Minoru Chiaki
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実 Chiaki Minoru) 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 and he was the first of the samurai to be killed. Ironically, in real life he turned out to be the last of the seven actors to die. 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.
Seven Samurai
as Heihachi HayashidaA samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town...
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Rashomon
as PriestBrimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the...
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Ikiru
as NoguchiKanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position...
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High and Low
as First ReporterIn the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge...
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Throne of Blood
as Yoshiaki MikiReturning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who...
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Onodera HeichôKaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his...
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The Lower Depths
as Former SamuraiResidents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and...
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Godzilla Raids Again
as Kôji KobayashiTwo fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla...
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The Idiot
as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretaryKameda, who has been in an asylum on Okinawa, travels to Hokkaido. There he becomes involved...
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Stray Dog
as Girlie Show directorA bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot,...
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Scandal
as uncreditedA celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a...
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The Hidden Fortress
as TaheiIn feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers...
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Sasuke the boatmanA humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and...
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I Live in Fear
as Jiro NakajimaKiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an...
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The Face of Another
as Apartment SuperintendentA businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask...
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Vendetta of a Samurai
as uncreditedThe famous showdown at Kagiya corner has been told many times, but never before with the realism...
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Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Kôji KobayashiA prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
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Saga of the Vagabonds
as JibuLord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men,...
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Samurai Vagabonds
as uncreditedOn New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for...
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Wife
as uncreditedTen years into a marriage, the wife is disappointed by the husband's lack of financial success,...
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A Wife's Heart
as ZenichiKiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly...
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Koto—The Lake of Tears
as Kitao MomoseA touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo,...
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Little Peach
as Saburo YoshidaAnzukko (Little Peach) is the daughter of a successful writer. She turns down each one of her...
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The Inheritance
as Junichi FujiiA dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose...
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Case of a Young Lord 8
as uncreditedA family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is...
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Song of Love
as The Ship-masterThe life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.
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Beauty and the Thief
as Takeichi no TakamaruThe picture belongs to the jidai gekki (historic) genre. It is a powerful story of violence and...
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The Vampire Moth
as Sango KawaseThe story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.
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Sasuke and His Comedians
as Yukimura SanadaOsaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan...
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The Body
as uncreditedThe sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job...
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Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
as ShimizuMaruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an...
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Travels of Hibari and Chiemi
as uncreditedPlayhouse employees Okimi and Otoshi become involved in an undercover officer’s investigation of...
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Shinran, Part II
as uncreditedContinuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji...
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The Phantom Goblin
as uncreditedAn injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and...
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Hero of the Red Light District
as JôsukeA successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his...
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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
as uncreditedThe second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.
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A Carpenter and Children
as uncreditedA carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an...
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Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
as uncreditedThree stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman...
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Eight Views of Samurai
as uncreditedBright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai...
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Young Lord Yakuza
as uncreditedYoung Lord Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under...
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Gray Sunset
as Fuyukichi TakanoGrandfather Fuyukichi Takano, a former university professor, gets fired from his museum job when...
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Goblin in Stirrups
as uncreditedKurama Tengu is a hero to the common people, saving them from the malicious attacks of...
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Five Ronins
as uncreditedThe story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl,...
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Fearless Opposition
as uncreditedThis action film depicts the conflict between two brothers, one a detective and the other a yakuza.
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Official with a Tattoo
as uncreditedKinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did...
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Taking the Castle
as uncreditedThe Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa,...
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The Youth and His Amulet
as uncreditedGen is a lonely orphan boy. His sole sense of companionship comes from an imaginary friend, the...
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Love Under the Crucifix
as uncreditedThe basic story in Love under the Crucifix is about Ogin, daughter of a tea master, who are both...
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Yakuza Vassal
as uncreditedA young samurai defends townsfolk from evil forces.
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Lord Mito: All Star Version
as uncreditedIn 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to...
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The Christian Revolt
as uncreditedIn the year 1637 in Shimabara of Tokugawa-era Japan, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against...
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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
as uncreditedThe adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is...
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Bodyguard from Hell
as uncreditedKitagawa, a drug control officer in the Kanto Shinetsu area, was ordered to investigate the...
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Won't Stand for Dying
as Brother RyotaThe son of the murdered Yakuza, Kenji, at the request of his mother, worked in a stable company....
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Today is Payday
as General Manager of General Affairs DepartmentOffice worker comedy by Nobuo Nakagawa
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Run, Genta, Run!
as uncreditedA touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of...
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Sunflower Girl
as uncreditedYoung Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei...
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The Scroll’s Secret
as uncreditedShogun Yoshitane’s order to recover the secret scroll triggers a series of ninja warfare during...
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Yakuza of Ina
as KichitaroTossing his hat in the air to pick a direction, Yataro the wanderer sets out on a journey of...
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Street of Wandering Men
as uncreditedWhen a group of men from the Hanya clan search his town for a missing geisha, a brave ronin...
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The Rainbow-Colored Flower
as uncreditedEbihara is a budding novelist entangled in a complicated web of relationships with three women...
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Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
as uncreditedAdventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.
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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1
as uncreditedWith plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert...
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The Ambitious Youth
as uncreditedAs descendent of famed fishmonger Isshin Tasuke, young feisty Ishii Tasuke uses his talent to...
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Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
as uncreditedFukagawa's chef Ushimatsu of the restaurant Kawatake fell in love with a maid named Omame and...
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The Story of Shunkin
as uncreditedBased on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki. Story of the beautiful blind daughter of a wealthy...
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The Scarlet Cherry Lord
as uncreditedLight-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged...
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Scarier than the Devil
as uncreditedA stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no...
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Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
as uncreditedA princess seeks adventure and true love, with help from her loyal servant.
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A House in the Quarter
as Jinzo TakesueWith her family suffering from extreme poverty, Yuko, as the eldest daughter, is sold to a...
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Mole Alley
as uncredited33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie,...
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Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
as uncreditedEscaping the hustle and bustle of Edo, the Young Lord came to Oshima Island in Izu to take a...
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Black Thief
as uncreditedOrganized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.
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Mighty Shosuke
as uncreditedA comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered...
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Riverside Fish Market Empire
as uncreditedObscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki
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Pilgrimage at Night
as uncreditedAdapted by Yasumi Toshio and directed by Toyoda Shiro, this is a literary work based on a...
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Mother's First Love
as uncreditedA melodrama based on the novel by Yasunari Kawabata, telling about the tragic fate of a mother...
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Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella
as Kakurai YosukeRyutaro Otomo as the Edo magistrate Umon Kondo is out to solve a crime that centers around the...
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The Bride In Uguisu Castle
as uncreditedThe life of three beautiful princesses in feudal Japan.
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Karafuto 1945 Summer
as uncreditedThe film is set in Karafuto after the radio broadcast of the Imperial Rescript on the...
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Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
as Amenomori SeikaiDon Matsugoro and his son Don Jr fight against a disgustingly reach family who tries to take...
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The Emperor's Hat
as uncreditedA man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.
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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Conclusion
as uncreditedWhile on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives...
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What Price Love?
as MatashiroSet in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a...
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The Paper Crane
as uncreditedA wandering vagrant, Hantaro, risks his life to save a beautiful blind girl and her father from...
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Drunken Sword
as uncreditedTetsunosuke, an eccentric doctor and an owner of a fencing school, takes aim against corrupt...
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