Seiji Miyaguchi

    Seiji Miyaguchi

    November 14, 1913 (111 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Seiji Miyaguchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

    Known For

    Seven SamuraiSeven Samurai
    ShōgunShōgun
    Throne of BloodThrone of Blood
    KwaidanKwaidan
    IkiruIkiru

    Credits