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Minoru Chiaki

Actor

Minoru Chiaki

Born April 28, 1917 in Hokkaido, JapanDied November 1, 1999139 films

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.

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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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Seven Samurai posterFirst watchSeven Samurai19548.5as Heihachi HayashidaA samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Rashomon poster8.0Rashomon1950Ikiru poster8.3Ikiru1952High and Low poster8.4High and Low1963Throne of Blood poster7.9Throne of Blood1957The Hidden Fortress poster8.0The Hidden Fortress1958Stray Dog poster7.6Stray Dog1949The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity poster8.2The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity1959The Face of Another poster7.8The Face of Another1966

Filmography

139 films as actor
  1. 1987Don Matsugoro's Big AdventureAmenomori Seikai
  2. 1985Gray SunsetFuyukichi Takano
  3. 1980Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
  4. 1977Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
  5. 1974Karafuto 1945 Summer
  6. 1970Innocent Sinner
  7. 1969Japan's No. 1 Disconnected ManShimizu
  8. 1969Inu to Asachan
  9. 1967Libido
  10. 1967Song of LoveThe Ship-master
  11. 1966Koto—The Lake of TearsKitao Momose
  12. 1966The Face of AnotherApartment Superintendent
  13. 1966Zero Fighter
  14. 1966Yakuza Vassal
  15. 1965Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
  16. 1965Taking the Castle
  17. 1964Black Thief
  18. 1964Kono sora no aru kagiri
  19. 1964The Sharks
  20. 1963Sasuke and His ComediansYukimura Sanada
  21. 1963Jolly BarbersEbina Ginpei
  22. 1963A House in the QuarterJinzo Takesue
  23. 196320 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
  24. 1963Cases of Umon: The Woman with an UmbrellaKakurai Yosuke
  25. 1963Five Ronins
  26. 1963Uogashi no senpū musume
  27. 1963High and LowFirst Reporter
  28. 1963Street of Wandering Men
  29. 1963Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
  30. 1962The Paper Crane
  31. 1962The Body
  32. 1962Lion Festival of Echigo
  33. 1962Drunken Sword
  34. 1962Tokyo's Business District
  35. 1962The Phantom Goblin
  36. 1962A Carpenter and Children
  37. 1962Love Under the Crucifix
  38. 1962The Ambitious Youth
  39. 1962The Christian Revolt
  40. 1962The Princess and the Bearded Lord
  41. 1962The InheritanceJunichi Fujii
  42. 1962Till Tomorrow Is
  43. 1962Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
  44. 1962Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
  45. 1961Run, Genta, Run!
  46. 1961Young Lord and Second Son
  47. 1961Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
  48. 1961The Youth and His Amulet
  49. 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
  50. 1961Young Lord Yakuza
  51. 1961Futaridake no taiyō
  52. 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
  53. 1960Case of a Young Lord 8
  54. 1960If You're Man Enough
  55. 1960Scarier than the Devil
  56. 1960Mighty Shosuke
  57. 1960Shinran, Part II
  58. 1960What Price Love?Matashiro
  59. 1960Hero of the Red Light DistrictJôsuke
  60. 1960Lord Mito: All Star Version
  61. 1960Shinran
  62. 1960Won't Stand for DyingBrother Ryota
  63. 1960Official with a Tattoo
  64. 1960Yakuza of InaKichitaro
  65. 1960Samurai Vagabonds
  66. 1959The Human Condition II: Road to EternityOnodera Heichô
  67. 1959Pilgrimage at NightNobuyuki
  68. 1959Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
  69. 1959Saga of the VagabondsJibu
  70. 1959The Bell of Love
  71. 1959Gigantis, the Fire MonsterKobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
  72. 1959Three 'Black Crow' Wives
  73. 1959Talkative Wife
  74. 1959Our Mother
  75. 1959Unmarried
  76. 1959The Unleashed Lord
  77. 1959Goblin in Stirrups
  78. 1958The Hidden FortressTahei
  79. 1958Flower's YearningYanami Fukuzo
  80. 1958The Bride In Uguisu Castle
  81. 1958Eight Views of Samurai
  82. 1958Little PeachSaburo Yoshida
  83. 1958Fearless Opposition
  84. 1958A Bridge for Two Alone
  85. 1958The Scarlet Cherry Lord
  86. 1958The Scroll’s Secret
  87. 1957Skin-Colored MoonUmekichi Ishikura
  88. 1957The Lower DepthsFormer Samurai
  89. 1957The Men of Toho-kuTasuke Zummu
  90. 1957The Shadow DaughterEri Kiku Owner
  91. 1957Turtledove
  92. 1957The 36 Passengers
  93. 1957UjōKenkichi Tanabe
  94. 1957Throne of BloodYoshiaki Miki
  95. 1957Talkative Company PresidentOmaeda (President)
  96. 1956The Mandarin RoomMinagawa
  97. 1956A Strong Wind BlowsZentarō (Takako’s brother)
  98. 1956The Hoodlum and the Young Master
  99. 1956Gendai no yokubô
  100. 1956Scoundrel
  101. 1956A Wife's HeartZenichi
  102. 1956The Vampire MothSango Kawase
  103. 1956All Sold Out
  104. 1956Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandSasuke the boatman
  105. 1955I Live in FearJiro Nakajima
  106. 1955Tactics of Love
  107. 1955Godzilla Raids AgainKôji Kobayashi
  108. 1955The Immortal Pitcher
  109. 1955Bodyguard from Hell
  110. 1955A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
  111. 1954Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
  112. 1954Mother's First Love
  113. 1954Jirocho in Disgrace
  114. 1954乾杯！女学生
  115. 1954The Story of Shunkin
  116. 1954Seven SamuraiHeihachi Hayashida
  117. 1953Mole Alley
  118. 1953Sunflower Girl
  119. 1953Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuru
  120. 1952IkiruNoguchi