Minoru Chiaki
Acting
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).
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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Minoru Chiaki
Filmography
Acting (139)
1987
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventureas Amenomori Seikai
9.0
1985
Gray Sunsetas Fuyukichi Takano
6.2
9.0
7.3
1970
8.0
1969
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Manas Shimizu
7.0
1969
1967
10.0
1967
Song of Loveas The Ship-master
6.5
1966
Koto—The Lake of Tearsas Kitao Momose
7.2
1966
The Face of Anotheras Apartment Superintendent
7.8
1966
10.0
1966
10.0
7.0
9.0
1964
7.5
1964
9.0
1963
Sasuke and His Comediansas Yukimura Sanada
6.6
1963
Jolly Barbersas Ebina Ginpei
1963
A House in the Quarteras Jinzo Takesue
6.4
1963
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrellaas Kakurai Yosuke
10.0
1963
1963
High and Lowas First Reporter
8.4
8.0
1962
1962
7.3
1962
6.0
6.0
7.5
7.1
8.0
6.7
1962
The Inheritanceas Junichi Fujii
7.3
1962
8.0
1961
8.3
9.0
8.0
9.0
8.0
7.0
1960
1960
9.0
1960
What Price Love?as Matashiro
7.0
1960
Hero of the Red Light Districtas Jôsuke
8.7
8.3
1960
10.0
1960
Won't Stand for Dyingas Brother Ryota
6.5
1960
Yakuza of Inaas Kichitaro
7.0
6.5
1959
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternityas Onodera Heichô
8.2
1959
Pilgrimage at Nightas Nobuyuki
5.3
1959
Saga of the Vagabondsas Jibu
6.8
1959
1959
Gigantis, the Fire Monsteras Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
6.4
1959
1959
1959
9.0
6.0
1958
The Hidden Fortressas Tahei
8.0
1958
Flower's Yearningas Yanami Fukuzo
7.0
6.0
1958
Little Peachas Saburo Yoshida
6.1
7.5
6.0
1957
Skin-Colored Moonas Umekichi Ishikura
1957
The Lower Depthsas Former Samurai
7.1
1957
The Men of Toho-kuas Tasuke Zummu
9.0
1957
The Shadow Daughteras Eri Kiku Owner
8.0
1957
1957
Ujōas Kenkichi Tanabe
1957
Throne of Bloodas Yoshiaki Miki
7.9
1957
Talkative Company Presidentas Omaeda (President)
9.0
1956
The Mandarin Roomas Minagawa
8.0
1956
A Strong Wind Blowsas Zentarō (Takako’s brother)
1956
1956
1956
A Wife's Heartas Zenichi
6.9
1956
The Vampire Mothas Sango Kawase
4.7
1956
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Islandas Sasuke the boatman
7.2
1955
I Live in Fearas Jiro Nakajima
7.3
1955
1955
Godzilla Raids Againas Kôji Kobayashi
6.0
8.0
9.0
1954
6.3
1954
Seven Samuraias Heihachi Hayashida
8.5
1953
8.0
1953
10.0
1952
Ikiruas Noguchi
8.3
1952
Today is Paydayas General Manager of General Affairs Department
9.0
1952
Beauty and the Thiefas Takeichi no Takamaru
9.0
6.6
1951
1951
Wakôdo no utaas Hayashi
1951
1951
The Idiotas Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
7.0
1950
Golden Beastas Eiji Yabuki
1.0
1950
Rashomonas Priest
8.0
1950
1950
6.9
1949
Stray Dogas Girlie Show director
7.6