Sonny Chiba
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"The path of the righteous man and the defender is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish, and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness For he is truly his brother's keeper and the father of lost children. And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious anger, who poison and destroy my brothers; and they shall know that I am CHIBA the BODYGUARD when I shall lay my vengeance upon them. --opening credits Karate Kiba |
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Sonny Chiba (22 January 1939 – 19 August 2021) 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.
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Filmography
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Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1961 | Police Department Story: Alibi | Detective Nakagawa | |
| Police Department Story: The 15 Year Old Woman | Detective Nakagawa | ||
| Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley | Gorō Saionji | ||
| Drifting Detective: Black Wind in the Harbor | Gorō Saionji | ||
| Invasion of the Neptune Men | Shinichi Tachibana/Iron Sharp | ||
| Vigilante in the Funky Hat | Ichirō Tenka | ||
| Police Department Story: Twelve Detectives | Detective Nakagawa | ||
| Vigilante in the Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm | Ichirō Tenka | ||
| Shinto Boss Series: Employee Ishimatsu is the Man | Nagashima | ||
| 1962 | The Kamikaze | Yūki | |
| Love School | Shinichi Kogure | ||
| Escape: The 2/26 Incident | Private First Class Shinohara | ||
| For Love, the Sun, and the Gang | Yamauchi | ||
| Higher Than the Stars in the Sky | Yoshio Horimoto | ||
| Tragedy of Twins | Masaki | ||
| Four Sisters | Shinkichi Hayami | ||
| Mid-August Commotion | Dr. Ōmori | ||
| Gang vs G-Men | Osamu Kaji | ||
| The Gambler | Mōri | ||
| The Terrifying Witch | Daisuke Shirono | ||
| 1963 | Twins Searching for Mother | Ume-san | |
| President Jiro and Employee Ishimatsu: Yasugi Bushi Road | Hiroshi Shiomi | ||
| The Violent Underworld | Kazuo Ichinoki | ||
| Special Tactical Police | Detective Naitō | ||
| Twins in the Meadow | Kenichi Tomizawa | ||
| Judo for Life | Shirō Hongō | ||
| Special Tactical Police 2 | Detective Naitō | ||
| Lure of A Killer | Daisuke Jōno | ||
| Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge | Satarō | ||
| The Chivalrous of Asakusa | Shinsuke Hayama | ||
| The Navy | Takao Mutaguchi | ||
| Yakuza's Song | Shunji Nitta | ||
| Gang Chusingura | Shichirō Yatō | ||
| White Ball | Yōta Ogiwara | ||
| Life of Blackmail | Gorō Ozawa | ||
| 1964 | Decree from Hell | Shinichi Ōmatsu | |
| Judo for Life: The Devil of Kodokan | Shirō Hongō | ||
| Tokyo Untouchable: Prostitution Underground Organization | Yoshio Hamada | ||
| Here Because of You | Makoto Yabuki | ||
| Dragon and Tiger Generation | Shinichi Matsuhashi | ||
| 1965 | Singing to Those Clouds | Jun Tonomura | |
| That Cute Girl | Morimoto | ||
| Hey, Clouds! | Saburō Tatsumi | ||
| Tale of Japanese Burglars | Attorney Ōki | ||
| The Fugitive | Saburō Tateishi | ||
| Yakuza G-Men: Meiji Underworld | Tōru Shibayama | ||
| A Villain's Code Of Honor | Sōichi Jinnai | ||
| Abashiri Prison: Hokkai Territory | Hayama | ||
| 1966 | Bitches of the Night | Tatsuo Ōtsuki | |
| Kamikaze Man: Duel at Noon | Ken Mitarai | ||
| Terror Beneath the Sea | Abe | ||
| Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South | Tanimura | ||
| Dash to the Sun | Takashi Shindō | ||
| Game of Chance | Bungo Endō | ||
| Ōgon Bat | Dr. Yamatone | ||
| 1967 | Soshiki Bōryoku | Shinji Takasugi | |
| Game of Chance 2 | Bungo Endō | ||
| Diaries of the Kamikaze | Second Sub-lieutenant Hanzawa | ||
| The North Sea Chivalry | Shūichi Aida | ||
| King of Gangsters | Matsumoto | ||
| Game of Chance 3 | Bungo Endō | ||
| Kawachi Chivalry | Komakichi Sugimoto | ||
| 1968 | Human Torpedoes: Kaiten Special Attack Force | Chief navigator Takiguchi | |
| Army Intelligence 33 | Kazuo Yamamoto | ||
| The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze | Second Sub-lieutenant Kodama | ||
| 1969 | Delinquent Boss: Ocho the She-Wolf | Mitsuo Fujiki | |
| Memoir of Japanese Assassins | Tadashi Onuma | ||
| 1970 | Yakuza Deka | Shirō Hayata | |
| Yakuza Cop 2: Marijuana Trafficking Syndicate | Shirō Hayata | ||
| The Last Suicide Squad | Captain Mishima | ||
| 1971 | Yakuza Cop 3: Poison Gas Affair | Shirō Hayata | |
| Yakuza Cop 4: No Epitaphs for Us | Shirō Hayata | ||
| 1972 | Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder | Gōsuke Himuro | |
| Vice G-Men | Yasuo Kikuchi | ||
| Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2: She-Cat Gambler | Ryūji Azuma | ||
| Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences | Tōru Ibuki | ||
| Vice G-Men 2: Terrifying Flesh Hell | Haruo Kikuchi | ||
| 1973 | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima | Katsutoshi Ōtomo | |
| Karate Kiba | Naoto Kiba | ||
| Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle | Tatsuya Wada | ||
| Karate Kiba 2 | Naoto Kiba | ||
| 1974 | The Street Fighter | Takuma Tsurugi | |
| Return of the Street Fighter | Takuma Tsurugi | ||
| Military Spy School | Ichirō Kikuchi | ||
| The Executioner | Ryūichi | ||
| Sister Street Fighter | Seiichi Hibiki | ||
| The Street Fighter's Last Revenge | Takuma Tsurugi | ||
| The Executioner II: Karate Inferno | Ryūichi | ||
| 1975 | Killing Machine | Doshin So | |
| Young Nobility: Maki of the 13 Steps | Kenichi Hyūga | ||
| Wolfguy: Enraged Lycanthrope | Akira Inugami | ||
| The Bullet Train | Aoki | ||
| Champion of Death | Masutatsu Ōyama | ||
| Detonation: Violent Riders | Tsugami | ||
| New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head | Bartender | Uncredited | |
| The Defensive Power of Aikido | Shinbei Natori | ||
| Karate Bearfighter | Masutatsu Ōyama | ||
| 1976 | Dragon Princess | Isshin Higaki | |
| Yokohama Underworld: Machine Gun Dragons | Keiichi Komatsu | ||
| Karate Warriors | Shūhei Sakata | ||
| The Rugby Star | Rikio Ōtate | ||
| Jail Breakers | Wataru Kangi | ||
| Okinawa Yakuza War | Seigō Kunigami | ||
| 1977 | Yakuza War: The Japanese Don | Tsuneyoshi Sakota | |
| Soul of Chiba | Mu Yun Tek<ref>https://eiga.com/movie/36221/</ref> | Planning | |
| Hokuriku Proxy War | Hachirō Kanai | ||
| Karate for Life | Mas Oyama | ||
| Gambler's Code of Japan | Katsuji Kogure | ||
| Doberman Cop | Jōji Kanō | ||
| Torakku Yarō | Jōji Niimura | ||
| Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon | Golgo 13/Duke Tōgō | ||
| Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye | Drunk | ||
| 1978 | Shogun's Samurai | Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi | |
| Message from Space | Prince Hans | ||
| Okinawa: The Ten Year War | Chōyū Inami | ||
| The Fall of Ako Castle | Kazuemon Fuwa | ||
| 1979 | Dead Angle | Yōsuke Ōta | |
| Hunter in the Dark | Samon Shimoguni | ||
| The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf | Mitsuhiko Sakurai | ||
| G.I. Samurai | Lt. Yoshiaki Iba | Action director | |
| 1980 | Virus | Dr. Yamauchi | |
| Shogun's Ninja | Shōgen Shiranui | Action director | |
| 1981 | The Bushido Blade | Prince Ido | |
| Chanbara Graffiti | documentary | ||
| Samurai Reincarnation | Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi | ||
| Roaring Fire | Shunsuke Tachikawa | Action director | |
| The Kamikaze Adventurer | Daisuke Kamikaze | ||
| The Blazing Valiant | Action Director | ||
| 1982 | Fall Guy | Himself | |
| Ninja Wars | Yagyū Munetoshi | ||
| 1983 | Kabamaru the Ninja | Saizō Igano | Planning |
| Legend of the Eight Samurai | Dōsetsu Inuyama | ||
| 1984 | Kotaro to the Rescue | Moore County colonel | Planning |
| 1985 | The Last True Yakuza | Ryōzō Kanō | |
| 1986 | Cabaret | ||
| 1987 | Sure Death 4: Revenge | Bunshichi Warabeya | |
| 1989 | Tetsuro Tamba's Large Spiritual World | ||
| Shogun's Shadow | Shōzaemon Iba | Action director | |
| Sensei | Makoto Ushiyama | Producer | |
| 1990 | Yellow Fangs | Director Producer | |
| 1991 | Gokudo Wars | Takatsugu Kasai | |
| 1992 | Fighting Fist | Superintendent Yamada | Director |
| Aces: Iron Eagle III | Colonel Sueo Horikoshi | ||
| A Mine Field | Hiromichi Takagi | Original idea | |
| The Triple Cross | Shiba | ||
| 1994 | Immortal Combat | Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani | |
| 1995 | Body Count | Makoto | |
| 1998 | The Storm Riders | Lord Conqueror | |
| 2000 | The Legend of the Flying Swordsman | 'Dagger' Yuan-ba Li | |
| Born to Be King | Ichio Kusakari | ||
| Chinchiromai | Takeshi Kuroda | ||
| 2001 | The Melancholy Hitman | Direct-to-video | |
| Akumyoh | Tōyōzō Kuroshima | Direct-to-video | |
| Koroshi no Gundan | Miyoshi | Direct-to-video | |
| Koroshi no Gundan 2 | Miyoshi | Direct-to-video | |
| 2002 | Akumyoh 2 | Tōyōzō Kuroshima | Direct-to-video |
| Deadly Outlaw: Rekka | Yasunori Hijikata | ||
| Yakuza of Legend: Chapter of Raging Fire | |||
| Don no Michi 6 | Takagi | Direct-to-video | |
| 2003 | Don no Michi 7 | Takagi | Direct-to-video |
| Don no Michi 8 | Takagi | Direct-to-video | |
| New Shadow Warriors | hanzō Hattori I | Planning | |
| Yakuza of Legend: Chapter of the Setting Sun | Direct-to-video | ||
| New Shadow Warriors II | Hanzō Hattori I | Planning | |
| Don no Michi 9 | Takagi | Direct-to-video | |
| Battle Royale II: Requiem | Makio Mimura | ||
| True Kyūshū Yakuza 1 | Isoji Ōga | Direct-to-video | |
| New Shadow Warriors III | Hanzō Hattori I | Executive producer | |
| Kill Bill: Volume 1 | Hattori Hanzō | Kenjutsu Choreographer | |
| Namishō no Yamamoto-ja! Kenka Yakyū-hen | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2004 | New Shadow Warriors IV | Hanzō Hattori I | Executive producer |
| Kill Bill: Volume 2 | Hattori Hanzō | ||
| Zenidō | Kōjirō Shinkai | ||
| Zenidō 2 | Kōjirō Shinkai | ||
| Zenidō 3 | Kōjirō Shinkai | ||
| New Boss of Japan | Matsuo Takano | Direct-to-video | |
| New Boss of Japan 2 | Matsuo Takano | Direct-to-video | |
| New Boss of Japan 3 | Matsuo Takano | Direct-to-video | |
| Survive Style 5+ | Kazama | ||
| Zenidō 4 | Kōjirō Shinkai | Direct-to-video | |
| Explosive City | Otosan | ||
| Zenidō 5 | Kōjirō Shinkai | Direct-to-video | |
| 2005 | Zenidō 6 | Kōjirō Shinkai | |
| New Shadow Warriors V | Hanzō Hattori I | ||
| New Shadow Warriors VI | Hanzō Hattori I | ||
| Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3: Wind Chapter | Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi | ||
| Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4: Fire Chapter | Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi | ||
| 2006 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Boss Kamata | |
| Master of Thunder | Genryū | ||
| The Winds of God: Kamikaze | Nobutada Ōta | ||
| True Kyūshū Yakuza 2 | Isoji Ōga | Direct-to-video | |
| 2007 | True Kyūshū Yakuza 3 | Isoji Ōga | Direct-to-video |
| Oyaji | Ryūmichi Numata | Director | |
| 2009 | Sennen no Matsu | Direct-to-video | |
| Sennen no Matsu 2 | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2012 | Shura no Hanamichi | Yoshio Sutama | |
| Shura no Hanamichi 2 | Yoshio Sutama | Direct-to-video | |
| Gokudō no Monshō Part 18 | Direct-to-video | ||
| Sushi Girl | Sushi chef | ||
| 2013 | Nihon Tōitsu | Seizō Gonda | |
| Nihon Tōitsu 2 | Seizō Gonda | Direct-to-video | |
| 2014 | Shura no Denshō Araburu Kyō Inu | Shūhei Akiyama | |
| Kabukichō High School | Hakkaisan board chairman | ||
| Kanto Gokudo Association Part 1 | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2015 | Take a Chance | Miyamoto Musashi | |
| Kanto Gokudo Association Part 2 | Direct-to-video | ||
| April Fools | Bōryokudan leader | ||
| So-On: The Five Oyaji | |||
| 2017 | Gokudō Tenka Fubu Part 1 | Motonari Mōriya | |
| Teppen | Direct-to-video | ||
| Gokudō Tenka Fubu Part 2 | Motonari Mōriya | ||
| Teppen 2 | Direct-to-video | ||
| Teppen 3 | Direct-to-video | ||
| Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds | Chair workshop craftsman | ||
| Gokudō Tenka Fubu Part 4 | Motonari Mōriya | ||
| 2021 | Bond of Justice: Kizuna | Jō | Posthumous release; Final film role |
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Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1960 | Seven Color Mask | Seven Color Mask II/Kōtarō Ran | 26 episodes |
| Messenger of Allah | Gorō Narumi | 26 episodes | |
| Wanted: Demon Fire | 1 episode | ||
| 1963 | The Light of Asakusa | TV film | |
| 1964 | JNR Inspector No. 36 | Railway Inspector Hayakawa | 4 episodes |
| 1965 | Flag of Glory | Lieutenant Yamanaka | 1 episode |
| Blind Black Belt | Tatsuya Kurami | ||
| Special Tactical Police | Detective Komatsu | 1 episode | |
| Kiiroi Fūdo | |||
| 1968 | Key Hunter | Yōsuke Kazama | |
| 1969 | Special Investigation Office | 1 episode | |
| 1970 | Judo Straight Line | Washio | 3 episodes |
| 1972 | The Young Detective | Detective Yabuki | 3 episodes |
| 1973 | Robot Detective | Keitarō Shinjō | 2 episodes |
| Suspense Series: Modern Witch Tale Murderous Love | Shige | 1 episode | |
| 1974 | The Bodyguard | Shūsuke Washimi | 26 episodes |
| 1975 | The Gorilla Seven | Daisuke Kazami | 26 episodes |
| Blazing Dragnet | Shirō Ōgami | 14 episodes | |
| 1976 | Emergency Line | Masahiro Godai | 10 episodes |
| Nanairo Tongarashi | Tetsuo Samejima | ||
| 1977 | Shingo Tondeke Torimonochō | ||
| 1978 | Crossroads | Junzō Kihara | 3 episodes |
| Omoide no Umibe Papa, Boku Shinitakunai!! | TV film | ||
| The Yagyu Conspiracy | Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi | 39 episodes | |
| Yukiyama Sanka Aru Seishun: Tateta! Subereta! | TV film | ||
| Southern Cross | Miyamoto Musashi | TV film | |
| 1980 | Shadow Warriors | Hanzō Hattori III | 27 episodes |
| Tokyo Great Earthquake Magnitude 8.1 | Kobayashi | TV film | |
| Yagyu Abaretabi | Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi | 26 episodes | |
| 1981 | Keishichō Satsujin-ka | 1 episode | |
| Shadow Warriors II | Shinpachi Tsuge | 26 episodes | |
| 1982 | Space Sheriff Gavan | Voicer | 1 episode Uncredited |
| Shadow Warriors III | Hanzō Tarao | 26 episodes | |
| Yagyu Jubei Abaretabi | Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi | 26 episodes | |
| 1983 | Space Sheriff Sharivan | Voicer | 1 episode Uncredited |
| 1984 | Wonderful Circus Guy | Daigaku Maejima | TV film Planning |
| 1985 | Shadow Warriors IV | Hanzō Hattori XV | 27 episodes |
| Shadow Warriors: The End of an Era | Hanzō Hattori XV | 13 episodes | |
| 1986 | Shinya ni Yōkoso | Kōzō Murata | 4 episodes |
| 1987 | Taikoki | Mitsuhide Akechi | TV film |
| Tomorrow's Snow | Dr. Sakamoto | TV film | |
| A Traveling Girl | Takeshi Ishikawa | ||
| Autumn Scenario | Tatsumi | TV film | |
| 1988 | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Kazumasa Ishikawa | TV film |
| Ryokō keba Renzoku Satsujin | Tetsuya Nanjō | TV film | |
| 1989 | Nobunaga Oda | Nobuhide Oda | TV film |
| Iemitsu, Hikoza, and Isshin Tasuke: A National Crisis | Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi | TV film | |
| OL Sennyū! Nippon Fūzoku Meisho | Iwata | TV film | |
| The Days I Saw in My Dreams | Shinsaku Sekimoto | 10 episodes | |
| 1990 | Yoshitsune Minamoto | Kakunichi Zenrinbō | TV film |
| Shingo's Ten Duels | Tamon Umei | TV film | |
| Ashi de Miru-yama | Kurahashi | TV film | |
| Seventeen Ninja | Iga no Jingoza | TV film Assistant director | |
| 1991 | Shingen Takeda | Nobutora Takeda | TV film |
| Saito Dosan: Rage of Power | Mitsutsugu Akechi | TV film | |
| 1992 | Tokugawa Buraichō | Matsudaira Tadateru | 24 episodes |
| 1993 | Mori Ranmaru: Sengoku o Kake Nuketa Waka Jishi | Sanzaemon Yoshinari Mori | TV film |
| 1996 | Legend of St. Dragon | Yūji Saeki | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Terakoya Yume Shinan | Matajūrō Sensui | 23 episodes |
| 2001 | Shotgun-Marriage | Ittetsu Kotani | 11 episodes |
| 2002 | Wind and Cloud | Lord Conqueror | |
| 2005 | Legendary Sword fights of Yagyu Jubei | Miyamoto Musashi | 1 episode |
| Team Astro | J. Shuro | ||
| 2007 | Fūrin Kazan | Nobukata Itagaki | 30 episodes |
| 2011 | Secret Agent Erika | Pastor of St. Francisco Church | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Owakon TV | Genjirō Aramaki | 8 episodes |
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Shorts
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Ninja Theory | Ninja master | Voice |
| 2018 | Shakespeare in Tokyo | Calligrapher |
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