Sonny Chiba

, also known as , was a Japanese actor, singer, movie producer and director, and martial artist. He was from Fukuoka, Kyūshū. He was possibly the most famous Japanese movie actor of all time.

Chiba died on 19 August 2021 at a hospital in Kimitsu, Japan from pneumonia caused by COVID-19, aged 82.千葉真一さん死去　82歳　新型コロナ感染し療養も肺炎悪化、８日入院も  

 Filmography 
 The Street Fighter (1974) as Takuma Tsurugi
 Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) as Hattori Hanzō
 Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) as Hattori Hanzō
 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) as Kamata
 Sushi Girl (2012) as Sushi chef

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official Website
 Official Blog
 Facebook
 AllRovi Sonny Chiba 

 Sonny Chiba - HKMDB

Category:1939 births
Category:2021 deaths
Category:Japanese movie actors
Category:Japanese television actors
Category:Japanese stage actors
Category:Japanese voice actors
Category:Singers from Fukuoka Prefecture
Category:Actors from Fukuoka Prefecture
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
Category:Deaths from pneumonia