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.
Known for
★8.5Seven Samurai
★8.0Rashomon
★8.3Ikiru
★8.4High and Low
★7.9Throne of Blood
★8.0The Hidden Fortress
★7.6Stray Dog
★6.0Godzilla Raids Again
★7.8The Face of Another
★8.2The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
★7.1The Lower Depths
★7.2Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
★7.0The Idiot
★7.3I Live in Fear
★6.9Scandal
