Takeo Chii
Born(1942-05-05)5 May 1942
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Died29 June 2012(2012-06-29) (aged 70)
Minato-ku, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1968–2012

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.

Biography

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]

Filmography

Film

Television drama

Other appearances

Television
Animated Film
Commercial

References

  1. ^ "地井武男さんが死去" (in Japanese). Daily Sports. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "ちいさん70歳急死 前日まで家族と談笑も – 芸能ニュース". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "俳優・地井武男さん死去 紀行番組「ちい散歩」（写真＝共同）". 日本経済新聞 電子版 (in Japanese). 29 June 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "地井武男さん：田中邦衛悲痛な叫び「ちいにい。会いたいよ−」 お別れの会に800人". MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  5. ^ "地井武男は「この俺が女装だよ？　参ったよ」　時代劇でも事件捜査" (in Japanese). Daily新潮. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  6. ^ "地井武男さん 前妻口癖は「私が死んだら若い人を見つけて」". NEWSポストセブン (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  7. ^ "地井武男が緊急入院！「目が見えない」…ちい散歩に影響も". ZAKZAK (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  8. ^ "はね駒". TV drama database. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

External links

Authority control databases
Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor
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