'Kill Bill' star Sonny Chiba has passed away at 82 due to COVID-19 complications.
Sonny Chiba, Martial arts legend and star of "Sonny passed away from COVID-19 yesterday. Such tragic news," Chiba's manager and best friend Timothy Beal shared in a statement to ET."He was a great friend and an awesome client. Such a humble, caring and friendly man .We were set to work on a feature film together prior to the pandemic entitled,, in which Sonny would have starred in opposite Jesse Ventura and Wesley Snipes. I will surely miss him.
Chiba's career in film and television began in the 1960s and spanned five decades. Chiba has appeared in countless Japanese films and several popular American movies, such asin which he played Hattori Hanzo, a retired swordsman and owner of a sushi restaurant who crafts a blade for Uma Thurman’s character. He also had roles in and more. In many of his projects, he showcased his expert martial arts skills, and even went on to choreograph fight scenes later in his career.
Born Sadaho Maeda in Fukuoka, Japan, on Jan. 22, 1939, Chiba began learning martial arts while at Nippon Sport Science University in 1957 and earned a first-degree black belt. In 1984, he received a fourth-degree black belt. He also held black belts in ninjutsu, shorinji kempo, judo, kendo and goju-ryu karate.
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