Following Quentin Tarantino’s announcement that he’ll direct one more film before packing it in, a star of one of his earlier movies has pitched her idea for a sequel, and knows the perfect star to front it.
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Sonny Chiba, the Japanese actor and martial artist known internationally for appearing in the Kill Bill films and The Fast and the Furious, died of Covid complications, according to Japan’s Oricon News. He was 82.
Chiba was a prolific actor in Japanese film and TV, racking up more than 125 credits for the famed Toei studios, and was also a noted stunt choreographer. In his later career, he attracted attention internationally by playing the sushi chef and retired samurai Hattori Hanzo in Quentin
Following Quentin Tarantino’s announcement that he’ll direct one more film before packing it in, a star of one of his earlier movies has pitched her idea for a sequel, and knows the perfect star to front it.
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Sonny Chiba has sadly passed away after battling COVID-19.
Shin'ichi "Sonny" Chiba, a martial artist and actor known for appearing in various films and television series, has died at 82. The star's rep confirmed to Fox News that Chiba died of COVID-19 complications on Wednesday in a hospital outside of Tokyo.
Japan as Shinichi Chiba, died late Thursday, Tokyo-based Astraia, his management office, said in a statement Friday.Japanese media said had been hospitalized near Tokyo with COVID-19 and died from pneumonia.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.
Variety reported that it had received confirmation of the news from Chiba’s agent. With an acting career beginning in the 1960s with a string of roles in Japanese martial arts films and TV shows, Chiba became widely known in the west after being name-checked in True Romance, the 1993 thriller written by Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott.
complications from COVID-19, ET confirms.«Sonny passed away from COVID-19 yesterday. Such tragic news,» Chiba's manager and best friend Timothy Beal shared in a statement to ET.
The martial arts and movie communities are mourning the death of Sonny Chiba.
died on Thursday due to complications from COVID-19. Martial arts actor known for “Mortal Kombat” Lewis Tan, Japanese auteur Hideo Kojima and Quentin Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema shared their tributes for Chiba on Thursday.“A true action legend.
Quentin Tarantino‘s Kill Bill films, has died aged 82.Chiba died on August 19 from pneumonia which was caused by contracting COVID-19, Variety has confirmed via his agent. The actor had been admitted to hospital initially on August 8.Alongside his performances opposite Uma Thurman as the master Japanese sword smith Hanzo in Kill Bill Vol.
Sonny Chiba was a Japanese martial artist and actor known for roles in the “Kill Bill” series and “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.”Chiba was a gymnast in his youth, learning martial arts while in college. He eventually became a fourth-degree black belt in karate as well as mastering several other martial arts styles.
Variety reported. The star of the 1974 cult classic “Street Fighter” was reportedly unvaccinated at the time of his death, according to the Daily Mail.Born Sadaho Maeda in Fukuoka on Jan.