Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
April 28, 1917
Died
November 1, 1999 (age 82)
Place of Birth
Hokkaido, Japan
Also Known As
千秋實
مینورو چیاکی
Mindru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Biography
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Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実 Chiaki Minoru) 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
Film
Seven Samurai
Heihachi Hayashida
1954
Film
High and Low
First Reporter
1963
Film
Ikiru
Noguchi
1952
Film
Rashomon
Priest
1950
Film
Throne of Blood
Yoshiaki Miki
1957
Film
The Hidden Fortress
Tahei
1958
Film
Godzilla Raids Again
Kôji Kobayashi
1955
Film
Stray Dog
Girlie Show director
1949
Film
I Live in Fear
Jiro Nakajima
1955
Film
The Face of Another
Apartment Superintendent
1966
Film
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Sasuke the boatman
1956
Film
The Idiot
Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
1951
Film
Scandal
1950
Film
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Onodera Heichô
1959
Film
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
Film
The Lower Depths
Former Samurai
1957
Film
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
1959
Film
The Inheritance
Junichi Fujii
1962
Film
Little Peach
Saburo Yoshida
1958
Film
A House in the Quarter
Jinzo Takesue
1963
Filmography
1987FilmDon Matsugoro's Big Adventureas Amenomori Seikai1985FilmGray Sunsetas Fuyukichi Takano1980FilmTokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai1977FilmKyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e1974FilmKarafuto 1945 Summer1970FilmInnocent Sinner1969FilmJapan's No. 1 Disconnected Manas Shimizu1969FilmInu to Asachan1967FilmLibido1967FilmSong of Loveas The Ship-master1966FilmKoto—The Lake of Tearsas Kitao Momose1966FilmThe Face of Anotheras Apartment Superintendent1966FilmZero Fighter1966FilmYakuza Vassal1965FilmCold Rice, Osan, Chan1965FilmTaking the Castle1964FilmBlack Thief1964FilmKono sora no aru kagiri1964FilmThe Sharks1963FilmSasuke and His Comediansas Yukimura Sanada1963FilmJolly Barbersas Ebina Ginpei1963FilmA House in the Quarteras Jinzo Takesue1963Film20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion1963FilmCases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrellaas Kakurai Yosuke1963FilmFive Ronins1963FilmUogashi no senpū musume1963FilmHigh and Lowas First Reporter1963FilmStreet of Wandering Men1963FilmTravels of Hibari and Chiemi 21962FilmThe Paper Crane1962FilmThe Body1962FilmLion Festival of Echigo1962FilmDrunken Sword1962FilmTokyo's Business District1962FilmThe Phantom Goblin1962FilmA Carpenter and Children1962FilmLove Under the Crucifix1962FilmThe Ambitious Youth1962FilmShiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel1962FilmThe Princess and the Bearded Lord1962FilmThe Inheritanceas Junichi Fujii1962FilmTill Tomorrow Is1962FilmTravels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey1962FilmJirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido1961FilmRun, Genta, Run!1961FilmYoung Lord and Second Son1961FilmCase of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia1961FilmThe Youth and His Amulet1961Film20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 21961FilmYoung Lord Yakuza1961FilmFutaridake no taiyō1961Film20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 11960FilmCase of a Young Lord 81960FilmIf You're Man Enough1960FilmScarier than the Devil1960FilmMighty Shosuke1960FilmShinran, Part II1960FilmWhat Price Love?as Matashiro1960FilmHero of the Red Light Districtas Jôsuke1960FilmLord Mito: All Star Version1960FilmShinran1960FilmWon't Stand for Dyingas Brother Ryota1960FilmOfficial with a Tattoo1960FilmYakuza of Inaas Kichitaro1960FilmSamurai Vagabonds1959FilmThe Human Condition II: Road to Eternityas Onodera Heichô1959FilmPilgrimage at Night1959FilmChikamatsu's Love in Osaka1959FilmSaga of the Vagabondsas Jibu1959FilmGigantis, the Fire Monsteras Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)1959FilmUnmarried1959FilmThe Unleashed Lord1959FilmGoblin in Stirrups1958FilmThe Hidden Fortressas Tahei1958FilmFlower's Yearningas Yanami Fukuzo1958FilmThe Bride In Uguisu Castle1958FilmEight Views of Samurai1958FilmLittle Peachas Saburo Yoshida1958FilmFearless Opposition1958FilmA Bridge for Two Alone1958FilmThe Scarlet Cherry Lord1958FilmThe Scroll’s Secret1957FilmSkin-Colored Moonas Umekichi ishikura1957FilmThe Lower Depthsas Former Samurai1957FilmThe Men of Toho-kuas Tasuke Zummu1957FilmThe Shadow Daughter1957FilmThe 36 Passengers1957FilmThrone of Bloodas Yoshiaki Miki1957FilmTalkative Company Presidentas Omaeda (President)1956FilmThe Mandarin Room1956FilmA Strong Wind Blowsas Zentarō (Takako’s brother)1956FilmGendai no yokubô1956FilmScoundrel1956FilmA Wife's Heartas Zenichi1956FilmThe Vampire Mothas Sango Kawase1956FilmSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Islandas Sasuke the boatman1955FilmI Live in Fearas Jiro Nakajima1955FilmTactics of Love1955FilmGodzilla Raids Againas Kôji Kobayashi1955FilmThe Immortal Pitcher1955FilmBodyguard from Hell1954FilmHatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi1954FilmMother's First Love1954FilmJirocho in Disgrace1954Film乾杯！女学生1954FilmThe Story of Shunkin1954FilmSeven Samuraias Heihachi Hayashida1953FilmMole Alley1953FilmSunflower Girl1952FilmIkiruas Noguchi1952FilmToday is Paydayas General Manager of General Affairs Department1952FilmBeauty and the Thiefas Takeichi no Takamaru1952FilmRiverside Fish Market Empire1952FilmMōjū Tsukai no Shōjo1952FilmVendetta of a Samurai1951FilmSekidô matsuri1951FilmWakôdo no utaas Hayashi1951FilmThe Idiotas Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary1950FilmThe Emperor's Hat1950FilmGolden Beastas Eiji Yabuki1950FilmThe Rainbow-Colored Flower1950FilmRashomonas Priest1950FilmBeyond the Hills1950FilmScandal1949FilmStray Dogas Girlie Show director