Acting
Minoru Chiaki
- Titles
- 46movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1950 to 1987, with a break from 1971 to 1984, busiest in 1957 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 12top three billing
- Average score
79/100
- Highest rated
Seven Samurai94/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.6average 2.6
- Warfare3.3average 1.2
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.8average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Catharsis6.4average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.2, average 2.2
- Cringe Humor0.8, average 2.2
- Romance2.7, average 3.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Masterful Direction 3
- Japanese Cinema 3
- Bleak Realism 2
- Complex Characters 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Takashi ShimuraActorSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Throne of Blood, Rashomon, The Hidden Fortress, +5 more
Masaru SatōComposerThrone of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, A House in the Quarter, Godzilla Raids Again, Gigantis, the Fire Monster, +4 more
Akira KurosawaEditorSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Throne of Blood, Rashomon, The Hidden Fortress, +3 more
Toshirō MifuneActorSeven Samurai, Throne of Blood, Rashomon, The Hidden Fortress, I Live in Fear, +2 more
Hideo OguniWriterSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, I Live in Fear, +2 more
Shinobu HashimotoWriterSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Throne of Blood, Rashomon, The Hidden Fortress, +1 more
Ryō IkebeActorThe Vampire Moth, Pilgrimage at Night, Wakôdo no uta, A Strong Wind Blows
Kamatari FujiwaraActorIkiru, The Hidden Fortress, The Lower Depths, The Men of Toho-ku
Asakazu NakaiCinematographerSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Throne of Blood, I Live in Fear- SShintarō MiyamotoEditorHero of the Red Light District, Koto—The Lake of Tears, Sasuke and His Comedians, Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
Keiko AwajiActorThe Mandarin Room, Talkative Company President, Skin-Colored Moon
Tatsuya NakadaiActorThe Mandarin Room, The Inheritance, Skin-Colored Moon
Movies and TV shows
47Type
1980s
2 titles
as Amenomori Seikai
as Fuyukichi Takano
1970s
1 title
TV show · as 浦山寿貞（千葉幸右衛門）
1960s
14 titles · average score 82
as Shimizu
as The Ship-master
as Kitao Momose
as Apartment Superintendent
as Jinzo Takesue
as First Reporter
as Yukimura Sanada
as Kakurai Yosuke
as Junichi Fujii
as Kichitaro
as Matashiro
1950s
29 titles · average score 77
as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
as Jibu
as Tahei
as Yoshiaki Miki
as Former Samurai
as Tasuke Zummu
as Sango Kawase
as Kôji Kobayashi
as Jiro Nakajima
as Heihachi Hayashida
as Noguchi
as Priest
1940s
1 title · average score 90
as Girlie Show director