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 Hidden Fortress
1958
as Tahei
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
as Onodera Heichô
The Idiot
1951
as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
as Kôji Kobayashi
The Face of Another
1966
as Apartment Superintendent
Stray Dog
1949
as Girlie Show director
The Lower Depths
1957
as Former Samurai
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
The Vampire Moth
1956
as Sango Kawase
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Sasuke the boatman
Scandal
1950
The Sharks
1964
A House in the Quarter
1963
as Jinzo Takesue
Gray Sunset
1985
as Fuyukichi Takano
I Live in Fear
1955
as Jiro Nakajima
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
1954
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
1963
as Kakurai Yosuke
Uogashi no senpū musume
1963
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
1987
as Amenomori Seikai
Mole Alley
1953
The Phantom Goblin
1962
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
The Inheritance
1962
as Junichi Fujii
Little Peach
1958
as Saburo Yoshida
Talkative Company President
1957
as Omaeda (President)
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
as Jibu
The Body
1962
Skin-Colored Moon
1957
as Umekichi ishikura
Yakuza Vassal
1966
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
A Wife's Heart
1956
as Zenichi
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
Inu to Asachan
1969
Sunflower Girl
1953
Kono sora no aru kagiri
1964
Official with a Tattoo
1960
Case of a Young Lord 8
1960
Taking the Castle
1965
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1950
The Story of Shunkin
1954
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
as Yukimura Sanada
Zero Fighter
1966
Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966
as Kitao Momose
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1980
Beyond the Hills
1950
A Carpenter and Children
1962
The Paper Crane
1962
Tactics of Love
1955
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
as Shimizu
Wakôdo no uta
1951
as Hayashi
Drunken Sword
1962
Futaridake no taiyō
1961
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954
Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Takeichi no Takamaru
Bodyguard from Hell
1955
Eight Views of Samurai
1958
Flower's Yearning
1958
as Yanami Fukuzo
Shinran, Part II
1960
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
as Jôsuke
Won't Stand for Dying
1960
as Brother Ryota
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
Five Ronins
1963
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
1961
Shinran
1960
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
Fearless Opposition
1958
The Ambitious Youth
1962
Run, Genta, Run!
1961
Innocent Sinner
1970
Young Lord and Second Son
1961
Golden Beast
1950
as Eiji Yabuki
The Christian Revolt
1962
Tokyo's Business District
1962
What Price Love?
1960
as Matashiro
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974
Libido
1967
Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
The Men of Toho-ku
1957
as Tasuke Zummu
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
Lion Festival of Echigo
1962
The Shadow Daughter
1957
The Unleashed Lord
1959
Riverside Fish Market Empire
1952
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
Yakuza of Ina
1960
as Kichitaro
Jolly Barbers
1963
as Ebina Ginpei
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
Black Thief
1964
Scarier than the Devil
1960
If You're Man Enough
1960
Street of Wandering Men
1963
The 36 Passengers
1957
Mother's First Love
1954
The Princess and the Bearded Lord
1962
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
1961
Song of Love
1967
as The Ship-master
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
1958
Sekidô matsuri
1951
Scoundrel
1956
The Scroll’s Secret
1958
20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
1963
The Mandarin Room
1956
Goblin in Stirrups
1959
乾杯！女学生
1954
Today is Payday
1952
as General Manager of General Affairs Department
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
1963
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1958
The Emperor's Hat
1950
Mighty Shosuke
1960
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
1977
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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