Ships
- IJN Katori Captain from 20 July 1943 · Relieved on 15 October 1943
Hyoe Minakuchi was a captain in the Imperial Japanese Navy who commanded the training cruiser Katori from 20 July 1943 to 15 October 1943.
The sources used here do not record his date or place of birth or anything about his family.
He graduated from the Naval Academy at Etajima in its 46th class, and before this command he had been commander of Submarine Division 11.
He held command for three months, from 20 July to 15 October 1943, while Katori served as the submarine fleet's flagship at Truk.
What became of him after this command is not recorded in the sources used here.