Minoru Chiaki: Minoru Chiaki. Actor: Seven Samurai. Japanese character actor equally adept at comic or seriously unsavory roles. Chiaki graduated from the University of Chuo with degrees in economics and commerce, but almost immediately found that his interest lay more with the theatre. In 1937, he began to study with the Shin-Tsukiji Gekidan ("The New Tsukiji Theatre Troupe"). During the Second World War, he served as director of the Bara-Za theatre company....
Known For: Seven Samurai (Heihachi), The Hidden Fortress (Tahei), Rashomon (Priest), Throne of Blood (Yoshiaki Miki)