Movies (Acting Roles)
Take a Chance
Sonny Chiba was
76 in Take a Chance
as 'Musashi'.
Mon, Jun 29 2015
The Noise
Sonny Chiba was
76 in The Noise
Sat, May 23 2015
修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
Sonny Chiba was
75 in 修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
Fri, May 02 2014
Don's Road 9
Sonny Chiba was
74 in Don's Road 9
Thu, Aug 15 2013
Don's Road 8
Sonny Chiba was
74 in Don's Road 8
Fri, Mar 15 2013
Don's Road 7
Sonny Chiba was
74 in Don's Road 7
Thu, Feb 21 2013
Don's Road 6
Sonny Chiba was
73 in Don's Road 6
Tue, Jan 01 2013
Sushi Girl
Sonny Chiba was
73 in Sushi Girl
as 'Sushi Chef'.
Fri, Dec 07 2012
修羅の花道2
Sonny Chiba was
73 in 修羅の花道2
Sun, Mar 25 2012
修羅の花道
Sonny Chiba was
72 in 修羅の花道
Sat, Jan 14 2012
Yakuza Legacy
Sonny Chiba was
70 in Yakuza Legacy
Wed, Feb 25 2009
Oyaji
Sonny Chiba was
68 in Oyaji
as 'Ryudo Numata'.
Sat, Aug 25 2007
Tarantino's Mind
Sonny Chiba was
66 in Tarantino's Mind
as '(archive footage)'.
Wed, Jan 04 2006
Survive Style 5+
Sonny Chiba was
65 in Survive Style 5+
as 'Azama'.
Sat, Sep 25 2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Sonny Chiba was
65 in Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as 'Hattori Hanzo'.
Fri, Apr 16 2004
Explosive City
Sonny Chiba was
64 in Explosive City
as 'Otosan'.
Thu, Jan 01 2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Sonny Chiba was
64 in Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as 'Hattori Hanzo'.
Fri, Oct 10 2003
New Shadow Warriors
Sonny Chiba was
64 in New Shadow Warriors
as 'Hattori Hanzo I'.
Sat, Mar 22 2003
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
Sonny Chiba was
63 in Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
as 'Yasunori Hijikata'.
Sat, Sep 21 2002
Akumyoh 2
Sonny Chiba was
62 in Akumyoh 2
Tue, Nov 20 2001
Born to Be King
Sonny Chiba was
61 in Born to Be King
as 'Ichiro Kusakari'.
Fri, Jul 21 2000
The Storm Riders
Sonny Chiba was
59 in The Storm Riders
as 'Lord Conqueror'.
Sat, Jul 18 1998
Body Count
Sonny Chiba was
56 in Body Count
as 'Makato'.
Sat, Apr 22 1995
Immortal Combat
Sonny Chiba was
55 in Immortal Combat
as 'Jiro 'J.J.' Jintani'.
Fri, May 06 1994
The Triple Cross
Sonny Chiba was
53 in The Triple Cross
as 'Chiba'.
Sat, Sep 12 1992
Iron Eagle III
Sonny Chiba was
52 in Iron Eagle III
as 'Horikoshi'.
Thu, Jan 09 1992
Fighting Fist
Sonny Chiba was
52 in Fighting Fist
as 'Supt. Yamada'.
Wed, Jan 01 1992
Shingo's Ten Duels
Sonny Chiba was
50 in Shingo's Ten Duels
as 'Umei Tamon'.
Mon, Jan 01 1990
Sensei
Sonny Chiba was
50 in Sensei
as 'Makoto Ushiyama'.
Sat, Apr 08 1989
Shogun's Shadow
Sonny Chiba was
49 in Shogun's Shadow
as 'Iba Shoemon'.
Sat, Jan 14 1989
Sure Death 4
Sonny Chiba was
48 in Sure Death 4
as 'Bunshichi'.
Sat, Jun 06 1987
Taikoki
Sonny Chiba was
47 in Taikoki
Thu, Jan 01 1987
Cabaret
Sonny Chiba was
47 in Cabaret
as 'Yakuza boss'.
Sat, Apr 26 1986
Ninja Wars
Sonny Chiba was
43 in Ninja Wars
as 'Shinzaemon Yagyu'.
Sat, Dec 18 1982
Fall Guy
Sonny Chiba was
43 in Fall Guy
Sat, Oct 09 1982
Roaring Fire
Sonny Chiba was
42 in Roaring Fire
as 'Mr. Magic'.
Sat, Aug 08 1981
The Bushido Blade
Sonny Chiba was
42 in The Bushido Blade
as 'Prince Ido'.
Fri, Jun 19 1981
Shogun's Ninja
Sonny Chiba was
41 in Shogun's Ninja
as 'Shiranui Shogen'.
Sat, Nov 15 1980
Virus
Sonny Chiba was
41 in Virus
as 'Dr. Yamauchi'.
Thu, Jun 26 1980
G.I. Samurai
Sonny Chiba was
40 in G.I. Samurai
as 'Lt. Yoshiaki Iba'.
Mon, Sep 17 1979
Dead Angle
Sonny Chiba was
40 in Dead Angle
Wed, Jul 04 1979
Hunter in the Dark
Sonny Chiba was
40 in Hunter in the Dark
as 'Samon Shimoguni'.
Sun, Jun 17 1979
Message from Space
Sonny Chiba was
39 in Message from Space
as 'Prince Hans (as Sonny Chiba)'.
Sat, Apr 29 1978
Shogun's Samurai
Sonny Chiba was
38 in Shogun's Samurai
as 'Jûbê Yagyû'.
Sat, Jan 21 1978
Doberman Cop
Sonny Chiba was
38 in Doberman Cop
as 'Joji Kano'.
Sat, Jul 02 1977
Karate for Life
Sonny Chiba was
38 in Karate for Life
as 'Sensei Masutatsu Oyama'.
Sat, May 14 1977
Hokuriku Proxy War
Sonny Chiba was
38 in Hokuriku Proxy War
as 'Kanai Hachiro'.
Sat, Feb 26 1977
Soul of Chiba
Sonny Chiba was
38 in Soul of Chiba
as 'Mu Yun Tek'.
Fri, Feb 11 1977
Japan's Don
Sonny Chiba was
37 in Japan's Don
as 'Tsuneyoshi Sakota'.
Sat, Jan 22 1977
Jail Breakers
Sonny Chiba was
37 in Jail Breakers
as 'Wataru Kangi'.
Sat, Jun 19 1976
Karate Warriors
Sonny Chiba was
37 in Karate Warriors
as 'Shuuhei Sakata'.
Sat, Apr 10 1976
Dragon Princess
Sonny Chiba was
37 in Dragon Princess
as 'Kazuma Higaki'.
Sat, Jan 31 1976
Karate Bullfighter
Sonny Chiba was
36 in Karate Bullfighter
as 'Sensei Masutatsu Oyama'.
Sat, Aug 09 1975
The Bullet Train
Sonny Chiba was
36 in The Bullet Train
as 'Aoki'.
Sat, Jul 05 1975
Wolf Guy
Sonny Chiba was
36 in Wolf Guy
as 'Akira Inugami'.
Fri, Apr 04 1975
The Executioner
Sonny Chiba was
35 in The Executioner
as 'Ryuichi Koga'.
Sat, Aug 10 1974
The Street Fighter
Sonny Chiba was
35 in The Street Fighter
as 'Takuma Tsurugi'.
Sat, Feb 02 1974
Karate Killer
Sonny Chiba was
34 in Karate Killer
Sat, Oct 13 1973
The Bodyguard
Sonny Chiba was
34 in The Bodyguard
Sat, Jun 30 1973
The Last Kamikaze
Sonny Chiba was
31 in The Last Kamikaze
as 'Captain Mishima'.
Thu, Oct 29 1970
A Kamikaze Cop
Sonny Chiba was
31 in A Kamikaze Cop
as 'Hayata Shiro'.
Sat, May 23 1970
Army Intelligence
Sonny Chiba was
29 in Army Intelligence
as 'Kazuo Yamamoto'.
Fri, Feb 09 1968
Classmates
Sonny Chiba was
28 in Classmates
as 'Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa'.
Sat, Jun 03 1967
The Golden Bat
Sonny Chiba was
27 in The Golden Bat
as 'Dr. Yamatone'.
Wed, Dec 21 1966
Game of Chance
Sonny Chiba was
27 in Game of Chance
as 'Bungo Endo'.
Sat, Oct 22 1966
The Kamikaze Guy
Sonny Chiba was
27 in The Kamikaze Guy
as 'Mitarai Ken'.
Sat, Jun 04 1966
Night Bitch
Sonny Chiba was
27 in Night Bitch
Thu, Feb 03 1966
Yakuza G-Men
Sonny Chiba was
26 in Yakuza G-Men
as 'Toru Sasayama'.
Sat, Nov 13 1965
おゝい雲!
Sonny Chiba was
26 in おゝい雲!
Sat, May 01 1965
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
Sonny Chiba was
25 in Two Lives, Two Yakuza
as 'Shinichi Matsuhashi'.
Wed, Sep 23 1964
The Navy
Sonny Chiba was
24 in The Navy
as 'Takao'.
Tue, Aug 13 1963
浅草の侠客
Sonny Chiba was
24 in 浅草の侠客
Wed, Jul 31 1963
Judo Life
Sonny Chiba was
24 in Judo Life
Sun, Apr 21 1963
Fearful Witch
Sonny Chiba was
23 in Fearful Witch
Sun, Dec 16 1962
The King
Sonny Chiba was
23 in The King
Fri, Nov 23 1962
Four Sisters
Sonny Chiba was
23 in Four Sisters
as 'Shinkichi Hayami'.
Sun, Jul 01 1962
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
Sonny Chiba was
23 in あの空の果てに星はまたたく
Sun, May 20 1962
All Rascals
Sonny Chiba was
23 in All Rascals
Wed, Mar 21 1962
The Escape
Sonny Chiba was
23 in The Escape
Wed, Mar 14 1962
Love School
Sonny Chiba was
23 in Love School
Wed, Feb 28 1962
TV Shows (Acting Roles)
Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate agesLayout
Sonny Chiba would have been no older than
82 in Layout
First Air Date
Tue, Dec 07 2021
Samurai Banners
Sonny Chiba was
67+ in Samurai Banners
First Air Date
Sun, Jan 07 2007
Team Astro
Sonny Chiba was
66+ in Team Astro
as 'Shuro'.
First Air Date
Wed, Aug 10 2005
Wind and Cloud
Sonny Chiba was
63+ in Wind and Cloud
as 'Xiong Ba / "Lord Conqueror"'.
First Air Date
Sat, Jun 08 2002
Shotgun Marriage
Sonny Chiba was
62+ in Shotgun Marriage
as 'Ittetsu Kotani'.
First Air Date
Mon, Jul 02 2001
Seiryuu Densetsu
Sonny Chiba was
57+ in Seiryuu Densetsu
First Air Date
Sat, Oct 19 1996
Takeda Shingen
Sonny Chiba was
51+ in Takeda Shingen
as 'Takeda Nobutora'.
First Air Date
Tue, Jan 01 1991
Oda Nobunaga
Sonny Chiba was
49+ in Oda Nobunaga
First Air Date
Sun, Jan 01 1989
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Sonny Chiba was
48+ in Tokugawa Ieyasu
First Air Date
Fri, Jan 01 1988
Space Sheriff Sharivan
Sonny Chiba was
44+ in Space Sheriff Sharivan
as 'Voicer (in flashback)'.
First Air Date
Fri, Mar 04 1983
Space Sheriff Gavan
Sonny Chiba was
43+ in Space Sheriff Gavan
as 'Space Sheriff Voicer'.
First Air Date
Fri, Mar 05 1982
Yagyu's Secret Quest
Sonny Chiba was
41+ in Yagyu's Secret Quest
as 'Yagyu Jubei'.
First Air Date
Tue, Oct 14 1980
Shadow Warriors
Sonny Chiba was
41+ in Shadow Warriors
as 'Hattori Hanzō'.
First Air Date
Tue, Apr 01 1980
The Yagyu Conspiracy
Sonny Chiba was
39+ in The Yagyu Conspiracy
as 'Yagyu Yubei'.
First Air Date
Tue, Oct 03 1978
Juujiro
Sonny Chiba was
39+ in Juujiro
First Air Date
Sat, Apr 15 1978
Daihijôsen
Sonny Chiba was
36+ in Daihijôsen
First Air Date
Thu, Jan 01 1976
The Bodyguard
Sonny Chiba was
34+ in The Bodyguard
First Air Date
Tue, Jan 01 1974
Robot Detective
Sonny Chiba was
34+ in Robot Detective
as 'Keitarō Shinjō'.
First Air Date
Thu, Apr 05 1973
Messenger of Allah
Sonny Chiba was
21+ in Messenger of Allah
as 'Goro Narumi'.
First Air Date
Thu, Jul 07 1960
Nanairo Kamen
Sonny Chiba was
20+ in Nanairo Kamen
as 'Kotaro Ran'.
First Air Date
Wed, Jun 03 1959