Minoru Chiaki
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).
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Filmography
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
1987
as Amenomori Seikai
Gray Sunset
1985
as Fuyukichi Takano
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1980
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
1977
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974
Innocent Sinner
1970
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
as Shimizu
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Inu to Asachan
1969
Libido
1967
Song of Love
1967
as The Ship-master
Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966
as Kitao Momose
The Face of Another
1966
as Apartment Superintendent
Zero Fighter
1966
Yakuza Vassal
1966
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
Taking the Castle
1965
Black Thief
1964
Kono sora no aru kagiri
1964
The Sharks
1964
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
as Yukimura Sanada
Jolly Barbers
1963
as Ebina Ginpei
A House in the Quarter
1963
as Jinzo Takesue
20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
1963
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
1963
as Kakurai Yosuke