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