Seiji Miyaguchi
Acting·November 15, 1913·† April 12, 1985 — 71 years old·Tokyo, Japan
Seiji Miyaguchi (宮口 精二 Miyaguchi Seiji, November 15, 1913–April 12, 1985) was a Japanese actor who appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (as Kyuzo, the master swordsman) despite the actor's confession to have never handled a sword before the role, Ikiru as a yakuza boss from "restaurant row," and Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan. He died of lung cancer.
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2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'Self1984Farewell to the ArkOld man1984Antonio GaudíBoada (voice)1984Mermaid LegendTatsuo1983White Snake EnchantmentJikan1982Lake of IllusionsYoshikane Nagao1982The ChallengeOld Man1980ShōgunTVMuraji1977Special Crime Investigation FrontTV1976Melodies of a White Night1975The FossilSunami1975Aoi sanmyakuMr. Okamoto1974Tora-san's Lovesick1972Tora-san's Dear Old HomeShukichi1971To Love Again1971Hajimete no Tabi1970The MilitaristsShinegori Togo1968My Brother, My LoveGinsaku Kitagawa1968Admiral YamamotoIto1968Young Guy in Rio1968Five Gents and a Chinese MerchantDen'nosuke Kakishima1968Five Gents and Karate GrandpaDen'nosuke Kakishima (Atsuko's Father, Wealthy Man in Takamatsu)1967Pomegranate TimeNaokichi Kuwata1967Japan's Longest DayForeign Minister Shigenori Togo1967River of Forever1966Punch Guy1965Samurai SpyJinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa1965The Start of LifeTatsugoro Ishiguro1965Start HereOld Man1965Song of FarewellMasao Nomura1965Gulliver's Travels Beyond the MoonDr. Gulliver (voice)1965The Dedicated Gunman1965KwaidanOld Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")1965The Radish and the Carrot1964The Enforcer1964Raised in a PalaceTsukada1964Fumiko's Five BenefactorsDetective (uncredited)1964The World's Most Beautiful SwindlersDetective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)1964Night ScandalDaizo Suzuki1964The Naked ExecutiveHeikichi Hamanaka1964Intentions of MurderGenji Miyata1964Our Happiness Alone1964Night Scandal in JapanDetective Tasaka1964Pale FlowerFunada1964Samurai from NowhereTatewaki Komuro1964Warrior of the Wind1963MotherDoctor1963A House in the QuarterSanzaemon Katagiri1963The White Peaks of Mt. FujiShūhei Isomura1963Youth After SchoolShinkichi Yamaguchi1963Escape from HellUsuke1963Twin Sisters of KyotoTakichiro Sada1962Anything For Success1962Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka HeightsBamboo craftsman Kisuke1962Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi1962The Broken CommandmentSchool master1962The InheritanceYoshida1961Structure of Hate1961That Guy and I1961Miyamoto MusashiBamboo craftsman Kisuke1961Enraptured1960Get 'em AllTakahashi1960The Last Trump CardYoshimura1960The Bad Sleep WellPublic Prosecutor Okakura1960Deep River Melody1960The Twilight Story1960Irohanihoheto1960Banana1960Goodbye to GloryHikocho1960Ah Special Attack Corps1959A Secret RendezvousYuichiro1959Tokyo Omnibus1959Someday I'll KnowMasao Shiroyama1959Farewell to SpringAkira's father1959Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan1959Jōen1959The Most Valuable WifeRintaro Nonomiya1959The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveKyôritsu Ô1958Accomplice1958The Spell of the Hidden GoldSenjuro Takebe1958In Self-Defense1958The Ballad of NarayamaMatayan1958The Rickshaw Man1958Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen1958StakeoutYuji Shimooka, the police detective1957Black RiverKin1957The Story of Pure Love1957A Dangerous Hero1957Akuma no kao1957Untamed WomanSotaro, Oshima's older brother1957Hateful Things1957Tokyo TwilightPoliceman1957Night Butterflies1957Throne of BloodPhantom samurai1956FlowingNamie's Uncle1956In Case of One WomanTomoki Hisamoto1956Will-o'-the-Wisp1956Punishment Room1956The Underworld1956Samurai of the Great Earth1956Early SpringYuzo Miura1955Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made1955Frame of SnowIshiyama (Engineer)1954The Street Without SunOkimi's father1954Seven SamuraiKyuzo1953An Inlet of Muddy Water1953The Last EmbraceGangster1952IkiruYakuza Boss1951Beauty of Life1951Fireworks Over the SeaGunzo Ishiguro1951Early SummerNishiwaki1951The Good FairyAssistant editor1947Three-Fingered Detective1946A Descendant of Urashima Taro1945Sanshiro Sugata, Part TwoKohei Tsuzaki