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Title: RIP Chiba Shinichi
Post by: Saburo on August 19, 2021, 11:08:14 PM

The great Chiba dead at 82. https://variety.com/2021/global/news/sonny-chiba-dead-dies-martial-arts-kill-bill-1235044575/

I understand Western media having to reference the likes of "Kill Bill" in any Chiba obituary but man, he didn't need any charity from Tarantino to bolster what was already a hall-of-fame list of credits.

Like many kids in Hawaii I was introduced to Chiba as a star of TV detective shows like THE BODYGUARD and GORILLA 7, followed by a slew of jidai-geki: YAGYU CONSPIRACY and KAGE NO GUNDAN amongst others. I still envision Chiba doing battle with a katana more than his fists. (I didn't see any of the STREET FIGHTER movies until only a decade-plus ago.)

I wonder who the more-famous COVID death in Japan is: Chiba or Shimura Ken? I assume Shimura had higher visibility for a longer period of time but Chiba was known overseas, if only for that niche.

Title: Re: RIP Chiba Shinichi
Post by: JFC on August 20, 2021, 02:02:50 PM

TokyoHive.com - Actor Chiba Shinichi dies from COVID-19 complications (https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2021/08/actor-chiba-shinichi-dies-from-covid-19-complications)
- https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2021/08/actor-chiba-shinichi-dies-from-covid-19-complications
- https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2204126/full/



NeoTokyo2099.com - Chiba Shinichi (Sonny Chiba) has passed away due to COVID (https://neotokyo2099.com/2021/08/19/chiba-shinichi-sonny-chiba-has-passed-away-due-to-covid/)
- https://neotokyo2099.com/2021/08/19/chiba-shinichi-sonny-chiba-has-passed-away-due-to-covid/

Title: Re: RIP Chiba Shinichi
Post by: JFC on August 21, 2021, 10:37:46 PM

NeoTokyo2099.com - Arata Mackenyu posted a photo on Instagram in tribute to his father Sonny Chiba (https://neotokyo2099.com/2021/08/21/arata-mackenyu-posted-a-photo-on-instagram-in-tribute-to-his-father-sonny-chiba/)
- https://neotokyo2099.com/2021/08/21/arata-mackenyu-posted-a-photo-on-instagram-in-tribute-to-his-father-sonny-chiba/
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CSyyzeiDDKs/

Title: Re: RIP Chiba Shinichi
Post by: daigong on August 22, 2021, 08:25:31 PM

 DAMN I didn`t know that was his son! Whoops my shift key being weird. but yea

 Shimura Ken was huge too, Sab. Like MINI MONI Guest Star Guy, what a talent. But man this is huge because of his overseas influences.

Sonny Chiba to me be like `The Japanese Bruce Lee`but like holy shit all the action all the charisma. I saw Keanu REeeves pimping John Wick and turn into a fan girl when Sonny showed up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iLMELzA6j8

Remember that thread we made about his move with... IDOLS!!  Ayumi Kinoshita + Ayaka Komatsu http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=2795.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2B8yMPvjkk