Jirô Chiba — Actor (10)
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971) [Movie] WikiData NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
博徒外人部隊
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Koji Tsuruta / Tomisaburō Wakayama
other title: Guerre des gangs à Okinawa / 博徒外人部隊
A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.
Wolf Guy (1975) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
ウルフガイ 燃えろ狼男
director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi actor: Sonny Chiba / Kyōsuke Machida
other title: Wolfguy / ウルフガイ 燃えろ狼男
Akira Inugami is the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural powers to solve mysterious crimes. After a series of bloody killings perpetrated by an unseen force, Inugami uncovers a conspiracy involving a murdered cabaret singer, corrupt politicians, and a plot by the J-CIA to harvest his blood in order to steal his lycanthropic powers.
The Bullet Train (1975) [Movie] TMDB KevGa-NeoDB WikiData NeoDB IMDb Douban
新幹線大爆破
director: Junya Satō actor: Ken Takakura / Sonny Chiba
other title: Super Expresso 109 / Panik im Tokio-Express
A Japanese bullet train is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h, unless a ransom is paid. Police race to find the bombers so the train crew can learn how to defuse the bomb.
Yakuza Graveyard (1976) [Movie] NeoDB WikiData IMDb TMDB
やくざの墓場 くちなしの花
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Tetsuya Watari / Meiko Kaji
other title: やくざの墓場 くちなしの花 / Tombe de yakuza et fleur de gardénia
A police investigator cracks down on yakuza business, but once he realizes the police are in negotiations with certain factions, he sides with his own syndicate of choice.
Shogun's Samurai (1978) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
柳生一族の陰謀
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Sonny Chiba
other title: Im Schatten des Shogun / Le Samourai et le Shogun
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.
Dragon Princess (1976) [Movie] TMDB
必殺女拳士
director: Yutaka Kohira actor: Etsuko Shihomi / Yasuaki Kurata
other title: 必殺女拳士
A karate master played by Sonny Chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. He trains his daughter (Etsuko Shihomi) with the intention of her avenging not only himself but a murdered friend.
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate (1970) [Movie] TMDB
やくざ刑事 マリファナ密売組織
director: Ryuichi Takamori actor: Fumio Watanabe / Jaianto Baba
other title: やくざ刑事 マリファナ密売組織 / Yakuza Deka 2 : Opération Kamikaze
An undercover cop insinuates himself into a yakuza family. Managing to avert an assassination attack on the boss he is assigned to kill a rival boss.
Karate Bullfighter (1975) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
けんか空手 極真拳
director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi actor: Sonny Chiba / Jirô Chiba
other title: けんか空手 極真拳
Sonny Chiba plays Kyokushin Karate founder Masutatsu Oyama, who unexpectedly arrives at a karate tournament in rags, but wins the tournament. After turning down the chance to fight at future tournaments he returns to his simple village life. He reluctantly returns to karate for a final showdown against the students of a rival school.