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Minoru Ōki (大木 実, Ōki Minoru, 16 December 1927 – 30 March 2009) was a Japanese actor.[1][2] His notable film appearances were Lone Wolf and Cub films, Stakeout, and Not Forgotten.[3]

Minoru Ōki
Born	(1923-12-16)16 December 1923 Sakai, Osaka Prefecture Japan
Died	30 March 2009(2009-03-30) (aged 85)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1951–2006

Ōki started working as a shooting assistant at the Nikkatsu Tamagawa studio at the age of 16.[3] In 1951, he made his film debut with Aa　Seishun at Shin Saburi and Michiyo Kogure's recommendation.[3][4] In the same year, he officially signed his contract with Shochiku film company and became an actor.[3] In 1963, he left Shochiku and transferred to Toei.[3] In Toei, he mainly appeared in yakuza films.[3]

In 2000, he won the best actor award at the Three Continents Film Festival for his role in Not Forgotten.[3] He died of pancreatic cancer in 2006.[5][6]

Selected filmography

Films

Television

• Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (1973-74) (ep.12, 25 and 26)
• Ronin of the Wilderness (1974) (2nd season ep.1)
• Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (1975) (ep.11) as Saheiji
• Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (1977) (ep.12 and 28)
• The Unfettered Shogun (1978) (ep.35) as Sagimiya Rihei
• The Yagyu Conspiracy (1979) (ep.25) as Araki Mataemon
• Hissatsu Shigotonin (1980) (ep.65) as Deikichi
• Sanga Moyu (1984) as Imoto Torazō
• Dokuganryū Masamune (1987) as Maeda Toshiie
• Choshichiro Edo Nikki (1988) (ep.18) as Matsudaira Morichika
• Onihei Hankachō (1997) (4th season ep.4) as Sōhachi
• Hōjō Tlokimune (2000) as Saionji Saneuji

References

External links

• Minoru Ōki at IMDb

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