Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実 Chiaki Minoru April 28 1917–November 1 1999) 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. In real life he was the last of the seven actors to die.Later in his career he appeared as a secondary actor in many Toei films.
active years end year
1999-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1949-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
1917-04-28, 1917-07-30
birth name
Katsuji Sasaki
birth place
Japan, Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Empire of Japan, Bifuka Hokkaido, Nakagawa (Teshio) District Hokkaido
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