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Minoru Chiaki

Apr 28, 1917 - Nov 01, 1999 (82 years old) in Hokkaido, Japan

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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 performance in Toei's Gray Sunset (1985).

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Known For

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Seven Samurai
Heihachi Hayashida
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Rashomon
Priest
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Ikiru
Noguchi
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Throne of Blood
Yoshiaki Miki
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High and Low
First Reporter
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Stray Dog
Girlie Show director
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Sasuke the boatman
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Onodera Heichô
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Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
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The Hidden Fortress
Tahei

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