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

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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

heart failure Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome, a group of signs and symptoms caused by an impairment of the heart's blood pumping function. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, ...

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) * ' (1970) – Movies starring * '' Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo'' (1970) – Taki * '' Shinjuku outlaw: Step On the Gas'' (1970) – Kamome * ''Alleycat Rock: Crazy Riders '71'' (1971) – Takaaki * ''Senso to ningen II: Ai to kanashimino sanga'' (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 ''Street Mobster'', known in Japan as , is a 1972 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Bunta Sugawara and Noboru Ando. It is the sixth installment in Toei's ''Gendai Yakuza'' series of unrelated films by different directo ...

'' (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 ''Lady Snowblood'' may refer to: * ''Lady Snowblood'' (manga), 1972–1973 serialized manga * ''Lady Snowblood'' (film), 1973 film adaptation of the manga ** '' Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance'', the 1974 sequel to the film {{Disambig ...

'' (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 is a 1976 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. The film is the first in Kon Ichikawa's and Kōji Ishizaka's Kindaichi Series. Ichikawa remade the film in 2006 as '' The Inugamis''. The soundtrack is composed by Yuji Ohno. Murders take place ...

'' (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 th ...

'' (1977) * ''Nihon no jingi'' (1977) – Tomigashi * ''Shin joshuu sasori: Tokushu-bô X'' (1977) – Prison Guard Ichirô Kajiki * ''Botchan'' (1977) * ''

Proof of the Man is a Japanese film from 1977 directed by Junya Satō, starring George Kennedy and Yūsaku Matsuda. It was produced by Haruki Kadokawa. Plot A young black man from New York named Johnny Hayward (Joe Yamanaka) receives a sum of money. He buys ne ...

'' (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 , also called ''Torasan and a Paper Balloon'' in some regions, is a 1981 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Mikiko Otonashi as his love interest or "Madonna". ''Tora-san's Prom ...

'' (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 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya may refer to: *'' The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter'', a 9th or 10th century Japanese story * ''The Tale of the Princess Kaguya'' (film), a 2013 film based on the story {{DEFAULTSORT:Tale of the Princess Kaguya, Th ...

'' (2013) – Okina (voice) (final film role)

Television drama

* ''

Edo no Kaze was a Japanese jidaigeki (period drama) broadcast on prime-time television that ran from 1975 to 1981. Its lead star was Yūzō Kayama. The series was based on Kazuo Shimada's novel of the same title. It became a popular broadcast, leading to the ...

'' (1975) (1st season) * ''

Edo no Gekitou is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1979. It aired on Nippon Golden Network as The Fierce Battles of Edo. This drama was inspired by Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film ''Seven Samurai'' and produced by the same film company. The ...

'' (1979) * ' (1981–2002) * ''

Taiyō ni Hoero! , literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such a ...

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

Hanekonma ''Hanekonma'' (はね駒) is a 1986 Japanese television serial, the 36th NHK ''asadora'' drama. Written by Koharu Terauchi, it was inspired by the life of Haruko Isomura (1877-1918), a pioneer female newspaper reporter of the Meiji and Taishō ...

'' (1986)

Other appearances

; Television * ' (2006–2012) *''

Japanese Style Originator Wafū Sōhonke (和風総本家) is a TV program which was produced by TV Osaka and aired on the TV Tokyo network. An edited version was shown on the Netflix streaming service, using the title "Japanese Style Originator". The show also airs with E ...

'' (2008–2012) ; Animated Film * ''

'' (2013) ; Commercial * '' House Foods''

References

External links

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