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Minoru Chiaki

1917–1999 · 17 titles in the catalogue

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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Their work

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  1. Seven Samurai1954as Heihachi Hayashida
  2. Rashomon1950as Priest
  3. Ikiru1952as Noguchi
  4. High and Low1963as First Reporter
  5. Throne of Blood1957as Yoshiaki Miki
  6. The Hidden Fortress1958as Tahei
  7. Stray Dog1949as Girlie Show director
  8. Godzilla Raids Again1955as Kôji Kobayashi
  9. The Face of Another1966as Apartment Superintendent
  10. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity1959as Onodera Heichô
  11. The Lower Depths1957as Former Samurai
  12. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1956as Sasuke the boatman
  13. The Idiot1951as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
  14. I Live in Fear1955as Jiro Nakajima
  15. Scandal1950guest actor
  16. Vendetta of a Samurai1952supporting actor
  17. Saga of the Vagabonds1959as Jibu