Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Actor Apr 28 (died age 82) Hokkaido, Japan 1949–1987 (38 year career)

6.9 avg rating

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 Chiak…

Known For

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

Heihachi Hayashida

Rashomon

Rashomon

Priest

Ikiru

Ikiru

Noguchi

High and Low

High and Low

First Reporter

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

Yoshiaki Miki

The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

Tahei

Stray Dog

Stray Dog

Girlie Show director

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Onodera Heichô

Filmography

Acting (122)

Movies (122)

Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure

Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure

as Amenomori Seikai

Gray Sunset

Gray Sunset

as Fuyukichi Takano

Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai

Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai

Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e

Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e

Karafuto 1945 Summer

Karafuto 1945 Summer

Innocent Sinner

Innocent Sinner

Inu to Asachan

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

as Shimizu

Song of Love

Song of Love

as The Ship-master

Libido

Libido

Yakuza Vassal

Yakuza Vassal

The Face of Another

The Face of Another

as Apartment Superintendent

Koto—The Lake of Tears

Koto—The Lake of Tears

as Kitao Momose

Zero Fighter

Zero Fighter

Taking the Castle

Taking the Castle

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

Black Thief

Black Thief

Kono sora no aru kagiri

Kono sora no aru kagiri

The Sharks

The Sharks

High and Low

High and Low

as First Reporter

Street of Wandering Men

Street of Wandering Men

Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2

Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2

Five Ronins

Five Ronins

20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion

20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella

as Kakurai Yosuke

A House in the Quarter

A House in the Quarter

as Jinzo Takesue

Sasuke and His Comedians

Sasuke and His Comedians

as Yukimura Sanada

Jolly Barbers

Jolly Barbers

as Ebina Ginpei

Uogashi no senpū musume

Uogashi no senpū musume

Lion Festival of Echigo

Lion Festival of Echigo

The Princess and the Bearded Lord

The Princess and the Bearded Lord

Love Under the Crucifix

Love Under the Crucifix

Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

As Long as There's Tomorrow

As Long as There's Tomorrow

A Carpenter and Children

A Carpenter and Children

Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey

Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey

The Ambitious Youth

The Ambitious Youth

The Phantom Goblin

The Phantom Goblin

Tokyo's Business District

Tokyo's Business District

The Paper Crane

The Paper Crane

The Christian Revolt

The Christian Revolt

The Inheritance

The Inheritance

as Junichi Fujii

The Body

The Body

Drunken Sword

Drunken Sword

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2

Young Lord and Second Son

Futaridake no taiyō

Young Lord Yakuza

Young Lord Yakuza

Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

Run, Genta, Run!

Run, Genta, Run!

The Youth and His Amulet

The Youth and His Amulet

If You're Man Enough

If You're Man Enough

Won't Stand for Dying

Won't Stand for Dying

as Brother Ryota

Yakuza of Ina

Yakuza of Ina

as Kichitaro

Samurai Vagabonds

Samurai Vagabonds

Shinran, Part II

Shinran, Part II

Mighty Shosuke

Mighty Shosuke

Case of a Young Lord 8

Case of a Young Lord 8

What Price Love?

What Price Love?

as Matashiro

Shinran

Shinran

Scarier than the Devil

Scarier than the Devil

Hero of the Red Light District

Hero of the Red Light District

as Jôsuke

Official with a Tattoo

Official with a Tattoo

Lord Mito: All Star Version

Lord Mito: All Star Version

Saga of the Vagabonds

Saga of the Vagabonds

as Jibu

The Unleashed Lord

The Unleashed Lord

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

as Onodera Heichô

Goblin in Stirrups

Goblin in Stirrups

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

Pilgrimage at Night

Pilgrimage at Night

The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

as Tahei

The Scroll’s Secret

The Scroll’s Secret

The Scarlet Cherry Lord

The Scarlet Cherry Lord

Eight Views of Samurai

Eight Views of Samurai

Little Peach

Little Peach

as Saburo Yoshida

A Bridge for Two Alone

A Bridge for Two Alone

The Bride In Uguisu Castle

The Bride In Uguisu Castle

Flower's Yearning

Flower's Yearning

as Yanami Fukuzo

Fearless Opposition

Fearless Opposition

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

as Yoshiaki Miki

Talkative Company President

Talkative Company President

as Omaeda (President)

The 36 Passengers

The 36 Passengers

The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

as Former Samurai

The Shadow Daughter

The Shadow Daughter

The Men of Toho-ku

The Men of Toho-ku

as Tasuke Zummu

Skin-Colored Moon

Skin-Colored Moon

as Umekichi ishikura

The Vampire Moth

The Vampire Moth

as Sango Kawase

The Mandarin Room

The Mandarin Room

A Wife's Heart

A Wife's Heart

as Zenichi

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

as Sasuke the boatman

A Strong Wind Blows

A Strong Wind Blows

as Zentarō (Takako’s brother)

Scoundrel

Scoundrel

Tactics of Love

Tactics of Love

I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

as Jiro Nakajima

Bodyguard from Hell

Bodyguard from Hell

Godzilla Raids Again

Godzilla Raids Again

as Kôji Kobayashi

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

as Heihachi Hayashida

Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi

Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi

乾杯！女学生

乾杯！女学生

The Story of Shunkin

The Story of Shunkin

Mother's First Love

Mother's First Love

Jirocho in Disgrace

Jirocho in Disgrace

Sunflower Girl

Sunflower Girl

Mole Alley

Mole Alley

Ikiru

Ikiru

as Noguchi

Beauty and the Thief

Beauty and the Thief

as Takeichi no Takamaru

Today is Payday

Today is Payday

as General Manager of General Affairs Department

Riverside Fish Market Empire

Riverside Fish Market Empire

Vendetta of a Samurai

Vendetta of a Samurai

Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo

Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo

The Idiot

The Idiot

as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary

Sekidô matsuri

Sekidô matsuri

Wakôdo no uta

as Hayashi

Scandal

Scandal

Rashomon

Rashomon

as Priest

Beyond the Hills

The Rainbow-Colored Flower

The Rainbow-Colored Flower

Oogonju

as Eiji Yabuki

The Emperor's Hat

The Emperor's Hat

Stray Dog

Stray Dog

as Girlie Show director