Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

1917-04-28 – 1999-11-01 (age 82) Hokkaido, Japan
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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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Known For

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai

1954

as Heihachi Hayashida

Ikiru
Ikiru

1952

as Noguchi

High and Low
High and Low

1963

as First Reporter

Gray Sunset
Gray Sunset

1985

as Fuyukichi Takano

Rashomon
Rashomon

1950

as Priest

Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood

1957

as Yoshiaki Miki

The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress

1958

as Tahei

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Wakôdo no uta

1951

as Hayashi

Black Thief
Stray Dog
Stray Dog

1949

as Girlie Show director

Beauty and the Thief
Beauty and the Thief

1952

as Takeichi no Takamaru

Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla Raids Again

1955

as Kôji Kobayashi

Scoundrel
Drunken Sword
Libido