Minoru Chiaki
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
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
as Amenomori Seikai
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
as Amenomori Seikai
Gray Sunset
as Fuyukichi Takano
Gray Sunset
as Fuyukichi Takano
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
Karafuto 1945 Summer
Karafuto 1945 Summer
Innocent Sinner
Innocent Sinner
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
as Shimizu
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
as Shimizu
Inu to Asachan
Inu to Asachan
Libido
Libido
Koto—The Lake of Tears
as Kitao Momose
Koto—The Lake of Tears
as Kitao Momose
The Face of Another
as Apartment Superintendent
The Face of Another
as Apartment Superintendent
Zero Fighter
Zero Fighter
Yakuza Vassal
Yakuza Vassal
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Black Thief
Black Thief
Kono sora no aru kagiri
Kono sora no aru kagiri
The Sharks
The Sharks
Sasuke and His Comedians
as Yukimura Sanada
Sasuke and His Comedians
as Yukimura Sanada
Jolly Barbers
as Ebina Ginpei
Jolly Barbers
as Ebina Ginpei
A House in the Quarter
as Jinzo Takesue
A House in the Quarter
as Jinzo Takesue
20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
Five Ronins
Five Ronins
Uogashi no senpū musume
Uogashi no senpū musume
High and Low
as First Reporter
High and Low
as First Reporter
Street of Wandering Men
Street of Wandering Men
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
The Paper Crane
The Paper Crane
The Body
The Body
Tokyo's Business District
Tokyo's Business District
The Phantom Goblin
The Phantom Goblin
A Carpenter and Children
A Carpenter and Children
Love Under the Crucifix
Love Under the Crucifix
The Christian Revolt
The Christian Revolt
The Inheritance
as Junichi Fujii
The Inheritance
as Junichi Fujii
Till Tomorrow Is
Till Tomorrow Is
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Run, Genta, Run!
Run, Genta, Run!
Young Lord and Second Son
Young Lord and Second Son
Case of a Young Lord 8
Case of a Young Lord 8
Lord Mito: All Star Version
Lord Mito: All Star Version
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Onodera Heichô
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Onodera Heichô
Pilgrimage at Night
as Nobuyuki
Pilgrimage at Night
as Nobuyuki
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
The Bell of Love
The Bell of Love
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
Eight Views of Samurai
Eight Views of Samurai
Little Peach
as Saburo Yoshida
Little Peach
as Saburo Yoshida
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
The Scroll’s Secret
The Scroll’s Secret
The Lower Depths
as Former Samurai
The Lower Depths
as Former Samurai
The 36 Passengers
The 36 Passengers
Throne of Blood
as Yoshiaki Miki
Throne of Blood
as Yoshiaki Miki
Scoundrel
Scoundrel
A Wife's Heart
as Zenichi
A Wife's Heart
as Zenichi
乾杯！女学生
乾杯！女学生
The Story of Shunkin
The Story of Shunkin
Seven Samurai
as Heihachi Hayashida
Seven Samurai
as Heihachi Hayashida
Sunflower Girl
Sunflower Girl
Vendetta of a Samurai
Vendetta of a Samurai
Sekidô matsuri
Sekidô matsuri