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Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Acting

Born: November 15, 1913Tokyo, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Seiji Miyaguchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

Self

2002
Farewell to the Ark

Farewell to the Ark

Old man

1984
Antonio Gaudí

Antonio Gaudí

Boada (voice)

1984
Mermaid Legend

Mermaid Legend

Tatsuo

1984
White Snake Enchantment

White Snake Enchantment

Jikan

1983
Lake of Illusions

Lake of Illusions

Yoshikane Nagao

1982
The Challenge

The Challenge

Old Man

1982
Melodies of a White Night

Melodies of a White Night

1976
The Fossil

The Fossil

Sunami

1975
Aoi sanmyaku

Aoi sanmyaku

Mr. Okamoto

1975
Tora-san's Lovesick

Tora-san's Lovesick

1974
Tora-san's Dear Old Home

Tora-san's Dear Old Home

Shukichi

1972
To Love Again

To Love Again

1971
Hajimete no Tabi

Hajimete no Tabi

1971
The Militarists

The Militarists

Shinegori Togo

1970
My Brother, My Love

My Brother, My Love

Ginsaku Kitagawa

1968
Admiral Yamamoto

Admiral Yamamoto

Ito

1968
Young Guy in Rio

Young Guy in Rio

1968
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

Den'nosuke Kakishima

1968
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

Den'nosuke Kakishima (Atsuko's Father, Wealthy Man in Takamatsu)

1968
Pomegranate Time

Pomegranate Time

Naokichi Kuwata

1967
Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo

1967
River of Forever

River of Forever

1967
Punch Guy

Punch Guy

1966
Samurai Spy

Samurai Spy

Jinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa

1965
The Start of Life

The Start of Life

Tatsugoro Ishiguro

1965
Start Here

Start Here

Old Man

1965
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon

Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon

Dr. Gulliver (voice)

1965
Song of Farewell

Song of Farewell

Masao Nomura

1965
The Dedicated Gunman

The Dedicated Gunman

1965
Kwaidan

Kwaidan

Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

1965
The Radish and the Carrot

The Radish and the Carrot

1965

The Enforcer

1964
Raised in a Palace

Raised in a Palace

Tsukada

1964
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)

1964
Fumiko's Five Benefactors

Fumiko's Five Benefactors

Detective (uncredited)

1964
Night Scandal

Night Scandal

Daizo Suzuki

1964
The Naked Executive

The Naked Executive

Heikichi Hamanaka

1964
Intentions of Murder

Intentions of Murder

Genji Miyata

1964
Our Happiness Alone

Our Happiness Alone

1964
Night Scandal in Japan

Night Scandal in Japan

Detective Tasaka

1964
Pale Flower

Pale Flower

Funada

1964
Warrior of the Wind

Warrior of the Wind

1964
Samurai from Nowhere

Samurai from Nowhere

Tatewaki Komuro

1964
Mother

Mother

Doctor

1963
The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji

The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji

Shūhei Isomura

1963
A House in the Quarter

A House in the Quarter

Sanzaemon Katagiri

1963
Youth After School

Youth After School

Shinkichi Yamaguchi

1963
Escape from Hell

Escape from Hell

Usuke

1963
Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Takichiro Sada

1963
Anything For Success

Anything For Success

1962
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Bamboo craftsman Kisuke

1962
Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

1962
The Broken Commandment

The Broken Commandment

School master

1962
The Inheritance

The Inheritance

Yoshida

1962
Structure of Hate

Structure of Hate

1961
That Guy and I

That Guy and I

1961
Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

Bamboo craftsman Kisuke

1961

Enraptured

1961
Get 'em All

Get 'em All

Takahashi

1960
最後の切札

最後の切札

1960
The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

Public Prosecutor Okakura

1960
Deep River Melody

Deep River Melody

1960
The Twilight Story

The Twilight Story

1960
Irohanihoheto

Irohanihoheto

1960
Goodbye to Glory

Goodbye to Glory

Hikocho

1960
Ah Special Attack Corps

Ah Special Attack Corps

1960
A Secret Rendezvous

A Secret Rendezvous

Yuichiro

1959
Tokyo Omnibus

Tokyo Omnibus

1959
Someday I'll Know

Someday I'll Know

Masao Shiroyama

1959
Farewell to Spring

Farewell to Spring

Akira's father

1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

1959
Jōen

Jōen

1959
The Most Valuable Wife

The Most Valuable Wife

Rintaro Nonomiya

1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Kyôritsu Ô

1959
Accomplice

Accomplice

1958

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

Senjuro Takebe

1958
In Self-Defense

In Self-Defense

1958
The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

Matayan

1958
The Rickshaw Man

The Rickshaw Man

1958
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

1958
Stakeout

Stakeout

Yuji Shimooka, the police detective

1958
Black River

Black River

Kin

1957
The Story of Pure Love

The Story of Pure Love

1957
A Dangerous Hero

A Dangerous Hero

1957
悪魔の顔

悪魔の顔

1957
Hateful Things

Hateful Things

1957
Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman

Sotaro, Oshima's older brother

1957
Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

Policeman

1957
Night Butterflies

Night Butterflies

1957
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

Phantom samurai

1957
Flowing

Flowing

Namie's Uncle

1956
Will-o'-the-Wisp

Will-o'-the-Wisp

1956
Punishment Room

Punishment Room

1956
The Underworld

The Underworld

1956
Early Spring

Early Spring

Yuzo Miura

1956
Samurai of the Great Earth

Samurai of the Great Earth

1956
Frame of Snow

Frame of Snow

Ishiyama (Engineer)

1955
The Street Without Sun

The Street Without Sun

Okimi's father

1954
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

Kyuzo

1954
An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water

1953
The Last Embrace

The Last Embrace

Gangster

1953
Ikiru

Ikiru

Yakuza Boss

1952
Beauty of Life

Beauty of Life

1951
Fireworks Over the Sea

Fireworks Over the Sea

Gunzo Ishiguro

1951
Early Summer

Early Summer

Nishiwaki

1951
The Good Fairy

The Good Fairy

Assistant editor

1951
Three-Fingered Detective

Three-Fingered Detective

1947
A Descendant of Urashima Taro

A Descendant of Urashima Taro

1946
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

Kohei Tsuzaki

1945