Sonny Chiba
Japanese actor and martial artist (1939–2021)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1939-01-22
- Died
- 2021-08-19
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Bullets,Blunts and Bullshh!
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Film & TV
Acting · Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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…
Known for
- Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement — Jou2024
- Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter — Jou2023
- Layout2021
- Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba — Self2019
- Shakespeare In Tokyo — Calligrapher2018
- Yakuza: Domination of the Realm2017
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Alternative Japanese name Kanji前田 禎穂 Hiraganaまえだ さだほ Katakanaマエダ サダホ
Alternative Japanese name Kanji和千永 倫道 Hiraganaわちなが りんどう Katakanaワチナガ リンドウ
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1939 births2021 deaths20th-century Japanese male actors20th-century Japanese sportsmen21st-century Japanese male actorsDeaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in JapanGōjū-ryū practitionersJapanese kendokaJapanese male judokaJapanese male karatekaJapanese ninjutsu practitionersJudoka from Fukuoka Prefecture