Minoru Chiaki
Known for Acting · 133 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
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).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Minoru Chiaki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Movies (133)
Seven Samurai
1954
as Heihachi Hayashida
High and Low
1963
as First Reporter
Ikiru
1952
as Noguchi
Rashomon
1950
as Priest
Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Takeichi no Takamaru
Black Thief
1964
Official with a Tattoo
1960
Drunken Sword
1962
Libido
1967
Wakôdo no uta
1951
as Hayashi
Tokyo's Business District
1962
Scoundrel
1956
Throne of Blood
1957
as Yoshiaki Miki
Lion Festival of Echigo
1962
The Princess and the Bearded Lord
1962
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
1963
The Hidden Fortress
1958
as Tahei
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
as Kôji Kobayashi
I Live in Fear
1955
as Jiro Nakajima
Saijoke no kyoen
1951
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
as Onodera Heichô
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
as Jibu
The Face of Another
1966
as Apartment Superintendent
Turtledove
1957
Stray Dog
1949
as Girlie Show director
The Idiot
1951
as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
Gendai no yokubô
1956
All Sold Out
1956
Ujō
1957
as Kenkichi Tanabe
What Price Love?
1960
as Matashiro
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
as Shimizu
The Immortal Pitcher
1955
The Hoodlum and the Young Master
1956
The Men of Toho-ku
1957
as Tasuke Zummu
Cordon at Midnight
1951
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Sasuke the boatman
Goblin in Stirrups
1959
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
1958
A House in the Quarter
1963
as Jinzo Takesue
Our Mother
1959
Unmarried
1959
Scandal
1950
The Christian Revolt
1962
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954
The Sharks
1964
The Vampire Moth
1956
as Sango Kawase
Little Peach
1958
as Saburo Yoshida
The Lower Depths
1957
as Former Samurai
The Body
1962
The Inheritance
1962
as Junichi Fujii
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
The 36 Passengers
1957
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
as Jôsuke
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
乾杯！女学生
1954
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
as Yukimura Sanada
Five Ronins
1963
Talkative Company President
1957
as Omaeda (President)
Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966
as Kitao Momose
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1980
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
Gray Sunset
1985
as Fuyukichi Takano
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
1987
as Amenomori Seikai
Sunflower Girl
1953
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1950
Futaridake no taiyō
1961
Taking the Castle
1965
The Paper Crane
1962
Flower's Yearning
1958
as Yanami Fukuzo
A Carpenter and Children
1962
If You're Man Enough
1960
The Phantom Goblin
1962
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960
The Story of Shunkin
1954
Shinran, Part II
1960
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
The Ambitious Youth
1962
Song of Love
1967
as The Ship-master
A Wife's Heart
1956
as Zenichi
Run, Genta, Run!
1961
The Mandarin Room
1956
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
1961
Uogashi no senpū musume
1963
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
1955
Bodyguard from Hell
1955
The Shadow Daughter
1957
Street of Wandering Men
1963
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
1952
Tactics of Love
1955
Beyond the Hills
1950
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974
The Scroll’s Secret
1958
Mole Alley
1953
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962
Scarier than the Devil
1960
Jolly Barbers
1963
as Ebina Ginpei
Fearless Opposition
1958
Mighty Shosuke
1960
Yakuza Vassal
1966
Sekidô matsuri
1951
A Strong Wind Blows
1956
as Zentarō (Takako’s brother)
Yakuza of Ina
1960
as Kichitaro
Case of a Young Lord 8
1960
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
1961
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1958
Inu to Asachan
1969
Skin-Colored Moon
1957
as Umekichi ishikura
Zero Fighter
1966
Kono sora no aru kagiri
1964
Innocent Sinner
1970
Golden Beast
1950
as Eiji Yabuki
Mother's First Love
1954
Today is Payday
1952
as General Manager of General Affairs Department
Eight Views of Samurai
1958
The Unleashed Lord
1959
About Minoru Chiaki
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Minoru Chiaki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 133 credits spanning from 1949 to 1987, Minoru Chiaki has appeared in 133 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
- Beauty and the Thief (1952) — as Takeichi no Takamaru
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