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Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Acting · Tokyo, Japan · Born November 15, 1913

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.

Filmography

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'Movie

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

2002

as Self

Farewell to the ArkMovie

Farewell to the Ark

1984

as Old man

Antonio GaudíMovie

Antonio Gaudí

1984

as Boada (voice)

Mermaid LegendMovie

Mermaid Legend

1984

as Tatsuo

White Snake EnchantmentMovie

White Snake Enchantment

1983

as Jikan

Lake of IllusionsMovie

Lake of Illusions

1982

as Yoshikane Nagao

The ChallengeMovie

The Challenge

1982

as Old Man

ShōgunTV

Shōgun

1980

as Muraji

Special Crime Investigation FrontTV

Special Crime Investigation Front

1977

Melodies of a White NightMovie

Melodies of a White Night

1976

The FossilMovie

The Fossil

1975

as Sunami

Aoi sanmyakuMovie

Aoi sanmyaku

1975

as Mr. Okamoto

Tora-san's LovesickMovie

Tora-san's Lovesick

1974

Tora-san's Dear Old HomeMovie

Tora-san's Dear Old Home

1972

as Shukichi

To Love AgainMovie

To Love Again

1971

Hajimete no TabiMovie

Hajimete no Tabi

1971

The MilitaristsMovie

The Militarists

1970

as Shinegori Togo

My Brother, My LoveMovie

My Brother, My Love

1968

as Ginsaku Kitagawa

Admiral YamamotoMovie

Admiral Yamamoto

1968

as Ito

Young Guy in RioMovie

Young Guy in Rio

1968

Five Gents and a Chinese MerchantMovie

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

1968

as Den'nosuke Kakishima

Five Gents and Karate GrandpaMovie

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

1968

as Den'nosuke Kakishima (Atsuko's Father, Wealthy Man in Takamatsu)

Pomegranate TimeMovie

Pomegranate Time

1967

as Naokichi Kuwata

Japan's Longest DayMovie

Japan's Longest Day

1967

as Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo

River of ForeverMovie

River of Forever

1967

Punch GuyMovie

Punch Guy

1966

Samurai SpyMovie

Samurai Spy

1965

as Jinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa

The Start of LifeMovie

The Start of Life

1965

as Tatsugoro Ishiguro

Start HereMovie

Start Here

1965

as Old Man

Song of FarewellMovie

Song of Farewell

1965

as Masao Nomura

Gulliver's Travels Beyond the MoonMovie

Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon

1965

as Dr. Gulliver (voice)

The Dedicated GunmanMovie

The Dedicated Gunman

1965

KwaidanMovie

Kwaidan

1965

as Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

The Radish and the CarrotMovie

The Radish and the Carrot

1965

The Enforcer
Movie

The Enforcer

1964

Raised in a PalaceMovie

Raised in a Palace

1964

as Tsukada

Fumiko's Five BenefactorsMovie

Fumiko's Five Benefactors

1964

as Detective (uncredited)

The World's Most Beautiful SwindlersMovie

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

1964

as Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)

Night ScandalMovie

Night Scandal

1964

as Daizo Suzuki

The Naked ExecutiveMovie

The Naked Executive

1964

as Heikichi Hamanaka

Intentions of MurderMovie

Intentions of Murder

1964

as Genji Miyata

Our Happiness AloneMovie

Our Happiness Alone

1964

Night Scandal in JapanMovie

Night Scandal in Japan

1964

as Detective Tasaka

Pale FlowerMovie

Pale Flower

1964

as Funada

Samurai from NowhereMovie

Samurai from Nowhere

1964

as Tatewaki Komuro

Warrior of the WindMovie

Warrior of the Wind

1964

MotherMovie

Mother

1963

as Doctor

A House in the QuarterMovie

A House in the Quarter

1963

as Sanzaemon Katagiri

The White Peaks of Mt. FujiMovie

The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji

1963

as Shūhei Isomura

Youth After SchoolMovie

Youth After School

1963

as Shinkichi Yamaguchi

Escape from HellMovie

Escape from Hell

1963

as Usuke

Twin Sisters of KyotoMovie

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

1963

as Takichiro Sada

Anything For SuccessMovie

Anything For Success

1962

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka HeightsMovie

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

1962

as Bamboo craftsman Kisuke

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no miMovie

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

1962

The Broken CommandmentMovie

The Broken Commandment

1962

as School master

The InheritanceMovie

The Inheritance

1962

as Yoshida

Structure of HateMovie

Structure of Hate

1961

That Guy and IMovie

That Guy and I

1961

Miyamoto MusashiMovie

Miyamoto Musashi

1961

as Bamboo craftsman Kisuke

Enraptured
Movie

Enraptured

1961

Get 'em AllMovie

Get 'em All

1960

as Takahashi

The Last Trump CardMovie

The Last Trump Card

1960

as Yoshimura

The Bad Sleep WellMovie

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

as Public Prosecutor Okakura

Deep River MelodyMovie

Deep River Melody

1960

The Twilight StoryMovie

The Twilight Story

1960

IrohanihohetoMovie

Irohanihoheto

1960

BananaMovie

Banana

1960

Goodbye to GloryMovie

Goodbye to Glory

1960

as Hikocho

Ah Special Attack CorpsMovie

Ah Special Attack Corps

1960

A Secret RendezvousMovie

A Secret Rendezvous

1959

as Yuichiro

Tokyo OmnibusMovie

Tokyo Omnibus

1959

Someday I'll KnowMovie

Someday I'll Know

1959

as Masao Shiroyama

Farewell to SpringMovie

Farewell to Spring

1959

as Akira's father

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in JapanMovie

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

1959

JōenMovie

Jōen

1959

The Most Valuable WifeMovie

The Most Valuable Wife

1959

as Rintaro Nonomiya

The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveMovie

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959

as Kyôritsu Ô

AccompliceMovie

Accomplice

1958

The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Movie

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

1958

as Senjuro Takebe

In Self-DefenseMovie

In Self-Defense

1958

The Ballad of NarayamaMovie

The Ballad of Narayama

1958

as Matayan

The Rickshaw ManMovie

The Rickshaw Man

1958

Monthly Salary: 13,000 YenMovie

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

1958

StakeoutMovie

Stakeout

1958

as Yuji Shimooka, the police detective

Black RiverMovie

Black River

1957

as Kin

The Story of Pure LoveMovie

The Story of Pure Love

1957

A Dangerous HeroMovie

A Dangerous Hero

1957

Akuma no kaoMovie

Akuma no kao

1957

Untamed WomanMovie

Untamed Woman

1957

as Sotaro, Oshima's older brother

Hateful ThingsMovie

Hateful Things

1957

Tokyo TwilightMovie

Tokyo Twilight

1957

as Policeman

Night ButterfliesMovie

Night Butterflies

1957

Throne of BloodMovie

Throne of Blood

1957

as Phantom samurai

FlowingMovie

Flowing

1956

as Namie's Uncle

In Case of One Woman
Movie

In Case of One Woman

1956

as Tomoki Hisamoto

Will-o'-the-WispMovie

Will-o'-the-Wisp

1956

Punishment RoomMovie

Punishment Room

1956

The UnderworldMovie

The Underworld

1956

Samurai of the Great EarthMovie

Samurai of the Great Earth

1956

Early SpringMovie

Early Spring

1956

as Yuzo Miura

Kokoro ni hana no saku hi madeMovie

Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made

1955

Frame of SnowMovie

Frame of Snow

1955

as Ishiyama (Engineer)

The Street Without SunMovie

The Street Without Sun

1954

as Okimi's father

Seven SamuraiMovie

Seven Samurai

1954

as Kyuzo

An Inlet of Muddy WaterMovie

An Inlet of Muddy Water

1953

The Last EmbraceMovie

The Last Embrace

1953

as Gangster

IkiruMovie

Ikiru

1952

as Yakuza Boss

Beauty of LifeMovie

Beauty of Life

1951

Fireworks Over the SeaMovie

Fireworks Over the Sea

1951

as Gunzo Ishiguro

Early SummerMovie

Early Summer

1951

as Nishiwaki

The Good FairyMovie

The Good Fairy

1951

as Assistant editor

Three-Fingered DetectiveMovie

Three-Fingered Detective

1947

A Descendant of Urashima TaroMovie

A Descendant of Urashima Taro

1946

Sanshiro Sugata, Part TwoMovie

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

1945

as Kohei Tsuzaki