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.
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Filmography
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
2002
as Self
Farewell to the Ark
1984
as Old man
Antonio Gaudí
1984
as Boada (voice)
Mermaid Legend
1984
as Tatsuo
White Snake Enchantment
1983
as Jikan
Lake of Illusions
1982
as Yoshikane Nagao
The Challenge
1982
as Old Man
Melodies of a White Night
1976
The Fossil
1975
as Sunami
Aoi sanmyaku
1975
as Mr. Okamoto
Tora-san's Lovesick
1974
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
1972
as Shukichi
To Love Again
1971
Hajimete no Tabi
1971
The Militarists
1970
as Shinegori Togo
My Brother, My Love
1968
as Ginsaku Kitagawa
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
as Ito
Young Guy in Rio
1968
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968
as Den'nosuke Kakishima
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968
as Den'nosuke Kakishima (Atsuko's Father, Wealthy Man in Takamatsu)
Pomegranate Time
1967
as Naokichi Kuwata
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
River of Forever
1967
Punch Guy
1966