was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1968 and 2012.

Biography

Chii was the youngest of eight brothers. He made his acting debut in 1968. He made his film debut with

Kihachi Okamoto was a Cinema of Japan, Japanese film director who worked in several different film genre, genres. Career Born in Yonago, Tottori, Yonago, Okamoto attended Meiji University, but was drafted into the Air Force 1943 and entered World War II, an exp ...

's ''

Kill! is a 1968 Japanese comedy-samurai cinema, chambara film directed by Kihachi Okamoto. The film had a screenplay written by Akira Murao and Okamoto, and is based on the story ''Torideyama no jushichinichi'' () in ''Yamamoto Shugoro zenshu'' (1964) ...

''. Chii married actress Saori Maki in 1974 and had one daughter with her. Maki died in 2001 from breast cancer. Chii was initially diagnosed with

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after a hospitalization in 1996, and warned by a doctor to not push himself too hard. Chii had multiple hospitalizations in 2012, after initially going to the hospital in January of that year due to concerns of vision loss. On 29 June 2012, Chii died of

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at the age of 70.

Filmography

Film

* ''

'' (1968) – Yaheiji Yoshida * '' Red Lion'' (1969) – Spy * ''Hangyaku no Melody'' (1970) – Hoshino * ''Hiko shonen: Wakamono no toride'' (1970) – Jiro Iwami * ''Hashi no nai kawa 2'' (1970) * ' (1970) * '' Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo'' (1970) – Taki * '' Men and War, Part I'' (1970) * '' Shinjuku outlaw: Step On the Gas'' (1970) – Kamome * ''Alleycat Rock: Crazy Riders '71'' (1971) – Takaaki * '' Men and War, Part II'' (1971) * ''Hachigatsu no nureta suna'' (1971) – Ide * ''Kumo no Yuna'' (1971) – Torazô * ''Furyo bancho te haccho kuchi haccho'' (1971) * ''Gyangu tai gyangu: Aka to kuro no burûsu'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1972) * ''Kaigun tokubetsu nenshô-hei'' (1972) – Kudo * ''Erosu no yûwaku'' (1972) – Shôji * ''Dobugawa gakkyu'' (1972) * ''Akai tori nigeta?'' (1973) – Hasegawa * ''Gokiburi deka'' (1973) – Nobuo Takei * '' Retreat Through the Wet Wasteland'' (1973) – Gorô Harada * ''Zenka onna: Koroshi-bushi'' (1973) – Tetsu Hamada * ''Hatachi no genten'' (1973) – Suzuki * '' Lady Snowblood'' (1973) – Tokuichi Shôkei * ''Neon kurage: Shinjuku hanadensha'' (1973) * '' Hissatsu Shikakenin Shunsetsu shikakebari'' (1974) – Sadaroku * ''Tomodachi'' (1974) * ''Honô no shôzô'' (1974) * ''Akan ni hatsu'' (1975) – Tomoyuki Tonomura * ''Minato no Yôko Yokohama yokosuka'' (1975) * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of the Boss'' (1976) – Matsuzo Samukawa * ''Ôzora no samurai'' (1976) * '' The Inugami Family'' (1976) – Suketake Inugami * ''Seishun no satsujinsha'' (1976) – Hidaka, Toru * ''Hiroshima jingi: Hitojichi dakkai sakusen'' (1976) * ''Okinawa Yakuza sensô'' (1976) – Ishikawa * ''Yakuza senso: Nihon no Don'' (1977) – Kawabata * ''

Hokuriku Proxy War is a 1977 film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba and Hiroki Matsukata. Plot Kawada Noboru is a peasant from Mikuni who becomes a yakuza in the Tomiyasu Group in Fukui. He holds a letter from his boss Mr. Yasuhara promising t ...

'' (1977) * ''Nihon no jingi'' (1977) – Tomigashi * ''Shin joshuu sasori: Tokushu-bô X'' (1977) – Prison Guard Ichirô Kajiki * ''Botchan'' (1977) * '' Proof of the Man'' (1977) – Detective Kusaba * ''Seishoku no ishibumi'' (1978) * ''Daburu kuracchi'' (1978) * ''Ôgon no inu'' (1979) – Ryoichi Tanuma * ''Ah! Nomugi toge'' (1979) – Tatsuji Masai * ''Tenshi no harawata: Nami'' (1979) – Tetsuro Muraki * ''Torakku yarô: Neppû 5000 kiro'' (1979) * ''Tooi ashita'' (1979) – Oonoki * ''Harukanaru sôro'' (1980) – Takatoshi Kan * '' Tora-san's Promise'' (1981) – Kenkichi Odajima * ''Himeyuri no Tô'' (1982) – Sergeant Major Ishi * ''Gekko kamen'' (1982) * ''F2 grand prix'' (1984) * ''Bi bappu haisukuru'' (1985) – Onijima Shimazaki * ''Be-Bop highschool: Koko yotaro elegy'' (1986–1988, part 1–5) – Onijima Shimazaki * ''

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'' (1986) * ''Jittemai'' (1986) – Denzo * '' The Tale of the Princess Kaguya'' (2013) – Okina (voice) (final film role)

Television drama

* '' Edo no Kaze'' (1975) (1st season) * '' Edo no Gekitou'' (1979) * ' (1981–2002) * ''

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'' (1982–1986) – Toshizo Igawa (Toshisan) * '' Hanekonma'' (1986)

Other appearances

; Television * ' (2006–2012) *'' Japanese Style Originator'' (2008–2012) ; Animated Film * '' The Tale of the Princess Kaguya'' (2013) ; Commercial * ''

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chii, Takeo 1942 births 2012 deaths Japanese male film actors Male actors from Chiba Prefecture 20th-century Japanese male actors