Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi
Born	November 15, 1913(1913-11-15) Tokyo, Japan
Died	April 12, 1985(1985-04-12) (aged 71)
Occupation	Actor
Awards	Mainichi Film Concours Best Supporting Actor 1955 Seven Samurai

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^{[citation needed]}, Ikiru as a yakuza boss from "restaurant row," and Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan. He died of lung cancer.

Selected filmography

• 1984 - Farewell to the Ark
• 1974 - Tora-san's Lovesick
• 1971 - To Love Again
• 1957 - Aruse
• 1957 - Jun'ai monogatari
• 1956 - Flowing (Nagareru)
• 1954 - "Seven Samurai"
• 1953 - An Inlet of Muddy Water
• 1952 - Ikiru

External links

• Seiji Miyaguchi at the Internet Movie Database
• Seiji Miyaguchi at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)

Persondata
Name	Miyaguchi, Seiji
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	1913-11-15
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Date of death	1985-4-12
Place of death