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Minoru Chiaki

1917–1999 · Acting

66.6avg grm
13titles
#13best rank
5honors
Sbest title · #13 on siteSeven Samurai1954 · as Heihachi86.3

Honors

5
1985Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actor
1989Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class
1985Hochi Film Award
1985Mainichi Film Awards
1985Japan Academy Prize — Outstanding Performance by an Actor (lead)

Bio

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.

Biography

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.

Filmography

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1960s3 titlesFThe Face of Another1966 · as Apartment Superintendent61.6IThe Inheritance1962 · as Junichi Fujii57.9HHero of the Red-Light District1960 · as Jôsuke58.5
1950s10 titlesHThe Hidden Fortress1958 · as Tahei79.5TThrone of Blood1957 · as Yoshiaki Miki76.0LThe Lower Depths1957 · as Tonosama - the former Samurai54.9AA Wife's Heart1956 · as Zenichi58.5SSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1956 · as Sasuke the boatman58.0II Live in Fear1955 · as Jiro Nakajima56.0SSeven Samurai1954 · as Heihachi86.3IIkiru1952 · as Noguchi82.8IThe Idiot1951 · as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary53.9RRashomon1950 · as Priest81.7

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Minoru Chiaki

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born1917
died1999
known forActing
titles on site13
best title rank#13 · Seven Samurai (1954)
avg GRM66.6
honors5 · Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actor, 1985
Honors
  • 1985Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actor
  • 1989Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class
  • 1985Hochi Film Award
  • 1985Mainichi Film Awards
  • 1985Japan Academy Prize — Outstanding Performance by an Actor (lead)
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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

1960s

3 titles
F61.6The Face of Another1966 · as Apartment SuperintendentI57.9The Inheritance1962 · as Junichi FujiiH58.5Hero of the Red-Light District1960 · as Jôsuke

1950s

10 titles
H79.5The Hidden Fortress1958 · as TaheiT76.0Throne of Blood1957 · as Yoshiaki MikiL54.9The Lower Depths1957 · as Tonosama - the former SamuraiA58.5A Wife's Heart1956 · as ZenichiS58.0Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1956 · as Sasuke the boatmanI56.0I Live in Fear1955 · as Jiro NakajimaS86.3Seven Samurai1954 · as HeihachiI82.8Ikiru1952 · as NoguchiI53.9The Idiot1951 · as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretaryR81.7Rashomon1950 · as Priest

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