Seiji Miyaguchi
Known For
Acting
Born
1913-11-15 in Tokyo, Japan
Died
1985-04-12
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Seiji Miyaguchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Shōgun
as Muraji
Seven Samurai
as Kyuzo
Throne of Blood
as Phantom samurai
Ikiru
as Yakuza Boss
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Kyôritsu Ô
Kwaidan
as Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Special Crime Investigation Front
The Bad Sleep Well
as Public Prosecutor Okakura
Japan's Longest Day
as Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
The Inheritance
as Yoshida
Early Summer
as Nishiwaki
Pale Flower
as Funada
Intentions of Murder
as Genji Miyata
Farewell to the Ark
as Old man
Samurai of the Great Earth
Admiral Yamamoto
as Ito
Early Spring
as Yuzo Miura
White Snake Enchantment
as Jikan
Stakeout
as Yuji Shimooka, the police detective
Mermaid Legend
as Tatsuo