Seiji Miyaguchi
Acting

Seiji Miyaguchi

Born 15 November 1913 · Tokyo, Japan · Died 12 April 1985

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
Ikiru
Throne of Blood
Kwaidan
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Bad Sleep Well
Shōgun
Early Summer
Tokyo Twilight
Pale Flower
Early Spring
The Ballad of Narayama
Mermaid Legend
Farewell to the Ark
Antonio Gaudí
White Snake Enchantment
The Challenge
Lake of Illusions
Melodies of a White Night
Aoi sanmyaku
The Fossil
Tora-san's Lovesick
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
Hajimete no Tabi
To Love Again
The Militarists
My Brother, My Love
Admiral Yamamoto
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Young Guy in Rio
Japan's Longest Day
Pomegranate Time
River of Forever
Punch Guy
Kwaidan
Samurai Spy
Song of Farewell
The Start of Life
The Radish and the Carrot
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
The Dedicated Gunman
Start Here
Pale Flower
The Naked Executive
Night Scandal
Samurai from Nowhere
Two Bitches
Raised in a Palace
Warrior of the Wind
Our Happiness Alone
Intentions of Murder
Youth After School
Mother
Escape from Hell
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
A House in the Quarter
The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji
La Fée Diabolique
Attack Squadron
Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi
The Broken Commandment
Anything For Success
The Inheritance
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Miyamoto Musashi
That Guy and I
Structure of Hate
The Bad Sleep Well
Irohanihoheto
Deep River Melody
The Twilight Story
Goodbye to Glory
Get 'em All
Ah Special Attack Corps
The Last Trump Card
Banana
The War Without Weapons
Ore no namida wa amakunai
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
A Secret Rendezvous
Farewell to Spring
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
Tokyo Omnibus
Someday I'll Know
The Most Valuable Wife
Jōen
Stakeout
The Ballad of Narayama
Accomplice
The Rickshaw Man
In Self-Defense
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
Black River
A Dangerous Hero
Akuma no kao
Throne of Blood
Night Butterflies
Tokyo Twilight
The Story of Pure Love
Untamed Woman
Hateful Things
Samurai of the Great Earth
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Flowing
Punishment Room
The Underworld
Early Spring
I Saw the Killer
Wedding Day
Frame of Snow
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
Seven Samurai
The Street Without Sun
The Last Embrace
An Inlet of Muddy Water
Ikiru
Early Summer
The Good Fairy
Fireworks Over the Sea
Beauty of Life
Three-Fingered Detective
A Descendant of Urashima Taro
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
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