The martial arts and movie communities are mourning the death of Sonny Chiba. Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba, born Sadaho Maeda in Fukuoka, Japan, on Jan.
22, 1939, died on Thursday of COVID complications at age 82. His agent and manager confirmed the passing to Variety, also telling Japan’s Oricon News that he passed in hospital, after being admitted Aug.
8, following a battle with pneumonia caused by COVID. RELATED: Bruce Lee Gets The 30 For 30 Treatment In ESPN’s ‘Be Water’ The renowned actor and martial artist is perhaps best known to North American fans for his contributions to “Kill Bill Volume 1” and “The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift”.