Minoru Ōki
Minoru Ōki was a Japanese actor. His notable film appearances were Lone Wolf and Cub films, Stakeout, and Not Forgotten.
Ōki started working as a shooting assistant at the Nikkatsu Tamagawa studio at the age of 16. In 1951, he made his film debut with Aa Seishun at Shin Saburi and Michiyo Kogure's recommendation. In the same year, he officially signed his contract with Shochiku film company and became an actor. In 1963, he left Shochiku and transferred to Toei. In Toei, he mainly appeared in yakuza films.
In 2000, he won the best actor award at the Three Continents Film Festival for his role in Not Forgotten. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2006.
Selected filmography
Films
The Inposter Somewhere Beneath The Sky Lady and Rowdies I Will Buy You aka Anata Kaimasu as Goro KuritaThe Gion Tempest Stakeout The Guitarist and the Rancher Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki as TodaFukurō no Shiro as GoheiTokyo-Hong Kong, Gangsters The Great Duel Kunoichi ninpō as HayatoKaze no Bushi Kamikaze Man: Duel at Noon as KitazawaNinpō-chūshingura as Ōishi KuranosukeThe Chivalrous Life as KoikeThe Valiant Red Peony as Gōzō KakuiHorrors of Malformed Men Yakuza's Law: Yakuza Keibatsushi: Rinchi Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell as Yagyū RetsudōLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons as Yagyū RetsudōThe Originator of Kamikaze Gokuaku Kenpō as KurodaFossilized Wilderness Not Forgotten aka Wasurerarenu Hitobito- ''Gokudō no Tsumatachi Jōen''