Seiji Miyaguchi
Nov 14, 1913 - Apr 12, 1985 (71 years old) in 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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Known For
Shōgun
Muraji
Seven Samurai
Kyuzo
Ikiru
Yakuza Boss
Throne of Blood
Phantom samurai
Kwaidan
Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Kyôritsu Ô
Tokyo Twilight
Policeman
The Bad Sleep Well
Public Prosecutor Okakura
Early Spring
Yuzo Miura
Credits
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Self★ 10 -
Farewell to the Ark 1984Old man★ 7 -
Antonio Gaudí 1984Boada (voice)★ 7.2 -
Mermaid Legend 1984Tatsuo★ 6.7 -
Jikan★ 4.7 -
Lake of Illusions 1982Yoshikane Nagao★ 1.5 -
The Challenge 1982Old Man★ 6 -
Shōgun 1980Muraji★ 7.7 -
★ 10 -
★ 4.5 -
Aoi sanmyaku 1975Mr. Okamoto★ NR -
Tora-san's Lovesick 1974★ 7.3 -
The Fossil 1974Sunami★ 6.8 -
Shukichi★ 7.5 -
To Love Again 1971★ NR -
Hajimete no Tabi 1971★ NR -
The Militarists 1970Shinegori Togo★ 8 -
My Brother, My Love 1968Ginsaku Kitagawa★ NR -
Admiral Yamamoto 1968Ito★ 8.3 -
Den'nosuke Kakishima★ NR -
Den'nosuke Kakishima (Atsuko's Father, Wealthy Man in Takamatsu)★ NR -
Pomegranate Time 1967Naokichi Kuwata★ NR -
Japan's Longest Day 1967Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo★ 7.1 -
River of Forever 1967★ NR -
Samurai Spy 1965Jinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa★ 6.6 -
The Start of Life 1965Tatsugoro Ishiguro★ NR -
Song of Farewell 1965Masao Nomura★ NR -
Dr. Gulliver (voice)★ 5.9 -
The Dedicated Gunman 1965★ NR -
Kwaidan 1965Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")★ 7.7 -
★ 10 -
The Enforcer 1964★ NR
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Raised in a Palace 1964Tsukada★ 6 -
Detective (uncredited)★ NR -
Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)★ 5.3 -
Night Scandal 1964Daizo Suzuki★ NR -
The Naked Executive 1964Heikichi Hamanaka★ NR -
Intentions of Murder 1964Genji Miyata★ 7.2 -
Our Happiness Alone 1964★ NR -
Detective Tasaka★ NR -
Pale Flower 1964Funada★ 7.4 -
Samurai from Nowhere 1964Tatewaki Komuro★ 7.1 -
Warrior of the Wind 1964★ 6.7 -
Mother 1963Doctor★ 6.8 -
Sanzaemon Katagiri★ 6 -
Shūhei Isomura★ NR -
Youth After School 1963Shinkichi Yamaguchi★ NR -
Escape from Hell 1963Usuke★ 6.2 -
Takichiro Sada★ 6.5 -
Anything For Success 1962★ NR -
Bamboo craftsman Kisuke★ 7.4 -
★ NR -
School master★ 6.6 -
The Inheritance 1962Yoshida★ 7.2 -
That Guy and I 1961★ 10 -
Miyamoto Musashi 1961Bamboo craftsman Kisuke★ 7.3 -
Enraptured 1961★ NR
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Get 'em All 1960Takahashi★ 6 -
The Bad Sleep Well 1960Public Prosecutor Okakura★ 7.7 -
Deep River Melody 1960★ 6 -
The Twilight Story 1960★ 8 -
Irohanihoheto 1960★ NR -
Goodbye to Glory 1960Hikocho★ NR -
★ NR -
A Secret Rendezvous 1959Yuichiro★ 5.2 -
Tokyo Omnibus 1959★ NR -
Someday I'll Know 1959Masao Shiroyama★ NR -
Farewell to Spring 1959Akira's father★ 6.2 -
★ 5.7 -
Jōen 1959★ NR -
Rintaro Nonomiya★ 7.5 -
Kyôritsu Ô★ 8.1 -
Accomplice 1958★ NR -
Senjuro Takebe★ 6
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★ NR -
Matayan★ 7.5 -
The Rickshaw Man 1958★ 7.2 -
★ NR -
Stakeout 1958Yuji Shimooka, the police detective★ 6.9 -
Black River 1957Kin★ 6.9 -
★ 6.8 -
A Dangerous Hero 1957★ NR -
悪魔の顔 1957★ NR -
Untamed Woman 1957Sotaro, Oshima's older brother★ 7.3 -
Tokyo Twilight 1957Policeman★ 7.7 -
Night Butterflies 1957★ 6.3 -
Throne of Blood 1957Phantom samurai★ 7.9 -
Flowing 1956Namie's Uncle★ 7.1 -
Will-o'-the-Wisp 1956★ NR -
Punishment Room 1956★ 6.9 -
The Underworld 1956★ NR -
★ NR -
Early Spring 1956Yuzo Miura★ 7.5 -
Okimi's father★ NR -
Seven Samurai 1954Kyuzo★ 8.5 -
★ 6.1 -
The Last Embrace 1953Gangster★ NR -
Ikiru 1952Yakuza Boss★ 8.3 -
Beauty of Life 1951★ NR -
Gunzo Ishiguro★ 5 -
Early Summer 1951Nishiwaki★ 7.8 -
The Good Fairy 1951Assistant editor★ 5.5 -
★ NR -
★ 6 -
Kohei Tsuzaki★ 6.1