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Shinichi Chiba (千葉 真一, Chiba Shin'ichi) (born 23 January 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.
Born Sadaho Maeda (前田 禎穂, Maeda Sadaho) in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan, he was the third of five children in the family of a military test pilot. At Chiba's age 4, became his father transferred to Kisarazu, Chiba, his family also moved to Kimitsu, Chiba.
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Shinichi Chiba (千葉 真一, Chiba Shin'ichi) (born 23 January 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.
Born Sadaho Maeda (前田 禎穂, Maeda Sadaho) in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan, he was the third of five children in the family of a military test pilot. At Chiba's age 4, became his father transferred to Kisarazu, Chiba, his family also moved to Kimitsu, Chiba.
After Chiba went on to the junior high school of Kimitsu, the teacher of physical education were advised to do the artistic gymnastics. He also was passionate about track and field sports, baseball and volleyball. He participated in those four sports championships of Chiba Prefecture. Chiba went on to high school of Kisarazu, he was dedicated to artistic gymnastics and won National Sports Festival of Japan when he was in the third grade. He made time to watch the movies of Western (genre), Shane (film), High Noon and so forth in spite of his busy practice of artistic gymnastics daily routine.
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