Takeo Chii

Q: When did Takeo Chii die?

Takeo Chii died on June 29, 2012.

Q: How old was Takeo Chii when they died?

Takeo Chii was 70 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Takeo Chii's cause of death?

The cause of death of Takeo Chii was heart failure.

Takeo Chii (地井武男, Chii Takeo; 5 May 1942 – 29 June 2012) 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's Kill!. 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 angina 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 heart failure at the age of 70.

Filmography

Film

Kill! (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)
Okinawa^[ja] (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)
Street Mobster (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 (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
Michi (1986)
Jittemai (1986) – Denzo
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) – Okina (voice) (final film role)