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  • The Triple Cross
  • The Triple Cross review by ThunderkickBill from London, England
    Rated - 5 stars A heist gone wrong that's so very right! 3 June 2007
    ...st of likeable, interesting and often crazy characters (the always entertaining Sonny Chiba being one of them) and it's unique and fast paced style set this high above the...  
  • Shogun's Samurai
  • Shogun's Samurai review by Stevieb47 from poole
    Rated - 5 stars Epic Stuff 30 January 2005
    ...e is trying to do but at the tragidy unfolds you realise what a monster he is. Sonny Chiba is equally good as his eldest son who bears the brunt of one consequence of his...  
  • Kill Bill - Vol. 1
  • Kill Bill - Vol. 1 review by from London
    Rated - 2 stars Kill Bill or Kill Quentin? 18 December 2006
    ...essive & over the top. Quentin's reputation has dropped a few notches. At least Sonny Chiba was good in it! ...  

Sonny Chiba - filmography


  • Born to Be King (2000)
    Starring: Ekin Cheng,  Jordan Chan,  Sonny Chiba
    Director: Wai Keung Lau
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Triad member Chicken is designated by Taiwan's San Luen Gang to marry Nanako, the daughter of the fifth generation leader of the Yamada Gang in Japan. Later, the leader of the triad group gets murdered. Actually, all the San Luen Gang members suspect Chicken attacked their leader Liu, in order to ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 14 members
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  • The Stormriders (2 discs) on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Aaron Kwok,  Ekin Cheng,  Sonny Chiba
    Director: Wai Keung Lau
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    This martial arts fantasy film--starring Ekin Cheng, Aaron Kwok, and Sonny Chiba--is based on the best-selling, long-running comic book series WIND AND CLOUD by artist Ma Wing-Shing. Dazzling special effects combine with high-flying kung fu action to create one of Hong Kong's biggest hit movies.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 765 members
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  • The Triple Cross on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Sonny Chiba,  Kenichi Hagiwara,  Kazuya Kimura
    Director: Kinji Fukasaku
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In Kenji Fukasaku's darkly comic crime film, THE TRIPLE CROSS, a trio of aging gangsters (Sonny Chiba, Kenichi Hagiwara, and Renji Ishibashi) face off against younger thugs and pull a heist that's complicated by numerous betrayals and conflicts.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 175 members
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  • Sure Death Revenge on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Makoto Fujita,  Kunihiko Mitamura,  Hiroaki Murakami
    Director: Kinji Fukasaku
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A gang of wild samurai start terrorising the local peasants and Mondo Nakamura and his band of assassins must team up with eccentric top spinning avenger Bunshichi (Sonny Chiba) to stop them. But the samurai are only the start of the corruption that may lead all the way to the Shogun himself!
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 44% from 66 members
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  • G.I. Samurai on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Sonny Chiba
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Japanese soldiers are transported back in time four hundred years where samurai clans ruthlessly battle against one and other with the aim of elevating their leader to the status of Supreme Shogun.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 202 members
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  • The Killing Machine on DVD (1975)
    Starring: Sonny Chiba,  Yutaka Nakajima,  Asao Koike
    Director: Norifumi Suzuki
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Regarded by aficionados as one of the finest martial arts films ever made, The Killing Machine features Chiba as a former secret service agent. Returning to Japan after World War II to find his country in disarray, he takes justice into his own hands in a blaze of vigilante action...
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 333 members
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  • Yazuka Deka - The Assassin on DVD (1970)
    Starring: Sonny Chiba
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The second entry in the action-packed Yakuza Cop series, veteran director Yukio Noda's The Assassin is a brilliant and irreverent serio-comic action showcase for legendary martial arts hero and Tarantino favourite Sonny Chiba (The Street Fighter). An undercover cop and respected karate expert, ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 56 members
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  • Golgo 13 on DVD
    Starring: Sonny Chiba
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on a popular manga series, Chiba stars as Japan's No. 1 hit man, Golgo 13, who is assigned to kill a drugs kingpin in Hong Kong. When other assassins beat him to the job, Golgo finds his life in danger with a legion of killers and a determined cop hot on his heels...
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 144 members
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  • Legend Of The Eight Samurai on DVD
    Starring: Sonny Chiba
    Director: Saromi Hakkenden
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The family of a princess is killed when the Hikita clan rise from the dead in order to fulfil an ancient curse. In an attempt to prevent the final fulfilment of the curse, the princess enlists the help of eight Samurai Warriors.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 77 members
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  • The Streetfighter on DVD
    Starring: Sonny Chiba
    Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Three features. In 'The Street Fighter', when an important businessman dies leaving his fortunes to his daughter, the Mafia attempt to hire Terry to kidnap her. When they refuse to meet his price, they attempt to kill him, while he turns his attentions to secretly protecting the daughter. Also ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 671 members
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  • Ninja Wars on DVD
    Starring: Sonny Chiba
    Director: Mitsumasa Saito
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The fate of a princess hangs in the balance as the devious Lord Donjo plans to kidnap her and thus become ruler of the world. Only a legendary Samurai Warrior can save her...
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 88 members
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Sonny Chiba facts

5 most recent films

Kill Bill Vol.1 - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Kill Bill - Vol. 1 - 3.5 stars
Born to Be King - 3.0 stars
The Stormriders - 3.0 stars
The Triple Cross - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Kill Bill Vol.1 - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Kill Bill - Vol. 1 - 3.5 stars
Survive Style 5+ - 3.5 stars
The Streetfighter - 3.0 stars
The Killing Machine - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Born to Be King - 3.0 stars
Sure Death Revenge - 2.5 stars
Yazuka Deka - The Assassin - 2.5 stars
Legend Of The Eight Samurai - 2.5 stars
The Resurrection Of The Golden Wolf - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Qi Shu - 2 times - show films
Lucy Liu - 2 times - show films
Michael Parks - 2 times - show films
David Carradine - 2 times - show films
Julie Dreyfus - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 3 times - show films
Kinji Fukasaku - 3 times - show films
Quentin Tarantino - 2 times - show films
Shigehiro Ozawa - 2 times - show films
Wai Keung Lau - 2 times - show films