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Action Legend Sonny Chiba Returns with Four-Picture Deal

The original Street Fighter's comeback will be an American Civil War samurai movie called Bushido.

 
By William Bibbiani
November 09, 2011
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Exciting news for genre enthusiasts: 74-year-old action star Sonny Chiba is coming back with a vengeance. The man who was Street Fighter - years before the video game - has just signed a four-picture deal with Assembly Line, a fledgling production company whose first film, Sushi Girl, starred Chiba, Tony Todd, Mark Hamill, Jeff Fahey and Michael Biehn. 

 

Hollywood Reporter has announced that Chiba's first film for Assembly Line will be Bushido, a film about "a band of Buffalo Soldiers and Japanese samurai serving together in the American Civil War." The film is based on an original story by Sonny Chiba, and will reunite him with his Sushi Girl co-star Tony Todd. His next three films are still unknown.

 

Sonny Chiba made his feature film debut in 1961 and has been working steadily ever since. He made his first big splash in America with the three Street Fighter movies, which captured the kung fu zeitgeist back in the mid-1970s. Younger film fans probably recognize him as the master swordsmith Hattori Hanzo in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Volume 1, a role Chiba originated on Japanese television in the 1980s and reprised (believe it or not) on the 9,895th episode of the daytime television soap opera Days of Our Lives in 2004.

 

Other Chiba roles you might recognize can be found in the Chinese fantasy epic The Storm Riders and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.

 
 
 
 
 

Interview: A Conversation with Tony Todd

Early in November, at the invitation of Matchflick Local Celebrity Diana Terranova, I left the safe confines of San Diego, jumped in my 2005 Chev Aveo, which I affectionately call my Clown Car, and headed North to La-La Land and to the Los Angeles Convention Center, and to the ComiKaze Expo, dubbed the Comic-Con of Los Angeles. By comparison, it is significantly smaller than its Southern Cousin, but what it lacked in size, it made up for in heart.

But this is not an article about the Expo. That is for another column. I was on a mission, and that was to meet and speak to Tony Todd, whom I’ve dubbed "The Hardest Working Man in Horror," owning not one, but three horror franchises, the title character in the CANDYMAN series, William Bludworth in the FINAL DESTINATION series, and the Reverend Zombie in the HATCHET series. I found Tony at the SUSHI GIRL booth promoting his latest project, where he stars as Duke, the leader of a band of very dangerous bad-asses, and also serves as its Executive Producer. He was at the booth, in his trademark fedora (when he’s not terrifying audiences), signing autographs and posing for pictures with his fans. One observation: for all the scary characters he’s portrayed, he is a very approachable man, and even small children, who are very intuitive of genuinely scary people, flocked around him to pose with him. I was able to pull him away from his fans for this brief conversation:

Matchflick: Tony, thanks for this interview. I know you’re busy with your fans, so I’ll get right to the point: have you ever killed anyone? Zombiesdon’t count (referring to NIGHT of the LIVING DEAD; they’re already dead.) Tony: You mean my characters? Matchflick: Yes. In all your movies I’ve seen, I’ve never seen you kill anyone.

Tony:Maybe. (smiling) Oh, my characters. Oh, I’ve killed a few. In the movie SUSHI GIRL, only one person walks away. Matchflick: And your not really telling me who... When we spoke previously, you had said that NIGHT of the LIVING DEAD was your inspiration to pursue acting. That’s right, when I was in college, when I knew I wanted to go into acting. But I people were telling me that A: being an actor was tough enough, and that B: being an African-American actor would be even tougher. I grew up watching Sidney Poitier; then I went on Thanksgiving to a night screening at a drive-in to see NIGHT of the LIVING DEAD with the great Duane Jones! And I said to myself, "This is a sign!" And years later, when I got the chance to reprise the role, I knew it was destiny, if that makes any sense. I never doubted that I couldn’t be an actor, I don’t operate that way; I was raised by a super woman, my aunt, who inspired me and kept sending me off to school; I got my Masters; I taught play-writing for a while -

Matchflick: You taught for a while?

Tony: Yeah, for three years at the Hartford public school system in Providence, Rhode Island. I grew up in Connecticut.

Matchflick: Getting back to NIGHT of the LIVING DEAD, did you have any say in the changes to the original script, especially the ending (Ben, the character shared by Tony and Duane were both killed in the end; Duane was shot, mistaken for a zombie, but Tony was killed because he turned into a zombie)


Tony: No... Those changes were made by (Tom) Savini. I trust his decisions. He gave me my first big break (in NOTLD).


Matchflick: What was your first movie?

Tony: PLATOON (Tony played the drug addict Sergeant Warren) Matchflick: I remember that movie... Tony: I did a lot of theater in New York at the time; I did a one-man only play, and I was called in for an audition Saturday; Monday I had the job, and a week later I was in doing the movie. (It was an) incredible cast..

Matchflick: Unbelievable cast Tony: Yeah - everybody in it was magical!

Matchflick: Tony - what scares YOU?

Tony: Intolerance, Racial Stupidity; that’s what scares me, but as an artist and as a diplomat, I travel a lot, and I get to see whole
families come up to me, who I know would never have the opportunity to talk to me.

Matchflick: Tell me about your character in SUSHI GIRL

Tony: In this movie, I’m supposed to be a sociopath. We’re at a table eating off a girl, kobe-style.

Matchflick: I can’t wait to see the movie..

Tony: Yeah, I am so excited about this movie, it’s the only reason I’m here instead of watching College Football!

Matchflick: Do you have a release date yet?

Tony: No, we don’t; we should be getting one very soon.

Matchflick: I wanted to ask you about your "Star Trek" characters. I loved all the characters you played on the series (Tony played Kurn, brother of Worf (Michael Dorn) on "Star Trek: the Next Generation" and on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," in my opinion, the best written series of all the Trek spinoffs, and as an Alpha Hirogen, a race of intergalactic "big-game" hunters on"Star Trek: Voyager".) But the one performance that I found the most powerful was the DS9 episodes called “The Visitor,” where you play an older Jake Sisko, son of Capt. Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks). How did you land that episode?

Tony: The woman that raised me, passed six months before I got that part; she always there for me and cared for me, and I was able to channel that emotion for her into that performance.

Matchflick: It was a very emotional episode, a side of Tony Todd you rarely get to see on screen.

Tony: Well, I’m giving you the secret; she gave me this gift; she’ll always live for me through that performance.


With that, he turned his attention to his fans once more, teasing one to choose his favorite team, the Lakers, in the playoffs.


The Hardest Working Man in Horror” has a full plate aside from SUSHI GIRL. Now in various stages of production are (in no particular order: WRATH of JOB, SARA'S CELL, TARANTULA, 72 HOURS, EERIE, PA, HALLOW'S EVE, The WITCHING HOUR, DUST of WAR, NIGHT of the LIVING DEAD: ORIGINS 3D, A NIGHT at the SILENT MOVIE THEATER, CHANGING The GAME, FALLING AWAY, and CATALYTIC, which Tony will write, and will mark his directorial debut. As soon as we get notice of a release dates, we’ll let you know on this website!
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Mar 29, 2011

TONY TODD : TRIBUTE TO A LEGEND

Posted by Brad Fulton on Tuesday Mar 29, 2011 Under Photography, Sushi Girl Movie

Long overdue. My close friends know my appreciation for Tony Todd. I’ve been a fan of his work since I was in fifth grade and just mesmerized by his performance and overall presence in Tom Savini’s remake of George Romero’s classic zombie flick NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. My mother signed me out of school in fifth grade to take me to the first showing (true story). I was just in awe of the film; and for some reason–the young, tall actor who whipped ass using his 6’5″ frame and mighty brain to save the day versus those pesky flesh eating zombies. He had a heroic and noble presence–a true grace that really registered with me.

Some things just stick with you–and we have no real way of explaining the “why” of it all…but such is life. A few years later Todd would complete a role so defining that even today–it is his most well known work (despite bringing it in COUNTLESS other film and stage plays over the years) called THE CANDYMAN. Sometimes an actor just nails something that registers with a global audience in such a way that they are forever blessed/cursed with the identification factor (typecast). Candyman made him an international icon of the horror genre.

In any case–let me cut to the chase. Tony and I became friends by pure luck (fate?)–and just recently I had the opportunity to photograph his recent work (the best of his amazing career?) on the film SUSHI GIRL (which he also executive produced). Now–at first it was a bit distracting to watch him perform live–his presence and performance are SO intense–that I often found my brain absolutely plucked from my being and thrust into a fantasy world Tony clearly controlled. He is an amazing talent…..to say the very least.

Life is strange. Sometimes the old saying (Never meet your heroes) is absolute truth. 9/10 times you WILL be disappointed. But in some cases…you are rewarded with an experience that may change your life. I know I was.

“You never know” (as my dear grandmother Caroline Fulton R.I.P. quoted)…….life takes you on various journeys for reasons unknown. Sit back, enjoy the ride–and live without questioning.

Because in the end……you really “NEVER KNOW…………..”

KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR *MY* TONY TODD AND SUSHI GIRL PORTRAITS COMING SOON……….YOU REALLY DON’T WANT TO MISS THESE…………………

 
 
 
 
 
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Film (Partial List)

 

Sushi Girl                                                                                 Lead                                                         Dir: Kern Saxton

Final Destination 5                                                                  Lead                                                         Dir: Steven Quale

Hatchett 2                                                                               Starring                                                    Dir: Adam Green

Night at the Silent Theatre                                                      Starring                                                    Dir: Tim Russ

The Graves                                                                              Starring                                                    Dir: Brian Pulido

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen                                       Starring                                                    Dir: Michael Bay

Mansfield 12                                                                            Starring                                                    Dir: Craig Ross Jr.

Dark Reel                                                                                 Starring                                                    Dir: John Eisenstadt

Shadow Puppets                                                                       Starring                                                    Dir. Michael Winnick

The Man From Earth                                                               Starring                                                    Dir: Richard Schenkman

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde                             Starring                                                    Dir. John Buechler

Minotaur                                                                                  Starring                                                    Dir. Jonathan English

Tournament of Dreams                                                            Starring                                                    Dir. Don Abernathy

The Prophecy: Revelation                                                       Starring                                                    Dir. Joel Soisson

Final Destination 2                                                                   Starring                                                    Dir. David Ellis

The Secret                                                                                Starring                                                    Dir. Erick Zonca

Final Destination                                                                      Starring                                                    Dir. James Wong

The Dog Walker                                                                       Starring                                                    Dir. Paul Duran

Butter                                                                                       Starring                                                    Dir. Peter Gathings Bunche

Caught Up                                                                                Starring                                                    Dir. Darin Scott

Wishmaster                                                                              Starring                                                    Dir. Robert Kurtzman

The Rock                                                                                 Starring                                                    Dir. Michael Bay

Sabotage                                                                                   Starring                                                    Dir. Tibor Takacs

Driven                                                                                      Starring                                                    Dir. Michael Shoob

Candyman III                                                                           Starring                                                    Dir. Turi Meyer

Candyman II                                                                            Starring                                                    Dir. Bill Condon

Candyman                                                                                Starring                                                    Dir. Bernard Rose

The Crow                                                                                 Starring                                                    Dir. Alex Proyas

Keeper of the City                                                                   Starring                                                    Dir. Bobby Roth

The Last Elephant                                                                   Starring                                                    Dir. Joseph Sargent

Excessive Force                                                                       Starring                                                    Dir. Jon Hess

Criminal Justice                                                                        Starring                                                    Dir. Andy Wolk

Night of the Living Dead                                                         Starring                                                    Dir. Tom Savini

Bird                                                                                         Co-Star                                                    Dir. Clint Eastwood

Platoon                                                                                   Co-Star                                                    Dir. Oliver Stone

 

 

Television (Partial List)

 

The Event                                                                               Recurring                                                 NBC

Splatter                                                                                    Series Star                                                Netflix

Psych                                                                                      Guest Star                                                USA

Without a Trace                                                                      Guest Star                                                CBS

24                                                                                            Recurring                                                 Fox

Chuck                                                                                      Recurring                                                 NBC

Masters of Horror                                                                    Guest Star                                                Showtime

Nightstalker                                                                             Guest Star                                                ABC

Criminal Minds                                                                        Guest Star                                                CBS

Stargate SG1                                                                            Recurring                                                 Syn

24                                                                                           Guest Star                                                Fox

CSI: Miami                                                                              Guest Star                                                CBS

Boston Public                                                                          Recurring                                                 Fox

The District                                                                            Recurring                                                 CBS

Charmed                                                                                 Guest Star                                                WB

Control Factor                                                                        Starring - MFT                                         Sci-Fi                                            Crossing Jordan  Guest Star                NBC

Smallville                                                                                 Guest Star                                                WB

Andromeda                                                                              Guest Star                                                Syn

Jo                                                                                             Series Lead - Pilot                                    CBS   

NYPD Blue                                                                              Guest Star                                                ABC

Law & Order                                                                           Guest Star                                                NBC

X-Files                                                                                     Guest Star                                                Fox         

Homicide                                                                                 Recurring                                                 NBC

Star Trek: Voyager                                                                   Guest Star                                                Syn

Babylon 5 - A Call to Arms                                                     Starring – MFT                                        TNT

True Women                                                                            Starring – Mini Series                              CBS

Them                                                                                       Series Lead                                              UPN

Black Fox Trilogy                                                                    Starring – Mini Series                              CBS

Star Trek: Deep Space 9                                                           Recurring                                                 Syn

Star Trek: TNG                                                                        Recurring                                                 Syn

 

 

 

 

Tony Todd

Theatre resume

 

 

Fences                                                 Troy Maxon               Geva Theatre  Rochester NY

 

Levee James                                        Wesley Slaton            Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference

 

Aida                                                    Amonasro                  Broadway

 

Dark Paradise                                     Chiron                       Cincinnati Playhouse

 

King Headley II                                  King Headley               Huntington Theatre/Pittsburgh Public/Seattle Rep

 

The Captain’s Tiger (Helen Hayes Award)   Donkeyman                  Kennedy Center/Manhattan Theatre Club/LaJolla Playhouse

 

Cry Me a River                                   Law Claybrook           Hasty Pudding Theatre

 

Zooman & the Sign                             Reuben                        Second Stage Theatre, NYC

 

Home                                                 Cephus                       Crossroads Theatre

 

Les Blanc                                           Tshembe                     Arena Stage /Huntington

 

Playboy of the West Indies                 Ken                             Peterboro / Crossroads

 

Othello                                               Othello                        URTA Guest Artist, MI

 

No Place
to Be Somebody                                Johnny                         Matrix Theatre

 

Johnny Got His Gun                           Joe Bonham                Westbank Theatre

 

Hibakusha                                           Hiroshi Okamato         Modern Times Theatre

 

Camino Real                                       Gutman                       Hartman Rep. Theatre

 

Blood Knot                                         Zack                            Hartman Rep. Theatre

 

 
 
Tony Todd
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TONY TODD is perhaps best known for his chilling portrayal in the title role of Candyman. Since his film debut in the motion picture Sleepwalk in 1986, followed almost immediately by a role in Oliver Stone's Academy Award-winning film Platoon, the charismatic 6’5” actor has consistently turned in compelling performances. His film credits include The Rock, The Crow, Lean on Me, Bird, Night of the Living Dead, Final Destination, Final Destination II, Final Destination III, and The Secret from the award-winning team of Erick Zonka and Virginie Wagon (Dream Life of Angels). A few of the films Tony has starred in are Mansfield 12, Dark Reel, Shadow Puppets, The Man From Earth, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.  Tony has recently completed starring in Dream in American , A Night at the Bijou and is currently starring in Hatchet II.

Tony is recently recurred on two television series Chuck  for NBC and 24 for FBC,  his past guest starring TV appearances include 24, Masters of Horror, Criminal Minds, Boston Legal, NYPD Blue, Boston Public, Smallville, Law and Order, Crossing Jordan, Homicide, Xena, Hercules, The X-Files , Andromeda, as well as recurring roles on all three incarnations of Star Trek.  His television movies include starring roles in True Women, The Black Fox, Butter, The Last Elephant, Babylon 5: A Call to Arms, and the upcoming Control Factor, among others.

 

Tony's passion for acting began in theater, first at the University of Connecticut, and then at the renowned Eugene O’Neill National Theatre Institute. Tony was at the inception of the Trinity Rep. His theater credits include originating the title role of award-winning playwright August Wilson’s King Hedley II.  He also received a Helen Hayes nomination for his performance in Athol Fugard’s The Captain’s Tiger. Other theater credits include Les Blancs, Playboy of the West Indies, Othello, Zooman and the Sign, Dark Paradise, Aida (on Broadway), Levee James for the prestigious Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference, and most recently starring in Athol Fugard’s The Island.

 

 
 
 
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