Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki
千秋 実
Chiaki in a press photo from Rashomon (1950)
Born
Katsuji Sasaki

(1917-04-28)April 28, 1917
DiedNovember 1, 1999(1999-11-01) (aged 82)
OccupationActor
Years active1949–1999
SpouseFumie Sasaki
ChildrenKatsuhiko Sasaki

Minoru Chiaki (Japanese: 千秋 実, Hepburn: Chiaki Minoru, April 28, 1917 – November 1, 1999) was a Japanese actor who appeared in eleven of Akira Kurosawa's films, including Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and The Hidden Fortress. He was also one of Kon Ichikawa's favorite actors.[1]

He attended, but did not graduate from, Chuo University.[1] Later in his career, he appeared as a secondary actor in many Toei films. In 1986, he won the Best Actor at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony for his performance in Gray Sunset (1985).[2]

He died of cardiac and pulmonary failure at age 82. His son Katsuhiko Sasaki is also an actor.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "千秋 実" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  2. ^ "Awards for Hana ichimonme (1985)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05.