Person
Minoru Chiaki
Acting · 1917–1999 · Hokkaido, Japan
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Chiaki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Seven Samurai
Heihachi Hayashida
High and Low
First Reporter
Ikiru
Noguchi
Rashomon
Priest
Saijoke no kyoen
1951
Throne of Blood
Yoshiaki Miki
The Hidden Fortress
Tahei
The Face of Another
Apartment Superintendent
Godzilla Raids Again
Kôji Kobayashi
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Onodera Heichô
Filmography
- 1987Don Matsugoro's Big AdventureAmenomori Seikai
- 1985Gray SunsetFuyukichi Takano
- 1980Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
- 1977Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
- 1974Karafuto 1945 Summer
- 1970Innocent Sinner
- 1969Japan's No. 1 Disconnected ManShimizu
- 1969Inu to Asachan
- 1967Libido
- 1967Song of LoveThe Ship-master
- 1966Koto—The Lake of TearsKitao Momose
- 1966The Face of AnotherApartment Superintendent
- 1966Zero Fighter
- 1966Yakuza Vassal
- 1965Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
- 1965Taking the Castle
- 1964Black Thief
- 1964Kono sora no aru kagiri
- 1964The Sharks
- 1963Sasuke and His ComediansYukimura Sanada
- 1963Jolly BarbersEbina Ginpei
- 1963A House in the QuarterJinzo Takesue
- 196320 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
- 1963Cases of Umon: The Woman with an UmbrellaKakurai Yosuke
- 1963Five Ronins
- 1963Uogashi no senpū musume
- 1963High and LowFirst Reporter
- 1963Street of Wandering Men
- 1963Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
- 1962The Paper Crane
- 1962The Body
- 1962Lion Festival of Echigo
- 1962Drunken Sword
- 1962Tokyo's Business District
- 1962The Phantom Goblin
- 1962A Carpenter and Children
- 1962Love Under the Crucifix
- 1962The Ambitious Youth
- 1962The Christian Revolt
- 1962The Princess and the Bearded Lord
- 1962The InheritanceJunichi Fujii
- 1962Till Tomorrow Is
- 1962Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
- 1962Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
- 1961Run, Genta, Run!
- 1961Young Lord and Second Son
- 1961Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
- 1961The Youth and His Amulet
- 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
- 1961Young Lord Yakuza
- 1961Futaridake no taiyō
- 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
- 1960Case of a Young Lord 8
- 1960If You're Man Enough
- 1960Scarier than the Devil
- 1960Mighty Shosuke
- 1960Shinran, Part II
- 1960What Price Love?Matashiro
- 1960Hero of the Red Light DistrictJôsuke
- 1960Lord Mito: All Star Version
- 1960Shinran
- 1960Won't Stand for DyingBrother Ryota
- 1960Official with a Tattoo
- 1960Yakuza of InaKichitaro
- 1960Samurai Vagabonds
- 1959The Human Condition II: Road to EternityOnodera Heichô
- 1959Pilgrimage at Night
- 1959Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
- 1959Saga of the VagabondsJibu
- 1959Gigantis, the Fire MonsterKobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
- 1959Our Mother
- 1959Unmarried
- 1959The Unleashed Lord
- 1959Goblin in Stirrups
- 1958The Hidden FortressTahei
- 1958Flower's YearningYanami Fukuzo
- 1958The Bride In Uguisu Castle
- 1958Eight Views of Samurai
- 1958Little PeachSaburo Yoshida
- 1958Fearless Opposition
- 1958A Bridge for Two Alone
- 1958The Scarlet Cherry Lord
- 1958The Scroll’s Secret
- 1957Skin-Colored MoonUmekichi ishikura
- 1957The Lower DepthsFormer Samurai
- 1957The Men of Toho-kuTasuke Zummu
- 1957The Shadow Daughter
- 1957Turtledove
- 1957The 36 Passengers
- 1957UjōKenkichi Tanabe
- 1957Throne of BloodYoshiaki Miki
- 1957Talkative Company PresidentOmaeda (President)
- 1956The Mandarin Room
- 1956A Strong Wind BlowsZentarō (Takako’s brother)
- 1956The Hoodlum and the Young Master
- 1956Gendai no yokubô
- 1956Scoundrel
- 1956A Wife's HeartZenichi
- 1956The Vampire MothSango Kawase
- 1956All Sold Out
- 1956Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandSasuke the boatman
- 1955I Live in FearJiro Nakajima
- 1955Tactics of Love
- 1955Godzilla Raids AgainKôji Kobayashi
- 1955The Immortal Pitcher
- 1955Bodyguard from Hell
- 1954Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
- 1954Mother's First Love
- 1954Jirocho in Disgrace
- 1954乾杯！女学生
- 1954The Story of Shunkin
- 1954Seven SamuraiHeihachi Hayashida
- 1953Mole Alley
- 1953Sunflower Girl
- 1952IkiruNoguchi
- 1952Today is PaydayGeneral Manager of General Affairs Department
- 1952Beauty and the ThiefTakeichi no Takamaru
- 1952Riverside Fish Market Empire
- 1952Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
- 1952Vendetta of a Samurai
- 1951Sekidô matsuri
- 1951Wakôdo no utaHayashi
- 1951Saijoke no kyoen
- 1951The IdiotMutsuo Kayama, the secretary
- 1951Cordon at Midnight
- 1950The Emperor's Hat
- 1950Golden BeastEiji Yabuki
- 1950The Rainbow-Colored Flower
- 1950RashomonPriest
- 1950Beyond the Hills
- 1950Scandal
- 1949Stray DogGirlie Show director
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