Shinichi sonny chiba was born on january 22nd 1939 in fukuoka, japan. His first street fighter or streetfighter movie gekitotsu. With etsuko shihomi, shinichi chiba, yasuaki kurata, jiro yabuki. Sister streetfighter sonny chiba s dragon princess shunsuke kikuchi masao yagi soundtrack cd from 1974 1976. Shinichi chiba born january 23, 1939, also known as sonny chiba, is a japanese actor and martial artist.
Sonny chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in japan and later before an international audience. A young samurai warrior battles a clan of undead sorcerers, an evil witch, and a killer centipede to protect a beautiful princess. Chiba s first movie appearance was in 1959 in the tvseries nanairo kamen, but we dont know much about this small low budget presentation. He rocketed to international fame in 1975 when a film known in japan as sudden attack. In breathtaking, hyperviolent confrontations, turugi battles the mafia, the yakuza, uncovers drug rings and dirty cops and dodges assassination attempts. Sonny starred in films like the scifi bmovie invasion of the neptune men 1965 then. Sep 18, 2017 r 1h 27min action, crime, drama september 1976 usa alternate title. Sonny chiba producer sonny chiba productions linkedin. The bodyguard 1976 action, crime, drama sonny chiba. Capitalizing on the martial arts craze brought on by bruce lee, the street fighter films found an audience by being something fairly different from what bruce lee offered.
Diy tube video community is a video sharing site which rewards members for all activity. Chibas legacy as a martial arts master, teacher and movie star is showcased in this exclusive collection featuring the following international hits. Etsuko shihomi, sonny chiba and yasuaki kurata director. But even for a character with zero morals, chibas magnetic personality shines through, lending his mercenary killer a sparkly, devilish demeanor. Description above from the wikipedia article sonny chiba, licensed under ccbysa,full list of. For the first time ever, these 4 martial arts classics are available together uncut, unedited. Triplebill of japanese action thrillers starring sonny chiba. Also included is the international cut of bullet train with a dubbed english audio track. A karate master played by sonny chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. Sonny chiba as yagyu jubei vs samurai army in yagyu conspiracy. Sonny chibas dining room is a sleek, cleanedged space.
Free wes andersons short film takes place in a hamlet tucked away somewhere in italy. He then befriends a girl who is dying from tb and asks the foreigner s for an advance of money to buy the girl medicine. Before the fight is over chibas got a dagger in his eye. Atomic cyborg a low budget terminator knockoff from italy that randomly shoe. Anugerah berlian ex princess pacific, exsouthern dragon. Sonny chibas dragon princess 1976 by robert pack for. View sonny chibas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The dragon princess shown was the american release of it dubbed, cut and a weird dance sex scene clearly inserted just for the hell of it. As the genre died down in the 1990s, sanada branched out into dramatic acting, and was good enough to get a gig. Chiba shinichi, born january 22, 1939, also known as sonny chiba, is a japanese actor, singer, film producer, film director, and martial artist chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in japan and later before an international audience. Princess iron fan free the first animated chinese feature film. He trains his daughter etsuko shihomi with the intention of her avenging not only himself but a murdered friend.
Sonny chibas dragon princess 1976 by robert pack for 90to5. There was also a cheering crowd yelling out the names of chiba and shiomi whenever they kicked the crap out of someone. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in japan and later before an international audience. Etsuko shihomi, sonny chiba, yasuaki kurata, jiro chiba. In karate bear fighter, oyama wins the alljapan karate tournament, but those in the conventional karate world are resentful of his skill and try to banish him. Born sadao maeda in fukuoka, japan, he was the second of five children in the family of a military test pilot. Sister streetfighter sonny chibas dragon princess. Kazuma trains his loyal daughter yumi in the martial arts so she can exact a. See more ideas about film posters, movie posters and action movies. Sonny chibas dragon princess 1976 sonny chibas dragon.
Sonny chiba as jubei yagyu in samurai reincarnation. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover sonnys. Karate master kazuma gets severely beaten and crippled by nefarious rival nikaido. Three action packed films starring sonny chiba are included. The adult aragorn is played by 20year old hiroyuki henry sanada, a protege of sonny chiba and one of the best martial arts actors working in the early 1980s. Sonny chiba s highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The street fighter films broke big in the united states, making sonny real name shinichi chiba a household name in america even to this day. Dragon princess full martial arts movie, fighting movie, kung. The assassin are passable formulaic action movies about sonny chiba s undercover cop that both have their moments before running out of steam, but suffer from often laughably badly staged and edited action scenes the car chase finale of the first film sees cars explode when they hit.
See what other films and shows theyve been involved in and watch them online today. This princess mononoke illustration is on another level. Built in 1976 in higashino japan by matsuura tekko. Dragon princess japan, 1976 dvd 45 one of the best etsuko shihomi films, also with one of the finest openings with sonny chiba fighting bad guys in an abandoned small church beaten by spaghetti western winds. Its true, i was watching japanorama, the episode subtitled legends and there was an interview with sonny chiba who said that back in 1973 he went to china to meet bruce lee for a collaboration in. Sonny chiba is a wandering martial arts master who travels to different dojo s to challenge the masters one on one just for prides sake. Jul 08, 2014 enjoy this edit of sonny chibas dragon princess 1976 by robert pack for the 90to5 editing challenge. What can i say i just like these a whole bunch, and i especially like. Chiba s movie tells the true story of a voracious killer bear that raided the villages of hokkaido in december of 1915 butchering the inhabitants and consuming the female residents.
Karate master kazuma gets severely beaten and crippled by. Dragon princess aka sonny chibas dragon princess, hissatsu onna kenshi is a 1976 japanese karate revenge film directed by yutaka kohira. Sonny chibas dragon princess 1976 a sarkany hercegno region 2 pal dvd audio. The sonny chiba collection on dvd 634991246620 from millennium entertainment. Sonny chiba masutatsu oyama trilogy download torrent tpb. Enjoy this edit of sonny chibas dragon princess 1976 by robert pack for the 90to5 editing challenge. So the bruce lee vs jet li was a onesided thread and was doomed from the beginning. Sonny chiba celebrity profile check out the latest sonny chiba photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Sonny chiba plays a ninja badass who teams up with an excop badass played by makoto sato to stop drug dealing badasses for reasons. Outside of the sister streetfighter series, this is probably etsuko shihomis most popular film amongst western fans. Info su sonny chiba biografia filmografia discografia video foto citazioni curiosita frasi celebri news carriera. The killing machine with sonny chiba martial arts action. Sonny chiba was going to work with bruce lee gamespot. European union for the recycling of ships in italy. The assassin are passable formulaic action movies about sonny chibas undercover cop that both have their moments before running out of steam, but suffer from often laughably badly staged and edited action scenes the car chase finale of the first film sees cars explode when they hit. Simon schluter the hiramasa kingfish is a standout, a mindbending flavour profile of buttery fish on a tangle of sheer fennel slices with a delicate white truffle vinaigrette that pushes the richness factor but doesnt overpower.
His prolific 40year career has also earned his a significant international following. Dragon princess aka sonny chibas dragon princess is a 1976 japanese karate revenge film directed by yutaka kohira. Shinichi sonny chiba is a martial arts manimal in the ultra70s, 100% bizarre mixture of horror, action and scifi that is wolf guy, one of the rarest and most soughtafter cult films produced by japans toei studio. A prime cut of juicy 70s kungfu topped with an xray blast to the skull, the street fighter is unadulterated escapism of the bloodiest order. Kazuma trains his loyal daughter yumi in the martial arts so she can exact a harsh revenge on nikaido and his band of evil thugs. Revenue sharing, live streaming, live chat, blogging and more are planned for the future. Sonny chibas dragon princess diy tube video community. The killing fist, was released internationally as the streetfighter. Karate kiba karate master and antidrug vigilante chiba returns to his home in japan, where he holds a press conference announcing his intention to wipe out the nation s drug industry. Yakuza deka and its quickly knockedoff sequel yakuza deka. Dragon princess 1976 changes the movie database tmdb. So unless this poster gets changed let me just say that theres very little sonny chiba in sonny chibas dragon princess, though his characters fate does serve as shihomis motivation for the majority of the movie. Originally eyeing hong kong action star angela mao, when that casting fell through, chiba suggested a young, unproven member of his action club stunt. The order of these top sonny chiba movies is decided by how man.
Sonny was the next best thing out there besides bruce. Likesister streetfighter, dragon princess features a sonny chiba cameo here, he plays her vengeful teacherfather and casts shihomi as a squeakyclean martial artist who is up against a criminal conspiracy that employs a number of colorful enemies for her. Rewards can be used for upgrades and perks inside the community. Sonny chibas wolf guy to be released by arrow video in the.
The company has already released a string of chiba s films and now theyre turning their sights on his tv work with the first season of chiba s ninja series shadow warriors slated to hit dvd april. Sonny chiba samurai collectionmagnificent international action star, sonny chiba, performs at the very top of his game in these ultrastylized martial arts classics. In 1974, after the success of sonny chiba s career defining, violent, exploitation, karate action opus the street fighter, toei studios aimed for another franchise this time with a female lead. This trilogy is based on the life of chiba s mentor, master masutatsu oyama. Jan 16, 2017 truly is oneofakind, with sonny chiba in full effect as the partman, partwolf, allkarate action hero. Explore the filmography of sonny chiba on fios tv by verizon. Sonny chibas dragon princess 1976 download torrent download sonny chibas dragon princess 1976 torrent yify full movie. Here, in one deadly 6disc collection, are six films from sonny chiba s celebrated career in motion pictures and television. Oct 18, 2003 sonny chiba is one of japan s bestknown and most successful film and television stars.
Kazuma trains his loyal daughter yumi in the martial arts so she can exact a harsh revenge on nikaido and his. If the best possible version of this type of movie is the streetfighter and the worst is, i dunno, karate for life, then the executioner lies somewhere in the middle, but closer to the latter. Since the 1960 s, sonny chiba has starred in well over a hundred television programs and movies. Sonny chiba is takuma terry in the dub tsurugi, the infamous street fighter in the films which catapuled him to international fame. Kazuhiko yamaguchi 5999884099062 karate master kazuma gets severely beaten and crippled by nefarious rival nikaido. Dragon princess by yutaka kohira sonny chiba, sue shiomi. Return of kung fu dragon free sonny chiba stars again as the deadly.
Its a well told story with the style that usually accompanies a lot of sonny chibas movies that shows the poverty and hard times faced by some japanese after ww2 and the power of one man using martial arts to help change the lives of those around him, while still being packed with attitude and action. Jiro chiba, sue shiomi, sonny chiba an action movie that illustrates the struggle of morihei ueshiba who was born in a farming family in wakayama an area in japan on his way of pursuing the heart of martial arts until he finally created his own wellpolished martial arts aikido in which he included the strengths of other. While its relatively simple to predict his income, its harder to know how much sonny. He then ends up in a wrestling ring fighting for money but in this case,he and a partner are supposed to lose to entertain the foreign crowd. Sep 23, 2019 list of the best sonny chiba movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. The bodyguard doesnt exactly achieve the same dizzying, grindhousestyle heights as chiba s street fighter series, but it does make for a passably entertaining time killer. Dragon princess aka sonny chibas dragon princess hissatsu onna kenshi is a 1976 japanese karate revenge film directed by yutaka.
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