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Minoru Chiaki
Acting
Born: April 28, 1917
Hokkaido, Japan
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.
Known For
Seven Samurai
as Heihachi Hayashida
Ikiru
as Noguchi
Rashomon
as Priest
High and Low
as First Reporter
Throne of Blood
as Yoshiaki Miki
The Hidden Fortress
as Tahei
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Onodera Heichô
Stray Dog
as Girlie Show director
Godzilla Raids Again
as Kôji Kobayashi
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Sasuke the boatman
