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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Seiji Miyaguchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Seven Samurai

as Kyuzo

Ikiru

as Yakuza Boss

Throne of Blood

as Phantom samurai

Kwaidan

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

The Bad Sleep Well

as Public Prosecutor Okakura

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

as Kyôritsu Ô

Shōgun

as Muraji

Early Summer

as Nishiwaki

Tokyo Twilight

as Policeman

Pale Flower

as Funada