Minoru Chiaki
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 Minoru Chiaki in Seven Samurai. |
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| Born: | July 30, 1917 Hokkaidō, Japan |
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| Died: | November 1, 1999 Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation: | Actor |
Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実 Chiaki Minoru?, 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 (as the good-natured samurai Heihachi) and The Hidden Fortress.
In Seven Samurai he was the first of the seven to be killed. In real life he was the last of the seven actors to die.
[edit] External links
- Minoru Chiaki at the Internet Movie Database
- (Japanese) Minoru Chiaki at the Japanese Movie Database
