Minoru Chiaki
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 28 April 1917 · Hokkaido, Japan
- Died
- 1 November 1999
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
Acting 140
- 1987Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure as Amenomori Seikai
- 1985Gray Sunset as Fuyukichi Takano
- 1980Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
- 1977Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
- 1974Karafuto 1945 Summer
- 1970Innocent Sinner
- 1969Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man as Shimizu
- 1969Inu to Asachan
- 1967Libido
- 1967Song of Love as The Ship-master
- 1966Koto—The Lake of Tears as Kitao Momose
- 1966The Face of Another as Apartment Superintendent
- 1966Zero Fighter
- 1966Yakuza Vassal
- 1965Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
- 1965Taking the Castle
- 1964Black Thief
- 1964Kono sora no aru kagiri
- 1964The Sharks
- 1963Sasuke and His Comedians as Yukimura Sanada
- 1963Jolly Barbers as Ebina Ginpei
- 1963A House in the Quarter as Jinzo Takesue
- 196320 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
- 1963Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella as Kakurai Yosuke
- 1963Uogashi no senpū musume
- 1963Five Ronins
- 1963High and Low as First Reporter
- 1963Street of Wandering Men
- 1963Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
- 1962The Paper Crane
- 1962The Body
- 1962Lion Festival of Echigo
- 1962Drunken Sword
- 1962Tokyo's Business District
- 1962The Phantom Goblin
- 1962A Carpenter and Children
- 1962Love Under the Crucifix
- 1962The Ambitious Youth
- 1962The Christian Revolt
- 1962The Princess and the Bearded Lord
- 1962The Inheritance as Junichi Fujii
- 1962Till Tomorrow Is
- 1962Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
- 1962Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
- 1961Run, Genta, Run!
- 1961Young Lord and Second Son
- 1961Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
- 1961The Youth and His Amulet
- 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
- 1961Young Lord Yakuza
- 1961Futaridake no taiyō
- 1961The Human Condition as Onodera Heichô
- 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
- 1960Case of a Young Lord 8
- 1960If You're Man Enough
- 1960Scarier than the Devil
- 1960Mighty Shosuke
- 1960Shinran, Part II
- 1960What Price Love? as Matashiro
- 1960Hero of the Red Light District as Jôsuke
- 1960Lord Mito: All Star Version
- 1960Shinran
- 1960Won't Stand for Dying as Brother Ryota
- 1960Official with a Tattoo
- 1960Yakuza of Ina as Kichitaro
- 1960Samurai Vagabonds
- 1959The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity as Onodera Heichô
- 1959Pilgrimage at Night as Nobuyuki
- 1959Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
- 1959Saga of the Vagabonds as Jibu
- 1959The Bell of Love
- 1959Gigantis, the Fire Monster as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
- 1959Three 'Black Crow' Wives
- 1959Talkative Wife
- 1959Our Mother
- 1959Unmarried
- 1959The Unleashed Lord
- 1959Goblin in Stirrups
- 1958The Hidden Fortress as Tahei
- 1958Flower's Yearning as Yanami Fukuzo
- 1958The Bride In Uguisu Castle
- 1958Eight Views of Samurai
- 1958Little Peach as Saburo Yoshida
- 1958Fearless Opposition
- 1958A Bridge for Two Alone
- 1958The Scarlet Cherry Lord
- 1958The Scroll’s Secret
- 1957Skin-Colored Moon as Umekichi Ishikura
- 1957The Lower Depths as Former Samurai
- 1957The Men of Toho-ku as Tasuke Zummu
- 1957The Shadow Daughter as Eri Kiku Owner
- 1957Turtledove
- 1957The 36 Passengers
- 1957Ujō as Kenkichi Tanabe
- 1957Throne of Blood as Yoshiaki Miki
- 1957Talkative Company President as Omaeda (President)
- 1956The Mandarin Room as Minagawa
- 1956A Strong Wind Blows as Zentarō (Takako’s brother)
- 1956The Hoodlum and the Young Master
- 1956Gendai no yokubô
- 1956Scoundrel
- 1956A Wife's Heart as Zenichi
- 1956The Vampire Moth as Sango Kawase
- 1956All Sold Out
- 1956Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island as Sasuke the boatman
- 1955I Live in Fear as Jiro Nakajima
- 1955Tactics of Love
- 1955Godzilla Raids Again as Kôji Kobayashi
- 1955The Immortal Pitcher
- 1955Bodyguard from Hell
- 1955A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
- 1954Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
- 1954Mother's First Love
- 1954Jirocho in Disgrace
- 1954乾杯！女学生
- 1954The Story of Shunkin
- 1954Seven Samurai as Heihachi Hayashida
- 1953Mole Alley
- 1953Sunflower Girl
- 1953Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuru
- 1952Ikiru as Noguchi
- 1952Today is Payday as General Manager of General Affairs Department
- 1952Beauty and the Thief as Takeichi no Takamaru
- 1952Daigaku no kotengu
- 1952Riverside Fish Market Empire
- 1952Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
- 1952Vendetta of a Samurai
- 1951Sekidô matsuri
- 1951Wakôdo no uta as Hayashi
- 1951Saijoke no kyoen
- 1951The Idiot as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
- 1951Koi no Oranda-zaka
- 1951Cordon at Midnight
- 1950The Emperor's Hat
- 1950Golden Beast as Eiji Yabuki
- 1950The Rainbow-Colored Flower
- 1950Rashomon as Priest
- 1950Beyond the Hills
- 1950Scandal
- 1949Stray Dog as Girlie Show director