Deceased

How Did Sonny Chiba Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 82

Also known asShinichi Chiba, Sadaho Maeda, Sonny ChibaGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn23/01/1939Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, JapanDied19/08/2021Died inKimitsuCauseCOVID-19WikidataQ351732 ↗TMDb#2537 ↗

Shinichi Chiba IPA: [tɕiꜜba ɕiɰ̃itɕi], known internationally as Sonny 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 to an international audience.

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Filmography198 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - JudgementMovie	Jou	85
2023	Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - EncounterMovie	Jou	84
2021	LayoutSeries	—	82
2017	Yakuza: Domination of the RealmMovie	—	78
2017	Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2Movie	—	78
2017	Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 SecondsMovie	—	78
2017	Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4Movie	—	78
2015	The NoiseMovie	—	76
2015	Biohazard: The StageMovie	Ezra Sennett	76
2014	修羅の伝承荒ぶる凶犬Movie	—	75
2014	Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1Movie	—	75
2013	Unification Of JapanMovie	Seizo Gonda	74
2013	Don's Road 7Movie	—	74
2013	Don's Road 6Movie	—	74
2013	Unification Of Japan 2Movie	Seizo Gonda	74
2012	The Legend of Space Sheriff GavanMovie	Space Sheriff Voicer	73
2011	Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody AffairMovie	Hattori Hanzo	72
2009	Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuzaMovie	Himself	70
2009	Yakuza LegacyMovie	—	70
2009	千年の松完結編Movie	—	70
2007	Samurai BannersSeries	—	68
2007	OyajiMovie	Ryudo Numata	68
2006	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo DriftMovie	Uncle Kamata	67
2006	Legend of Seven MonksMovie	Genryuu	67
2005	Team AstroSeries	Shuro	66
2005	New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final ChapterMovie	Hattori Hanzo I	66
2004	Kill Bill: Vol. 2Movie	Hattori Hanzo	65
2004	Explosive CityMovie	Otosan	65
2004	风云争霸Series	东方青木 / 东方白石	65
2004	Survive Style 5+Movie	Azama	65
2004	New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2Movie	Hattori Hanzo I	65
2003	Kill Bill: Vol. 1Movie	Hattori Hanzo	64
2003	Battle Royale II: RequiemMovie	Makio Mimura	64
2003	New Shadow WarriorsMovie	Hattori Hanzo I	64
2003	New Shadow Warriors IIMovie	Hattori Hanzo I	64
2003	New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1Movie	Hattori Hanzo I	64
2002	Wind and CloudSeries	雄霸	63
2002	Deadly Outlaw: RekkaMovie	Yasunori Hijikata	63
2001	The Unbeatable Bruce LeeMovie	—	62
2001	Akumyoh 2Movie	—	62
2001	The Murder CorpsMovie	—	62
2001	The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai DominationMovie	—	62
2000	Born to Be KingMovie	Ichiro Kusakari	61
2000	Legend of the Flying SwordsmanMovie	Dagger	61
2000	Hakata Movie: ChinchiromaiMovie	—	61
1998	The Storm RidersMovie	Lord Conqueror	59
1995	Body CountMovie	Makato	56
1992	Iron Eagle IIIMovie	Horikoshi	53
1992	Fighting FistMovie	Supt. Yamada	53
1992	Notes on Tokugawa VillainiesSeries	Matsudaira Tadateru	53
1992	The Triple CrossMovie	Chiba	53
1991	Takeda ShingenMovie	Takeda Nobutora	52
1991	Saito Dosan: Rage of PowerMovie	Mitsutsugu Akechi	52
1991	Yakuza WarfareMovie	—	52
1990	Shingo's Ten DuelsMovie	Umei Tamon	51
1990	Minamoto YoshitsuneMovie	—	51
1989	Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You DieMovie	—	50
1989	Yume ni Mita HibiSeries	Sekimoto Shinsaku	50
1989	SenseiMovie	Makoto Ushiyama	50
1989	Shogun's ShadowMovie	Iba Shoemon	50
1989	Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in DangerMovie	Yagyu Jubei	50
1988	Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord SpecialMovie	—	49
1987	Sure Death 4Movie	Bunshichi	48
1987	TaikokiMovie	—	48
1986	Late Night SaluteSeries	—	47
1986	CabaretMovie	Yakuza boss	47
1985	The Last True YakuzaMovie	Ryozo Kano	46
1984	Kotaro, An Audacious Karate BoyMovie	Sonny Sullivan	45
1984	Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!Movie	Shaider (Voice)	45
1984	Space Sheriff Shaider: The MovieMovie	Shaider (Voice)	45
1983	Kabamaru the Ninja BoyMovie	Iga no Saizo	44
1983	Legend of the Eight SamuraiMovie	Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo	44
1983	Space Sheriff SharivanSeries	Voicer (in flashback)	44
1982	Space Sheriff GavanSeries	Space Sheriff Voicer	43
1982	Ninja WarsMovie	Shinzaemon Yagyu	43
1982	Fall GuyMovie	—	43
1981	Roaring FireMovie	Mr. Magic	42
1981	Samurai ReincarnationMovie	Jubei Yagyu	42
1981	Kamikaze, the AdventurerMovie	Daisuke Kamikaze	42
1980	Yagyu's Secret QuestSeries	Yagyu Jubei	41
1980	Yagyu AbaretabiMovie	—	41
1980	VirusMovie	Dr. Yamauchi	41
1980	Shogun's NinjaMovie	Shiranui Shogen	41
1980	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete SagaMovie	Katsutoshi Otomo	41
1980	Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1Movie	—	41
1979	Dead AngleMovie	—	40
1979	Hunter in the DarkMovie	Samon Shimoguni	40
1979	G.I. SamuraiMovie	Lt. Yoshiaki Iba	40
1979	The Resurrection of the Golden WolfMovie	Mitsuhiko Sakurai	40
1978	The Fall of Ako CastleMovie	Fuwa Kazuemon	39
1978	Message from SpaceMovie	Prince Hans	39
1978	The Okinawa War of Ten YearsMovie	—	39
1978	The Yagyu ConspiracySeries	Yagyu Yubei	39
1978	Shogun's SamuraiMovie	Jûbê Yagyû	39
1977	Karate for LifeMovie	Sensei Masutatsu Oyama	38
1977	Doberman CopMovie	Joji Kano	38
1977	Japanese Humanity and JusticeMovie	—	38
1977	Japan's DonMovie	Tsuneyoshi Sakota	38
1977	Black Jack: The Visitor in the EyeMovie	Drunkard	38
1977	Golgo 13: Assignment KowloonMovie	Duke Togo (Golgo 13)	38
1977	Truckster of GutsMovie	—	38
1977	Hokuriku Proxy WarMovie	Kanai Hachiro	38
1976	Dragon PrincessMovie	Kazuma Higaki	37
1976	The Rugby StarMovie	—	37
1976	Jail BreakersMovie	Wataru Kangi	37
1976	The Great Okinawa Yakuza WarMovie	Seigou Kunigami	37
1976	DaihijôsenSeries	—	37
1976	The Machine Gun DragonMovie	—	37
1976	Karate WarriorsMovie	Shuuhei Sakata	37
1975	The Bullet TrainMovie	Aoki	36
1975	13 Steps of Maki: The Young AristocratsMovie	Kenichi Hyuga	36
1975	Karate Bear FighterMovie	Mas Oyama	36
1975	Wolf GuyMovie	Akira Inugami	36
1975	Detonation: Violent RidersMovie	—	36
1975	The Decisive Power of AikidoMovie	—	36
1975	The Killing MachineMovie	Doshin So	36
1975	Karate BullfighterMovie	Sensei Masutatsu Oyama	36
1975	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the BossMovie	Bartender (uncredited)	36
1974	Sister Street FighterMovie	Seiichi Hibiki	35
1974	The Street FighterMovie	Takuma Tsurugi	35
1974	The Street Fighter's Last RevengeMovie	Takuma Tsurguri	35
1974	The ExecutionerMovie	Ryuichi Koga	35
1974	The Executioner II: Karate InfernoMovie	Ryuichi Koga	35
1974	Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano SchoolMovie	—	35
1974	Return of the Street FighterMovie	Takuma Tsurugi	35
1974	The BodyguardSeries	—	35
1973	The BodyguardMovie	Naoto Kiba	34
1973	Bodyguard Kiba 2Movie	Naoto Kiba	34
1973	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in HiroshimaMovie	Katsutoshi Otomo	34
1973	Robot DetectiveSeries	Keitarō Shinjō	34
1973	Robot Detective: The MovieMovie	Keitaro Shinjo	34
1973	Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug TriangleMovie	Tatsuya Wada	34
1973	Murderous LoveMovie	—	34
1972	Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My CondolencesMovie	Toru Ibuki	33
1972	Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat GamblerMovie	Ryuji	33
1972	Yakuza Wolf: I Perform MurderMovie	Gosuke Himuro	33
1972	The Horrible ObsessionsMovie	Haruo Kikuchi	33
1972	A Narcotics Agent's BalladMovie	—	33
1971	Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to UsMovie	Shiro Hayata	32
1971	Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas AffairMovie	Shiro Hayata	32
1970	A Kamikaze CopMovie	Hayata Shiro	31
1970	Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana SyndicateMovie	Hayata	31
1970	The Last KamikazeMovie	Captain Mishima	31
1969	Memoir of Japanese AssassinationsMovie	Sho Onuma	30
1969	Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the CityMovie	Mitsuo Fujiki	30
1968	Human TorpedoesMovie	—	29
1968	Key HunterSeries	風間洋介	29
1968	The Young Eagles of the KamikazeMovie	—	29
1968	Army IntelligenceMovie	Kazuo Yamamoto	29
1967	Organized ViolenceMovie	—	28
1967	King of the GangMovie	—	28
1967	The Rickshaw Man’s SonMovie	Komakichi Sugimoto	28
1967	North Sea ChivalryMovie	—	28
1967	ClassmatesMovie	Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa	28
1967	Game of Chance 3Movie	—	28
1967	Game of Chance 2Movie	—	28
1966	Dash to the SunMovie	—	27
1966	The Golden BatMovie	Dr. Yamatone	27
1966	The Kamikaze GuyMovie	Mitarai Ken	27
1966	Abashiri Prison: Duel in the SouthMovie	—	27
1966	Terror Beneath the SeaMovie	Ken Abe	27
1966	Game of ChanceMovie	Bungo Endo	27
1966	Night BitchMovie	Tatsuo Otsuki	27
1965	Tale of Japanese BurglarsMovie	Lawyer Ohki	26
1965	Prison Walls of Abashiri 4Movie	—	26
1965	おゝい雲！Movie	—	26
1965	Yakuza G-MenMovie	Toru Sasayama	26
1965	That Cute GirlMovie	—	26
1964	Here Because of YouMovie	—	25
1964	Orders from HellMovie	—	25
1964	Tokyo UntouchablesMovie	—	25
1963	A Life of IntimidationMovie	—	24
1963	Violent StreetMovie	—	24
1963	Gang Loyalty and VengeanceMovie	—	24
1963	Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５Movie	Hiroshi Shiomi	24
1963	Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's PledgeMovie	Sataro	24
1963	Asakusa no kyōkakuMovie	Shinsuke Hayama / Shintaro	24
1963	Judo LifeMovie	—	24
1963	Song of YakuzaMovie	—	24
1962	The EscapeMovie	—	23
1962	Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matatakuMovie	Yoshio Horimoto	23
1962	Mid-August CommotionMovie	Dr Omori	23
1962	Gang vs. G-MenMovie	—	23
1962	All RascalsMovie	—	23
1962	Four SistersMovie	Shinkichi Hayami	23
1962	Love SchoolMovie	—	23
1962	South Pacific Waves Are HighMovie	—	23
1962	The KingMovie	—	23
1962	Fearful WitchMovie	—	23
1961	Tale of a Company Boss 3Movie	Nagashima	22
1961	Police Precinct Part 17Movie	Detective Nakagawa	22
1961	Police Precinct: 15 Year Old WomanMovie	Detective Nakagawa	22
1961	Invasion of the Neptune MenMovie	Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief	22
1961	Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen ArmMovie	—	22
1961	Man with the Funky HatMovie	—	22
1961	Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red ValleyMovie	Goro Saionji	22
1961	Drifting Detective: Black Wind in HarborMovie	—	22
1960	Messenger of AllahSeries	Detective Goro Narumi / Messenger of Allah	21