Sonny Chiba

La Sposa è una ex-killer che faceva parte della "Squadra Assassina Vipere Mortali". Aggredita e quasi uccisa il giorno delle nozze per ordine del suo padrino Bill, la Sposa entra in coma. Dopo quattro anni, però, si risveglia. Addestrata dai monaci Shaolin allo Zen e alle arti del Kung Fu, diventa una macchina di morte con una sola missione: uccidere Bill.

Dopo aver mandato al creatore i prime due tra i presenti sulla sua lista nera - O-Ren Ishii e Vernita Green - la Sposa continua il suo viaggio, durante il quale è intenzionata a rintracciare e far fuori le "future vittime": Budd, che si è ritirato dall'attività e vive isolato in Texas; Elle, che la vuole morta per tenersi il suo Bill; e naturalmente quest'ultimo. La questione tuttavia si complica quando la vendicatrice con la tutina gialla scopre che la figlia creduta morta in realtà è ancora viva...

Key Hunter is a prime-time Japanese television detective series. It aired on Saturday nights in the 9:00–9:56 p.m. time slot on the Tokyo Broadcasting System network from April 6, 1968 to April 7, 1973. There were a total of 262 episodes, and it was one of the most popular action dramas in Japan at the time. The story involved "Key Hunter", a special clandestine unit of the International Police, which endeavored to solve various crimes. "Key Hunter" was a unique TV show, which started out as a grand scale spy thriller never before seen in Japan. The episodes were individually themed on global crimes and political strife. The initial hardboiled theme later evolved to include intellectual elements involving action, and occasionally with comical elements as well. Tetsuro Tamba starred in the 1967 film You Only Live Twice as Japanese Secret Service agent Tiger Tanaka, an ally of James Bond. This role greatly influenced his image in "Key Hunter".

Wind and Cloud are orphans raised by the powerful Lord Conqueror, who taught them martial arts in order to help him dominate the world.

Earth is invaded by the criminal organization known as Makuu, led by Don Horror, who had first destroyed a space colony near Earth. Don Horror wants to dominate the whole universe, and the Earth represents an obstacle that he has to overcome by turning it into a domain for all evil. In response to Makuu's attack, Space Sheriff Gavan of the Galaxy Federal Police is deployed to Earth to defend his mother's home world.

La Sposa è un'ex killer prezzolata, la migliore in circolazione. Dopo un agguato ordinato dal suo ex mentore ed amante Bill e perpetrato dalla squadra di assassini di cui faceva parte lei stessa - la Deadly Viper Assassination Squad - la Sposa rimane in coma per quattro lunghi anni e perde la bambina che aveva in grembo. Quando si risveglia all'improvviso, decide di vendicarsi di tutte le persone che le hanno rovinato la vita, lasciando per ultimo l'amato e odiato Bill.

Shadow Warriors is a Japanese television jidaigeki show featuring Sonny Chiba that ran for four seasons in the early 1980s. Chiba played different ninja characters in each series. In the first series he played Hattori Hanzō III, in second one he played Tsuge Shinpachi, in the third one he played Tarao Hanzō, in the fourth series and in Bakumatsu Hen, he played Hattori Hanzō XV. In the 2003 direct-to-DVD series Shin Kage no Gundan he played Hattori Hanzō I.

Space Sheriff Sharivan is the second installment in Toei's Metal Hero Series and aired on the TV Asahi network from 4 March 1983 through 24 February 1984. It served as a direct sequel to its predecessor, Space Sheriff Gavan and featured many of the same characters. For distribution purposes, Toei refers to this television series as Shariban, The Space Guardian.