About
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.
Known for
Seven SamuraiMovie • 1954
High and LowMovie • 1963
IkiruMovie • 1952
RashomonMovie • 1950
Throne of BloodMovie • 1957
The Hidden FortressMovie • 1958
Stray DogMovie • 1949
Godzilla Raids AgainMovie • 1955
The Human Condition II: Road to EternityMovie • 1959
The Face of AnotherMovie • 1966
The IdiotMovie • 1951
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandMovie • 1956
Gigantis, the Fire MonsterMovie • 1959
I Live in FearMovie • 1955
ScandalMovie • 1950
The Lower DepthsMovie • 1957
The InheritanceMovie • 1962