Kurizuka Hiroki Matsukata Masakazu Tamura Kin'ya Kitaōji Sonny Chiba Hideki Takahashi Ken Matsudaira Star Wars creator George Lucas has admitted...
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    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...
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  • films, starring with Rachel McLish (in her acting debut), Paul Freeman, Sonny Chiba, Horst Buchholz, Christopher Cazenove, Mitchell Ryan, and J. E. Freeman...
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    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...
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  • Japanese martial arts film about the martial arts master Mas Oyama starring Sonny Chiba. It is to Champion of Death and Karate Bear Fighter and is the third...
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    p. 286. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 236. "It's Ninjas Vs. Helicopters in Sonny Chiba's G.I. Samurai". August 30, 2008. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 396. Galbraith...
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  • released theatrically by Toei in Japan on December 21, 1966, starring Sonny Chiba as Dr. Yamatone (ヤマトネ博士, Yamatone Hakase).[citation needed] When young...
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  • 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)...
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  • 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...
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  • series produced by Toei Company starring a young Sonny Chiba, at the time known as Shin'ichi Chiba. It was created by writer Yasunori Kawauchi, who was...
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    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...
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