2007 Oct 25

Sonny Chiba wallpaper 2

Fuurin Kazan fanart wallpaper

Added new Fuurin Kazan fanart wallpaper.
Also features Ryu Raita as Amari Torayasu and Ichikawa Kamejiro as Takeda Shingen.



2007 Oct 11

Images from Fuurin Kazan Images from Fuurin Kazan Images from Fuurin Kazan

Added 22 images of Fuurin Kazan in Gallery



2007 Oct 03

Sonny Chiba wallpaper

Sonny Chiba wallpaper

Here's a fanart wallpaper devoted to Sonny Chiba as the samurai
Itagaki Nobukata in NHK's epic drama Fuurin Kazan. Made by fan for fans :)

Oyaji website

Also check out "Oyaji" official website and downloadable trailer




2007 Sep 28

An interesting look at Behind the Scenes of Fuurin Kazan.

Sonny Chiba in Fuurin Kazan Sonny Chiba in Fuurin Kazan

NHK exclusive! Behind the Scenes (Japanese) and
Sonny Chiba talks about the character Itakagi Nobukata (Japanese).
Interview video links added in Multimedia




2007 Sep 17

Too early to talk about retirement, Sonny Chiba still has what it takes in "Oyaji".

Chiba stars in Oyaji

Sonny Chiba
directs and stars in his new movie "Oyaji" (Father), a touching story of a father whom perished in an arson, returned from the netherworld after 17 years to rescue his dsyfunctional family. Release in 2007 August 25 in Japan also starring Yuko Tanaka, Keita Saito and Hiromi Kitagawa.

Reviews at The Japan Times (English) and J-Cast (Japanese).

Added trailer link in Multimedia.




2007 Sep 12

Imminent retirement as an action star (2007 July 17 News).

Fuurin Kazan Parade 2006


"With the death of (character in Fuurin Kazan) Itakagi Nobukata, I want to lay Chiba Shinichi to rest," Sonny Chiba (68) told reporters, saying that he plans to retire as an action star within the year ...
Read more at Japan-Zone (English), Sanspo (Japanese).





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"An actor's body should be full of emotions, whether it is happiness or sorrow, pain or joy, enraged or elated. You have to express yourself with your whole body. Japanese actors don't normally do this. What I'm doing as an action star is what every actor should be doing. Action is drama. If we cannot make the audience laugh, smile or cry with us, we are not actors. That may be idealistic -- but it's true." -Sonny Shinichi Chiba

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