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Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Acting·1913–1985·109 films

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

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