Biography
Jirō Yabuki (矢吹二朗, Yabuki Jirō, born Mitsuho Maeda, 6 January 1949) also known as Jirō Chiba is a retired Japanese actor. His older brother is Sonny Chiba. He is known for playing the role of Kazuya Taki in the tokusatsu superhero series Kamen Rider.He started his acting career at the Bungakuza theatre company in 1967. In 1970, he joined Sonny Chiba'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.
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Filmography
all 35
Movies 30
TV Shows 5
Teruya Shimada
Tattoo (1982)
Movie
Akihiko Yamazawa
Farewell to the Land (1982)
Movie
Ryuji Hamazaki
Gate of Youth 2 (1982)
Movie
Fumio Sakamoto
The Blazing Valiant (1981)
Movie
Port Arthur (1980)
Movie
Kagemusha (1980)
Movie
3.5
The Okinawa War of Ten Years (1978)
Movie
Yagyu Samon
Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Movie
Tesshin Higaki
Sugata Sanshiro (1977)
Movie
Tree of Youth (1977)
Movie
Hanamaki
Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)
Movie
Interpol Agent Shinsuke. Jinryu
Kaiketsu Zubat (1977)
TV
Japan's Don (1977)
Movie
Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
Movie
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War (1976)
Movie
Actor
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger? (1976)
Movie
Actor
The Rugby Star (1976)
Movie
The Machine Gun Dragon (1976)
Movie
Jiro Chinen
Dragon Princess (1976)
Movie
Ippei Shima
Akumaizer 3: The Movie (1975)
Movie
Actor
The Decisive Power of Aikido (1975)
Movie
Actor
The Super Rider V3 (1975)
Movie
Ippei Shima / Ippei shima / Ippei Shima imposter
Akumaizer 3 (1975)
TV
Sho Tokki
The Return of Sister Street Fighter (1975)
Movie
3.86
Shogo Ariake
Karate Bullfighter (1975)
Movie
Nakao
Wolf Guy (1975)
Movie
Gijun Shikenbaru
The Street Fighter (1974)
Movie
4.29
The Bodyguard (1974)
TV
Detective Shinjou
Robot Detective: The Movie (1973)
Movie
Detective Tsuyoshi Shinjô
Robot Detective (1973)
TV
FBI Agent Kazuya Taki
Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell (1972)
Movie
Kazuya Taki
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972)
Movie
Kazuya Taki
Go Go Kamen Rider (1971)
Movie
Taki Kazuya
Kamen Rider (1971)
TV
5.67
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate (1970)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.98
Based on 51.8 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1970
1975
1976
1975
1982
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1949-01-07 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceChiba Prefecture, Japan
SiblingsSonny Chiba
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsJirō Chiba, Jirō Yabuki, Jirô Yabuki , 千葉治郎, Jiro Ibuki, Mitsuho Maeda, 矢吹二朗
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