sonny chiba
Happy Birthday Chiba-san! The legend is a ripe 75-years old today.
Born on this day in 1939 as Sadaho Maeda in Fukuoka, Japan, he went on to act, direct, sing, produce films and practice martial arts. He currently holds black belts in:
He has starred in over 100 movies, probably the most notable are the Street Fighter series in the 1970’s and Kill Bill.
Everyone here at Kung-fu Kingdom wish him all the best!
The Street Fighter original English trailer
Montage from The Executioner
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Sonny Chiba is a strong character in his films of the Street Fighter series. When he was injured he build his courage and stood up to heal his self through training. He was tough and gave me positive thinking towards my own life and self confidence! Your "AWESOME" Sonny!! By Tommy Wolfe.
Thanks for your great comments Tommy! I'm glad to hear he's proved a positive role model for you, all the best martial artists do exactly that!