Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

1913-11-15 – 1985-04-12 (age 71) Tokyo, Japan
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Biography

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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Known For

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai

1954

as Kyuzo

Ikiru
Ikiru

1952

as Yakuza Boss

Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood

1957

as Phantom samurai

Kwaidan
Kwaidan

1965

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

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
White Snake Enchantment
A House in the Quarter
A House in the Quarter

1963

as Sanzaemon Katagiri

The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well

1960

as Public Prosecutor Okakura

Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day

1967

as Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo

Admiral Yamamoto
Admiral Yamamoto

1968

as Ito

Intentions of Murder
Intentions of Murder

1964

as Genji Miyata

Tokyo Twilight
Tokyo Twilight

1957

as Policeman

Early Summer
Early Summer

1951

as Nishiwaki

Pale Flower
Pale Flower

1964

as Funada

Farewell to the Ark
Farewell to the Ark

1984

as Old man

The Challenge
The Challenge

1982

as Old Man

Lake of Illusions
Lake of Illusions

1982

as Yoshikane Nagao

Mermaid Legend
Mermaid Legend

1984

as Tatsuo

Early Spring
Early Spring

1956

as Yuzo Miura