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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. 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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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Face of Another (1966) | Apartment Superintendent | 7 | |
| 2 | High and Low (1963) | First Reporter | 7.8 | |
| 3 | Love Under the Crucifix (1962) | - | 3 | |
| 4 | Hero of the Red Light District (1960) | Jôsuke | 5 | |
| 5 | Saga of the Vagabonds (1959) | Jibu | - | - |
| 6 | The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) | Onodera Heichô | 8 | |
| 7 | The Hidden Fortress (1958) | Tahei | 7.4 | |
| 8 | Little Peach (1958) | Saburo Yoshida | 5 | |
| 9 | Throne of Blood (1957) | Yoshiaki Miki | 6.9 | |
| 10 | The Lower Depths (1957) | Former Samurai | - | - |
| 11 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) | Sasuke the boatman | 8.7 | |
| 12 | A Wife's Heart (1956) | Zenichi | - | - |
| 13 | I Live in Fear (1955) | Jiro Nakajima | 7.5 | |
| 14 | Godzilla Raids Again (1955) | Kôji Kobayashi | 5.2 | |
| 15 | Seven Samurai (1954) | Heihachi Hayashida | 8.5 | |
| 16 | Ikiru (1952) | Noguchi | 8.9 | |
| 17 | The Idiot (1951) | Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary | 7 | |
| 18 | Scandal (1950) | - | 8 | |
| 19 | Rashomon (1950) | Priest | 7.6 | |
| 20 | Stray Dog (1949) | Girlie Show director | 7.6 |

