Takeo Chii
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Takeo Chii | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 May 1942 Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 29 June 2012 (aged 70) Minato-ku, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1968–2012 |
Takeo Chii (地井武男, Chii Takeo; 5 May 1942 – 29 June 2012)[1] was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1968 and 2012.
Chii was the youngest of eight brothers.[2] He made his acting debut in 1968.[3][4] He made his film debut with Kihachi Okamoto's Kill!.[5] Chii married actress Saori Maki in 1974 and had one daughter with her.[2] Maki died in 2001 from breast cancer.[6]
Chii was initially diagnosed with angina after a hospitalization in 1996, and warned by a doctor to not push himself too hard.[2] Chii had multiple hospitalizations in 2012, after initially going to the hospital in January of that year due to concerns of vision loss.[7][4] On 29 June 2012, Chii died of heart failure at the age of 70.[3]
