Seiji Miyaguchi

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

November 15, 1913

died

April 12, 1985

place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

also known as

宫口精二 · Сэйдзи Миягути

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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Seven Samurai
8.5

Seven Samurai

1954as Kyuzo
Ikiru
8.3

Ikiru

1952as Yakuza Boss
Kwaidan
7.7

Kwaidan

1965as Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Throne of Blood
7.9

Throne of Blood

1957as Phantom samurai
White Snake Enchantment
5.5

White Snake Enchantment

1983as Jikan
The Bad Sleep Well
7.7

The Bad Sleep Well

1960as Public Prosecutor Okakura
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.1

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959as Kyôritsu Ô
Admiral Yamamoto
8.5

Admiral Yamamoto

1968as Ito
Japan's Longest Day
7.3

Japan's Longest Day

1967as Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
Intentions of Murder
7.0

Intentions of Murder

1964as Genji Miyata
The Story of Pure Love
6.8

The Story of Pure Love

1957
Tokyo Twilight
7.7

Tokyo Twilight

1957as Policeman
Early Summer
7.9

Early Summer

1951as Nishiwaki
Lake of Illusions
3.0

Lake of Illusions

1982as Yoshikane Nagao
Early Spring
7.5

Early Spring

1956as Yuzo Miura
Pale Flower
7.4

Pale Flower

1964as Funada
The Ballad of Narayama
7.5

The Ballad of Narayama

1958as Matayan
The Militarists
7.5

The Militarists

1970as Shinegori Togo
My Brother, My Love
10.0

My Brother, My Love

1968as Ginsaku Kitagawa
A House in the Quarter
6.4

A House in the Quarter

1963as Sanzaemon Katagiri
Untamed Woman
7.5

Untamed Woman

1957as Sotaro, Oshima's older brother
The Rickshaw Man
7.2

The Rickshaw Man

1958
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
5.9

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

1959
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
7.5

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

1962as Bamboo craftsman Kisuke
Mermaid Legend
6.3

Mermaid Legend

1984as Tatsuo
Black River
6.9

Black River

1957as Kin
The Inheritance
7.3

The Inheritance

1962as Yoshida
An Inlet of Muddy Water
6.3

An Inlet of Muddy Water

1953
Farewell to the Ark
6.9

Farewell to the Ark

1984as Old man
The Challenge
5.9

The Challenge

1982as Old Man
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
6.0

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

1945as Kohei Tsuzaki
Flowing
7.2

Flowing

1956as Namie's Uncle
Samurai Spy
6.4

Samurai Spy

1965as Jinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
6.2

Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon

1965as Dr. Gulliver (voice)
The Twilight Story
8.5

The Twilight Story

1960
The Start of Life

The Start of Life

1965as Tatsugoro Ishiguro
Stakeout
7.0

Stakeout

1958as Yuji Shimooka, the police detective
Punishment Room
6.9

Punishment Room

1956
The Radish and the Carrot
9.0

The Radish and the Carrot

1965
The Most Valuable Wife
8.0

The Most Valuable Wife

1959as Rintaro Nonomiya
Night Scandal in Japan
10.0

Night Scandal in Japan

1964as Detective Tasaka
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
6.5

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

1963as Takichiro Sada
The Broken Commandment
6.8

The Broken Commandment

1962as School master
Miyamoto Musashi
7.3

Miyamoto Musashi

1961as Bamboo craftsman Kisuke
Melodies of a White Night
4.8

Melodies of a White Night

1976
The Fossil
7.0

The Fossil

1975as Sunami
The Naked Executive
9.0

The Naked Executive

1964as Heikichi Hamanaka
Tokyo Omnibus

Tokyo Omnibus

1959
River of Forever
9.0

River of Forever

1967
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

1958