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- Born
- 1917
- Died
- 1999
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Ikirunari
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Film & TV
Hokkaido, Japan
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…
Known for
- Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure — Amenomori Seikai1987
- Gray Sunset — Fuyukichi Takano1985
- Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai1980
- Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e1977
- Karafuto 1945 Summer1974
- Innocent Sinner1970
- Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man — Shimizu1969
- Inu to Asachan1969
- Libido1967
- Song of Love — The Ship-master1967
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Minoru
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Empire of Japan
- Place of birth
- Bifuka
- Place of death
- Fuchū
- Child
- Katsuhiko Sasaki
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Image
- Minoru Chiaki - from, Making of Throne of Blood Scan10020-1 (cropped).jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1917-07-28
- date of death
- 1999-11-01
- name in kana
- ちあき みのる
- name in native language
- 千秋実
- Commons category
- Minoru Chiaki
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
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