Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

🎂 15th November 1913 (112 yrs) 📍 Tokyo, Japan

Known For

Kwaidan

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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Seiji Miyaguchi

Movies Featuring Seiji Miyaguchi

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

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai' (2002)

as Self
Farewell to the Ark

Farewell to the Ark (1984)

as Old man
Antonio Gaudí

Antonio Gaudí (1984)

as Boada (voice)
Mermaid Legend

Mermaid Legend (1984)

as Tatsuo
White Snake Enchantment

White Snake Enchantment (1983)

as Jikan
Lake of Illusions

Lake of Illusions (1982)

as Yoshikane Nagao
The Challenge

The Challenge (1982)

as Old Man
Melodies of a White Night

Melodies of a White Night (1976)

The Fossil

The Fossil (1975)

as Sunami
Aoi sanmyaku

Aoi sanmyaku (1975)

as Mr. Okamoto
Tora-san's Lovesick

Tora-san's Lovesick (1974)

Tora-san's Dear Old Home

Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972)

as Shukichi
To Love Again

To Love Again (1971)

Hajimete no Tabi

Hajimete no Tabi (1971)

The Militarists

The Militarists (1970)

as Shinegori Togo
My Brother, My Love

My Brother, My Love (1968)

as Ginsaku Kitagawa
Admiral Yamamoto

Admiral Yamamoto (1968)

as Ito
Young Guy in Rio

Young Guy in Rio (1968)

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant (1968)

as Den'nosuke Kakishima
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa (1968)

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

Pomegranate Time (1967)

as Naokichi Kuwata
Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day (1967)

as Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
River of Forever

River of Forever (1967)

Punch Guy

Punch Guy (1966)

Samurai Spy

Samurai Spy (1965)

as Jinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa
The Start of Life

The Start of Life (1965)

as Tatsugoro Ishiguro
Start Here

Start Here (1965)

as Old Man
Song of Farewell

Song of Farewell (1965)

as Masao Nomura
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon

Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon (1965)

as Dr. Gulliver (voice)
The Dedicated Gunman

The Dedicated Gunman (1965)

Kwaidan

Kwaidan (1965)

as Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
The Radish and the Carrot

The Radish and the Carrot (1965)

No Image

The Enforcer (1964)

Raised in a Palace

Raised in a Palace (1964)

as Tsukada
Fumiko's Five Benefactors

Fumiko's Five Benefactors (1964)

as Detective (uncredited)
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964)

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

Night Scandal (1964)

as Daizo Suzuki
The Naked Executive

The Naked Executive (1964)

as Heikichi Hamanaka
Intentions of Murder

Intentions of Murder (1964)

as Genji Miyata
Our Happiness Alone

Our Happiness Alone (1964)

Night Scandal in Japan

Night Scandal in Japan (1964)

as Detective Tasaka
Pale Flower

Pale Flower (1964)

as Funada
Samurai from Nowhere

Samurai from Nowhere (1964)

as Tatewaki Komuro
Warrior of the Wind

Warrior of the Wind (1964)

Mother

Mother (1963)

as Doctor
A House in the Quarter

A House in the Quarter (1963)

as Sanzaemon Katagiri
The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji

The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji (1963)

as Shūhei Isomura
Youth After School

Youth After School (1963)

as Shinkichi Yamaguchi
Escape from Hell

Escape from Hell (1963)

as Usuke
Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)

as Takichiro Sada
Anything For Success

Anything For Success (1962)

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)

as Bamboo craftsman Kisuke
Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi (1962)

The Broken Commandment

The Broken Commandment (1962)

as School master
The Inheritance

The Inheritance (1962)

as Yoshida
Structure of Hate

Structure of Hate (1961)

That Guy and I

That Guy and I (1961)

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi (1961)

as Bamboo craftsman Kisuke
No Image

Enraptured (1961)

Get 'em All

Get 'em All (1960)

as Takahashi
最後の切札

最後の切札 (1960)

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

as Public Prosecutor Okakura
Deep River Melody

Deep River Melody (1960)

The Twilight Story

The Twilight Story (1960)

Irohanihoheto

Irohanihoheto (1960)

Goodbye to Glory

Goodbye to Glory (1960)

as Hikocho
Ah Special Attack Corps

Ah Special Attack Corps (1960)

A Secret Rendezvous

A Secret Rendezvous (1959)

as Yuichiro
Tokyo Omnibus

Tokyo Omnibus (1959)

Someday I'll Know

Someday I'll Know (1959)

as Masao Shiroyama
Farewell to Spring

Farewell to Spring (1959)

as Akira's father
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959)

Jōen

Jōen (1959)

The Most Valuable Wife

The Most Valuable Wife (1959)

as Rintaro Nonomiya
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

as Kyôritsu Ô
Accomplice

Accomplice (1958)

No Image

The Spell of the Hidden Gold (1958)

as Senjuro Takebe
In Self-Defense

In Self-Defense (1958)

The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama (1958)

as Matayan
The Rickshaw Man

The Rickshaw Man (1958)

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen (1958)

Stakeout

Stakeout (1958)

as Yuji Shimooka, the police detective
Black River

Black River (1957)

as Kin
The Story of Pure Love

The Story of Pure Love (1957)

A Dangerous Hero

A Dangerous Hero (1957)

悪魔の顔

悪魔の顔 (1957)

Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman (1957)

as Sotaro, Oshima's older brother
Hateful Things

Hateful Things (1957)

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight (1957)

as Policeman
Night Butterflies

Night Butterflies (1957)

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood (1957)

as Phantom samurai
Flowing

Flowing (1956)

as Namie's Uncle
Will-o'-the-Wisp

Will-o'-the-Wisp (1956)

Punishment Room

Punishment Room (1956)

The Underworld

The Underworld (1956)

Samurai of the Great Earth

Samurai of the Great Earth (1956)

Early Spring

Early Spring (1956)

as Yuzo Miura
Frame of Snow

Frame of Snow (1955)

as Ishiyama (Engineer)
The Street Without Sun

The Street Without Sun (1954)

as Okimi's father
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai (1954)

as Kyuzo
An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)

The Last Embrace

The Last Embrace (1953)

as Gangster
Ikiru

Ikiru (1952)

as Yakuza Boss
Beauty of Life

Beauty of Life (1951)

Fireworks Over the Sea

Fireworks Over the Sea (1951)

as Gunzo Ishiguro
Early Summer

Early Summer (1951)

as Nishiwaki
The Good Fairy

The Good Fairy (1951)

as Assistant editor
Three-Fingered Detective

Three-Fingered Detective (1947)

A Descendant of Urashima Taro

A Descendant of Urashima Taro (1946)

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)

as Kohei Tsuzaki