Japanese actor Shinichi Chiba, who dazzled action movie fans around the world with his karate and other martial arts techniques, died Thursday at a hospital near Tokyo due to pneumonia associated with COVID-19, his office said. He was 82.Known abroad as Sonny Chiba, he appeared in filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's 2003 movie "Kill Bill: Vol.1," also serving as the instructor for its fight scenes.Following his infection with the novel coronavirus in late July, Chiba initially stayed at home but was hospitalized in Chiba Prefecture near the capital on Aug. 8 and received an oxygen supply. The act…READ FULL ARTICLE
