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Biography
Minoru Chiaki was a Japanese actor who appeared in eleven of Akira Kurosawa's films, including Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and The Hidden Fortress. He was also one of Kon Ichikawa's favourite actors.
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Awards & recognition
- Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actor · 1986
Filmography19 titles
Seven Samurai
1954as Heihachi Hayashida
1954as Heihachi Hayashida
High and Low
1963as First Reporter
1963as First Reporter
Ikiru
1952as Noguchi
1952as Noguchi
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959as Onodera Heichô
1959as Onodera Heichô
The Hidden Fortress
1958as Tahei
1958as Tahei
Rashomon
1950as Priest
1950as Priest
Throne of Blood
1957as Yoshiaki Miki
1957as Yoshiaki Miki
The Face of Another
1966as Apartment Superintendent
1966as Apartment Superintendent
Stray Dog
1949as Girlie Show director
1949as Girlie Show director
I Live in Fear
1955as Jiro Nakajima
1955as Jiro Nakajima
The Inheritance
1962as Junichi Fujii
1962as Junichi Fujii
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956as Sasuke the boatman
1956as Sasuke the boatman
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
1962
The Lower Depths
1957as Former Samurai
1957as Former Samurai
The Idiot
1951as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
1951as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
Scandal
1950
1950
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
1952
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
1959as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
Godzilla Raids Again
1955as Kôji Kobayashi
1955as Kôji Kobayashi