
Minoru Chiaki
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実 Chiaki Minoru) 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...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実 Chiaki Minoru) 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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
as Amenomori Seikai
Gray Sunset
as Fuyukichi Takano
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
as Shimizu
Song of Love
as The Ship-master
Koto—The Lake of Tears
as Kitao Momose
The Face of Another
as Apartment Superintendent
Sasuke and His Comedians
as Yukimura Sanada
Jolly Barbers
as Ebina Ginpei
A House in the Quarter
as Jinzo Takesue
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
as Kakurai Yosuke
High and Low
as First Reporter