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Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki’s screen credits include Heihachi Hayashida in Seven Samurai and Noguchi in Ikiru.

Born April 28, 1917† November 1, 1999 Hokkaido, Japan2 movies on MoviHero

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Seven Samurai

1954 · 3h 27m · Action · Drama

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Ikiru

1952 · 2h 23m · Drama

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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About Minoru Chiaki

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.

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1987
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
Amenomori Seikai
1985
Gray Sunset
Fuyukichi Takano
1980
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
Actor
1977
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
Actor
1974
Karafuto 1945 Summer
Actor
1970
Innocent Sinner
Actor
1969
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Shimizu
1969
Inu to Asachan
Actor
1967
Libido
Actor
1967
Song of Love
The Ship-master
1966
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Kitao Momose
1966
The Face of Another
Apartment Superintendent
1966
Zero Fighter
Actor
1966
Yakuza Vassal
Actor
1965
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Actor
1965
Taking the Castle
Actor
1964
Black Thief
Actor
1964
Kono sora no aru kagiri
Actor
1964
The Sharks
Actor
1963
Sasuke and His Comedians
Yukimura Sanada
1963
Jolly Barbers
Ebina Ginpei
1963
A House in the Quarter
Jinzo Takesue
1963
20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
Actor
1963
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
Kakurai Yosuke
1963
Five Ronins
Actor
1963
Uogashi no senpū musume
Actor
1963
High and Low
First Reporter
1963
Street of Wandering Men
Actor
1963
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
Actor
1962
The Paper Crane
Actor
1962
The Body
Actor
1962
Lion Festival of Echigo
Actor
1962
Drunken Sword
Actor
1962
Tokyo's Business District
Actor
1962
The Phantom Goblin
Actor
1962
A Carpenter and Children
Actor
1962
Love Under the Crucifix
Actor
1962
The Ambitious Youth
Actor
1962
The Christian Revolt
Actor
1962
The Princess and the Bearded Lord
Actor
1962
The Inheritance
Junichi Fujii
1962
Till Tomorrow Is
Actor
1962
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Actor
1962
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
Actor
1961
Run, Genta, Run!
Actor
1961
Young Lord and Second Son
Actor
1961
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Actor
1961
The Youth and His Amulet
Actor
1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
Actor
1961
Young Lord Yakuza
Actor
1961
Futaridake no taiyō
Actor
1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
Actor
1960
Case of a Young Lord 8
Actor
1960
If You're Man Enough
Actor
1960
Scarier than the Devil
Actor
1960
Mighty Shosuke
Actor
1960
Shinran, Part II
Actor
1960
What Price Love?
Matashiro
1960
Hero of the Red Light District
Jôsuke
1960
Lord Mito: All Star Version
Actor
1960
Shinran
Actor
1960
Won't Stand for Dying
Brother Ryota
1960
Official with a Tattoo
Actor
1960
Yakuza of Ina
Kichitaro
1960
Samurai Vagabonds
Actor
1959
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Onodera Heichô
1959
Pilgrimage at Night
Nobuyuki
1959
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Actor
1959
Saga of the Vagabonds
Jibu
1959
The Bell of Love
Actor
1959
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
1959
Three 'Black Crow' Wives
Actor
1959
Talkative Wife
Actor
1959
Our Mother
Actor
1959
Unmarried
Actor
1959
The Unleashed Lord
Actor
1959
Goblin in Stirrups
Actor
1958
The Hidden Fortress
Tahei
1958
Flower's Yearning
Yanami Fukuzo
1958
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
Actor
1958
Eight Views of Samurai
Actor
1958
Little Peach
Saburo Yoshida
1958
Fearless Opposition
Actor
1958
A Bridge for Two Alone
Actor
1958
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
Actor
1958
The Scroll’s Secret
Actor
1957
Skin-Colored Moon
Umekichi Ishikura
1957
The Lower Depths
Former Samurai
1957
The Men of Toho-ku
Tasuke Zummu
1957
The Shadow Daughter
Eri Kiku Owner
1957
Turtledove
Actor
1957
The 36 Passengers
Actor
1957
Ujō
Kenkichi Tanabe
1957
Throne of Blood
Yoshiaki Miki
1957
Talkative Company President
Omaeda (President)
1956
The Mandarin Room
Minagawa
1956
A Strong Wind Blows
Zentarō (Takako’s brother)
1956
The Hoodlum and the Young Master
Actor
1956
Gendai no yokubô
Actor
1956
Scoundrel
Actor

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Heihachi Hayashida

Seven Samurai

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Director

Akira Kurosawa

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Seven Samurai Ikiru

Actor

Bokuzen Hidari

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Seven Samurai Ikiru

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Kamatari Fujiwara

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Seven Samurai Ikiru

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Takashi Shimura

2 shared films on MoviHero

Seven Samurai Ikiru

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