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Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

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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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

2002

as Self

Farewell to the Ark

Farewell to the Ark

1984

as Old man

Antonio Gaudí

Antonio Gaudí

1984

as Boada (voice)

Mermaid Legend

Mermaid Legend

1984

as Tatsuo

White Snake Enchantment

White Snake Enchantment

1983

as Jikan

Lake of Illusions

Lake of Illusions

1982

as Yoshikane Nagao

The Challenge

The Challenge

1982

as Old Man

Shōgun

Shōgun

1980

as Muraji

Special Crime Investigation Front

Special Crime Investigation Front

1977

Melodies of a White Night

Melodies of a White Night

1976

Aoi sanmyaku

Aoi sanmyaku

1975

as Mr. Okamoto

Tora-san's Lovesick

Tora-san's Lovesick

1974

The Fossil

The Fossil

1974

as Sunami

Tora-san's Dear Old Home

Tora-san's Dear Old Home

1972

as Shukichi

To Love Again

To Love Again

1971

Hajimete no Tabi

Hajimete no Tabi

1971

The Militarists

The Militarists

1970

as Shinegori Togo

My Brother, My Love

My Brother, My Love

1968

as Ginsaku Kitagawa

Admiral Yamamoto

Admiral Yamamoto

1968

as Ito

Pomegranate Time

Pomegranate Time

1967

as Naokichi Kuwata

Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

1967

as Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo

River of Forever

River of Forever

1967

Samurai Spy

Samurai Spy

1965

as Jinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa

The Start of Life

The Start of Life

1965

as Tatsugoro Ishiguro

Song of Farewell

Song of Farewell

1965

as Masao Nomura

Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon

Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon

1965

as Dr. Gulliver (voice)

The Dedicated Gunman

The Dedicated Gunman

1965

Kwaidan

Kwaidan

1965

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

The Radish and the Carrot

The Radish and the Carrot

1965

The Enforcer

The Enforcer

1964

Raised in a Palace

Raised in a Palace

1964

as Tsukada

Fumiko's Five Benefactors

Fumiko's Five Benefactors

1964

as Detective (uncredited)

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

1964

as Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)

Night Scandal

Night Scandal

1964

as Daizo Suzuki

The Naked Executive

The Naked Executive

1964

as Heikichi Hamanaka

Intentions of Murder

Intentions of Murder

1964

as Genji Miyata

Samurai from Nowhere

Samurai from Nowhere

1964

as Tatewaki Komuro

Our Happiness Alone

Our Happiness Alone

1964

Night Scandal in Japan

Night Scandal in Japan

1964

as Detective Tasaka

Pale Flower

Pale Flower

1964

as Funada

Warrior of the Wind

Warrior of the Wind

1964

Mother

Mother

1963

as Doctor

A House in the Quarter

A House in the Quarter

1963

as Sanzaemon Katagiri

The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji

The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji

1963

as Shūhei Isomura

Youth After School

Youth After School

1963

as Shinkichi Yamaguchi

Escape from Hell

Escape from Hell

1963

as Usuke

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

1963

as Takichiro Sada

Gekkyū dorobō

Gekkyū dorobō

1962

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

1962

as Bamboo craftsman Kisuke

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

1962

The Broken Commandment

The Broken Commandment

1962

as School master

The Inheritance

The Inheritance

1962

as Yoshida

That Guy and I

That Guy and I

1961

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

1961

as Bamboo craftsman Kisuke

Enraptured

Enraptured

1961

Get 'em All

Get 'em All

1960

as Takahashi

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

as Public Prosecutor Okakura

Deep River Melody

Deep River Melody

1960

The Twilight Story

The Twilight Story

1960

Irohanihoheto

Irohanihoheto

1960

Goodbye to Glory

Goodbye to Glory

1960

as Hikocho

Ah Special Attack Corps

Ah Special Attack Corps

1960

A Secret Rendezvous

A Secret Rendezvous

1959

as Yuichiro

Tokyo Omnibus

Tokyo Omnibus

1959

Someday I'll Know

Someday I'll Know

1959

as Masao Shiroyama

Farewell to Spring

Farewell to Spring

1959

as Akira's father

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan

1959

Jōen

Jōen

1959

The Most Valuable Wife

The Most Valuable Wife

1959

as Rintaro Nonomiya

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959

as Kyôritsu Ô

Accomplice

Accomplice

1958

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

1958

as Senjuro Takebe

The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

1958

as Matayan

The Rickshaw Man

The Rickshaw Man

1958

Stakeout

Stakeout

1958

as Yuji Shimooka, the police detective

Black River

Black River

1957

as Kin

The Story of Pure Love

The Story of Pure Love

1957

A Dangerous Hero

A Dangerous Hero

1957

悪魔の顔

悪魔の顔

1957

Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman

1957

as Sotaro, Oshima's older brother

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

1957

as Policeman

Night Butterflies

Night Butterflies

1957

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957

as Phantom samurai

Flowing

Flowing

1956

as Namie's Uncle

Will-o'-the-Wisp

Will-o'-the-Wisp

1956

Punishment Room

Punishment Room

1956

The Underworld

The Underworld

1956

Samurai of the Great Earth

Samurai of the Great Earth

1956

Early Spring

Early Spring

1956

as Yuzo Miura

The Street Without Sun

The Street Without Sun

1954

as Okimi's father

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954

as Kyuzo

An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water

1953

The Last Embrace

The Last Embrace

1953

as Gangster

Ikiru

Ikiru

1952

as Yakuza Boss

Beauty of Life

Beauty of Life

1951

Fireworks Over the Sea

Fireworks Over the Sea

1951

as Gunzo Ishiguro

Early Summer

Early Summer

1951

as Nishiwaki

The Good Fairy

The Good Fairy

1951

as Assistant editor

Three-Fingered Detective

Three-Fingered Detective

1947

A Descendant of Urashima Taro

A Descendant of Urashima Taro

1946

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

1945

as Kohei Tsuzaki