Minoru Chiaki

Acting

Apr 28, 1917 – Nov 1, 1999 · 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Minoru Chiaki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Seven Samurai1954
as ⁨Heihachi Hayashida⁩
Rashomon1950
as ⁨Priest⁩
Ikiru1952
as ⁨Noguchi⁩
High and Low1963
as ⁨First Reporter⁩
Throne of Blood1957
as ⁨Yoshiaki Miki⁩
The Hidden Fortress1958
as ⁨Tahei⁩
Stray Dog1949
as ⁨Girlie Show director⁩
as ⁨Kôji Kobayashi⁩
as ⁨Apartment Superintendent⁩
as ⁨Onodera Heichô⁩
as ⁨Former Samurai⁩
as ⁨Sasuke the boatman⁩
as ⁨Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary⁩
as ⁨Jiro Nakajima⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Seven Samurai1954
as ⁨Heihachi Hayashida⁩
Rashomon1950
as ⁨Priest⁩
Ikiru1952
as ⁨Noguchi⁩
High and Low1963
as ⁨First Reporter⁩
Throne of Blood1957
as ⁨Yoshiaki Miki⁩
The Hidden Fortress1958
as ⁨Tahei⁩
Stray Dog1949
as ⁨Girlie Show director⁩
as ⁨Kôji Kobayashi⁩
as ⁨Apartment Superintendent⁩
as ⁨Onodera Heichô⁩
as ⁨Former Samurai⁩
as ⁨Sasuke the boatman⁩
as ⁨Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary⁩
as ⁨Jiro Nakajima⁩