Sonny Chiba
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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 gymnastics and participated at the National Sports Festival of Japan in his third year. When he was a university student, he learned martial arts, earning a black belt in Kyokushin Karate in 1965 and later receiving a fourth degree in 1984.
Chiba's career began in the 1960s, when he starred in two tokusatsu superhero shows. In his first role, he replaced Susumu Wajima as the main character Kōtarō Ran/Seven Color Mask in Seven Color Mask (Nana-iro Kamen) in the second half of the series. However, his breakthrough role was in the 1974 film The Street Fighter. Before retiring, Chiba had also appeared in a number of English language American films, including Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Fast & Furious 3: Tokyo Drift (2006).
Chiba died of COVID-19 complications at the hospital in Tokyo on 19 August 2021, at the age of 82.
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Ezra Sennett
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Musashi
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Seizo Gonda
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Sushi Chef
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Space Sheriff Voicer
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Hattori Hanzo
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Ryudo Numata
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Uncle Kamata
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Genryuu
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Hattori Hanzo I
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Azama
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Hattori Hanzo I
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Hattori Hanzo
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Otosan
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Hattori Hanzo
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Hattori Hanzo I
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Makio Mimura
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Hattori Hanzo I
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Hattori Hanzo I
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Yasunori Hijikata
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Ichiro Kusakari
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Lord Conqueror
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Makato
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Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani
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Chiba
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Horikoshi
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Supt. Yamada
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Mitsutsugu Akechi
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Takeda Nobutora
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Umei Tamon
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Makoto Ushiyama
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Iba Shoemon
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Bunshichi
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Yakuza boss
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Ryozo Kano
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Shaider (Voice)
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Sonny Sullivan
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Shaider (Voice)
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Maejima Daigaku
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Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
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Iga no Saizo
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Shinzaemon Yagyu
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Daisuke Kamikaze
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Mr. Magic
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Prince Ido
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Jubei Yagyu
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Shiranui Shogen
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Dr. Yamauchi
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Katsutoshi Otomo
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Lt. Yoshiaki Iba
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Mitsuhiko Sakurai
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Samon Shimoguni
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Fuwa Kazuemon
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Prince Hans
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Jûbê Yagyû
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Drunkard
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Duke Togo (Golgo 13)
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Joji Kano
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Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
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Kanai Hachiro
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Mu Yun Tek
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Tsuneyoshi Sakota
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Seigou Kunigami
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Wataru Kangi
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Shuuhei Sakata
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Kazuma Higaki
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Mas Oyama
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
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Aoki
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Akira Inugami
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Kenichi Hyuga
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Doshin So
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Ryuichi Koga
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Takuma Tsurguri
... 1974
Seiichi Hibiki
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Ryuichi Koga
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Takuma Tsurugi
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Takuma Tsurugi
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Naoto Kiba
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Tatsuya Wada
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Keitaro Shinjo
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Naoto Kiba
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Katsutoshi Otomo
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Haruo Kikuchi
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Toru Ibuki
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Gosuke Himuro
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Shiro Hayata
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Shiro Hayata
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Captain Mishima
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Hayata Shiro
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Sho Onuma
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Mitsuo Fujiki
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Kazuo Yamamoto
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Komakichi Sugimoto
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Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa
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Dr. Yamatone
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Bungo Endo
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Ken Abe
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Mitarai Ken
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Tatsuo Otsuki
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Toru Sasayama
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Lawyer Ohki
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Shinichi Matsuhashi
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Takao
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Shinsuke Hayama / Shintaro
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Dr Omori
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Shinkichi Hayami
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Nagashima
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Detective Nakagawa
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Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief
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Goro Saionji
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Detective Nakagawa
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