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Seiji Miyaguchi

Nov 15, 1913 - Apr 12, 1985 (71 years old) in 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.

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Known For

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Seven Samurai
Kyuzo
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Ikiru
Yakuza Boss
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Shōgun
Muraji
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Throne of Blood
Phantom samurai
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The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)
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Kwaidan
Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Kyôritsu Ô
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The Bad Sleep Well
Public Prosecutor Okakura
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Japan's Longest Day
Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
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Early Summer
Nishiwaki

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