Happy Birthday to Sonny Chiba who turns 76 today! Shin'ichi Chiba, also known as Sonny Chiba, is a Japanese actor, singer, film producer, film director, and martial artist. He was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international ...
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:
Kyokushin Karate: 4th Dan
Ninjutsu: 4th Dan
Goju-ryu karate: 2nd Dan
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Review of “Kill Bill Volume 1” (2003). Quentin Tarantino's bloody tale of revenge. Stars Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Sonny Chiba & Gordon Liu. Martial arts action by Yuen Woo Ping.
Review of “The Last Samurai” (2003), a historical epic inspired by the Satsuma Rebellion (Meiji Era) of 19th century Japan. Stars Tom Cruise, Billy Connolly, Ken Watanabe & Hiroyuki Sanada.
Review of “Fighter in the Wind” (2004) about legendary Kyokushin founder Mas Oyama brought to life in an emotionally-charged film featuring bone-crunching karate action. Stars Yang Dong-geun.
Review of Dragon/Wu Xia, a 2011 Chinese martial arts film directed by Peter Chan, and starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro plus old school stars Jimmy Wang Yu and Kara Hui.
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