Shin’ichi Chiba
Actor Stunts Miscellaneous Crew
- Gender: Male
- Birthday: 1939-01-23
- Day of Death: 2021-08-19 ( 82 years old )
- Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Also Known As: 千葉真一 / Sonny Chiba
- IMDB:nm0002002
Pivotal figure in the 1970s explosion of martial arts cinema as lethal “fists for hire” trouble shooter, Takuma (Terry) Tsurugi, starring in the phenomenally popular and ultra violent “The Street Fighter” series of action films. Sonny Chiba wasn’t a graceful, fluid fighter like screen icon Bruce Lee, but rather he was a ferocious machine that mowed…
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