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The Street Fighter (Japanese: 激突! 殺人拳, Hepburn: Gekitotsu! Satsujin-ken, lit. Clash! Killer Fist) is a 1974 Japanese martial arts film produced by Toei Company, directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, and starring Sonny Chiba.
However, his breakthrough role was in the 1974 film The Street Fighter. Before retiring, Chiba had also appeared in a number of English language American films, including Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Fast & Furious 3: Tokyo Drift (2006). Chiba died of COVID-19 complications at the hospital in Tokyo on 19 August 2021, at the age of 82.
Nov 1, 1974 · The Street Fighter: Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa. With Shin'ichi Chiba, Yutaka Nakajima, Chiyoko Kazama, Etsuko Shihomi. After failing to reach a deal with her enemies, a mercenary karateka protects the daughter of a recently-deceased oil tycoon from the evil conglomerate gunning for her inheritance.
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Aug 19, 2021 · Actor And Martial Arts Legend Sonny Chiba Has Died At 82 The actor was known for cult martial arts classics like The Street Fighter, as well as his role in Kill Bill. He died of...
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- Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961) Since Chiba got his start in tokusatsu, we had to include at least one title from this uniquely Japanese genre, and this one is truly vintage, shot in black and white.
- The Street Fighter (1974) The Street Fighter was a game changer, one of the very first modern Japanese martial arts films to get international distribution.
- Wolf Guy: Enraged Lycanthrope (1975) This is not a Mystery Science Theater film, but it should be. Wolf Guy is a hard-to-find cult film where Chiba plays Akira Inugami, the last survivor of a clan of werewolves who uses his lupine powers to solve crimes.
- Karate Bullfighter aka Champion of Death (1975) Chiba played his illustrious sensei Masutatsu “Mas” Oyama in a film trilogy based on a biographical manga titled Karate Baka Ichidai (Karate fanatic) by Ikki Kajiwara that began in 1971 and ran until 1977.
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Mar 16, 2007 · The most MOTHERFUCKER film of all the time!!Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa Japan 1974.Starring Sonny Chiba.
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Dec 3, 1975 · Return of the Street Fighter: Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa. With Shin'ichi Chiba, Yôko Ichiji, Masashi Ishibashi, Naoki Shima. Mercenary karate master Tsurugi gets mixed up in a plot by the American mafia to take over the karate dojos in Asia, aided by a corrupt dojo master.
