Michirô Minami was born on September 25, 1926 in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan as Teiichi Negishi. He was an actor, known for Zatôichi, le masseur aveugle (1962), Dokuritsu gurentai (1959) and Mikkokusha wa dare ka (1958). He died on November 13, 2007 in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan.