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Minoru Chiaki

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.


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Born:
Jul 30, 1917 In Hokkaido, Japan (some sources say 28 April 1917)
Movie/TV Credits:
45
First Appeared:
In the movie Stray Dog 1949-10-17
Latest Project:
Movie Gray Sunset 1985-10-10
Known For
Poster of Black Thief
Poster of A House in the Quarter
Poster of Yakuza of Ina
Poster of Little Peach
Filmography
Movie Gray Sunset Fuyukichi Takano 1985-10-10
Movie Libido 1967-06-28
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 A House in the Quarter Jinzo Takesue 1963-11-01
Movie Sasuke and His Comedians Yukimura Sanada 1963-12-11
Movie The Inheritance Junichi Fujii 1962-02-16
Movie Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido 1962-01-03
Movie The Christian Revolt 1962-03-21
Movie The Phantom Goblin 1962-08-12
Movie The Ambitious Youth 1962-06-03
Movie A Carpenter and Children 1962-06-10
Movie Love Under the Crucifix 1962-06-03
Movie Run, Genta, Run! 1961-11-22
Movie Yakuza of Ina Kichitaro 1960-02-23
Movie Hero of the Red Light District Jôsuke 1960-09-03
Movie Official with a Tattoo 1960-03-15
Movie Goblin in Stirrups 1959-02-04
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 Little Peach Saburo Yoshida 1958-05-13
Movie The Bride In Uguisu Castle 1958-06-22
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 I Live in Fear Jiro Nakajima 1955-11-22
Movie The Story of Shunkin 1954-06-27
Movie Jirocho in Disgrace 1954-07-14
Movie Wife 1953-04-29
Movie Vendetta of a Samurai 1952-01-03
Movie Beauty and the Thief Takeichi no Takamaru 1952-09-22
Movie The Idiot Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary 1951-05-23
Movie Beyond the Hills 1950-07-08
Movie The Rainbow-Colored Flower 1950-10-14
Movie Rashomon Priest 1950-08-26
Movie Stray Dog Girlie Show director 1949-10-17
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