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Actor
Minoru Chiaki
- Born April 28, 1917 in Hokkaido, Japan
- Died November 1, 1999
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
Seven Samurai1954
Rashomon1950
Ikiru1952
High and Low1963
Throne of Blood1957
The Hidden Fortress1958
Stray Dog1949
Godzilla Raids Again1955
Filmography
- 1987Don Matsugoro's Big AdventureFilmAmenomori Seikai
- 1985Gray SunsetFilmFuyukichi Takano
- 1980Tokugawa Ichizoku no HoukaiFilm
- 1977Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô eFilm
- 1974Karafuto 1945 SummerFilm
- 1970Innocent SinnerFilm
- 1970Chiba Shusaku: Kendo MasshiguraSeriesUrayama Juzada (Chiba Kōemon)
- 1969Japan's No. 1 Disconnected ManFilmShimizu
- 1969Inu to AsachanFilm
- 1967Song of LoveFilmThe Ship-master
- 1967LibidoFilm
- 1966The Face of AnotherFilmApartment Superintendent
- 1966Koto—The Lake of TearsFilmKitao Momose
- 1966Zero FighterFilm
- 1966Yakuza VassalFilm
- 1965Cold Rice, Osan, ChanFilm
- 1965Taking the CastleFilm
- 1964Black ThiefFilm
- 1964The SharksFilm
- 1964Kono sora no aru kagiriFilm
- 1963High and LowFilmFirst Reporter
- 1963A House in the QuarterFilmJinzo Takesue
- 1963Sasuke and His ComediansFilmYukimura Sanada
- 1963Street of Wandering MenFilm
- 1963Cases of Umon: The Woman with an UmbrellaFilmKakurai Yosuke
- 196320 Duels of Young Shingo: ConclusionFilm
- 1963Five RoninsFilm
- 1963Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2Film
- 1963Jolly BarbersFilmEbina Ginpei
- 1963Uogashi no senpū musumeFilm
- 1962The InheritanceFilmJunichi Fujii
- 1962Love Under the CrucifixFilm
- 1962The Christian RevoltFilm
- 1962The BodyFilm
- 1962A Carpenter and ChildrenFilm
- 1962Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous JourneyFilm
- 1962Drunken SwordFilm
- 1962Till Tomorrow IsFilm
- 1962The Phantom GoblinFilm
- 1962The Ambitious YouthFilm
- 1962Tokyo's Business DistrictFilm
- 1962The Paper CraneFilm
- 1962Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the TokaidoFilm
- 1962Lion Festival of EchigoFilm
- 1962The Princess and the Bearded LordFilm
- 1961Young Lord YakuzaFilm
- 1961Run, Genta, Run!Film
- 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1Film
- 1961The Youth and His AmuletFilm
- 1961Case of a Young Lord 9: Black CamelliaFilm
- 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2Film
- 1961Young Lord and Second SonFilm
- 1961Futaridake no taiyōFilm
- 1960Hero of the Red Light DistrictFilmJôsuke
- 1960Lord Mito: All Star VersionFilm
- 1960Samurai VagabondsFilm
- 1960Official with a TattooFilm
- 1960ShinranFilm
- 1960If You're Man EnoughFilm
- 1960What Price Love?FilmMatashiro
- 1960Shinran, Part IIFilm
- 1960Yakuza of InaFilmKichitaro
- 1960Scarier than the DevilFilm
- 1960Case of a Young Lord 8Film
- 1960Mighty ShosukeFilm
- 1960Won't Stand for DyingFilmBrother Ryota
- 1959The Human Condition II: Road to EternityFilmOnodera Heichô
- 1959Gigantis, the Fire MonsterFilmKobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
- 1959Chikamatsu's Love in OsakaFilm
- 1959Saga of the VagabondsFilmJibu
- 1959Goblin in StirrupsFilm
- 1959The Unleashed LordFilm
- 1959Pilgrimage at NightFilmNobuyuki
- 1959UnmarriedFilm
- 1959Our MotherFilm
- 1959The Bell of LoveFilm
- 1959Three 'Black Crow' WivesFilm
- 1959Talkative WifeFilm
- 1958The Hidden FortressFilmTahei
- 1958Little PeachFilmSaburo Yoshida