Minoru Chiaki

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

121

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-04-28

Day of death

1999-11-01 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Hokkaido, Japan

Minoru Chiaki

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.

Known For

  • Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

  • High and Low

    High and Low

  • Rashomon

    Rashomon

  • Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

  • The Mandarin Room

    The Mandarin Room

  • Ikiru

    Ikiru

  • The Hidden Fortress

    The Hidden Fortress

  • Godzilla Raids Again

    Godzilla Raids Again

  • Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

  • Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo

    Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo

  • The Shadow Daughter

    The Shadow Daughter

  • Talkative Company President

    Talkative Company President

  • Goblin in Stirrups

    Goblin in Stirrups

  • The Face of Another

    The Face of Another

  • The Idiot

    The Idiot

  • Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

    Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

  • Inu to Asachan

    Inu to Asachan

  • Gray Sunset

    Gray Sunset

  • Gigantis, the Fire Monster

    Gigantis, the Fire Monster

  • The Lower Depths

    The Lower Depths

  • Mole Alley

    Mole Alley

  • 乾杯！女学生

    乾杯！女学生

  • Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku

    Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku

  • The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

  • Futaridake no taiyō

    Futaridake no taiyō

  • Pilgrimage at Night

    Pilgrimage at Night

  • What Price Love?

    What Price Love?

  • Tactics of Love

    Tactics of Love

  • Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e

    Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e

  • Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi

    Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi

  • Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2

    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2

  • Uogashi no senpū musume

    Uogashi no senpū musume

  • The Rainbow-Colored Flower

    The Rainbow-Colored Flower

  • A House in the Quarter

    A House in the Quarter

  • Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

    Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

  • Jolly Barbers

    Jolly Barbers

  • Fearless Opposition

    Fearless Opposition

  • The Scarlet Cherry Lord

    The Scarlet Cherry Lord

  • Koto—The Lake of Tears

    Koto—The Lake of Tears

  • Little Peach

    Little Peach

  • Young Lord Yakuza

    Young Lord Yakuza

  • The Christian Revolt

    The Christian Revolt

  • The Scroll’s Secret

    The Scroll’s Secret

  • Black Thief

    Black Thief

  • Shinran

    Shinran

  • Today is Payday

    Today is Payday

  • The Vampire Moth

    The Vampire Moth

  • The Ambitious Youth

    The Ambitious Youth

  • Innocent Sinner

    Innocent Sinner

  • Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

    Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

  • Jirocho in Disgrace

    Jirocho in Disgrace

  • Young Lord and Second Son

    Young Lord and Second Son

  • Eight Views of Samurai

    Eight Views of Samurai

  • Drunken Sword

    Drunken Sword

  • Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

    Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

  • Case of a Young Lord 8

    Case of a Young Lord 8

  • Libido

    Libido

  • The Unleashed Lord

    The Unleashed Lord

  • Taking the Castle

    Taking the Castle

  • Yakuza Vassal

    Yakuza Vassal

  • The Paper Crane

    The Paper Crane

  • Bodyguard from Hell

    Bodyguard from Hell

  • Won't Stand for Dying

    Won't Stand for Dying

  • Love Under the Crucifix

    Love Under the Crucifix

  • The Princess and the Bearded Lord

    The Princess and the Bearded Lord

  • The Emperor's Hat

    The Emperor's Hat

  • Beyond the Hills

    Beyond the Hills

  • 20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2

    20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2

  • Shinran, Part II

    Shinran, Part II

  • The Inheritance

    The Inheritance

  • Run, Genta, Run!

    Run, Genta, Run!

  • Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella

    Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella

  • As Long as There's Tomorrow

    As Long as There's Tomorrow

  • Tokyo's Business District

    Tokyo's Business District

  • Wakôdo no uta

    Wakôdo no uta

  • Scarier than the Devil

    Scarier than the Devil

  • Skin-Colored Moon

    Skin-Colored Moon

  • Yakuza of Ina

    Yakuza of Ina

  • Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

    Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

  • 20 Duels of Young Shingo - Conclusion

    20 Duels of Young Shingo - Conclusion

  • Lion Festival of Echigo

    Lion Festival of Echigo

  • Sekidô matsuri

    Sekidô matsuri

  • The Story of Shunkin

    The Story of Shunkin

  • Scoundrel

    Scoundrel

  • Mighty Shosuke

    Mighty Shosuke

  • Mother's First Love

    Mother's First Love

  • Beauty and the Thief

    Beauty and the Thief

  • Official with a Tattoo

    Official with a Tattoo

  • Hero of the Red Light District

    Hero of the Red Light District

  • 20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1

    20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1

  • Riverside Fish Market Empire

    Riverside Fish Market Empire

  • The Sharks

    The Sharks

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • Sasuke and His Comedians

    Sasuke and His Comedians

  • Vendetta of a Samurai

    Vendetta of a Samurai

  • The Body

    The Body

  • Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

  • Sunflower Girl

    Sunflower Girl

  • The Phantom Goblin

    The Phantom Goblin

  • Street of Wandering Men

    Street of Wandering Men

  • A Bridge for Two Alone

    A Bridge for Two Alone

  • Samurai Vagabonds

    Samurai Vagabonds

  • Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai

    Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai

  • A Carpenter and Children

    A Carpenter and Children

  • Zero Fighter

    Zero Fighter

  • Oogonju

    Oogonju

  • I Live in Fear

    I Live in Fear

  • Saga of the Vagabonds

    Saga of the Vagabonds

  • Five Ronins

    Five Ronins

  • The Youth and His Amulet

    The Youth and His Amulet

  • Song of Love

    Song of Love

  • Kono sora no aru kagiri

    Kono sora no aru kagiri

  • Karafuto 1945 Summer

    Karafuto 1945 Summer

  • If You're Man Enough

    If You're Man Enough

  • Travels of Hibari and Chiemi

    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi

  • A Wife's Heart

    A Wife's Heart

  • The Human Condition

    The Human Condition

  • Lord Mito: All Star Version

    Lord Mito: All Star Version

  • Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure

    Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure

  • Flower's Yearning

    Flower's Yearning

  • The Bride In Uguisu Castle

    The Bride In Uguisu Castle