Minoru Chiaki
ActingBorn Apr 28, 1917Died Nov 1, 1999
Hokkaido, Japan
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
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
movie1963
Shinran
movie1960
Zero Fighter
movie1966
Libido
movie1967
Sunflower Girl
movie1953
Yakuza Vassal
movie1966
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
movie1961
Today is Payday
movie1952
Shinran, Part II
movie1960
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
movie1987
The Youth and His Amulet
movie1961
Jirocho in Disgrace
movie1954
Filmography
1987Don Matsugoro's Big Adventureas Amenomori Seikaimovie1985Gray Sunsetas Fuyukichi Takanomovie1980Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkaimovie1977Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô emovie1974Karafuto 1945 Summermovie1970Innocent Sinnermovie1969Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Manas Shimizumovie1969Inu to Asachanmovie1967Libidomovie1967Song of Loveas The Ship-mastermovie1966Koto—The Lake of Tearsas Kitao Momosemovie1966The Face of Anotheras Apartment Superintendentmovie1966Zero Fightermovie1966Yakuza Vassalmovie1965Cold Rice, Osan, Chanmovie1965Taking the Castlemovie1964Black Thiefmovie1964Kono sora no aru kagirimovie1964The Sharksmovie1963Sasuke and His Comediansas Yukimura Sanadamovie1963Jolly Barbersas Ebina Ginpeimovie1963A House in the Quarteras Jinzo Takesuemovie196320 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusionmovie1963Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrellaas Kakurai Yosukemovie1963Five Roninsmovie1963Uogashi no senpū musumemovie1963High and Lowas First Reportermovie1963Street of Wandering Menmovie1963Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2movie1962The Paper Cranemovie1962The Bodymovie1962Lion Festival of Echigomovie1962Drunken Swordmovie1962Tokyo's Business Districtmovie1962The Phantom Goblinmovie1962A Carpenter and Childrenmovie1962Love Under the Crucifixmovie1962The Ambitious Youthmovie1962Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebelmovie1962The Princess and the Bearded Lordmovie1962The Inheritanceas Junichi Fujiimovie1962Till Tomorrow Ismovie1962Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journeymovie1962Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaidomovie1961Run, Genta, Run!movie1961Young Lord and Second Sonmovie1961Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camelliamovie1961The Youth and His Amuletmovie196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2movie1961Young Lord Yakuzamovie1961Futaridake no taiyōmovie196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1movie1960Case of a Young Lord 8movie1960If You're Man Enoughmovie1960Scarier than the Devilmovie1960Mighty Shosukemovie1960Shinran, Part IImovie1960What Price Love?as Matashiromovie1960Hero of the Red Light Districtas Jôsukemovie1960Lord Mito: All Star Versionmovie1960Shinranmovie1960Won't Stand for Dyingas Brother Ryotamovie1960Official with a Tattoomovie1960Yakuza of Inaas Kichitaromovie1960Samurai Vagabondsmovie1959The Human Condition II: Road to Eternityas Onodera Heichômovie1959Pilgrimage at Nightmovie1959Chikamatsu's Love in Osakamovie1959Saga of the Vagabondsas Jibumovie1959Gigantis, the Fire Monsteras Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)movie1959Unmarriedmovie1959The Unleashed Lordmovie1959Goblin in Stirrupsmovie1958The Hidden Fortressas Taheimovie1958Flower's Yearningas Yanami Fukuzomovie1958The Bride In Uguisu Castlemovie1958Eight Views of Samuraimovie1958Little Peachas Saburo Yoshidamovie1958Fearless Oppositionmovie1958A Bridge for Two Alonemovie