Actor

Minoru Chiaki

April 28, 1917 · Hokkaido, 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).

Notable work

8.5
Seven Samurai (1954)
as Heihachi Hayashida
8
Rashomon (1950)
as Priest
8.3
Ikiru (1952)
as Noguchi
8.4
High and Low (1963)
as First Reporter
7.9
Throne of Blood (1957)
as Yoshiaki Miki
8
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
as Tahei
7.6
Stray Dog (1949)
as Girlie Show director
6
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
as Kôji Kobayashi

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