Minoru Chiaki
Actor
Born Apr 28, 1917 · Hokkaido, Japan
Active 1949–1999 · Awards: Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor
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.
Filmography
Seven Samurai (1954) — Heihachi HayashidaRashomon (1950) — PriestIkiru (1952) — NoguchiHigh and Low (1963) — First ReporterThrone of Blood (1957) — Yoshiaki MikiThe Hidden Fortress (1958) — TaheiStray Dog (1949) — Girlie Show directorThe Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) — Onodera HeichôThe Face of Another (1966) — Apartment SuperintendentSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) — Sasuke the boatmanI Live in Fear (1955) — Jiro NakajimaThe Lower Depths (1957) — Former SamuraiGodzilla Raids Again (1955) — Kôji KobayashiThe Idiot (1951) — Mutsuo Kayama, the secretaryScandal (1950)The Inheritance (1962) — Junichi FujiiHero of the Red Light District (1960) — JôsukeGigantis, the Fire Monster (1959) — Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella (1963) — Kakurai YosukeShinran (1960)Zero Fighter (1966)Libido (1967)Sunflower Girl (1953)Yakuza Vassal (1966)