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Sonny Chiba
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Actor, Fights Choreographer Born: January 23, 1939 in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japanq Biography:"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. Born Sadao Maeda in Fukuoka, Japan, he was the second of five children in the family of a military test pilot. As a boy he manifested an interest in both theater and gymnastics, and he was serious enough about the latter to earn a place on the Japanese Olympic team in his late teens, until he was sidelined by a back injury. While he was a university student, he began studying martial arts with the renowned World Karate Grand Master Masatatsu "Mas" Oyama, leading to his becoming a first degree judo black belt. Sometime around 1960 -- the dates are uncertain, because it is possible that he had television appearances to his credit as early as 1959 -- he was discovered in a talent search by the Toei film studio, and he began his screen career soon... Full Biography
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