Minoru Chiaki
Acting
Born April 28, 1917 · Hokkaido, Japan
Biography
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 · 40 titles
Seven Samurai
Ikiru
High and Low
Rashomon
Throne of Blood
The Hidden Fortress
Stray Dog
Scoundrel
The Princess and the Bearded Lord
Gray Sunset
Libido
Godzilla Raids Again
Black Thief
Wakôdo no uta
Tokyo's Business District
Official with a Tattoo
Beauty and the Thief
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Lion Festival of Echigo
The Face of Another
Drunken Sword
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
The Idiot
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
I Live in Fear
Saga of the Vagabonds
Scandal
Goblin in Stirrups
The Lower Depths
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
A House in the Quarter
The Christian Revolt
Ujō
Jirocho in Disgrace
The Immortal Pitcher
Cordon at Midnight
Saijoke no kyoen
Gendai no yokubô