Post by August on Jul 7, 2007 23:56:37 GMT -8
The founder of the Japan Action Club, Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba (68) announced his retirement from acting during an interview on NHK's SATURDAY STUDIO PARK this past week, The famous action star who appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s KILL BILL, said on the show that after his departure from the cast of the current NHK Taiga Drama FURINKAZAN, for "personal reasons," he's hanging up his acting hat. At one point in the interview, he shed tears, saying that after 50 years in showbusiness, that he'd rather quit while he is still in top form. He stated that this retirement will only be a semi-retirement, and take a year off before embarking on new projects--which will be announced at a later date.