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 Idiot
1951
as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
The Hidden Fortress
1958
as Tahei
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
as Kôji Kobayashi
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
as Onodera Heichô
Stray Dog
1949
as Girlie Show director
The Face of Another
1966
as Apartment Superintendent
Scandal
1950
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Sasuke the boatman
The Vampire Moth
1956
as Sango Kawase
The Lower Depths
1957
as Former Samurai
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
A House in the Quarter
1963
as Jinzo Takesue
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
1963
as Kakurai Yosuke
The Sharks
1964
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
1954
I Live in Fear
1955
as Jiro Nakajima
Gray Sunset
1985
as Fuyukichi Takano
Drunken Sword
1962
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
Wakôdo no uta
1951
as Hayashi
Little Peach
1958
as Saburo Yoshida
Won't Stand for Dying
1960
as Brother Ryota
Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966
as Kitao Momose
Official with a Tattoo
1960
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
as Jibu
A Wife's Heart
1956
as Zenichi
The Inheritance
1962
as Junichi Fujii
Flower's Yearning
1958
as Yanami Fukuzo
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
1987
as Amenomori Seikai
Mole Alley
1953
Case of a Young Lord 8
1960
Talkative Company President
1957
as Omaeda (President)
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
as Shimizu
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954
The Phantom Goblin
1962
Kono sora no aru kagiri
1964
Uogashi no senpū musume
1963
The Body
1962
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
The Princess and the Bearded Lord
1962
A Carpenter and Children
1962
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Takeichi no Takamaru
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962
Libido
1967
The Story of Shunkin
1954
Taking the Castle
1965
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
as Yukimura Sanada
Yakuza Vassal
1966
Fearless Opposition
1958
Sunflower Girl
1953
What Price Love?
1960
as Matashiro
Tokyo's Business District
1962
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
Zero Fighter
1966
Eight Views of Samurai
1958
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
Skin-Colored Moon
1957
as Umekichi ishikura
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1980
Goblin in Stirrups
1959
Inu to Asachan
1969
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974
Black Thief
1964
Futaridake no taiyō
1961
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
Shinran
1960
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1950
Beyond the Hills
1950
Riverside Fish Market Empire
1952
Tactics of Love
1955
Five Ronins
1963
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
Lion Festival of Echigo
1962
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
1963
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
1961
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
1958
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
Shinran, Part II
1960
The Paper Crane
1962
Scarier than the Devil
1960
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
The Ambitious Youth
1962
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
Run, Genta, Run!
1961
The 36 Passengers
1957
The Christian Revolt
1962
Street of Wandering Men
1963
Scoundrel
1956
Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960
Innocent Sinner
1970
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
as Jôsuke
Young Lord and Second Son
1961
The Unleashed Lord
1959
The Mandarin Room
1956
The Shadow Daughter
1957
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
1961
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
Bodyguard from Hell
1955
Sekidô matsuri
1951
Golden Beast
1950
as Eiji Yabuki
Mother's First Love
1954
Jolly Barbers
1963
as Ebina Ginpei
Song of Love
1967
as The Ship-master
乾杯！女学生
1954
Yakuza of Ina
1960
as Kichitaro
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962
The Emperor's Hat
1950
If You're Man Enough
1960
The Men of Toho-ku
1957
as Tasuke Zummu
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1958
Today is Payday
1952
as General Manager of General Affairs Department
20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
1963
Mighty Shosuke
1960
All Sold Out
1956
The Scroll’s Secret
1958
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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