Kill Bill actor and Japanese martial artist Sonny Chiba dies at 82
Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the globe with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including Kill Beak, has died. He was 82.
Chiba, known in Japan every bit Shinichi Chiba, died belatedly Thursday (Aug 19) in a infirmary nigh Tokyo where he had been treated for COVID-19 since Aug eight, said his management office, Tokyo-based Astraia, in a statement on Friday.
He had not been vaccinated.
Chiba rose to stardom in Japan in the 1960s, portraying samurai, fighters and police detectives, the anguished so-called "anti-heroes" trying to survive in a violent world. He did many of the stunt scenes himself.
His overseas career took off after his 1970s Japanese moving-picture show The Street Fighter proved popular in the US.
American director Quentin Tarantino listed the work as amongst his "grindhouse" or depression-budget kitsch picture palace, favourites.
Tarantino cast Chiba in the part of Hattori Hanzo, a master swordsmith in Kill Bill.
Chiba appeared in the 1991 Hollywood moving-picture show Aces, directed past John Glen, as well every bit in Hong Kong movies.
Chiba's career too got a boost from the global smash in kung fu films, set off by Chinese legend Bruce Lee, although critics say Chiba tended to exhibit a dirtier, thug-similar fighting style than Lee.
"A true activity legend. Your films are eternal and your energy an inspiration. #SonnyChiba #RIP," American thespian Lewis Tan said on Twitter.
New York-based writer and director Ted Geoghegan chosen him "the great Sonny Chiba".
"Watch one of his films today," Geoghegan tweeted, followed by images of a fist and a cleaved heart.
Other fans mournfully filled Twitter threads with clips of his movies and photos.
Born in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, Chiba studied at Nippon Sport Science University and trained in various martials arts, earning a quaternary-degree black belt in karate.
Chiba prepare upwardly Nippon Action Club in 1980, to develop a younger generation of actors, including protege Hiroyuki Sanada, who is among Hollywood'southward most coveted Japanese actors, landing roles in The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3.
Chiba is survived by his three children, Juri Manase, Mackenyu Arata and Gordon Maeda, all actors. A wake was cancelled as a pandemic measure, and funeral arrangements were nevertheless undecided, his office said.
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