SEIJI MIYAGUCHI
Seiji Miyaguchi
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: November 14, 1913
Deathday: April 12, 1985
Place of Birth: 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.
Filmography
Starring
1984·
Antonio GaudíBoada (voice)
1984·
Farewell to the ArkOld man
1984·
Mermaid LegendTatsuo
Jikan
1982·
Lake of IllusionsYoshikane Nagao
1982·
The ChallengeOld Man
1980·
ShōgunMuraji
1975·
Aoi sanmyakuMr. Okamoto
1974·
Tora-san's Lovesick1974·
The FossilSunami
Shukichi
1971·
To Love Again1971·
Hajimete no Tabi1970·
The MilitaristsShinegori Togo
1968·
Admiral YamamotoIto
1968·
My Brother, My LoveGinsaku Kitagawa
1967·
River of Forever1967·
Pomegranate TimeNaokichi Kuwata
1967·
Japan's Longest DayForeign Minister Shigenori Togo
1965·
The Dedicated GunmanDr. Gulliver (voice)
1965·
The Start of LifeTatsugoro Ishiguro
1965·
Song of FarewellMasao Nomura
1965·
Samurai SpyJinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa
1965·
KwaidanOld Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
1964·
The Enforcer1964·
Intentions of MurderGenji Miyata
1964·
Our Happiness Alone1964·
Warrior of the Wind1964·
Raised in a PalaceTsukada
Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)
Detective Tasaka
1964·
Samurai from NowhereTatewaki Komuro
1964·
Night ScandalDaizo Suzuki
1964·
The Naked ExecutiveHeikichi Hamanaka
Detective (uncredited)
1964·
Pale FlowerFunada
Shūhei Isomura
Sanzaemon Katagiri
Takichiro Sada
1963·
Escape from HellUsuke
1963·
MotherDoctor
1963·
Youth After SchoolShinkichi Yamaguchi
Bamboo craftsman Kisuke
1962·
The InheritanceYoshida
1962·
Gekkyū dorobōSchool master
1961·
That Guy and I1961·
Miyamoto MusashiBamboo craftsman Kisuke
1961·
Enraptured1960·
Get 'em AllTakahashi
1960·
Goodbye to GloryHikocho
1960·
The Twilight Story1960·
Deep River Melody1960·
Irohanihoheto1960·
The Bad Sleep WellPublic Prosecutor Okakura
1959·
JōenRintaro Nonomiya
1959·
Someday I'll KnowMasao Shiroyama
1959·
Tokyo Omnibus1959·
Farewell to SpringAkira's father
1959·
A Secret RendezvousYuichiro
Kyôritsu Ô
1958·
The Rickshaw Man1958·
AccompliceSenjuro Takebe
Matayan
1958·
StakeoutYuji Shimooka, the police detective
1957·
Untamed WomanSotaro, Oshima's older brother
1957·
Tokyo TwilightPoliceman
1957·
Night Butterflies1957·
Throne of BloodPhantom samurai
1957·
悪魔の顔1957·
A Dangerous Hero1957·
Black RiverKin
1956·
Early SpringYuzo Miura
1956·
The Underworld1956·
Punishment Room1956·
FlowingNamie's Uncle
1956·
Will-o'-the-WispOkimi's father
1954·
Seven SamuraiKyuzo
1953·
The Last EmbraceGangster
1952·
IkiruYakuza Boss
1951·
Beauty of LifeGunzo Ishiguro
1951·
The Good FairyAssistant editor
1951·
Early SummerNishiwaki
Kohei Tsuzaki