Seiji Miyaguchi

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.

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Known For

White Snake Enchantment 1983 ★ 5.6
The Challenge 1982 ★ 5.9
Shōgun 1980 ★ 7.7
Special Crime Investigation Front 1977 ★ 9.5
Admiral Yamamoto 1968 ★ 8.5
Japan's Longest Day 1967 ★ 7.3
Kwaidan 1965 ★ 7.7
Pale Flower 1964 ★ 7.4
Intentions of Murder 1964 ★ 7.0
A House in the Quarter 1963 ★ 6.4
The Bad Sleep Well 1960 ★ 7.7
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959 ★ 8.1
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan 1959 ★ 5.9
The Ballad of Narayama 1958 ★ 7.5
Stakeout 1958 ★ 7.0
Throne of Blood 1957 ★ 7.9
Tokyo Twilight 1957 ★ 7.7
Early Spring 1956 ★ 7.5
Seven Samurai 1954 ★ 8.5
An Inlet of Muddy Water 1953 ★ 6.3
The Last Embrace 1953 ★ 10.0
Ikiru 1952 ★ 8.3
Early Summer 1951 ★ 7.9
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two 1945 ★ 6.0