Acting
Minoru Chiaki
- Titles
- 40movies
- Career
Active from 1950 to 1987, with a break from 1968 to 1984, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
76/100
- Highest rated
Seven Samurai85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.4average 2.6
- Politics5.3average 2.6
- Warfare3.6average 1.2
- Social Commentary6.9average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism5.2average 3.3
- Pathos6.8average 5.2
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Catharsis6.4average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.3, average 2.2
- Cringe Humor0.5, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.6, average 2.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Masterful Direction 3
- Japanese Cinema 3
- Complex Characters 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Takashi ShimuraActorSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Rashomon, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, +5 more
Masaru SatōComposerThrone of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, Godzilla Raids Again, A House in the Quarter, I Live in Fear, +4 more
Akira KurosawaDirectorSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Rashomon, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, +3 more
Toshirō MifuneActorSeven Samurai, Rashomon, Throne of Blood, 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, Rashomon, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, +1 more- SShintarō MiyamotoEditorHero of the Red Light District, Koto—The Lake of Tears, Sasuke and His Comedians, Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella
Asakazu NakaiCinematographerSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Throne of Blood, I Live in Fear
Seiji MiyaguchiActorSeven Samurai, A House in the Quarter, The Inheritance
Kamatari FujiwaraActorIkiru, The Hidden Fortress, The Lower Depths
Masao ShimizuActorGodzilla Raids Again, I Live in Fear, Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Fumio HayasakaComposerSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Rashomon
Movies and TV shows
401980s
2 titles
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure (1987)
as Amenomori Seikai
Gray Sunset (1985)
as Fuyukichi Takano
1960s
14 titles · average score 81
Song of Love (1967)
as The Ship-master
Koto—The Lake of Tears (1966)
as Kitao Momose
77
The Face of Another (1966)
as Apartment Superintendent
A House in the Quarter (1963)
as Jinzo Takesue
83
High and Low (1963)
as First Reporter
Sasuke and His Comedians (1963)
as Yukimura Sanada
Jolly Barbers (1963)
as Ebina Ginpei
Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella (1963)
as Kakurai Yosuke
84
The Inheritance (1962)
as Junichi Fujii
What Price Love? (1960)
as Matashiro
Yakuza of Ina (1960)
as Kichitaro
1950s
23 titles · average score 74
52
Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)
Saga of the Vagabonds (1959)
as Jibu
83
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
as Onodera Heichô
80
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
as Tahei
79
Throne of Blood (1957)
as Yoshiaki Miki
78
The Lower Depths (1957)
as Former Samurai
The Vampire Moth (1956)
as Sango Kawase
57
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
as Kôji Kobayashi
73
I Live in Fear (1955)
as Jiro Nakajima
85
Seven Samurai (1954)
as Heihachi Hayashida
83
Ikiru (1952)
as Noguchi
80
Rashomon (1950)
as Priest
1940s
1 title · average score 76
76
Stray Dog (1949)
as Girlie Show director