Movies by Sonny Chiba
As part of the cast:
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Deadly Buddhist Raiders (2004)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Sing Chen
Japanese martial arts expert Kang Chuan has been given the mission to spirit away a one-of-a-kind herb with miraculous powers to cure the sick when he visits the small enclave of Nam Tao. But…
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Secrets of the Yangtze Collection: Sonny Chiba: The Assassin / Dragon Princess (2004)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Ryohei Uchida, Osman Yusuf …
Directed by: Yataka Kodaira, Yukio Noda
In The Assassin (1970), Sonny Chiba stars as Hayada, a martial arts expert and cop who goes undercover to take down the yakuza. In Dragon Princess (1976), Chiba is Kazuma Higaki, a powerful…
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Cast: Gordon Liu, Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu …
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
In the first volume of this gritty revenge saga, an assassin is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle. But she survives and sets…
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Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)
Cast: Riki Takeuchi, Ryôsuke Miki, Ken'ichi Endô …
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Two Yakuza mob rings are pitted against each other in an evil fight after one boss is murdered. Determined to avenge their leader's death, the underlings recruit Kunisada (Riki Takeuchi)…
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Shaolin Traitor / Amazing Masters (2002)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Carter Wong, Bruce Li …
Directed by: Domonic Paris
Get a double dose of martial arts action as Hong Kong superstar Carter Wong plays the hero in Shaolin Traitor and appears as himself in a high-flying special about developing martial arts…
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The Legend of the Flying Swordsman (2000)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Dave Wang, Gigi Lai …
Directed by: Boscom Lam
Born into a famous family of master swordsmen, Fun Li's (Dave Wang) life is shattered when he loses his memory after an attack. Once he recovers from his physical wounds, he returns home…
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Born to Be King: Young and Dangerous 6 (2000)
Cast: Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Sonny Chiba …
Directed by: Wai-keung Lau
This continuation of the popular Young and Dangerous series of films stars Jordan Chan as Chicken, a young man who's married to the daughter of Yakuza kingpin Taka. Unfortunately, this…
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Sure Death Revenge (2000)
Cast: Makoto Fujita, Sonny Chiba
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
Blamed for not preventing the assassination of a local ruler, disgraced samurai Mondo Nakamura (Makoto Fujita) sets out to avenge the death and reclaim his honor by solving a rash of killings…
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Storm Riders (1998)
Cast: Ekin Cheng, Aaron Kwok, Sonny Chiba …
Directed by: Wai-keung Lau
A cruel conqueror (Sonny Chiba) searches the world for boys who can fulfill a threatening prophecy -- then kills their parents and raises the youngsters as his. Keeping his enemies close, he…
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Body Count (1996)
Cast: Brigitte Nielsen, Steven Bauer, Robert Davi …
Directed by: Talun Hsu
After cold-blooded hit man Makoto (Sonny Chiba) escapes from prison, he unleashes his revenge on the ones who put him away -- an elite corps of special-crimes agents headed by Eddie Cook…
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Immortal Combat (1993)
Cast: Roddy Piper, Sonny Chiba, Meg Foster …
Directed by: Daniel Neira
Not to be confused with Mortal Kombat, this action film combines science fiction and martial arts in one direct-to-video package. Los Angeles Police Department detectives John Keller (former…
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Iron Eagle 3: Aces (1992)
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Paul Freeman, Rachel McLish …
Directed by: John Glen
Fighter pilot Col. Chappy Sinclair (Louis Gossett Jr.) returns in this latest installment of the popular action film franchise. Recently retired, Chappy, along with two fellow pilots (Sonny…
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Fighting Fist (1992)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Ken Lo, Kar Lok Chin …
Directed by: Casey Chan
Martial-arts superstar Sonny Chiba headlines this action thriller. Hong Kong cops Julia Cheung (Sibelle Hu) and Teddy Wong (Kar Lok Chin) join forces with the Japanese Secret Service to…
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Shogun's Samurai (1990)
Cast: Toshirô Mifune, Sonny Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata …
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
In this mesmerizing film about betrayal and justice, a shogun general has been murdered, and no one knows who is responsible. In time, the general's younger son, Tadanaga, realizes that…
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Ninja Wars (1984)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Henry Sanada, Akira Nakao …
Directed by: Mitsumasa Saito
There's a lot at stake for whoever marries Princess Ukio, for that person will become the ruler of the world. Lord Donjo (Akira Nakao) makes his bid for the throne via a deal with the…
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Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
Cast: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba …
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
When the clan of a beautiful princess is wiped out by an attacking army of phantom warriors, the dispossessed potentate hooks up with eight freelance samurai to defeat the ghostly swordsmen.…
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The Bushido Blade (1981)
Cast: Frank Converse, Richard Boone, Sonny Chiba …
Directed by: Tom Kotani
Set in 19th century Japan, at the time of American Commodore Matthew Perry's (Richard Boone) opening of the ancient nation, Bushido Blade involves Perry's efforts to locate a sacred…
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Samurai Reincarnation: Makai Tensho (1981)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Kenji Sawada, Akiko Kana …
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
A 17th-century Christian uprising against a domineering government ends in the tragic death of the revolt's leader, Shiro Amakusa. When Shiro's resurrected as an evil spirit, he…
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Shogun's Ninja (1980)
Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi …
Directed by: Noribumi Suzuki
After the reigning clan of Muromachi warlords is mercilessly exterminated by the evil Oda Nobunaga and his troupe of henchmen, Takamaru (Hiroyuki Sanada) -- the sole survivor and heir to the…
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Virus (1980)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Chuck Connors, Glenn Ford …
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
After a biological accident releases a deadly virus, the human race begins to die out in this Japanese-made disaster film. The only people who have a chance for survival are a few hundred men…
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G.I. Samurai (1979)
Cast: Sonny Chiba
Directed by: Mitsumasa Saito
Director Mitsumasa Saito melds time travel with wartime adventure in this absorbing action movie starring Sonny Chiba. Instead of being locked in battle during World War II, a Japanese army…
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Time Slip (1979)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Jun Eto, Toshitaka Ito …
Directed by: Mitsumasa Saito
When a squad of Japanese soldiers is mysteriously hurtled four centuries into the past, platoon leader Lt. Iba (Sonny Chiba) realizes that the time-traveling mix-up presents a chance for him…
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The Executioner (1978)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Yasuaki Kurata, Henry Sanada …
Directed by: Teruo Ishii
Legendary martial arts action star Sonny Chiba stars in this violent film as the last of a long line of feared ninjas who uses the venerable Toei karate fighting style. Those skills will come…
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Swords of Vengeance (1978)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Tsunehiko Watase …
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
Devoted manservant Oishi (Kinnosuke Yorozuya) assembles a group of warriors and begins to plan an intricate reprisal after his master commits hara-kiri at the behest of the emperor. With the…
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Message from Space (1978)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Vic Morrow, Philip Casnoff …
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
Clearly inspired by the Star Wars saga, this Japanese sci-fi thriller charts the conflict between the peace-loving natives of the planet Jillucia and the attacking Gavanas. In response to the…
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Karate Bearfighter (1977)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Eiji Go, Yutaka Nakajima …
Directed by: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
When Masutatsu Oyama (played by Sonny Chiba) wins the All-Japan Karate Tournament, he becomes renowned throughout the island nation. But adherents of traditional karate have a bone to pick…
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Karate for Life (1977)
Cast: Sonny Chiba
When fighter Masutatsu Oyama (Sonny Chiba) makes the mistake of squaring off with two unlikely opponents, a bear and a bull, he is no longer recognized as an active member of the Karate…
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Golgo (1977)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Yiu Lam Chan …
Directed by: Yukio Noda
Golgo 13 (Sonny Chiba) is a callous, calculating assassin working for a violent U.S. drug syndicate who's in Hong Kong to carry out his latest mission: murdering the most powerful…
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The Bodyguard (1976)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Jirô Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi …
Directed by: Simon Nuchtern
A karate master and anti-drug vigilante (legendary martial arts master Sonny Chiba) holds a press conference in his native Japan to announce his intention to make war on drug lords. He…
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Dragon Princess (1976)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Bin Amatsu, Yasuaki Kurata …
Directed by: Yutaka Kohira
When karate master Kazuma Higaki (Sonny Chiba) suffers a crippling beating by his nemesis Nikaido (Bin Amatsu), he plots revenge by training his daughter, Yumi (Etsuko Shihomi), to be the…
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The Bullet Train (1975)
Cast: Ken Takakura, Kei Yamamoto, Ken Utsui …
Directed by: Junya Sato
The idea for the blockbuster American film Speed didn't come out of thin air, as evidenced by this Japanese predecessor. A crazed man (Ken Takakura) has deposited an explosive device on…
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Killing Machine (1975)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Yutaka Nakajima, Asao Koike …
Directed by: Norifumi Suzuki
Martial artist Doshin So (Sonny Chiba) finds the life he left during World War II, when he was recruited to work as a special agent to spy on the enemy, completely upended: His family's…
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Karate Bullfighter (1975)
Cast: Etsuko Shihomi, Sonny Chiba, Tetsuro Tamba …
Directed by: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
In this martial arts action film, Sonny Chiba stars as Mas Oyama, a karate champion who denounces the sport and turns his back on the competitive world after killing a gang leader in a…
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Champion of Death (1975)
Cast: Sonny Chiba
Directed by: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Kung fu movie legend Sonny Chiba stars in director Kazuhiko Yamaguchi's obscure gem based on the life of the great Korean fighter Masutatsu Oyama, who founded Japan's kyokushin…
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Bullet Train (1975)
Cast: Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba, Kei Yamamoto …
Directed by: Junya Sato
The idea for the blockbuster American film Speed didn't come out of thin air, as evidenced by this Japanese predecessor. A crazed man (Ken Takakura) has deposited an explosive device on…
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Killing Machine / Shogun's Ninja (1975)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Yutaka Nakajima, Asao Koike …
Directed by: Norifumi Suzuki
With universal themes of revenge and honor, along with amazing physicality, the classic films in this Japanese double feature exemplify the martial arts explosion of the late 1970s. In…
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Jackie Chan: The Kung Fu Years / Force 5 / The Power of Aikido / Dr. Wai (1975)
Cast: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Joe Lewis …
Directed by: Siu-Tung Ching, Robert Clouse, Shigehiro Ozawa …
Jackie Chan, Sonny Chiba, Jet Li and other international martial arts superstars tear through this action-packed quadruple feature, beginning with a fascinating retrospective of Chan's…
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Return of the Street Fighter (1974)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Claude Gannyon, Yoko Ichiji …
Directed by: Shigehiro Ozawa
Terry Tsuguri (karate legend Sonny Chiba) once again assays the role of a rebel assassin in this sequel to the hit movie Street Fighter. Tsuguri infiltrates a prison to silence a stool pigeon…
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Street Fighter's Last Revenge (1974)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Gerald Yamada …
Directed by: Shigehiro Ozawa
Terry Tsuguri (Sonny Chiba) returns to kick the butts of the mobsters who murdered his girlfriend. The mob wants to gain access to a formula for manufacturing synthetic heroin, and Terry is…
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Sister Street Fighter (1974)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Hiroshi Miyauchi …
Directed by: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
When her brother -- an undercover police officer -- is kidnapped by a dangerous gang of heroin dealers, Tina Long (Etsuko Shihomi) seeks help from expert fighter Sonny "Street Fighter"…
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The Street Fighter (1974)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Yutaka Nakajima, Masashi Ishibashi …
Directed by: Shigehiro Ozawa
Martial arts legend Sonny Chiba stars as tough guy Terry Tsurugi, a ruthless street fighter hired by the Japanese Mafia to kidnap the beautiful heiress of a vast oil fortune (Yutaka…
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The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (1974)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Eiji Go, Yutaka Nakajima …
Directed by: Teruo Ishii
When her daughter disappears along with one of her priceless jewels, the wealthy Sabine hires professional thief Ryuichi Koga (Sonny Chiba) to retrieve her lost treasures. But Koga is only…
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Sister Street Fighter / Sister Street Fighter II (1974)
Cast: Hiroshi Miyauchi, Kenji Ohba, Etsuko Shihomi …
Directed by: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Sonny Chiba and frequent sidekick Etsuko Shihomi team up in the high-octane martial arts actioner Sister Street Fighter, which is paired with Sister Street Fighter II in this slam-bang double…
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Soul of Bruce Lee (1974)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Bolo Yeung …
Directed by: Yukio Noda
This mid-1970s martial arts classic stars Sonny Chiba as Mu Yun Tek, a young man trained in the Thai fighting style since childhood to one day avenge his parents' death. When a fellow…
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Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2: She-Cat Gambler (1972)
Cast: Meiko Kaji, Sonny Chiba, Shingo Yamashiro …
Directed by: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Meiko Kaji reprises her role as Nami, a vengeful female gang leader, in the second installment of this high-action series that casts a new actor -- martial arts legend Sonny Chiba -- in the…
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Terror Beneath the Sea (1966)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Andrew Hughes, Peggy Neal …
Directed by: Hajime Sato
While attending an undersea weapons exhibition aboard a U.S. Navy submarine, two journalists (Sonny Chiba and Peggy Neal) are shocked to witness a mysterious figure tamper with the test. But…
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Invasion of the Neptune Men (1964)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Tatsuo Umemiya, Shinjiro Ebara …
Directed by: Koji Ota
Martial arts icon Sonny Chiba stars in an early role as a mysterious hero from outer space on a mission to save the world from alien invaders in this campy futuristic actioner. When a group…
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Yellow Fangs (1990)
Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Mika Muramatsu, Akira Kurosaki …
Directed by: Sonny Chiba
When a man-eating bear attacks her home, kills her father and carries off her mother to its mountain lair, young Yuki (Mika Muramatsu) determines to track down and destroy the beast. But when…