Minoru Chiaki
Known for Acting · 129 credits
- Born
- 1917-04-28
- Died
- 1999-11-01
- Place of birth
- Hokkaido, Japan
- Also known as
- 千秋實 · مینورو چیاکی · Mindru Chiaki
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
Movies (129)
Seven Samurai
1954
as Heihachi Hayashida
High and Low
1963
as First Reporter
Ikiru
1952
as Noguchi
Rashomon
1950
as Priest
Throne of Blood
1957
as Yoshiaki Miki
The Hidden Fortress
1958
as Tahei
Stray Dog
1949
as Girlie Show director
The Lower Depths
1957
as Former Samurai
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
as Kôji Kobayashi
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Sasuke the boatman
The Idiot
1951
as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
The Face of Another
1966
as Apartment Superintendent
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
as Onodera Heichô
Scandal
1950
I Live in Fear
1955
as Jiro Nakajima
The Inheritance
1962
as Junichi Fujii
The Christian Revolt
1962
A House in the Quarter
1963
as Jinzo Takesue
Little Peach
1958
as Saburo Yoshida
A Wife's Heart
1956
as Zenichi
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
1963
as Kakurai Yosuke
Uogashi no senpū musume
1963
Sunflower Girl
1953
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
A Carpenter and Children
1962
Mother's First Love
1954
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
as Jôsuke
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
as Yukimura Sanada
Gray Sunset
1985
as Fuyukichi Takano
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
1961
Eight Views of Samurai
1958
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
The Vampire Moth
1956
as Sango Kawase
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1980
Mole Alley
1953
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
Case of a Young Lord 8
1960
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
1954
Taking the Castle
1965
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
Beyond the Hills
1950
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960
Run, Genta, Run!
1961
Song of Love
1967
as The Ship-master
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1950
Shinran, Part II
1960
The Body
1962
Talkative Company President
1957
as Omaeda (President)
Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966
as Kitao Momose
Zero Fighter
1966
Street of Wandering Men
1963
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962
20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
1963
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
1961
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
as Jibu
Won't Stand for Dying
1960
as Brother Ryota
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974
Skin-Colored Moon
1957
as Umekichi ishikura
Five Ronins
1963
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1958
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
Bodyguard from Hell
1955
Jolly Barbers
1963
as Ebina Ginpei
The Ambitious Youth
1962
Yakuza of Ina
1960
as Kichitaro
The Sharks
1964
Yakuza Vassal
1966
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
Inu to Asachan
1969
The Scroll’s Secret
1958
Kono sora no aru kagiri
1964
The Phantom Goblin
1962
Innocent Sinner
1970
Young Lord and Second Son
1961
Scarier than the Devil
1960
Tactics of Love
1955
乾杯！女学生
1954
The Paper Crane
1962
Sekidô matsuri
1951
The Story of Shunkin
1954
The 36 Passengers
1957
Fearless Opposition
1958
The Mandarin Room
1956
Futaridake no taiyō
1961
The Shadow Daughter
1957
The Emperor's Hat
1950
Mighty Shosuke
1960
Today is Payday
1952
as General Manager of General Affairs Department
Shinran
1960
Golden Beast
1950
as Eiji Yabuki
Official with a Tattoo
1960
If You're Man Enough
1960
Libido
1967
Flower's Yearning
1958
as Yanami Fukuzo
Black Thief
1964
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
1987
as Amenomori Seikai
Scoundrel
1956
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
as Shimizu
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
1958
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
1977
Riverside Fish Market Empire
1952
What Price Love?
1960
as Matashiro
Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Takeichi no Takamaru
Drunken Sword
1962
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
1963
The Unleashed Lord
1959
Goblin in Stirrups
1959
Tokyo's Business District
1962
Wakôdo no uta
1951
as Hayashi
The Men of Toho-ku
1957
as Tasuke Zummu
A Strong Wind Blows
1956
as Zentarō (Takako’s brother)
Lion Festival of Echigo
1962
About Minoru Chiaki
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 contributor… With 129 credits spanning from 1949 to 1987, Minoru Chiaki has appeared in 129 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Heihachi Hayashida
- High and Low (1963) — as First Reporter
- Ikiru (1952) — as Noguchi
- Rashomon (1950) — as Priest
- Throne of Blood (1957) — as Yoshiaki Miki
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