Kill Bill actor Sonny Chiba dies aged 82
Sonny Chiba has died at the age of 82. The Japanese actor and martial arts legend passed away on Thursday (19.08.21) as a result of COVID-19 complications. Sonny enjoyed a screen career spanning half a century and was best known to Western audiences for his role as the swordsman Hattori Hanzo in Quentin Tarantino's 'Kill Bill'. Chiba's agent Timothy Beal said he was "a humble, caring and friendly man" and described his passing as "such tragic news". He also starred in the 'Street Fighter' trilogy during the 1970s and 'The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift', as well as countless films in his ho...