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Seiji Miyaguchi
Acting
Born: November 14, 1913
Tokyo, Japan
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
Untamed Woman
as Sotaro, Oshima's older brother
Throne of Blood
as Phantom samurai
Early Spring
as Yuzo Miura
Kwaidan
as Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Early Summer
as Nishiwaki
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Kyôritsu Ô
Tokyo Twilight
as Policeman
The Bad Sleep Well
as Public Prosecutor Okakura
