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) - TaheiThe Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) - Onodera HeichôStray Dog (1949) - Girlie Show directorThe 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)