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Minoru Chiaki
Born 1917-04-28Hokkaido, Japan
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Don Matsugoro's Big AdventureAmenomori SeikaiGray SunsetFuyukichi TakanoTokugawa Ichizoku no HoukaiRoleKyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô eRoleKarafuto 1945 SummerRoleInnocent SinnerRoleJapan's No. 1 Disconnected ManShimizuInu to AsachanRoleLibidoRoleSong of LoveThe Ship-masterKoto—The Lake of TearsKitao MomoseThe Face of AnotherApartment SuperintendentZero FighterRoleYakuza VassalRoleCold Rice, Osan, ChanRoleTaking the CastleRoleBlack ThiefRoleKono sora no aru kagiriRoleThe SharksRoleSasuke and His ComediansYukimura SanadaJolly BarbersEbina GinpeiA House in the QuarterJinzo Takesue20 Duels of Young Shingo: ConclusionRoleCases of Umon: The Woman with an UmbrellaKakurai Yosuke