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