Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Biography

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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).

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🎬 Movies Featuring Minoru Chiaki

Gray Sunset

Gray Sunset (1985)

as Fuyukichi Takano
Song of Love

Song of Love (1967)

as The Ship-master
The Face of Another

The Face of Another (1966)

as Apartment Superintendent
High and Low

High and Low (1963)

as First Reporter
Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)

as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
Little Peach

Little Peach (1958)

as Saburo Yoshida
Skin-Colored Moon

Skin-Colored Moon (1957)

as Umekichi ishikura
A Strong Wind Blows

A Strong Wind Blows (1956)

as Zentarō (Takako’s brother)
I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear (1955)

as Jiro Nakajima
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai (1954)

as Heihachi Hayashida
Ikiru

Ikiru (1952)

as Noguchi
Today is Payday

Today is Payday (1952)

as General Manager of General Affairs Department
Beauty and the Thief

Beauty and the Thief (1952)

as Takeichi no Takamaru
The Idiot

The Idiot (1951)

as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
No Image

Oogonju (1950)

as Eiji Yabuki
Stray Dog

Stray Dog (1949)

as Girlie Show director