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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Seiji Miyaguchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
1964
Seven Samurai
1954
Fumiko's Five Benefactors
1964
Hateful Things
1957
Ikiru
1952
Kwaidan
1965
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945
The Ballad of Narayama
1958
Throne of Blood
1957
Tokyo Twilight
1957
That Guy and I
1961
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
Punishment Room
1956
Samurai from Nowhere
1964
The Fossil
1975
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
White Snake Enchantment
1983
Night Scandal in Japan
1964
Early Summer
1951
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
A Secret Rendezvous
1959
The Street Without Sun
1954
Japan's Longest Day
1967
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
The Broken Commandment
1962
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
1972
Lake of Illusions
1982
To Love Again
1971
Structure of Hate
1961
Samurai Spy
1965
Tora-san's Lovesick
1974
Three-Fingered Detective
1947
The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji
1963
Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi
1962
Jōen
1959
Early Spring
1956
Farewell to the Ark
1984
Intentions of Murder
1964