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. But even for a character with zero morals, chibas magnetic personality shines through, lending his mercenary killer a sparkly, devilish demeanor. Born sadaho maeda, maeda sadaho in fukuoka, japan, he was the third of five children in the family of a military test pilot. Chiba s legacy as a martial arts master, teacher and movie star is showcased in this exclusive collection featuring the following international hits. 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. The killing machine with sonny chiba martial arts action. 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. A young samurai warrior battles a clan of undead sorcerers, an evil witch, and a killer centipede to protect a beautiful princess. 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. The central characters in true romance, for example, attend a retro double feature of chibas signature streetfighter films of the 1970s. The actor segawa kikunojo iii as the dragon princess in the play saki masuya ume no kachidoki, performed at the ichimura theater in the eleventh month, 1778, c. Three action packed films starring sonny chiba are included.
With etsuko shihomi, shinichi chiba, yasuaki kurata, jiro yabuki. The killing fist, was released internationally as the streetfighter. 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. This trilogy is based on the life of chibas mentor, master masutatsu oyama. Enjoy this edit of sonny chibas dragon princess 1976 by robert pack for the 90to5 editing challenge. He trains his daughter etsuko shihomi with the intention of her avenging not only himself but a murdered friend. Sonny chibas wolf guy to be released by arrow video in the. Theres little doubt that the streetfighter is sonny chibas most famous and best loved movie in america. Sonny chibas dragon princess 1976 sonny chibas dragon.
Sonny chiba wasnt a graceful, fluid fighter like screen icon bruce lee, but rather he was a ferocious machine that mowed. Dragon princess aka sonny chibas dragon princess, hissatsu onna kenshi is a 1976 japanese karate revenge film directed by yutaka kohira. 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. 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. Jul 08, 2014 enjoy this edit of sonny chibas dragon princess 1976 by robert pack for the 90to5 editing challenge. Dragon princess chiba, sonny actor, shihomi, etsuko actor rated. Chibas legacy as a martial arts master, teacher and movie star is showcased in this exclusive collection featuring the following international hits. 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. Sonny chiba has been called a man of few words and many fists.
Shinichi sonny chiba was born on january 22nd 1939 in fukuoka, japan. Dragon princess 1976 changes the movie database tmdb. Kazuma trains his loyal daughter yumi in the martial arts so she can exact a harsh revenge on nikaido and his. Chiba plays mr soh, an undercover japanese operative at the end of the second world war. Kazuma trains his loyal daughter yumi in the martial arts so she can exact a. Chiba s first movie appearance was in 1959 in the tvseries nanairo kamen, but we dont know much about this small low budget presentation. For the first time ever, these 4 martial arts classics are available together uncut, unedited. So the bruce lee vs jet li was a onesided thread and was doomed from the beginning. 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. Born sadao maeda in fukuoka, japan, he was the second of five children in the family of a military test pilot. Jan 16, 2017 truly is oneofakind, with sonny chiba in full effect as the partman, partwolf, allkarate action hero. Samurai aka time slip, ninja wars aka black magic wars, legend of the eight samurai, and. Sonny chiba s highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world.
He then befriends a girl who is dying from tb and asks the foreigners for an advance of money to buy the girl medicine. Sonny was the next best thing out there besides bruce. The company has already released a string of chibas films and now theyre turning their sights on his tv work with the first season of chibas ninja series shadow warriors slated to hit dvd april. References to chibas work appear in several earlier tarantino pictures. Chibas film about the most mean and nasty anti hero ever to punch his way onto a silver screen ended up becoming the first movie rated x for violence alone. After japans defeat he heads back home to a country packed with poor vets and families struggling to get by. Oct 18, 2003 sonny chiba is one of japan s bestknown and most successful film and television stars. The bodyguard doesnt exactly achieve the same dizzying, grindhousestyle heights as chibas street fighter series, but it does make for a passably entertaining time. After karate master kazuma is beaten and crippled by rival, nikaido, he trains his daughter, yumi, in the martial arts so she may exact revenge. Sonny chiba samurai collectionmagnificent international action star, sonny chiba, performs at the very top of his game in these ultrastylized martial arts classics. Sonny chibas dragon princess 1976 by robert pack for 90to5. The sonny chiba collection on dvd 634991246620 from millennium entertainment. Sonny chiba celebrity profile check out the latest sonny chiba photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
When he was four years old, his father was transferred to kisarazu, chiba, and the family moved to kimitsu, chiba after chiba went to junior high school in kimitsu, the physical education teacher advised him to do artistic gymnastics. Sonny chibas dragon princess 1976 a sarkany hercegno region 2 pal dvd audio. Outsider japan sonny chiba and his influence in tarantino films. Sonny chibas dragon princess 1976 by robert pack for. 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. Sonny chiba is a wandering martial arts master who travels to different dojos to challenge the masters one on one just for prides sake. After karate master kazuma is beaten and crippled by rival, nikaido, he trains his daughter, yumi, in the. 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. Etsuko shihomi, sonny chiba and yasuaki kurata director. Sonny chiba masutatsu oyama trilogy download torrent tpb. As a boy he manifested an interest in both theater and gymnastics, and. Pivotal figure in the 1970s explosion of martial arts cinema as lethal fists for hire trouble shooter, takuma terry tsurugi, starring in the phenomenally popular and ultra violent the street fighter series of action films. The killing machine is another movie with some sonny chiba stylings only playing a more righteous figure with a little less attitude.
As the genre died down in the 1990s, sanada branched out into dramatic acting, and was good enough to get a gig. Tsurugi is cleaning himself up, in this film hes a bit more well mannered, and seems to be fighting for a good cause to break up a fake charity run by yakuza dirty bastards. The order of these top sonny chiba movies is decided by how man. Sister streetfighter sonny chiba s dragon princess shunsuke kikuchi masao yagi soundtrack cd from 1974 1976. Sonny chibas highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. Sister streetfighter sonny chibas dragon princess shunsuke kikuchi masao yagi soundtrack cd from 1974 1976. Sonny chiba is takuma terry in the dub tsurugi, the infamous street fighter in the films which catapuled him to international fame. Karate master kazuma gets severely beaten and crippled by nefarious rival nikaido. A karate master played by sonny chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. Quentin tarantino has described shinichi sonny chiba as the greatest actor to ever work in martial arts films.
There was a big push on the part of toei to exploit chiba as a star to the fullest by placing chiba in roles that would showcase chibas fourthdegree black belt in karate. He rocketed to international fame in 1975 when a film known in japan as sudden attack. Sonny starred in films like the scifi bmovie invasion of the neptune men 1965 then. In 1960 sonny would enter and win toei studios new faces contest. Tsurugi is cleaning himself up, in this film he s a bit more well mannered, and seems to be fighting for a good cause to break up a fake charity run by yakuza dirty bastards. In breathtaking, hyperviolent confrontations, turugi battles the mafia, the yakuza, uncovers drug rings and dirty cops and dodges assassination attempts.
Genres action director yutaka kohira starring etsuko shihomi, shinichi chiba, yasuaki kurata. Sister streetfighter sonny chibas dragon princess. 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. Kazuhiko yamaguchi 5999884099062 karate master kazuma gets severely beaten and crippled by nefarious rival nikaido. Truly is oneofakind, with sonny chiba in full effect as the partman, partwolf, allkarate action hero.
Born sadao meada in fukuoka, japan, sonny chiba has become one of the most well known martial arts actors in the genre. Sonny chibas wolf guy to be released by arrow video in. 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. Chibas first movie appearance was in 1959 in the tvseries nanairo kamen, but we dont know much about this small low budget presentation. 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. Chiba shinichi, born january 22, 1939, also known as sonny chiba, is a japanese actor, singer, film producer, film director, and martial artist. His prolific 40year career has also earned his a significant international following. This trilogy is based on the life of chiba s mentor, master masutatsu oyama. Yakuza deka and its quickly knockedoff sequel yakuza deka. 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.
The film and its sequels established him as the reigning japanese martial arts actor in international cinema for the next two decades. The dirty fighting and cult violence master himself, sonny chiba, is back in the street fighter returns where he returns as tsurugi from the first streetfighter movie. Sep 23, 2019 list of the best sonny chiba movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Chiba s breakthrough international hit was the street fighter 1974 which was brought to western audiences dubbed in english by new line cinema. Sonny chiba as yagyu jubei vs samurai army in yagyu conspiracy. For the first time ever, these four martial arts classics are available together uncut, unedited and now available for an incredible value.