Minoru Chiaki
Born
April 28, 1917 (age 82)
Died
November 1, 1999
Birthplace
Hokkaido, Japan

Minoru Chiaki

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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).

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Movies

Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
1987 ★ 10.0
Amenomori Seikai
Gray Sunset
Gray Sunset
1985 ★ 6.1
Fuyukichi Takano
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1980
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
1977
Karafuto 1945 Summer
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974 ★ 8.5
Innocent Sinner
Innocent Sinner
1970
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
Shimizu
Inu to Asachan
Inu to Asachan
1969
Libido
Libido
1967
Song of Love
Song of Love
1967 ★ 6.0
The Ship-master
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966 ★ 6.5
Kitao Momose
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
1966 ★ 7.8
Apartment Superintendent
Zero Fighter
Zero Fighter
1966
Yakuza Vassal
Yakuza Vassal
1966
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965 ★ 6.4
Taking the Castle
Taking the Castle
1965
Black Thief
Black Thief
1964 ★ 7.5
Kono sora no aru kagiri
Kono sora no aru kagiri
1964
The Sharks
The Sharks
1964
Sasuke and His Comedians
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963 ★ 5.8
Yukimura Sanada
Jolly Barbers
Jolly Barbers
1963
Ebina Ginpei
A House in the Quarter
A House in the Quarter
1963 ★ 6.0
Jinzo Takesue
20 Duels of Young Shingo - Conclusion
20 Duels of Young Shingo - Conclusion
1963
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
1963
Kakurai Yosuke
Five Ronins
Five Ronins
1963
Uogashi no senpū musume
Uogashi no senpū musume
1963
High and Low
High and Low
1963 ★ 8.4
First Reporter
Street of Wandering Men
Street of Wandering Men
1963 ★ 6.0
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
1963
The Paper Crane
The Paper Crane
1962
The Body
The Body
1962 ★ 6.5
Lion Festival of Echigo
Lion Festival of Echigo
1962
Drunken Sword
Drunken Sword
1962 ★ 6.0
Tokyo's  Business District
Tokyo's Business District
1962
The Phantom Goblin
The Phantom Goblin
1962 ★ 6.0
A Carpenter and Children
A Carpenter and Children
1962
Love Under the Crucifix
Love Under the Crucifix
1962 ★ 6.9
The Ambitious Youth
The Ambitious Youth
1962
The Christian Revolt
The Christian Revolt
1962 ★ 6.2
The Princess and the Bearded Lord
The Princess and the Bearded Lord
1962
The Inheritance
The Inheritance
1962 ★ 7.2
Junichi Fujii
As Long as There's Tomorrow
As Long as There's Tomorrow
1962
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962 ★ 8.5
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962
Run, Genta, Run!
Run, Genta, Run!
1961 ★ 7.5
Young Lord and Second Son
Young Lord and Second Son
1961
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961 ★ 7.0
The Youth and His Amulet
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
1961
Young Lord Yakuza
Young Lord Yakuza
1961 ★ 8.3
Futaridake no taiyō
Futaridake no taiyō
1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1
20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1
1961
Case of a Young Lord 8
Case of a Young Lord 8
1960 ★ 9.0
If You're Man Enough
If You're Man Enough
1960
Scarier than the Devil
Scarier than the Devil
1960 ★ 7.0
Mighty Shosuke
Mighty Shosuke
1960
Shinran, Part II
Shinran, Part II
1960
What Price Love?
What Price Love?
1960
Matashiro
Hero of the Red Light District
Hero of the Red Light District
1960 ★ 8.6
Jôsuke
Lord Mito: All Star Version
Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960 ★ 8.3
Shinran
Shinran
1960
Won't Stand for Dying
Won't Stand for Dying
1960
Brother Ryota
Official with a Tattoo
Official with a Tattoo
1960 ★ 6.0
Yakuza of Ina
Yakuza of Ina
1960 ★ 7.0
Kichitaro
Samurai Vagabonds
Samurai Vagabonds
1960 ★ 6.0
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959 ★ 8.2
Onodera Heichô
Pilgrimage at Night
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959 ★ 5.0
Saga of the Vagabonds
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959 ★ 6.3
Jibu
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959 ★ 6.5
Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
The Unleashed Lord
The Unleashed Lord
1959
Goblin in Stirrups
Goblin in Stirrups
1959 ★ 5.0
The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress
1958 ★ 8.0
Tahei
Flower's Yearning
Flower's Yearning
1958
Yanami Fukuzo
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
1958
Eight Views of Samurai
Eight Views of Samurai
1958 ★ 6.0
Little Peach
Little Peach
1958 ★ 5.9
Saburo Yoshida
Fearless Opposition
Fearless Opposition
1958
A Bridge for Two Alone
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1958 ★ 7.5
The Scroll’s Secret
The Scroll’s Secret
1958 ★ 6.0
Skin-Colored Moon
Skin-Colored Moon
1957
Umekichi ishikura
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths
1957 ★ 7.1
Former Samurai
The Shadow Daughter
The Shadow Daughter
1957
Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku
Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku
1957
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
1957 ★ 7.9
Yoshiaki Miki
Talkative Company President
Talkative Company President
1957
Omaeda (President)
The Mandarin Room
The Mandarin Room
1956
A Strong Wind Blows
A Strong Wind Blows
1956
Zentarō (Takako’s brother)
Scoundrel
Scoundrel
1956
A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart
1956 ★ 6.8
Zenichi
The Vampire Moth
The Vampire Moth
1956 ★ 4.0
Sango Kawase
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 ★ 7.2
Sasuke the boatman
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear
1955 ★ 7.3
Jiro Nakajima
Tactics of Love
Tactics of Love
1955
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla Raids Again
1955 ★ 6.0
Kôji Kobayashi
Bodyguard from Hell
Bodyguard from Hell
1955
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
1954
Mother's First Love
Mother's First Love
1954
Jirocho in Disgrace
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954
乾杯!女学生
乾杯!女学生
1954
The Story of Shunkin
The Story of Shunkin
1954 ★ 5.0
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 ★ 8.5
Heihachi Hayashida
Mole Alley
Mole Alley
1953
Sunflower Girl
Sunflower Girl
1953
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 ★ 8.3
Noguchi
Today is Payday
Today is Payday
1952
General Manager of General Affairs Department
Beauty and the Thief
Beauty and the Thief
1952
Takeichi no Takamaru
Riverside Fish Market Empire
Riverside Fish Market Empire
1952
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
1952
Vendetta of a Samurai
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952 ★ 6.8
Sekidô matsuri
Sekidô matsuri
1951
Wakôdo no uta
Wakôdo no uta
1951
Hayashi
The Idiot
The Idiot
1951 ★ 7.0
Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
The Emperor's Hat
The Emperor's Hat
1950
Oogonju
Oogonju
1950
Eiji Yabuki
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1950 ★ 1.0
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 ★ 8.0
Priest
Beyond the Hills
Beyond the Hills
1950
Scandal
Scandal
1950 ★ 6.9
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
1949 ★ 7.5
Girlie Show director