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Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

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Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実 Chiaki Minoru) was a Japanese actor who appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and The Hidden Fortress.

In Seven Samurai he was the good-natured samurai Heihachi. Later in his career he appeared as a secondary actor in many Toei films. In 1986 he was given the Best Actor prize at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony for his performance in Toei's Gray Sunset (1985).

Description above from the Wikipedia article Minoru

Born

Apr 28, 1917

Hokkaido, Japan

Died

Nov 01, 1999

Known For

Acting

Movies

123 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.6

Known For

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 as Heihachi Hayashida
★ 8.5
High and Low
High and Low
1963 as First Reporter
★ 8.4
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 as Noguchi
★ 8.3
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 as Priest
★ 8.0
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
1957 as Yoshiaki Miki
★ 7.9
The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress
1958 as Tahei
★ 8.0
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
1966 as Apartment Superintendent
★ 7.8
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla Raids Again
1955 as Kôji Kobayashi
★ 6.0
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
1949 as Girlie Show director
★ 7.6
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear
1955 as Jiro Nakajima
★ 7.3
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 as Sasuke the boatman
★ 7.1
Scandal
★ 6.9
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959 as Onodera Heichô
★ 8.2
The Idiot
The Idiot
1951 as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
★ 7.0
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths
1957 as Former Samurai
★ 7.1
The Inheritance
The Inheritance
1962 as Junichi Fujii
★ 7.1
A House in the Quarter
A House in the Quarter
1963 as Jinzo Takesue
★ 6.0
Little Peach
Little Peach
1958 as Saburo Yoshida
★ 5.9
A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart
1956 as Zenichi
★ 6.8
Hero of the Red Light District
★ 8.6
The Vampire Moth
The Vampire Moth
1956 as Sango Kawase
★ 4.0
Run, Genta, Run!
★ 7.5
Beauty and the Thief
Beauty and the Thief
1952 as Takeichi no Takamaru
Yakuza of Ina
Yakuza of Ina
1960 as Kichitaro
★ 7.0
Gray Sunset
Gray Sunset
1985 as Fuyukichi Takano
★ 6.1
Young Lord Yakuza
★ 8.3
Talkative Company President
Talkative Company President
1957 as Omaeda (President)
The Body
★ 6.5
Won't Stand for Dying
Won't Stand for Dying
1960 as Brother Ryota
Samurai Vagabonds
★ 6.0
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966 as Kitao Momose
★ 6.5
Song of Love
Song of Love
1967 as The Ship-master
★ 6.5
Sasuke and His Comedians
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963 as Yukimura Sanada
★ 5.8
Today is Payday
Today is Payday
1952 as General Manager of General Affairs Department
movie
Oogonju
1950 as Eiji Yabuki
Jolly Barbers
Jolly Barbers
1963 as Ebina Ginpei
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959 as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
★ 6.4
movie
Saga of the Vagabonds
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959 as Jibu
★ 6.2
Flower's Yearning
Flower's Yearning
1958 as Yanami Fukuzo
Skin-Colored Moon
Skin-Colored Moon
1957 as Umekichi ishikura
What Price Love?
What Price Love?
1960 as Matashiro
Black Thief
★ 7.5
Drunken Sword
★ 6.0
A Strong Wind Blows
A Strong Wind Blows
1956 as Zentarō (Takako’s brother)
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
1987 as Amenomori Seikai
★ 10.0
movie
Wakôdo no uta
1951 as Hayashi
The Men of Toho-ku
The Men of Toho-ku
1957 as Tasuke Zummu