Minoru Chiaki

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 28, 1917

died

November 1, 1999

place of birth

Hokkaido, Japan

also known as

千秋實 · مینورو چیاکی · Mindru Chiaki

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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Seven Samurai
8.5

Seven Samurai

1954as Heihachi Hayashida
High and Low
8.4

High and Low

1963as First Reporter
Ikiru
8.3

Ikiru

1952as Noguchi
Rashomon
8.0

Rashomon

1950as Priest
The Hidden Fortress
8.0

The Hidden Fortress

1958as Tahei
Throne of Blood
7.9

Throne of Blood

1957as Yoshiaki Miki
Godzilla Raids Again
6.0

Godzilla Raids Again

1955as Kôji Kobayashi
Stray Dog
7.6

Stray Dog

1949as Girlie Show director
I Live in Fear
7.3

I Live in Fear

1955as Jiro Nakajima
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
8.2

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

1959as Onodera Heichô
The Face of Another
7.8

The Face of Another

1966as Apartment Superintendent
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
7.2

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956as Sasuke the boatman
The Lower Depths
7.1

The Lower Depths

1957as Former Samurai
Scandal
6.9

Scandal

1950
The Idiot
7.0

The Idiot

1951as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
The Inheritance
7.3

The Inheritance

1962as Junichi Fujii
A Wife's Heart
6.9

A Wife's Heart

1956as Zenichi
Lord Mito: All Star Version
8.3

Lord Mito: All Star Version

1960
Love Under the Crucifix
7.1

Love Under the Crucifix

1962
A Carpenter and Children
7.5

A Carpenter and Children

1962
A House in the Quarter
6.4

A House in the Quarter

1963as Jinzo Takesue
The Body
7.3

The Body

1962
Hero of the Red Light District
8.7

Hero of the Red Light District

1960as Jôsuke
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
7.0

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

1965
Sunflower Girl
10.0

Sunflower Girl

1953
Vendetta of a Samurai
6.6

Vendetta of a Samurai

1952
Taking the Castle
9.0

Taking the Castle

1965
Mole Alley
8.0

Mole Alley

1953
Talkative Company President
9.0

Talkative Company President

1957as Omaeda (President)
Gray Sunset
6.2

Gray Sunset

1985as Fuyukichi Takano
Sasuke and His Comedians
6.6

Sasuke and His Comedians

1963as Yukimura Sanada
Shinran
10.0

Shinran

1960
Samurai Vagabonds
6.5

Samurai Vagabonds

1960
The Vampire Moth
4.7

The Vampire Moth

1956as Sango Kawase
Scarier than the Devil
7.0

Scarier than the Devil

1960
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
6.4

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
A Bridge for Two Alone

A Bridge for Two Alone

1958
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
5.3

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

1959
Shinran, Part II
9.0

Shinran, Part II

1960
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
9.0

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1

1961
The Phantom Goblin
6.0

The Phantom Goblin

1962
Mother's First Love
8.0

Mother's First Love

1954
The Ambitious Youth
8.0

The Ambitious Youth

1962
Run, Genta, Run!
8.3

Run, Genta, Run!

1961
Song of Love
6.5

Song of Love

1967as The Ship-master
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2

1961
Today is Payday
9.0

Today is Payday

1952as General Manager of General Affairs Department
Riverside Fish Market Empire

Riverside Fish Market Empire

1952
Won't Stand for Dying

Won't Stand for Dying

1960as Brother Ryota
Case of a Young Lord 8
9.0

Case of a Young Lord 8

1960