also known as Jirō Chiba is a retired Japanese actor. His older brother is

Sonny Chiba , known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor 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. Born in Fuku ...

. He is known for playing the role of Kazuya Taki in the

tokusatsu is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, War film, war, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such te ...

superhero A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using his or her powers to help the world become a better place, ...

series ''

Kamen Rider The , also known as ''Masked Rider Series'' (until Decade), is a Japanese superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. ''Kamen Rider'' media generall ...

''. He started his acting career at the Bungakuza theatre company in 1967. In 1970, he joined

's production company and often co-starred with Sonny in many films. His first starring role in the film was in ''Gekitotsu! Aikidō''. In 1976, he changed his stage name from Jirō Chiba to Jirō Yabuki. He announced his retirement as an actor in 1982.

Filmography

Film

*''The Assassin'' (1970) as Jirō *' (1971) *''Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishōgai'' (1971) *''

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker ''Kamen Rider vs. Shocker'' (仮面ライダー対ショッカー, ''Kamen Raidā Tai Shokkā'') is a Japanese Short film, short tokusatsu superhero film based on the original ''Kamen Rider (1971 TV series), Kamen Rider'' TV series. It's the second ...

'' (1972) as Kazuya Taki *''Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell'' (1972) as Kazuya Taki *''

The Street Fighter ''The Street Fighter'' (Japanese: ザ • ストリート • ファイター, Hepburn: Za Sutorīto Faitā) is a 1974 Japanese martial arts film produced by Toei Company Ltd., originally released in Japan as . It was released in the US by New L ...

'' (1974) as Gijun Shikenbaru *''

The Bullet Train (also known as ''Super Express 109'') is a 1975 Japanese action thriller film directed by Junya Satō and starring Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba, and Ken Utsui. When a Shinkansen ("bullet train") is threatened with a bomb that will explode automa ...

'' (1975) as Officer *''

Champion of Death , also known as ''Karate Bullfighter'', is a Japanese martial arts film made by the Toei Company in 1975. It was the first in a trilogy of films based on the manga '' Karate Baka Ichidai'' (literal translation: A Karate-Crazy Life), a manga base ...

'' (1975) as Ogano Genpachirō *''

The Return of the Sister Street Fighter is a 1975 Japanese martial arts film directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi and starred by Etsuko Shihomi. This movie is a sequel to ''Sister Street Fighter'' (1974) and '' Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread'' (1974). Plot Cast * Etsuko Shih ...

'' (1975) as Xiang De-Ki (Sho Tokki) *' (1975) as

Morihei Ueshiba was a Japanese martial artist and founder of the martial art of aikido. He is often referred to as "the founder" or , "Great Teacher/Old Teacher (old as opposed to ''waka (young) sensei'')". The son of a landowner from Tanabe, Ueshiba st ...

*''Machine Gun Dragon'' (1976) as Jirō Segawa *''

Dragon Princess ''Dragon Princess'' is a 1975 karate film directed by Yutaka Kohira. Plot The film opens with Isshin Higaki (Sonny Chiba) and his daughter Yumi Higaki (Etsuko Shihomi) being attacked by a rival karate master, Hironobu Nikaido ( Bin Amatsu) wh ...

'' (1976) as Jirō Chinen *''The Rugby Star'' (1976) as Jirō Yabuki *' (1976) as Makoto Karaki *''Terror of Yakuza'' (1976) as Tetsuo Chibana *''

Yakuza Graveyard ''Yakuza Graveyard'', known in Japan as , is a 1976 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The screenplay by Kazuo Kasahara is based on a concept by Norimichi Matsudaira, Naoyuki Sugimoto and Kyo Namura. ''Complex'' named it number 17 o ...

'' (1976) as Hideo Wakamoto *''

Hokuriku Proxy War is a 1977 film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba and Hiroki Matsukata. Plot Kawada Noboru is a peasant from Mikuni who becomes a yakuza in the Tomiyasu Group in Fukui. He holds a letter from his boss Mr. Yasuhara promising t ...

'' (1976) as Hanamaki *''Tree of Youth'' (1977) as Hiroshi Waku *''

Circuit no Ōkami is a shōnen adventure and racing manga. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from January 1975 to June 1979 issues. The live action film of ''Circuit no Ōkami'', directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, was released in Japan on August 6, ...

'' (1977) as Okita *''Yakuza Sensō Nihonno Don'' (1977) as Gundai Harita *''

Sanshiro Sugata is a 1943 Japanese martial arts drama film and the directorial debut of the Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa. First released in Japan on 25 March 1943 by Toho film studios, the film was eventually released in the United States on 28 April 1 ...

'' (1977) as Tesshin Higaki *''

Shogun's Samurai ''Shogun's Samurai'', known in Japan as , is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film is the first of two period films by Fukasaku starring Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba as Jūbei Mitsuyoshi Yagyū, the ...

'' (1978) as Yagyū Samon Taira-no-Tomonori *''The Okinawa War of Ten Years'' (1978) as Noboru Ishiura *''

Kagemusha is a 1980 jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is set in the Sengoku period of Japanese history and tells the story of a lower-class criminal who is taught to impersonate the dying ''daimyō'' Takeda Shingen to dissuade opposing lords fr ...

'' (1980) as Equestrian *''

The Battle of Port Arthur is a 1980 Japanese war film directed by Toshio Masuda. The Japanese title "Ni hyaku san kochi" means 203 Hill. The film depicts the fiercest battles at 203 Hill in the Siege of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War 1904 - 1905. Cast * Tat ...

'' (1980) as Kuji *''The Blazing Valiant'' (1981) as Fumio Sakamoto *'' Eijanaika'' (1981) as Senmatsu *''The Gate of Youth'' (1982) as Ryuji Hamazaki *''

Farewell to the Land is a 1982 Japanese drama film directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Jinpachi Nezu as Yukio Yamazawa * Kumiko Akiyoshi as Junko * Jirō Yabuki as Akihiko Yamazawa (as Jirō Yab ...

'' (1982) as Akihiko Yamazawa *''

Tattoo Ari is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Banmei Takahashi. The film was based on the life of Akiyoshi Umekawa. Cast * Ryudo Uzaki as Akio Takeda * Keiko Sekine as Michiyo * Misako Watanabe as Sadako Takeda * Ayako Ōta (太田あや子) as Miyoko * ...

'' (1982) as Teruya Shimada

Television

*''

Ōedo Sōsamō and are long-running (1970 to 1992) prime time television ''jidaigeki'' programs that originally aired from 1970 to 1992. The series was broadcast on TV Tokyo (Tokyo 12 Channel). The title literally translates as "Oedo Dragnet" ("New Oedo Dragnet" ...

'' (1971) (Guest ep.25) as Sakichi *''

'' (1971) as Kazuya Taki *''

Kikaider 01 (Pronounced as ''Kikaider Zero One''), is a tokusatsu superhero TV series, and a sequel series to '' Android Kikaider''. Produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions, it was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from May 12, 1973 to March 30, 1974 ...

'' (1974) (Guest ep.43 and 44) as Eisuke Tōge *''

Robot Detective is a tokusatsu superhero TV series. Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, the series was produced by Toei Company Ltd., and broadcast on Fuji TV from April 5 to September 27, 1973, with a total of 26 episodes. It stars Jirō Chiba. The hero of this ...

'' (1973) as Tsuyoshi Shinjō *''The Bodyguard'' (1974) as Jirō Kurata *''The Gorilla Seven'' (1975) as Tadashi Mannen *''

Akumaizer 3 is a Japanese science fiction tokusatsu television series, created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei Company. The series premiered on Tuesday October 7, 1975, at 7:30, and ran for 38 episodes in that timeslot on NET, now known as TV Asa ...

'' (1975) as Ippei Shima *''

Kaiketsu Zubat , is a ''tokusatsu'' superhero series that aired in 1977. Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, this 32-episode series (which aired on TV Tokyo from 2/2/1977 to 9/28/1977), harkens back to tokusatsu superhero shows of the 1950s, but with a late-1970s t ...

'' (1977) (Guest ep.31 and 32) *''

G-Men '75 was a long-running prime-time popular television detective series in Japan. It aired on Saturday nights in the 9:00–9:54 p.m. time slot on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) network from May 24, 1975 to April 3, 1982. A sequel, ''G-Men ' ...

'' (1977, 1979) (Guest ep.128 and 221) *'' Daitokai season2'' (1978) (Guest ep.47) as Akira Sugiyama *''

Taiyō ni Hoero! , literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such a ...

'' (1978, 1981) (Guest ep.312 and 488) *''

Ōgon no Hibi is a 1978 Japanese television series. It is the 16th NHK taiga drama, and is based on Saburo Shiroyama's novel of the same title. The series is the first ''taiga'' drama to focus on the lives of commoners and merchants, and the first ''taiga'' d ...

'' (1978) as

Hattori Hanzō or ''Second Hanzō'', nicknamed , was a famous Ninja of the Sengoku era, who served the Tokugawa clan as a ninja, credited with saving the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu and then helping him to become the ruler of united Japan. He is often a subjec ...

*''

The Yagyu Conspiracy is a Japanese television jidaigeki (period drama) that was broadcast from 1978 to 1979. It is adapted from the 1978 film ''Shogun's Samurai'' starring Sonny Chiba, who reprises his role in the series. Plot After the death of Tokugawa Hidetada, h ...

'' (1978) as Fuchikari *''

Doberman Deka is a Japanese hardboiled manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Shinji Hiramatsu. It was serialized in the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' manga anthology from 1975 (Issue 39) throughout 1979 (Issue 48), with the chapters collected into 2 ...

'' (1980) as Kyosuke Hirata *''

Hissatsu Shigotonin is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama, that was broadcast from 1979 to 1981. It is the 15th in the ''Hissatsu'' series. The drama was set to end after episode 26 with Nakamura Mondo's death, but won great popularity so the broa ...

'' (1980) (Guest ep.75) as Einoshin Tachiki *''

Seibu Keisatsu is a television drama series produced by and broadcast on TV Asahi. Plot The series portrays the Western Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Division's Sergeant Keisuke Daimon, played by Tetsuya Watari and his subordinates, dubbed the ...

'' (1981) (Guest ep.104) as Noboru Akimoto *'' Kage no Gundan season2'' (1981) (Guest ep.7) as Kikumaru

References

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