Chiba Shin’ichi: A Martial Arts Actor Whose Impact Lives On

Tarantino (left) and Chiba display their mutual admiration at a press conference in Tokyo on August 2, 2007. (© Reuters)

Uma Thurman (left) and Sonny Chiba in an exchange at the premier of Kill Bill in Hollywood on September 29, 2003. (© Reuters/Fred Prouser FSP)

Sanada Hiroyuki receives an Emmy Award for his performance in TV drama series Shōgun on September 15, 2024, Los Angeles. (© Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)