Chiaki Minoru
Chiaki Minoru ( Japanese 千秋 実 ; * July 30, 1917 , † November 1, 1999 ) was a Japanese actor. Especially his collaboration with Akira Kurosawa , for whom he played the friendly Heihachi in The Seven Samurai, among others , made him famous. Later he also worked in some productions of the Tōei film.
Trivia
In the movie The Seven Samurai , his role is that of the first of the samurai group to die. In life he was the last of the seven actors to die.
Awards
1986 Minoru Chiaki was for his role in the film Hanaichimonme (Gray Sunset 1985) as best actor with the Japan Academy Prize awarded.
Filmography (selection)
- 1949: A Stray Dog ( Nora Inu )
- 1950: Rashomon - The Pleasure Grove ( Rashōmon )
- 1951: The Idiot ( Hakuchi )
- 1952: Really living once ( Ikiru )
- 1952: Mōjū tsukai no shōjo
- 1954: The Seven Samurai ( Shichinin no Samurai )
- 1955: Godzilla returns
- 1955: Ikimono no kiroku
- 1957: The castle in the cobweb forest
- 1958: The hidden fortress
- 1963: Between heaven and hell
- 1963: Sanada fūunroku
- 1974: Hyosetsu no mon
- 1985: Hana Ichimonme
Individual evidence
Web links
- Minoru Chiaki in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chiaki, Minoru |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 千秋 実 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1917 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1999 |