Minoru Chiaki
Popularity:0.374
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1917-04-28
Place of Birth:Hokkaido, Japan
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Also Known As:千秋實, مینورو چیاکی

The Hidden Fortress (1958)
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who...

Rashomon (1950)
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of...

Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon...

20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1 (1961)
With plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert swordsman, who just happens to be from an extremely...

20 Duels of Young Shingo - Conclusion (1963)
While on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives have been affected by his actions. Though the many...

20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2 (1961)
The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man (1969)
Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.

Ikiru (1952)
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to...

Bodyguard from Hell (1955)
Kitagawa, a drug control officer in the Kanto Shinetsu area, was ordered to investigate the situation of drug trafficking around Yokohama.

I Live in Fear (1955)
Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, and resolves to move his family to...

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader....

Cases of Umon:A Woman with An Umbrella (1963)
Ryutaro Otomo as the Edo magistrate Umon Kondo is out to solve a crime that centers around the murder of a jail guard & the escape of a criminal who...

The Idiot (1951)
Kameda, who has been in an asylum on Okinawa, travels to Hokkaido. There he becomes involved with two women, Taeko and Ayako. Taeko comes to love...

Young Lord Yakuza (1961)
Young Lord Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under the disguise of a ronin.

The Lower Depths (1957)
Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that...

High and Low (1963)
In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by...

Till Tomorow Comes (1962)
1962 Japanese movie

The Face of Another (1966)
A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.

Samurai Vagabonds (1960)
On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the title of 8th Shogun. The wise and just Munenaga...

Today is Payday (1952)
Office worker comedy by Nobuo Nakagawa

Riverside Fish Market Empire (1952)
Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki

Shinran (1960)
A biographical movie about Shinran

Eight Views of Samurai (1958)
Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai...

Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
The basic story in Love under the Crucifix is about Ogin, daughter of a tea master, who are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with...

The Emperor's Hat (1950)
A man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.

Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
The famous showdown at Kagiya corner has been told many times, but never before with the realism and intensity of this version scripted by Kurosawa...

What Price Love? (1960)
Set in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a celebrated historical case tried by magistrate Tadasuke...

The Story of Shunkin (1954)
Based on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki. Story of the beautiful blind daughter of a wealthy businessman who falls in love with a servant.

Inu to Asachan (1969)
A daughter from an island in the Seto Inland Sea takes a job as a nanny in Tokyo. She thrills the hearts of fishmongers and milkmen.

Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.

Shinran, Part II (1960)
Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. Shinran, born of the fading aristocratic class,...

Koto—The Lake of Tears (1966)
A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo, known for its production of quality shamisen...

Gray Sunset (1985)
Grandfather Fuyukichi Takano, a former university professor, gets fired from his museum job when he is affected by Alzheimer's disease, but his...

Stray Dog (1949)
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes...

Throne of Blood (1957)
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the...

Wife (1953)
Ten years into a marriage, the wife is disappointed by the husband's lack of financial success, meaning she has to work and can't treat herself and...

Hero of the Red Light District (1960)
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring...

Yakuza of Ina (1960)
Tossing his hat in the air to pick a direction, Yataro the wanderer sets out on a journey of adventure, not knowing what tomorrow may bring. The son...

A Wife's Heart (1956)
Kiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly close to the bank clerk (Mifune Toshiro) she's asked...

Little Peach (1958)
Anzukko (Little Peach) is the daughter of a successful writer. She turns down each one of her suitors, until she marries a beginning writer named...

Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure (1987)
Don Matsugoro and his son Don Jr fight against a disgustingly reach family who tries to take over a kid's playground called Children Land.

The Scroll’s Secret (1958)
Shogun Yoshitane’s order to recover the secret scroll triggers a series of ninja warfare during the Muromachi period.

The Inheritance (1962)
A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown, so a bevy of lawyers and...

A Carpenter and Children (1962)
A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate woman named Oritsu. It's a winning...

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan (1965)
Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts...

Run, Genta, Run! (1961)
A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.

The Vampire Moth (1956)
The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.

Mother's First Love (1954)
A melodrama based on the novel by Yasunari Kawabata, telling about the tragic fate of a mother and daughter who are attracted to the same man.

Beyond the Hills (1950)
Adaptation of a novel by Yojiro Ishizaka, originally released in two parts.

The Paper Crane (1962)
A wandering vagrant, Hantaro, risks his life to save a beautiful blind girl and her father from con artists.

The Rainbow-Colored Flower (1950)
Ebihara is a budding novelist entangled in a complicated web of relationships with three women from three different generations: Kazue, a coquettish...

The Phantom Goblin (1962)
An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears to sweep out the criminals from the town on his...

Saga of the Vagabonds (1959)
Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting...

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959)
The adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is about to be purchased by a client, steals money from...

The Ambitious Youth (1962)
As descendent of famed fishmonger Isshin Tasuke, young feisty Ishii Tasuke uses his talent to flourish his employer’s food business.

Black Thief (1964)
Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.

The Bride In Uguisu Castle (1958)
The life of three beautiful princesses in feudal Japan.

Sasuke and His Comedians (1963)
Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan children are wandering through the battlefield...

A House in the Quarter (1963)
With her family suffering from extreme poverty, Yuko, as the eldest daughter, is sold to a successful brothel in Kyoto. There she is assigned to...

Young Lord and Second Son (1961)
A lord explores the lives of common people.

Mole Alley (1953)
33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating...

Travels of Hibari and Chiemi (1962)
Playhouse employees Okimi and Otoshi become involved in an undercover officer’s investigation of a gang when they accidentally walk in on a...

Drunken Sword (1962)
Tetsunosuke, an eccentric doctor and an owner of a fencing school, takes aim against corrupt authorities.

Five Ronins (1963)
The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oichi, from an evil vassal.

The Christian Revolt (1962)
In the year 1637 in Shimabara of Tokugawa-era Japan, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of a charismatic...

Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2 (1963)
A princess seeks adventure and true love, with help from her loyal servant.

Goblin in Stirrups (1959)
Kurama Tengu is a hero to the common people, saving them from the malicious attacks of Kinnoroshi and Shinsengumi.

The Youth and His Amulet (1961)
Gen is a lonely orphan boy. His sole sense of companionship comes from an imaginary friend, the god Prince Fudo-Myo. Prince Fudo-Myo comes to the...

Scarier than the Devil (1960)
A stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no Ishimatsu” himself.

Karafuto 1945 Summer (1974)
The film is set in Karafuto after the radio broadcast of the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War. On August 15, 1945, Soviet forces...

Beauty and the Thief (1952)
The picture belongs to the jidai gekki (historic) genre. It is a powerful story of violence and eroticism, picturing a world at once sordid and...

Taking the Castle (1965)
The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was at a near. Only one man was brave enough to...

Street of Wandering Men (1963)
When a group of men from the Hanya clan search his town for a missing geisha, a brave ronin decides to help her and a drunken calligrapher. In doing...

Mighty Shosuke (1960)
A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to serve the clan lord.

Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido (1962)
Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

Seven Samurai (1954)
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six...

The Body (1962)
The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.

Pilgrimage at Night (1959)
Adapted by Yasumi Toshio and directed by Toyoda Shiro, this is a literary work based on a full-length novel of the same name published by Shiga Naoya...

Sunflower Girl (1953)
Young Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei Hitachi, and enjoys serving him tea, despite the fact that...

Case of a Young Lord 8 (1960)
A family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is framed as a rebel by a corrupt member of the Shogun's...

Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia (1961)
Escaping the hustle and bustle of Edo, the Young Lord came to Oshima Island in Izu to take a vacation. Unexpectedly, the island's boss, Amimoto, was...

The Scarlet Cherry Lord (1958)
Light-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged marriage. He saves the life of a princess whom he gets to...

Lord Mito: All Star Version (1960)
In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later,...

Scandal (1950)
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.

Song of Love (1967)
The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.

Official with a Tattoo (1960)
Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.

Yakuza Vassal (1966)
A young samurai defends townsfolk from evil forces.

Won't Stand for Dying (1960)
The son of the murdered Yakuza, Kenji, at the request of his mother, worked in a stable company. However, soon the girl Kenji Amy, who was in favor...

Fearless Opposition (1958)
This action film depicts the conflict between two brothers, one a detective and the other a yakuza.

Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi (1954)
Fukagawa's chef Ushimatsu of the restaurant Kawatake fell in love with a maid named Omame and changed dramatically. He stopped gambling and...

The Sharks (1964)
A film adaptation of Masatsugu Nobuhiko's novel of the same name, directed by Tasaka Tomotaka and starring Nakamura Kinnosuke. This literary epic...

Uogashi no senpū musume (1963)
1963 Japanese movie