Minoru Chiaki
Acting
Born: April 28, 1917 · Hokkaido, Japan
Died: November 1, 1999 (aged 82)
Highest Rated
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Minoru Chiaki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Seven Samurai
1954
Rashomon
1950
Ikiru
1952
High and Low
1963
Throne of Blood
1957
The Hidden Fortress
1958
Stray Dog
1949
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
The Face of Another
1966
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
The Lower Depths
1957
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Photos (1)
Movies (133)
Seven Samurai
Heihachi Hayashida
Rashomon
Priest
High and Low
First Reporter
Ikiru
Noguchi
Throne of Blood
Yoshiaki Miki
The Hidden Fortress
Tahei
Godzilla Raids Again
Kôji Kobayashi
Stray Dog
Girlie Show director
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Sasuke the boatman
The Face of Another
Apartment Superintendent
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Onodera Heichô
The Bell of Love
1959
The Lower Depths
Former Samurai
I Live in Fear
Jiro Nakajima
The Idiot
Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
The Inheritance
Junichi Fujii
A House in the Quarter
Jinzo Takesue
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Shimizu
Official with a Tattoo
1960
Beauty and the Thief
Takeichi no Takamaru
Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuru
1953
Libido
1967
The Christian Revolt
1962
Scandal
1950
Daigaku no kotengu
1952
Lion Festival of Echigo
1962
Drunken Sword
1962
The Men of Toho-ku
Tasuke Zummu
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
1963
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
Amenomori Seikai
Song of Love
The Ship-master
Scoundrel
1956
Black Thief
1964
Tactics of Love
1955
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
1952
The Princess and the Bearded Lord
1962
Mother's First Love
1954
Futaridake no taiyō
1961
Sasuke and His Comedians
Yukimura Sanada
Hero of the Red Light District
Jôsuke
A Wife's Heart
Zenichi
The Body
1962
Yakuza of Ina
Kichitaro
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
Tokyo's Business District
1962
Taking the Castle
1965
A Carpenter and Children
1962
Saijoke no kyoen
1951
Cordon at Midnight
1951
Gendai no yokubô
1956
Gray Sunset
Fuyukichi Takano
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
Shinran
1960
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1950
Scarier than the Devil
1960
Goblin in Stirrups
1959
乾杯！女学生
1954
Koi no Oranda-zaka
1951
Bodyguard from Hell
1955
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
1961
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
1955
Talkative Company President
Omaeda (President)
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962
The Paper Crane
1962
Little Peach
Saburo Yoshida
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
Street of Wandering Men
1963
The Hoodlum and the Young Master
1956
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
Run, Genta, Run!
1961
Eight Views of Samurai
1958
All Sold Out
1956
Today is Payday
General Manager of General Affairs Department
Three 'Black Crow' Wives
1959
Saga of the Vagabonds
Jibu
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
1961
Mighty Shosuke
1960
Talkative Wife
1959
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
The Sharks
1964
The Immortal Pitcher
1955
Mole Alley
1953
Pilgrimage at Night
Nobuyuki
Young Lord Yakuza
1961
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
Sunflower Girl
1953
Flower's Yearning
Yanami Fukuzo
The Mandarin Room
Minagawa
Unmarried
1959
Sekidô matsuri
1951
The Scroll’s Secret
1958
The Vampire Moth
Sango Kawase
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1958
The Shadow Daughter
Eri Kiku Owner
The Emperor's Hat
1950
The Phantom Goblin
1962
The Unleashed Lord
1959
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
Kakurai Yosuke
The Ambitious Youth
1962
If You're Man Enough
1960
20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
1963
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
1977
Jolly Barbers
Ebina Ginpei
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Kitao Momose
What Price Love?
Matashiro
Shinran, Part II
1960
Turtledove
1957
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1980
Skin-Colored Moon
Umekichi Ishikura
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954
Riverside Fish Market Empire
1952
Case of a Young Lord 8
1960
Fearless Opposition
1958
Five Ronins
1963
Uogashi no senpū musume
1963
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
1958
Ujō
Kenkichi Tanabe
Yakuza Vassal
1966
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
1954
Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960
The Story of Shunkin
1954
Zero Fighter
1966
Won't Stand for Dying
Brother Ryota
The 36 Passengers
1957
Innocent Sinner
1970
Kono sora no aru kagiri
1964
A Strong Wind Blows
Zentarō (Takako’s brother)