Acting
Minoru Chiaki
Born 1917-04-28
Hokkaido, Japan
Department: Acting
Biography
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
Prominent works featuring Minoru Chiaki
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Seven Samurai
1954
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Rashomon
1950
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Ikiru
1952
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High and Low
1963
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Throne of Blood
1957
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The Hidden Fortress
1958
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Stray Dog
1949
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Godzilla Raids Again
1955
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The Face of Another
1966
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (139 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure | Amenomori Seikai | Movie | 1987 |
 | Gray Sunset | Fuyukichi Takano | Movie | 1985 |
 | Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
 | Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | Karafuto 1945 Summer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
 | Innocent Sinner | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man | Shimizu | Movie | 1969 |
| Inu to Asachan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 | |
 | Libido | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Song of Love | The Ship-master | Movie | 1967 |
 | Koto—The Lake of Tears | Kitao Momose | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Face of Another | Apartment Superintendent | Movie | 1966 |
 | Zero Fighter | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Yakuza Vassal | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Cold Rice, Osan, Chan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Taking the Castle | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Black Thief | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Kono sora no aru kagiri | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Sharks | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Sasuke and His Comedians | Yukimura Sanada | Movie | 1963 |
 | Jolly Barbers | Ebina Ginpei | Movie | 1963 |
 | A House in the Quarter | Jinzo Takesue | Movie | 1963 |
 | 20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella | Kakurai Yosuke | Movie | 1963 |
 | Five Ronins | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Uogashi no senpū musume | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | High and Low | First Reporter | Movie | 1963 |
 | Street of Wandering Men | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Paper Crane | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Body | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Lion Festival of Echigo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Drunken Sword | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Tokyo's Business District | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Phantom Goblin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | A Carpenter and Children | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Love Under the Crucifix | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Ambitious Youth | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Christian Revolt | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Princess and the Bearded Lord | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Inheritance | Junichi Fujii | Movie | 1962 |
 | Till Tomorrow Is | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Run, Genta, Run! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
| Young Lord and Second Son | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 | |
 | Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Youth and His Amulet | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | 20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Young Lord Yakuza | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Futaridake no taiyō | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | 20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Case of a Young Lord 8 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | If You're Man Enough | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Scarier than the Devil | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Mighty Shosuke | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Shinran, Part II | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | What Price Love? | Matashiro | Movie | 1960 |
 | Hero of the Red Light District | Jôsuke | Movie | 1960 |
 | Lord Mito: All Star Version | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Shinran | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Won't Stand for Dying | Brother Ryota | Movie | 1960 |
 | Official with a Tattoo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Yakuza of Ina | Kichitaro | Movie | 1960 |
 | Samurai Vagabonds | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity | Onodera Heichô | Movie | 1959 |
 | Pilgrimage at Night | Nobuyuki | Movie | 1959 |
 | Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Saga of the Vagabonds | Jibu | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Bell of Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Gigantis, the Fire Monster | Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki) | Movie | 1959 |
 | Three 'Black Crow' Wives | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Talkative Wife | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
| Our Mother | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 | |
 | Unmarried | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Unleashed Lord | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Goblin in Stirrups | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Hidden Fortress | Tahei | Movie | 1958 |
 | Flower's Yearning | Yanami Fukuzo | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Bride In Uguisu Castle | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Eight Views of Samurai | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Little Peach | Saburo Yoshida | Movie | 1958 |
 | Fearless Opposition | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | A Bridge for Two Alone | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Scarlet Cherry Lord | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Scroll’s Secret | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Skin-Colored Moon | Umekichi Ishikura | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Lower Depths | Former Samurai | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Men of Toho-ku | Tasuke Zummu | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Shadow Daughter | Eri Kiku Owner | Movie | 1957 |
 | Turtledove | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | The 36 Passengers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Ujō | Kenkichi Tanabe | Movie | 1957 |
 | Throne of Blood | Yoshiaki Miki | Movie | 1957 |
 | Talkative Company President | Omaeda (President) | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Mandarin Room | Minagawa | Movie | 1956 |
 | A Strong Wind Blows | Zentarō (Takako’s brother) | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Hoodlum and the Young Master | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Gendai no yokubô | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Scoundrel | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | A Wife's Heart | Zenichi | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Vampire Moth | Sango Kawase | Movie | 1956 |
 | All Sold Out | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Sasuke the boatman | Movie | 1956 |
 | I Live in Fear | Jiro Nakajima | Movie | 1955 |
 | Tactics of Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Godzilla Raids Again | Kôji Kobayashi | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Immortal Pitcher | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Bodyguard from Hell | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | A Girl Who Delivers Happiness | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Mother's First Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Jirocho in Disgrace | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | 乾杯！女学生 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Story of Shunkin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Seven Samurai | Heihachi Hayashida | Movie | 1954 |
 | Mole Alley | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Sunflower Girl | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuru | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Ikiru | Noguchi | Movie | 1952 |
 | Today is Payday | General Manager of General Affairs Department | Movie | 1952 |
 | Beauty and the Thief | Takeichi no Takamaru | Movie | 1952 |
 | Daigaku no kotengu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | Riverside Fish Market Empire | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | Vendetta of a Samurai | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | Sekidô matsuri | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
| Wakôdo no uta | Hayashi | Movie | 1951 | |
 | Saijoke no kyoen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Idiot | Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary | Movie | 1951 |
 | Koi no Oranda-zaka | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Cordon at Midnight | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Emperor's Hat | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
| Golden Beast | Eiji Yabuki | Movie | 1950 | |
 | The Rainbow-Colored Flower | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | Rashomon | Priest | Movie | 1950 |
| Beyond the Hills | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 | |
 | Scandal | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | Stray Dog | Girlie Show director | Movie | 1949 |