Acting
Seiji Miyaguchi
Born 1913-11-15
Tokyo, Japan
Department: Acting
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
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Seven Samurai
1954
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Ikiru
1952
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Throne of Blood
1957
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Kwaidan
1965
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Shōgun
1980
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
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The Bad Sleep Well
1960
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Early Summer
1951
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Tokyo Twilight
1957
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Pale Flower
1964
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (118 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai' | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Farewell to the Ark | Old man | Movie | 1984 |
 | Antonio Gaudí | Boada (voice) | Movie | 1984 |
 | Mermaid Legend | Tatsuo | Movie | 1984 |
 | White Snake Enchantment | Jikan | Movie | 1983 |
 | Lake of Illusions | Yoshikane Nagao | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Challenge | Old Man | Movie | 1982 |
 | Shōgun | Muraji | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Special Crime Investigation Front | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Melodies of a White Night | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Fossil | Sunami | Movie | 1975 |
 | Aoi sanmyaku | Mr. Okamoto | Movie | 1975 |
 | Tora-san's Lovesick | 高见 | Movie | 1974 |
 | Tora-san's Dear Old Home | Shukichi | Movie | 1972 |
 | To Love Again | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | Hajimete no Tabi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Militarists | Shinegori Togo | Movie | 1970 |
 | My Brother, My Love | Ginsaku Kitagawa | Movie | 1968 |
 | Admiral Yamamoto | Ito | Movie | 1968 |
 | Young Guy in Rio | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant | Den'nosuke Kakishima | Movie | 1968 |
 | Five Gents and Karate Grandpa | Den'nosuke Kakishima (Atsuko's Father, Wealthy Man in Takamatsu) | Movie | 1968 |
 | Pomegranate Time | Naokichi Kuwata | Movie | 1967 |
 | Japan's Longest Day | Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo | Movie | 1967 |
 | River of Forever | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Punch Guy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Samurai Spy | Jinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Start of Life | Tatsugoro Ishiguro | Movie | 1965 |
 | Start Here | Old Man | Movie | 1965 |
 | Song of Farewell | Masao Nomura | Movie | 1965 |
 | Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon | Dr. Gulliver (voice) | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Dedicated Gunman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Kwaidan | Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Radish and the Carrot | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
| The Enforcer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 | |
 | Raised in a Palace | Tsukada | Movie | 1964 |
 | Fumiko's Five Benefactors | Detective (uncredited) | Movie | 1964 |
 | The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers | Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited) | Movie | 1964 |
 | Night Scandal | Daizo Suzuki | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Naked Executive | Heikichi Hamanaka | Movie | 1964 |
 | Intentions of Murder | Genji Miyata | Movie | 1964 |
 | Our Happiness Alone | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Night Scandal in Japan | Detective Tasaka | Movie | 1964 |
 | Pale Flower | Funada | Movie | 1964 |
 | Samurai from Nowhere | Tatewaki Komuro | Movie | 1964 |
 | Warrior of the Wind | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Mother | Doctor | Movie | 1963 |
 | A House in the Quarter | Sanzaemon Katagiri | Movie | 1963 |
 | The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji | Shūhei Isomura | Movie | 1963 |
 | Youth After School | Shinkichi Yamaguchi | Movie | 1963 |
 | La Fée Diabolique | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Escape from Hell | Usuke | Movie | 1963 |
 | Twin Sisters of Kyoto | Takichiro Sada | Movie | 1963 |
 | Attack Squadron | Onishi | Movie | 1963 |
 | Anything For Success | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights | Bamboo craftsman Kisuke | Movie | 1962 |
 | Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Broken Commandment | School master | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Inheritance | Yoshida | Movie | 1962 |
 | Structure of Hate | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | That Guy and I | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Miyamoto Musashi | Bamboo craftsman Kisuke | Movie | 1961 |
| Enraptured | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 | |
 | Get 'em All | Takahashi | Movie | 1960 |
 | The War Without Weapons | Mochizuki | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Last Trump Card | Yoshimura | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Bad Sleep Well | Public Prosecutor Okakura | Movie | 1960 |
 | Deep River Melody | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Twilight Story | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Irohanihoheto | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Banana | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Goodbye to Glory | Hikocho | Movie | 1960 |
 | Ah Special Attack Corps | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | A Secret Rendezvous | Yuichiro | Movie | 1959 |
 | Tokyo Omnibus | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Someday I'll Know | Masao Shiroyama | Movie | 1959 |
 | Farewell to Spring | Akira's father | Movie | 1959 |
 | Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Jōen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Most Valuable Wife | Rintaro Nonomiya | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Human Condition I: No Greater Love | Kyôritsu Ô | Movie | 1959 |
 | Accomplice | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
| The Spell of the Hidden Gold | Senjuro Takebe | Movie | 1958 | |
 | In Self-Defense | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Ballad of Narayama | Matayan | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Rickshaw Man | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Stakeout | Yuji Shimooka, the police detective | Movie | 1958 |
 | Black River | Kin | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Story of Pure Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Dangerous Hero | Sasai | Movie | 1957 |
 | Akuma no kao | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Untamed Woman | Sotaro, Oshima's older brother | Movie | 1957 |
 | Hateful Things | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Tokyo Twilight | Policeman | Movie | 1957 |
 | Night Butterflies | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Throne of Blood | Phantom samurai | Movie | 1957 |
 | Flowing | Namie's Uncle | Movie | 1956 |
| In Case of One Woman | Tomoki Hisamoto | Movie | 1956 | |
 | Will-o'-the-Wisp | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Punishment Room | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Underworld | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Samurai of the Great Earth | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Early Spring | Yuzo Miura | Movie | 1956 |
 | Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Frame of Snow | Ishiyama (Engineer) | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Street Without Sun | Okimi's father | Movie | 1954 |
 | Seven Samurai | Kyuzo | Movie | 1954 |
 | An Inlet of Muddy Water | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Last Embrace | Gangster | Movie | 1953 |
 | Ikiru | Yakuza Boss | Movie | 1952 |
 | Beauty of Life | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Fireworks Over the Sea | Gunzo Ishiguro | Movie | 1951 |
 | Early Summer | Nishiwaki | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Good Fairy | Assistant editor | Movie | 1951 |
 | Three-Fingered Detective | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1947 |
 | A Descendant of Urashima Taro | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1946 |
 | Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two | Kohei Tsuzaki | Movie | 1945 |