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Minoru Chiaki (July 30, 1917 (some sources say April 28)–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 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).
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Birth Name
Katsuharu Sasaki
Born
Monday, 30 July 1917
Died
Monday, 01 November 1999
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Kôji Kobayashi | 2007 |
Don Matsugorô no daibôken | Amenomori Seikai | 1987 |
Gray Sunset | Fuyukichi Takano | 1985 |
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e | 1977 | |
Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no mon | 1974 | |
Innocent Sinner | Pastor | 1970 |
Secret Female Investigator: Wager on Lips | 1970 | |
Song of Love | The Ship-master | 1967 |
Libido | Girl's father | 1967 |
The Face of Another | Apartment Superintendent | 1966 |
Actor Filmography
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