Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

1917-04-28 – 1999-11-01 (age 82) Hokkaido, Japan
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Biography

Minoru Chiaki (April 28, 1917 - November 1, 1999) 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).

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Known For

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai

1954

as Heihachi Hayashida

Rashomon
Rashomon

1950

as Priest

High and Low
High and Low

1963

as First Reporter

Ikiru
Ikiru

1952

as Noguchi

Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood

1957

as Yoshiaki Miki

The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress

1958

as Tahei

Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla Raids Again

1955

as Kôji Kobayashi

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Face of Another
The Face of Another

1966

as Apartment Superintendent

Stray Dog
Stray Dog

1949

as Girlie Show director

The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths

1957

as Former Samurai

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956

as Sasuke the boatman

Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959

as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)

The Bell of Love
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear

1955

as Jiro Nakajima

The Idiot
The Idiot

1951

as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary

The Inheritance
The Inheritance

1962

as Junichi Fujii

Libido