
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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