Seiji Miyaguchi
Known for
Across changing tastes and formats, Seiji Miyaguchi has stayed a Japanese actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. 'Ikiru' belongs on any short list of his work. The filmography runs to some 67 credits between film and television. 'Seven Samurai' is the longest-standing point of contact with the audience.
Seiji Miyaguchi
66 Movies
1 Series
Across changing tastes and formats, Seiji Miyaguchi has stayed a Japanese actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. 'Ikiru' belongs on any short list of his work. The filmography runs to some 67 credits between film and television. 'Seven Samurai' is the longest-standing point of contact with the audience.
Movies
Plays Kyuzo
Seven Samurai
1954
Plays Yakuza Boss
Ikiru
1952
Plays Phantom samurai
Throne of Blood
1957
Plays Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Kwaidan
1965
Plays Sanzaemon Katagiri
A House in the Quarter
1963
Plays Public Prosecutor Okakura
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
Plays Kyôritsu Ô
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
Plays Matayan
The Ballad of Narayama
1958
Plays Jikan
White Snake Enchantment
1983
Plays Policeman
Tokyo Twilight
1957
Plays Old Man
The Challenge
1982
Plays Gangster
The Last Embrace
1953
Plays Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
Japan's Longest Day
1967
Plays Funada
Pale Flower
1964
Plays Ito
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
Plays Kohei Tsuzaki
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945
Plays Yuzo Miura
Early Spring
1956
Plays Tatsuo
Mermaid Legend
1984
Plays Bamboo craftsman Kisuke
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
Plays Yuji Shimooka, the police detective
Stakeout
1958
Plays Nishiwaki
Early Summer
1951
Plays Kin
Black River
1957
Plays Genji Miyata
Intentions of Murder
1964
Plays Dr. Gulliver (voice)
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
1965
Plays Yoshida
The Inheritance
1962
Plays Bamboo craftsman Kisuke
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
Plays School master
The Broken Commandment
1962
Plays Namie's Uncle
Flowing
1956
Plays Rintaro Nonomiya
The Most Valuable Wife
1959
Plays Yoshikane Nagao
Lake of Illusions
1982
Plays Sunami
The Fossil
1975
Plays Onishi
Attack Squadron
1963
Plays Old man
Farewell to the Ark
1984
Plays Sotaro, Oshima's older brother
Untamed Woman
1957
Plays Takichiro Sada
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
Plays Yuichiro
A Secret Rendezvous
1959
Plays Jinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa
Samurai Spy
1965
Plays Doctor
Mother
1963
Plays Akira's father
Farewell to Spring
1959
Plays Shukichi
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
1972
Plays Gunzo Ishiguro
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
Plays Tatewaki Komuro
Samurai from Nowhere
1964
Plays Usuke
Escape from Hell
1963
Plays Assistant editor
The Good Fairy
1951
TV Shows
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Farewell to the Ark
Full Filmography
Farewell to the Ark
Old man
1984
Film
Mermaid Legend
Tatsuo
1984
Film
White Snake Enchantment
Jikan
1983
Film
Lake of Illusions
Yoshikane Nagao
1982
Film
The Challenge
Old Man
1982
Film
Shōgun
Muraji · 5 episodes
1980
TV
The Fossil
Sunami
1975
Film
Aoi sanmyaku
Mr. Okamoto
1975
Film
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
Shukichi
1972
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Seiji Miyaguchi still alive?
Seiji Miyaguchi passed away on April 12, 1985 at age 71.
What are the most famous roles of Seiji Miyaguchi?
Seiji Miyaguchi is best known for roles in Seven Samurai, Ikiru, Throne of Blood.
How many movies has Seiji Miyaguchi been in?
Over a 40-year career (since 1945), Seiji Miyaguchi has appeared in 66 movies and 1 TV shows.
What was Seiji Miyaguchi's first movie?
The career of Seiji Miyaguchi began with Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945).
What is Seiji Miyaguchi's most recent movie or series?
Seiji Miyaguchi's most recent release is Farewell to the Ark, which premiered on September 8, 1984.
What TV shows has Seiji Miyaguchi appeared in?
On television, Seiji Miyaguchi has appeared in Shōgun, Special Crime Investigation Front.
Seiji Miyaguchi
1913-11-15 · Tokyo, Japan
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. Seiji Miyaguchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.