Shinichi Chiba , 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 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan, he was the third of five children in the family of a military test pilot. At Chiba's age 4, because his father had transferred to Kisarazu, Chiba, his family moved to Kimitsu, Chiba. After Chiba went on to the junior high school of Kimitsu, the teacher of physical education... advised him to do 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 the high school of Kisarazu, where he dedicated to artistic gymnastics and won the National Sports Festival of Japan while in the third grade. He enjoyed watching Western movies like Shane and High Noon. Chiba went to the Nippon Sport Science University in 1957.
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| Birthdate: | January 23, 1939 |
| Birthplace: | Fukuoka |
| Age: | 73 |
| Also known as: | Sadaho Maeda, Shinichi Chiba, Justice Japan Sonny Chiba |