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, 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. == Early life == Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan, he was the third of five children in the family of a military test pilot.〔Chibaryū samurai eno michi, pp.81 - 82.〕 When he was four years old, his father was transferred to Kisarazu, Chiba, and the family moved to Kimitsu, Chiba.〔Chiba Shin'ichi aratame Wachinaga Rindō, pp.38 - 39.〕 After Chiba went to junior high school in Kimitsu, the physical education teacher advised him to do artistic gymnastics.〔Chibaryū samurai eno michi, pp.89.〕 He also was passionate about track and field sports, baseball and volleyball.〔 He participated in those four sports championships of Chiba Prefecture.〔 In high school, Chiba dedicated himself to artistic gymnastics and won the National Sports Festival of Japan while in his third year.〔〔Chibaryū samurai eno michi, pp.95 - 96.〕 He enjoyed watching Western movies like ''Shane'' and ''High Noon''.〔 Chiba went to the Nippon Sport Science University in 1957.〔〔Chiba Shin'ichi aratame Wachinaga Rindō, pp.53.〕 He was a serious candidate for a place in 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 Kyokushin Karate master Masutatsu "Mas" Oyama (whom he later portrayed in a trilogy of films), which led to a first-degree black belt on 15 October 1965, later receiving a fourth-degree on 20 January 1984. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sonny Chiba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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