Minoru Chiaki
Acting
Born: Apr 28, 1917 — Died: Nov 01, 1999
From: Hokkaido, Japan
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Minoru Chiaki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innocent Sinner | 1970 | 8.0 | |
| Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man | Shimizu | 1969 | 7.0 |
| The Face of Another | Apartment Superintendent | 1966 | 7.763 |
| 20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion | 1963 | — | |
| Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella | Kakurai Yosuke | 1963 | 10.0 |
| High and Low | First Reporter | 1963 | 8.359 |
| Till Tomorrow Is | 1962 | 8.0 | |
| Love Under the Crucifix | 1962 | 7.0 | |
| Tokyo's Business District | 1962 | — | |
| 20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1 | 1961 | 9.0 | |
| 20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2 | 1961 | — | |
| Young Lord Yakuza | 1961 | 8.0 | |
| Samurai Vagabonds | 1960 | 6.5 | |
| Shinran | 1960 | 10.0 | |
| The Hidden Fortress | Tahei | 1958 | 7.982 |
| Eight Views of Samurai | 1958 | 6.0 | |
| The Lower Depths | Former Samurai | 1957 | 7.082 |
| Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Sasuke the boatman | 1956 | 7.149 |
| Godzilla Raids Again | Kôji Kobayashi | 1955 | 5.979 |
| Bodyguard from Hell | 1955 | — | |
| I Live in Fear | Jiro Nakajima | 1955 | 7.313 |
| Ikiru | Noguchi | 1952 | 8.3 |
| Today is Payday | General Manager of General Affairs … | 1952 | 9.0 |
| Riverside Fish Market Empire | 1952 | — | |
| Vendetta of a Samurai | 1952 | 6.625 | |
| The Idiot | Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary | 1951 | 6.98 |
| Sekidô matsuri | 1951 | — | |
| Rashomon | Priest | 1950 | 8.042 |
| Golden Beast | Eiji Yabuki | 1950 | — |
| The Emperor's Hat | 1950 | — | |
Quick Facts
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1917 |
| From | Hokkaido, Japan |