Acting
Minoru Chiaki
JA, EN cinema · 139 credits
Born
28 April 1917
Died
1 November 1999 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Hokkaido, Japan
Also known as 千秋實 · مینورو چیاکی · Mindru 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.
Known for
Filmography
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
as Amenomori Seikai
Gray Sunset
as Fuyukichi Takano
Libido
Actor
Song of Love
as The Ship-master
The Face of Another
as Apartment Superintendent
Koto—The Lake of Tears
as Kitao Momose
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
as Kakurai Yosuke
High and Low
as First Reporter
Sasuke and His Comedians
as Yukimura Sanada
A House in the Quarter
as Jinzo Takesue
Jolly Barbers
as Ebina Ginpei
The Inheritance
as Junichi Fujii
The Body
Actor
Shinran
Actor
What Price Love?
as Matashiro
Yakuza of Ina
as Kichitaro
Won't Stand for Dying
as Brother Ryota
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Onodera Heichô
Pilgrimage at Night
as Nobuyuki
The Hidden Fortress
as Tahei
Little Peach
as Saburo Yoshida
Flower's Yearning
as Yanami Fukuzo
The Lower Depths
as Former Samurai
Throne of Blood
as Yoshiaki Miki
Talkative Company President
as Omaeda (President)
The Shadow Daughter
as Eri Kiku Owner
Skin-Colored Moon
as Umekichi Ishikura
The Men of Toho-ku
as Tasuke Zummu
Ujō
as Kenkichi Tanabe
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Sasuke the boatman
A Wife's Heart
as Zenichi
Vampire Moth
as Sango Kawase
The Mandarin Room
as Minagawa
A Strong Wind Blows
as Zentarō (Takako’s brother)
Godzilla Raids Again
as Kôji Kobayashi
I Live in Fear
as Jiro Nakajima
Seven Samurai
as Heihachi Hayashida
Ikiru
as Noguchi
Today is Payday
as General Manager of General Affairs Department
Beauty and the Thief
as Takeichi no Takamaru
The Idiot
as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
若人の歌
1951
Wakôdo no uta
as Hayashi
Rashomon
as Priest
黄金獣
1950
Golden Beast
as Eiji Yabuki
Scandal
Actor
Stray Dog
as Girlie Show director