From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Minoru Chiaki (July 30, 1917 (some sources say April 28)–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 and he was the first of the samurai to be killed. Ironically, in real life he turned out to be the last of the seven actors to die. 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.
Movie | Gray Sunset | Fuyukichi Takano | 1985-10-10 |
Movie | Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai | 1980-05-24 | |
Movie | Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e | 1977-03-19 | |
Movie | Karafuto 1945 Summer | 1974-08-17 | |
Movie | Innocent Sinner | 1970-07-01 | |
Movie | Inu to Asachan | 1969-05-13 | |
Movie | Libido | 1967-06-28 | |
Movie | Song of Love | The Ship-master | 1967-07-01 |
Movie | Zero Fighter | 1966-07-13 | |
Movie | Koto—The Lake of Tears | Kitao Momose | 1966-11-13 |
Movie | The Face of Another | Apartment Superintendent | 1966-07-15 |
Movie | Taking the Castle | 1965-03-06 | |
Movie | Cold Rice, Osan, Chan | 1965-04-10 | |
Movie | Black Thief | 1964-12-24 | |
Movie | High and Low | First Reporter | 1963-03-01 |
Movie | Street of Wandering Men | 1963-02-17 | |
Movie | Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2 | 1963-01-09 | |
Movie | Five Ronins | 1963-03-03 | |
Movie | Sasuke and His Comedians | Yukimura Sanada | 1963-12-11 |
Movie | 20 Duels of Young Shingo - Conclusion | 1963-07-13 | |
Movie | Jolly Barbers | Ebina Ginpei | 1963-11-17 |
Movie | A House in the Quarter | Jinzo Takesue | 1963-11-01 |
Movie | The Princess and the Bearded Lord | 1962-03-14 | |
Movie | The Christian Revolt | 1962-03-21 | |
Movie | The Inheritance | Junichi Fujii | 1962-02-16 |
Movie | Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido | 1962-01-03 | |
Movie | Love Under the Crucifix | 1962-06-03 | |
Movie | Travels of Hibari and Chiemi | 1962-01-03 | |
Movie | Till Tomorow Comes | 1962-02-10 | |
Movie | The Paper Crane | 1962-12-01 | |
Movie | The Body | 1962-11-08 | |
Movie | The Ambitious Youth | 1962-06-03 | |
Movie | Lion Festival of Echigo | 1962-09-30 | |
Movie | Drunken Sword | 1962-09-01 | |
Movie | A Carpenter and Children | 1962-06-10 | |
Movie | The Phantom Goblin | 1962-08-12 | |
Movie | Tokyo's Business District | 1962-08-29 | |
Movie | 20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1 | 1961-01-03 | |
Movie | 20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2 | 1961-07-09 | |
Movie | Run, Genta, Run! | 1961-11-22 | |
Movie | The Youth and His Amulet | 1961-09-17 | |
Movie | Young Lord and Second Son | 1961-11-01 | |
Movie | Lord Mito: All Star Version | 1960-08-07 | |
Movie | Official with a Tattoo | 1960-03-15 | |
Movie | Yakuza of Ina | Kichitaro | 1960-02-23 |
Movie | Hero of the Red Light District | Jôsuke | 1960-09-03 |
Movie | If You're Man Enough | 1960-11-29 | |
Movie | Mighty Shosuke | 1960-10-09 | |
Movie | Case of a Young Lord 8 | 1960-12-27 | |
Movie | Scarier than the Devil | 1960-11-22 | |
Movie | The Unleashed Lord | 1959-02-10 | |
Movie | Goblin in Stirrups | 1959-02-04 | |
Movie | Gigantis, the Fire Monster | Kôji Kobayashi | 1959-05-21 |
Movie | Saga of the Vagabonds | Jibu | 1959-08-09 |
Movie | The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity | Onodera Heichô | 1959-11-20 |
Movie | Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka | 1959-09-13 | |
Movie | The Scarlet Cherry Lord | 1958-01-29 | |
Movie | Little Peach | Saburo Yoshida | 1958-05-13 |
Movie | The Hidden Fortress | Tahei | 1958-12-28 |
Movie | The Bride In Uguisu Castle | 1958-06-22 | |
Movie | Eight Views of Samurai | 1958-05-27 | |
Movie | Throne of Blood | Yoshiaki Miki | 1957-01-15 |
Movie | The Lower Depths | Former Samurai | 1957-10-01 |
Movie | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Sasuke the boatman | 1956-01-03 |
Movie | The Vampire Moth | Sango Kawase | 1956-04-11 |
Movie | A Wife's Heart | Zenichi | 1956-05-03 |
Movie | Bodyguard from Hell | 1955-03-11 | |
Movie | Godzilla Raids Again | Kôji Kobayashi | 1955-04-24 |
Movie | I Live in Fear | Jiro Nakajima | 1955-11-22 |
Movie | Seven Samurai | Heihachi Hayashida | 1954-04-26 |
Movie | The Story of Shunkin | 1954-06-27 | |
Movie | Jirocho in Disgrace | 1954-07-14 | |
Movie | Sunflower Girl | 1953-03-26 | |
Movie | Mole Alley | 1953-05-07 | |
Movie | Wife | 1953-04-29 | |
Movie | Riverside Fish Market Empire | 1952-03-14 | |
Movie | Vendetta of a Samurai | 1952-01-03 | |
Movie | Beauty and the Thief | Takeichi no Takamaru | 1952-09-22 |
Movie | Today is Payday | General Manager of General Affairs Department | 1952-10-02 |
Movie | Ikiru | Noguchi | 1952-10-09 |
Movie | The Idiot | Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary | 1951-05-23 |
Movie | Wakôdo no uta | Hayashi | 1951-08-31 |
Movie | Scandal | 1950-04-26 | |
Movie | Beyond the Hills | 1950-07-08 | |
Movie | Golden Beast | Eiji Yabuki | 1950-11-04 |
Movie | Rashomon | Priest | 1950-08-26 |
Movie | The Rainbow-Colored Flower | 1950-10-14 | |
Movie | Stray Dog | Girlie Show director | 1949-10-17 |