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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.
In 1975, Chiaki suffered a stroke. He recovered and in 1985 won Japan Academy Award for Best Actor in Hana ichimonme (1985). The last survivor of Kurosawa's Seven Samurai title players, Chiaki died of coronary and pulmonary failure in 1999.
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Minoru Chiaki Death. Minoru passed away on November 1, 1999 at the age of 82 in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan.
Nov 1, 1999 · 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 and he was the first of the samurai to be killed.
Mar 18, 2014 · The two are played by veteran actors Minoru Chiaki (Tahei) and Kamatari Fujiwara (Matashichi), who are more frequently cast in minor roles but deliver extraordinary performances in The Hidden Fortress.
Film Deaths: The Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai / The Magnificent Seven) (1954) [ Heihachi ]: Shot with a musket shot by one of the bandits. Godzilla Raids Again (Gojira no gyakushû) (1955) [ Kôji Kobayashi ]: Dies when his plane crashes and blows up while fighting Godzilla.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.