Sonny Chiba Remembered as a ‘True Action Legend’ by Lewis Tan, Hideo Kojima and More

Defying what has historically been a slow end-of-summer frame at the box office, Disney/Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” smashed records over the Labor Day weekend by grossing an estimated $71.4 million over the three-day frame and a Disney-projected $83.5 million through Monday from 4,300 locations.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is officially big!

Twitter account to give us a small glimpse into his creative process, as he has detailed how he once pitched a game to Mads Mikkelsen.“I have a number of ideas that I want to create with Mads as the main character,” said Kojima. “I once explained one of them to Mads.

Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding tweeted a photo of himself sporting a pair of sunglasses standing in front of Kojima Productions mascot Ludens.“Although my body is failing me, my creativity is not waning yet,” Kojima wrote. “Until my brain loses its creative power, I’ll continue to strive to create things.

I think it’s time to blow this scene. Get everybody and their stuff together. OK, three, two, one let’s jam.

Twelve Minutes. Kojima often tweets about the games he’s playing, films he’s watching, or anything else he finds interesting. So while Kojima singing the praises of a game he likes isn’t exactly new, it is welcome.“TWELVE MINUTES.

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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.

and, Evan Peters, who earned his first Emmy nomination for the latter, can do just that.

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.