List of the best Sonny Chiba movies: The Fall of Ako Castle(1978), The Street Fighter(1975), Karate for Life(1977), Karate Bear Fighter(1977), Doberman Cop(1977), Samurai Reincarnation(1981), Sister Street Fighter(1974), Wolf Guy(1975), Soul of Bruce Lee(1977), Invasion of the Neptune Men(1961), Virus(1980), Return of the Street Fighter(1974) ... ...
Adventure, Action
Japan
1978
159 Minutes
Kazuemon Fuwa
Sonny Chiba Kinnosuke Nakamura Tsunehiko Watase Toshirô Mifune Kyôko Enami Shinsuke Mikimoto Teruhiko Saigô Takuya Fujioka
This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe.
Sports & Fitness, Adventure
Japan
1975
85 Minutes
Takuma Tsurugi
Sonny Chiba Gerald Yamada Doris Nakajima Tony Cetera Teijo Shikeharo King Stone Masishi Ishibashi Akira Shioji Yuseph Osman Angel Cordero Etsuko Shihomi
assassin martial artist billionaire daughter sibling convict spirited brutal uplifting jail japan hong kong boat kidnapping betrayal protection brother/sister relationship violence martial arts revenge
After failing to reach a deal with her enemies, a mercenary karate master decides to protect the daughter of a recently deceased oil tycoon from the evil conglomerate that's after her inheritance.
Sports & Fitness, Action
Japan
1977
91 Minutes
Sonny Chiba Kojiro Hongo Hideo Murota Masaru Shiga
This movie is based on the true life story of a Korean fighter named Choi Bae-dal (who later changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama), the founder of Kyokushin Karate in Japan.
Sports & Fitness, Action
Japan
1977
87 Minutes
Sonny Chiba Eiji Gô Yutaka Nakajima Etsuko Shihomi Tetsuro Tamba
This movie is based on the true life story of a Korean fighter named Choi Bae-dal (who later changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama), the founder of Kyokushin Karate in Japan.
Crime, Drama, Action
Japan
1977
90 Minutes
Joji Kano
Sonny Chiba Janet Hatta Eiko Matsuda Hideo Murota Hiroki Matsukata Ryûji Katagiri Tatsuo Endô Takuzô Kawatani
A tough-as-nails cop from Okinawa investigates a savage murder in Tokyo's nightlife district. Originally dismissed as a bumpkin, he soon proves more savvy than the local police.
Action
Japan
1981
122 Minutes
Jubei Yagyu
Sonny Chiba Kenji Sawada Akiko Kana Ken Ogata Hiroyuki Sanada
The villain is called Amakusa Shiro Tokaisada. He is actually based on a real christian samurai. The movie was one of the inspirations for the game called 'Samurai Shodown' (actual spelling)
Action, Sports & Fitness
Japan
1974
86 Minutes
Seiichi Hibiki
Sonny Chiba Etsuko Shihomi Hiroshi Kondô Bin Amatsu Hiroshi Miyauchi
martial artist undercover cop drug lord sister partner master brutal frenetic thrilling outlandish hong kong bridge school lair dojo kidnapping martial arts police bust drug trade organized crime
This time Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese... See full summary »
Horror, Action
Japan
1975
86 Minutes
Akira Inugami
Sonny Chiba Kyôsuke Machida Saburô Date Kôji Fujiyama Tooru Hanada Ryuji Hayami Hiroshi Kondô Koji Miemachi Hideo Murota Hiroshi Nawa
Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba is WOLFGUY, the only survivor of a clan of werewolves who relies on his feral, full-moon-activated superpowers to solve mysterious crimes. One night, a bizarre and ... See full summary »
Sports & Fitness, Action
Taiwan|Hong Kong|Thailand|Japan
1977
94 Minutes
Sonny Chiba Tung Man Chan Etsuko Shihomi Tadashi Yamashita Yasuhiro Shikamura Muang Apollo Lung Chan
After his master is brutally murdered by his fellow disciple & vicious Drug dealer Shikimura, Sonny sets out to find out his whereabouts. However the drug king pin has too many fighters and... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
Japan
1961
82 Minutes
Tachibana, Space Chief
Sonny Chiba Shinjirô Ehara Ryûko Minakami Mitsue Komiya Seiichirô Kameishi Rin'ichi Yamamoto Kappei Matsumoto Takashi Kanda Shirô Okamoto Junji Masuda
Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.
Adventure, Drama
1980
103 Minutes
Dr. Yamauchi
Sonny Chiba Chuck Connors Stephanie Faulkner Glenn Ford Stuart Gillard Olivia Hussey George Kennedy Cecil Linder Ken Ogata Edward James Olmos Henry Silva
Survivors of a worldwide catastrophe attempt to rebuild civilization from their Antarctic stronghold.
Action, Sports & Fitness
1974
76 Minutes
Takuma Tsurugi
Sonny Chiba Yoko Ichiji Masashi Ishibashi Claude Gagnon Hiroshi Tanaka Masafumi Suzuki Milton Ishibashi Zulu Yachi
martial arts master mobster informant hit man kidnapper friend gory intense unrestrained thrilling street japan office martial arts school mountaintop street fighting organized crime martial arts friendship assassination
Gangsters send martial artists to kill the Street Fighter after he fulfills his mission to silence a squealer.
Sports & Fitness, Action
1975
85 Minutes
Sensei Masutatsu Oyama
Sonny Chiba Masashi Ishibashi Mikio Narita Yumi Takigawa
Sports & Fitness, Adventure
1982
93 Minutes
Shinzaemon Yagyu
Sonny Chiba Hiroyuki Sanada Noriko Watanabe
ninja magician monk princess lord brutal spirited rousing japan castle black magic power forced marriage fighting adventure love quest rescue rivalry pursuit
A warrior fights to protect his girlfriend from the corruption and violence of 16th-century feudal Japan.
Crime, Drama, Action, History
Japan
1973
99 Minutes
Katsutoshi Otomo
Bunta Sugawara Sonny Chiba Meiko Kaji Hiroshi Nawa Mikio Narita Gin Maeda Toshie Kimura Junko Matsudaira
During the violent chaos of post-War Japanese black market, a young gangster called Shozo Hirono has to keep up with the rapid shifts of power between unscrupulous bosses.
Drama, Romance, Action
India
2018
92 Minutes
Cassie Scerbo Sonny Chiba Mackenyu Alex Heartman Masashi Odate Charla Cochran Natalie Okamoto Savannah Outen Shihan Oyama
A Metro Family decides to fight a Cyber Criminal threatening their stability and pride.
Sci-Fi
1978
105 Minutes
Hans
Vic Morrow Sonny Chiba Philip Casnoff Peggy Lee Brennan Etsuko Shihomi Tetsuro Tamba Mikio Narita Makoto Satô Hiroyuki Sandada
emperor mother princess human pilot general campy offbeat spirited thrilling planet jillucia spaceship outer space imperialism rebellion protection heroism redemption last stand adventure
Eight intergalactic mercenaries take on the defense of an embattled planet in this Japanese space opera.
Sports & Fitness, Fantasy
Canada
1998
128 Minutes
Conquer
Aaron Kwok Ekin Cheng Sonny Chiba Kristy Yeung Qi Shu Michael Tse Anthony Wong Lawrence Cheng Roy Cheung Lai Yiu Cheung Alex Fong
brother orphan warrior monk stepsister adoptive father spectacular thrilling melodramatic china lair countryside household love triangle prophecy power struggle magic sibling rivalry family dysfunction rivalry
Comprised of fifteen vignettes of varying lengths, The Sadness of Sex (1998) is about love, but more specifically about the phases of courtship that lead to the inevitable break-up.
Mystery & Thriller
Japan
1975
155 Minutes
Aoki
Ken Takakura Kei Yamamoto Ken Utsui Sonny Chiba Tetsuro Tamba Etsuko Shihomi Takashi Shimura Fumio Watanabe
terrorist transit chief train conductor pregnant woman government official thrilling suspenseful japan tokyo train station train ransom bomb trains race against time terrorism hysteria revenge quest 1970s
Criminals plant a bomb on a high-speed train. It will explode when the train slows down, unless a ransom is paid.
Action
UK|USA
1992
98 Minutes
Horikoshi
Louis Gossett Jr. Rachel McLish Paul Freeman Christopher Cazenove Horst Buchholz Sonny Chiba Fred Dalton Thompson Mitchell Ryan Phill Lewis
pilot colonel pretty woman friend drug lord engaging spirited peru village air show fighter plane hostage situation murder teamwork aviation drug trafficking rescue pursuit 1990s
Chappy discovers a drug-smuggling scheme at his own air base. It turns out that the lives of some village people in Peru are at stake, and he decides to fly there with ancient airplanes and friends to free them.
Action, Sports & Fitness
USA|Japan
2003
110 Minutes
Hattori Hanzo
Uma Thurman Lucy Liu Vivica A. Fox Michael Madsen Daryl Hannah David Carradine Sonny Chiba Chiaki Kuriyama Michael Parks Julie Dreyfus Gordon Liu
bride hit man murderer enemy villain gory frenetic thrilling hospital wedding house tokyo murder violence revenge pursuit rise quest 2000s
After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.
Action
USA|Germany|Japan
2006
104 Minutes
Lucas Black Zachery Ty Bryan Bow Wow Brian Tee Nathalie Kelley Sung Kang Jason Tobin Caroline de Souza Correa Henry Jaderlund Keiko Kitagawa Leonardo Nam
teen boy american father rival girlfriend friend fiery frenetic tense intense outlandish tokyo united states street mountain big city auto race street racing crime culture clash
A teenager becomes a major competitor in the world of drift racing after moving in with his father in Tokyo to avoid a jail sentence in America.
Action, Sports & Fitness
USA
2004
137 Minutes
Uma Thurman David Carradine Michael Madsen Daryl Hannah Gordon Liu Michael Parks Perla Haney-Jardine Helen Kim Claire Smithies Clark Middleton Laura Cayouette
bride assassin martial arts master brother daughter woman brutal suspenseful frenetic wedding car mexico small town trailer china revenge unfinished business murder madman training
The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.