Minoru Chiaki
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Minoru Chiaki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: April 28, 1917
Place of Birth: Hokkaido, Japan
Known For
Filmography
as Amenomori Seikai
as Fuyukichi Takano
as Shimizu
as The Ship-master
as Kitao Momose
as Apartment Superintendent
as Yukimura Sanada
as Ebina Ginpei
as Jinzo Takesue
as Kakurai Yosuke
as First Reporter
as Junichi Fujii
as Onodera Heichô
as Matashiro
as Jôsuke
as Brother Ryota
as Kichitaro
as Onodera Heichô
as Jibu
as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
as Tahei
as Yanami Fukuzo
as Saburo Yoshida
as Umekichi ishikura
as Former Samurai
as Yoshiaki Miki
as Omaeda (President)
as Zentarō (Takako’s brother)
as Zenichi
as Sango Kawase
as Sasuke the boatman
as Jiro Nakajima
as Kôji Kobayashi
as Heihachi Hayashida
as Noguchi
as General Manager of General Affairs Department
as Takeichi no Takamaru
as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
as Priest
as Girlie Show director