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Minoru Chiaki

Name in Native Language: "千秋実" (Japanese/JA)
Actor | * 07/30/1917 († 82, 11/01/1999) | Hokkaido, Japan (some sources say 28 April 1917)
Minoru Chiaki (Japanese: 千秋 実, Hepburn: Chiaki Minoru, April 28, 1917 – November 1, 1999) 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 favorite actors. He attended, but did not graduate from, Chuo University. Later in his career, he appeared as a secondary actor in many Toei films. In 1986, he won the Best Actor at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony for his performance in Gray Sunset (1985). He died of cardiac and pulmonary failure at age 82. His son Katsuhiko Sasaki is also an actor. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | History

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Minoru Chiaki

Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Minoru Chiaki as Actor(85)

as Fuyukichi Takano1985 Gray Sunset
as The Ship-master1967 Song of Love
1967 Libido
as Apartment Superintendent1966 The Face of Another
as Kitao Momose1966 Koto—The Lake of Tears
as Jinzo Takesue1963 A House in the Quarter
as Yukimura Sanada1963 Sasuke and His Comedians
as First Reporter1963 High and Low
as Junichi Fujii1962 The Inheritance
as Kichitaro1960 Yakuza of Ina
as Brother Ryota1960 Won't Stand for Dying
as Matashiro1960 What Price Love?
as Kôji Kobayashi1959 Gigantis: The Fire Monster
as Saburo Yoshida1958 Little Peach
as Tahei1958 The Hidden Fortress
as Former Samurai1957 The Lower Depths
as Yoshiaki Miki1957 Throne of Blood
as Zenichi1956 A Wife's Heart
as Sasuke the boatman1956 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Sango Kawase1956 The Vampire Moth
as Jiro Nakajima1955 I Live in Fear
as Kôji Kobayashi1955 Godzilla Raids Again
as Heihachi Hayashida1954 Seven Samurai
1953 Wife
as General Manager of General Affairs Department1952 Today is Payday
as Noguchi1952 Ikiru
as Takeichi no Takamaru1952 Beauty and the Thief
as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary1951 The Idiot
as Eiji Yabuki1950 Golden Beast
1950 Scandal
as Priest1950 Rashomon
as Girlie Show director1949 Stray Dog

Citizenship: Japan
Born: Monday, 07/30 1917 (July) in Hokkaido, Japan (some sources say 28 April 1917)
Died: Monday, 11/01 1999 (November) in Fuchū (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Other names for Minoru Chiaki (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"千秋実"
"Минору Тиаки"
"千秋实"
"ちあき みのる" (Kana/Japanese)
"Chiaki Minoru"
Minoru Chiaki frequently works together with these people:
Akira Kurosawa (39x, Crew)
Takashi Shimura (20x, Actor)
Toshirō Mifune (17x, Actor)
Shintarô Miyamoto (17x, Crew)
Eijirō Tōno (13x, Actor)
Hashizo Okawa (13x, Actor)
Haruo Tanaka (13x, Actor)
Isao Yamagata (13x, Actor)
Satomi Oka (13x, Actress)
Masaru Satō (13x, Crew)
Bokuzen Hidari (12x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:13477, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 09/21/2024