Person
Seiji Miyaguchi
Acting · 1913–1985 · Tokyo, Japan
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.
Known for
Seven Samurai
Kyuzo
Ikiru
Yakuza Boss
Shōgun
Muraji
Special Crime Investigation Front
1977
Throne of Blood
Phantom samurai
The Bad Sleep Well
Public Prosecutor Okakura
Kwaidan
Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Kyôritsu Ô
The Last Embrace
Gangster
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
1959
Filmography
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'Self
- 1984Farewell to the ArkOld man
- 1984Antonio GaudíBoada (voice)
- 1984Mermaid LegendTatsuo
- 1983White Snake EnchantmentJikan
- 1982Lake of IllusionsYoshikane Nagao
- 1982The ChallengeOld Man
- 1980ShōgunMuraji
- 1977Special Crime Investigation Front
- 1976Melodies of a White Night
- 1975The FossilSunami
- 1975Aoi sanmyakuMr. Okamoto
- 1974Tora-san's Lovesick
- 1972Tora-san's Dear Old HomeShukichi
- 1971To Love Again
- 1971Hajimete no Tabi
- 1970The MilitaristsShinegori Togo
- 1968My Brother, My LoveGinsaku Kitagawa
- 1968Admiral YamamotoIto
- 1968Young Guy in Rio
- 1968Five Gents and a Chinese MerchantDen'nosuke Kakishima
- 1968Five Gents and Karate GrandpaDen'nosuke Kakishima (Atsuko's Father, Wealthy Man in Takamatsu)
- 1967Pomegranate TimeNaokichi Kuwata
- 1967Japan's Longest DayForeign Minister Shigenori Togo
- 1967River of Forever
- 1966Punch Guy
- 1965Samurai SpyJinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa
- 1965The Start of LifeTatsugoro Ishiguro
- 1965Start HereOld Man
- 1965Song of FarewellMasao Nomura
- 1965Gulliver's Travels Beyond the MoonDr. Gulliver (voice)
- 1965The Dedicated Gunman
- 1965KwaidanOld Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
- 1965The Radish and the Carrot
- 1964The Enforcer
- 1964Raised in a PalaceTsukada
- 1964Fumiko's Five BenefactorsDetective (uncredited)
- 1964The World's Most Beautiful SwindlersDetective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)
- 1964Night ScandalDaizo Suzuki
- 1964The Naked ExecutiveHeikichi Hamanaka
- 1964Intentions of MurderGenji Miyata
- 1964Our Happiness Alone
- 1964Night Scandal in JapanDetective Tasaka
- 1964Pale FlowerFunada
- 1964Samurai from NowhereTatewaki Komuro
- 1964Warrior of the Wind
- 1963MotherDoctor
- 1963A House in the QuarterSanzaemon Katagiri
- 1963The White Peaks of Mt. FujiShūhei Isomura
- 1963Youth After SchoolShinkichi Yamaguchi
- 1963Escape from HellUsuke
- 1963Twin Sisters of KyotoTakichiro Sada
- 1962Anything For Success
- 1962Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka HeightsBamboo craftsman Kisuke
- 1962Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi
- 1962The Broken CommandmentSchool master
- 1962The InheritanceYoshida
- 1961Structure of Hate
- 1961That Guy and I
- 1961Miyamoto MusashiBamboo craftsman Kisuke
- 1961Enraptured
- 1960Get 'em AllTakahashi
- 1960The Last Trump CardYoshimura
- 1960The Bad Sleep WellPublic Prosecutor Okakura
- 1960Deep River Melody
- 1960The Twilight Story
- 1960Irohanihoheto
- 1960Banana
- 1960Goodbye to GloryHikocho
- 1960Ah Special Attack Corps
- 1959A Secret RendezvousYuichiro
- 1959Tokyo Omnibus
- 1959Someday I'll KnowMasao Shiroyama
- 1959Farewell to SpringAkira's father
- 1959Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
- 1959Jōen
- 1959The Most Valuable WifeRintaro Nonomiya
- 1959The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveKyôritsu Ô
- 1958Accomplice
- 1958The Spell of the Hidden GoldSenjuro Takebe
- 1958In Self-Defense
- 1958The Ballad of NarayamaMatayan
- 1958The Rickshaw Man
- 1958Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
- 1958StakeoutYuji Shimooka, the police detective
- 1957Black RiverKin
- 1957The Story of Pure Love
- 1957A Dangerous Hero
- 1957Akuma no kao
- 1957Untamed WomanSotaro, Oshima's older brother
- 1957Hateful Things
- 1957Tokyo TwilightPoliceman
- 1957Night Butterflies
- 1957Throne of BloodPhantom samurai
- 1956FlowingNamie's Uncle
- 1956In Case of One WomanTomoki Hisamoto
- 1956Will-o'-the-Wisp
- 1956Punishment Room
- 1956The Underworld
- 1956Samurai of the Great Earth
- 1956Early SpringYuzo Miura
- 1955Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
- 1955Frame of SnowIshiyama (Engineer)
- 1954The Street Without SunOkimi's father
- 1954Seven SamuraiKyuzo
- 1953An Inlet of Muddy Water
- 1953The Last EmbraceGangster
- 1952IkiruYakuza Boss
- 1951Beauty of Life
- 1951Fireworks Over the SeaGunzo Ishiguro
- 1951Early SummerNishiwaki
- 1951The Good FairyAssistant editor
- 1947Three-Fingered Detective
- 1946A Descendant of Urashima Taro
- 1945Sanshiro Sugata, Part TwoKohei Tsuzaki
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