Acting
Sonny Chiba
- Titles
- 134movies28TV shows
- Career
Active from 1959 to 2024, busiest in 1975 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 98top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Violence8.1average 4.2
- Adrenaline7.5average 4.9
- Crime6.0average 3.7
- Warfare3.4average 1.2
- Historical4.4average 2.6
- Politics3.9average 2.6
- Tension7.1average 6.0
- Physical Comedy3.2average 2.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, average 5.4
- Wholesome1.7, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Romance2.6, average 3.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Martial Arts 17
- Japanese Cinema 15
- Revenge 11
- Political Intrigue 9
- Crime Thriller 8
- Action 7
- Fast-Paced 7
- Feudal Japan 6
- Samurai Action 6
- Nostalgic 6
- Cult Classic 5
- Gang Warfare 5
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Etsuko ShihomiActorShadow Warriors, The Street Fighter, Daihijôsen, The Yagyu Conspiracy, The Bodyguard, +13 more
Hiroki MatsukataActorTakeda Shingen, Shogun's Shadow, Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy, The Fall of Ako Castle, Doberman Cop, +12 more
Hiroyuki SanadaActorShadow Warriors, Samurai Reincarnation, Yagyu's Secret Quest, Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest, Legend of the Eight Samurai, +10 more
Hideo MurotaActorSamurai Reincarnation, Tale of Japanese Burglars, Wolf Guy, Doberman Cop, Karate Warriors, +9 more
Kinji FukasakuDirectorKey Hunter, Shadow Warriors, Samurai Reincarnation, Legend of the Eight Samurai, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima, +9 more- OOsamu TanakaEditorThe Bullet Train, Wolf Guy, Karate Warriors, The Bodyguard, The Horrible Obsessions, +9 more
- TToshiaki TsushimaComposerBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima, The Street Fighter's Last Revenge, Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy, Return of the Street Fighter, The Fall of Ako Castle, +8 more
- RRyuichi TakamoriDirectorKey Hunter, Shadow Warriors, Kamikaze, the Adventurer, The Bodyguard, Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder, +6 more
Mikio NaritaActorSamurai Reincarnation, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima, Ninja Wars, Message from Space, Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy, +5 more- YYoshio NakajimaCinematographerWolf Guy, Karate Warriors, The Bodyguard, Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder, Karate Bullfighter, +5 more
Fumio KōnamiWriterShogun's Ninja, Wolf Guy, Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder, A Kamikaze Cop, Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate, +4 more- YYoshikazu YamasawaCinematographerThe Bullet Train, 13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats, Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City, The Executioner, Bodyguard Kiba 2, +4 more
Movies and TV shows
1582020s
3 titles
2010s
9 titles · average score 69
as Calligrapher
as Musashi
as Ezra Sennett
as Seizo Gonda
as Seizo Gonda
as Sushi Chef
as Space Sheriff Voicer
as Hattori Hanzo
2000s
23 titles · average score 66
TV show
as Genryuu
as Uncle Kamata
TV show · as Shuro
as Hattori Hanzo
as Otosan
as Hattori Hanzo
as Makio Mimura
TV show · as 雄霸
as Yasunori Hijikata
as Ichiro Kusakari
1990s
13 titles · average score 54
as Lord Conqueror
as Makato
as Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani
as Supt. Yamada
as Horikoshi
TV show · as Matsudaira Tadateru
as Chiba
TV show · as Takeda Nobutora
as Mitsutsugu Akechi
as Takeda Nobutora
Director, Producer
as Umei Tamon
1980s
31 titles · average score 63
as Iba Shoemon
as Inuyama Dosetsu Tadatomo
TV show · as Space Sheriff Voicer
TV show · as Yagyu Jubei
as Shinzaemon Yagyu
as Jubei Yagyu
as Mr. Magic
as Daisuke Kamikaze
TV show · as Hattori Hanzō
as Shiranui Shogen
TV show · as Yagyu Jubei
as Katsutoshi Otomo
1970s
50 titles · average score 63
as Lt. Yoshiaki Iba
as Prince Hans
as Jûbê Yagyû
as Fuwa Kazuemon
as Duke Togo (Golgo 13)
as Joji Kano
as Aoki
as Akira Inugami
as Takuma Tsurugi
as Takuma Tsurugi
as Takuma Tsurguri
as Naoto Kiba
1960s
28 titles · average score 43
as Sho Onuma
as Mitsuo Fujiki
TV show · as 風間洋介
as Kazuo Yamamoto
as Ken Abe
as Dr. Yamatone
as Mitarai Ken
as Bungo Endo
as Lawyer Ohki
as Dr Omori
as Tachibana - Scientist / Space Chief
as Goro Saionji
1950s
1 title
TV show · as Kotaro Ran