Biography
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.
Acted in 134
1980s
- 1987
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
Amenomori Seikai
- 1985
- 1980
1970s
- 1977
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
Movie
- 1974
Karafuto 1945 Summer
Movie
- 1970
Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura
Urayama Juzada (Chiba Kōemon) · 44 episodes
Innocent Sinner
Movie
1960s
- 1969
- 1967
Libido
Movie
- 1966
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Kitao Momose
Zero Fighter
Movie
Yakuza Vassal
Movie
- 1965
- 1964
Black Thief
Movie
Kono sora no aru kagiri
Movie
- 1963
Sasuke and His Comedians
Yukimura Sanada
Jolly Barbers
Ebina Ginpei
20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
Movie
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
Kakurai Yosuke
Five Ronins
Movie
Uogashi no senpū musume
Movie
Street of Wandering Men
Movie
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
Movie
- 1962
The Paper Crane
Movie
The Body
Movie
Lion Festival of Echigo
Movie
Drunken Sword
Movie
The Phantom Goblin
Movie
The Ambitious Youth
Movie
The Christian Revolt
Movie
The Princess and the Bearded Lord
Movie
The Inheritance
Junichi Fujii
Till Tomorrow Is
Movie
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
Movie
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Movie
- 1961
Run, Genta, Run!
Movie
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Movie
The Youth and His Amulet
Movie
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
Movie
Young Lord Yakuza
Movie
Futaridake no taiyō
Movie
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
Movie
- 1960
Case of a Young Lord 8
Movie
Scarier than the Devil
Movie
Mighty Shosuke
Movie
Shinran, Part II
Movie
What Price Love?
Matashiro
Hero of the Red Light District
Jôsuke
Lord Mito: All Star Version
Movie
Shinran
Movie
Official with a Tattoo
Movie
Samurai Vagabonds
Movie
1950s
- 1959
Pilgrimage at Night
Nobuyuki
Saga of the Vagabonds
Jibu
The Bell of Love
Movie
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
Three 'Black Crow' Wives
Movie
Talkative Wife
Movie
Unmarried
Movie
The Unleashed Lord
Movie
Goblin in Stirrups
Movie
- 1958
Flower's Yearning
Yanami Fukuzo
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
Movie
Eight Views of Samurai
Movie
Little Peach
Saburo Yoshida
Fearless Opposition
Movie
A Bridge for Two Alone
Movie
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
Movie
The Scroll’s Secret
Movie
- 1957
Skin-Colored Moon
Umekichi Ishikura
The Lower Depths
Former Samurai
The Men of Toho-ku
Tasuke Zummu
The Shadow Daughter
Eri Kiku Owner
Turtledove
Movie
The 36 Passengers
Movie
Ujō
Kenkichi Tanabe
Talkative Company President
Omaeda (President)
- 1956
The Mandarin Room
Minagawa
A Strong Wind Blows
Zentarō (Takako’s brother)
The Hoodlum and the Young Master
Movie
Gendai no yokubô
Movie
Scoundrel
Movie
A Wife's Heart
Zenichi
Vampire Moth
Sango Kawase
All Sold Out
Movie
- 1955
Tactics of Love
Movie
The Immortal Pitcher
Movie
- 1954
Mother's First Love
Movie
Jirocho in Disgrace
Movie
乾杯！女学生
Movie
The Story of Shunkin
Movie
- 1953
Mole Alley
Movie
Sunflower Girl
Movie
Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuru
Movie
- 1952
Today is Payday
General Manager of General Affairs Department
Beauty and the Thief
Takeichi no Takamaru
Daigaku no kotengu
Movie
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
Movie
Riverside Fish Market Empire
Movie
Vendetta of a Samurai
Movie
- 1951
Sekidô matsuri
Movie
Saijoke no kyoen
Movie
Koi no Oranda-zaka
Movie
Cordon at Midnight
Movie
- 1950
The Emperor's Hat
Movie
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
Movie
1940s
- 1949
