Personal Info
Birth date
1913-11-14 (111 Years)
Day of death
1985-04-12
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as
宫口精二
Сэйдзи Миягути
Seiji Miyaguchi
Biography
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.
Filmography
Shōgun
7.7
Overview:
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.Seven Samurai
8.456
Overview:
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.Ikiru
8.313
Overview:
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.Throne of Blood
7.9
Overview:
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.Kwaidan
7.7
Overview:
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.097
Overview:
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts, and moves to Manchuria with his newly-wed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.The Bad Sleep Well
7.7
Overview:
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.Early Spring
7.5
Overview:
A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.Tokyo Twilight
7.714
Overview:
Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
6.065
Overview:
In this government-suggested sequel, Sugata again grows as a judo master, and demonstrates his (and by extension, all Japanese) superiority to the foreign warrior.Japan's Longest Day
7.1
Overview:
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.The Rickshaw Man
7.229
Overview:
A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.Stakeout
6.9
Overview:
Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they suspect will try to reunite with an old flame.Intentions of Murder
7.219
Overview:
The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.Pale Flower
7.4
Overview:
A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling.White Snake Enchantment
4.7
Overview:
Uta married a priest who saved her when she tried to commit suicide at a waterfall. The love triangle between a lustful priest, his second wife and his son Masao.Flowing
7.125
Overview:
Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mother's trade in the late days of Geisha. But Otsuta will not give up. This film portraits the day time life of geisha when not entertaining customers.Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
5.9
Overview:
The story concerns a homeless boy named Ted. After seeing a movie about Gulliver he meets Professor Gulliver himself in a forest. Gulliver is now an elderly, space-traveling scientist. With Dr. Gulliver's assistant Crow, and Ted's companions, a talking dog and a toy soldier, they travel the Milky Way to the Planet of Blue Hope, which has been taken over by the Queen of Purple Planet and her evil group of robots. Armed with water-pistols and water balloons, which melt the villains, Ricky and Gulliver restore Blue Hope to its doll-like owners.The Ballad of Narayama
7.5
Overview:
In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old family members up Narayama mountain to die. Granny Orin is approaching 70, content to embrace her fate. Her widowed son Tatsuhei cannot bear losing his mother, even as she arranges his marriage to a widow his age. Her grandson Kesa, who's girlfriend is pregnant, is selfishly happy to see Orin die. Around them, a family of thieves are dealt with severely, and an old man, past 70, whose son has cast him out, scrounges for food. Will Orin's loving and accepting spirit teach and ennoble her family?Warrior of the Wind
6.7
Overview:
A suspenseful Ninja fantasy based on Shiba Ryotaro's novel, woven with the mysterious fate and romance of Shinzo and a beautiful Princess who find themselves at the center of an intrigue surrounding the legendary land of Yasurai in the mountains of Kumano. Hidden gold, the love of a beautiful Princess, and the approaching evil sword all contribute in bringing you a Ninja action thriller that only the legendary actor Okawa Hashizo and the genius director Kato Tai could produce!Samurai Spy
6.6
Overview:
Years of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutobi, tired of conflict, longs for peace. When a high-ranking spy named Tatewaki Koriyama defects from the shogun to a rival clan, however, the world of swordsmen is thrown into turmoil. After Sasuke is unwittingly drawn into the conflict, he tracks Tatewaki, while a mysterious, white-hooded figure seems to hunt them both. By tale’s end, no one is who they seemed to be, and the truth is far more personal than anyone suspected. Director Masahiro Shinoda’s Samurai Spy, filled with clan intrigue, ninja spies, and multiple double crosses, marks a bold stylistic departure from swordplay film convention.The Inheritance
7.2
Overview:
A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown, so a bevy of lawyers and associates scheme to take advantage of the situation.Melodies of a White Night
4.5
Overview:
A Russian composer and Japanese pianist enter a relationship strained by their geographic and cultural boundaries.Admiral Yamamoto
8.3
Overview:
As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.Mermaid Legend
6.7
Overview:
After a woman is framed for the murder of her fisherman husband, she seeks out a bloody revenge on the corrupt businessmen responsible.Farewell to the Ark
7
Overview:
A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions and superstitions as they leave for the city. Among them are two cousins who love each other and who get into a quarrel with other villagers.Black River
6.9
Overview:
A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to evict the tenants and sell the building through illicit means.Twin Sisters of Kyoto
6.5
Overview:
In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister. In rural Japan it was thought that twins bring bad luck, so the sister was abandoned at birth. Later her parents tell her that her sister was kidnapped. The woman doesn't believe this and when she eventually meets her twin, both women are involved in love affairs. The merchant's daughter is seeing an educated fellow. Trouble ensues when she begins suspecting that he may be more interested in her sister.Acting
2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai' as Self
1984Farewell to the Ark as Old man
1984Antonio Gaudí as Boada (voice)
1984Mermaid Legend as Tatsuo
1983White Snake Enchantment as Jikan
1982Lake of Illusions as Yoshikane Nagao
1982The Challenge as Old Man
1980Shōgun (5 Episodes) as Muraji
1977Special Crime Investigation Front (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1976Melodies of a White Night as Unknown
1975Aoi sanmyaku as Mr. Okamoto
1974Tora-san's Lovesick as Unknown
1974The Fossil as Sunami
1972Tora-san's Dear Old Home as Shukichi
1971To Love Again as Unknown
1971Hajimete no Tabi as Unknown
1970The Militarists as Shinegori Togo
1968My Brother, My Love as Ginsaku Kitagawa
1968Admiral Yamamoto as Ito
1968Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant as Den'nosuke Kakishima
1968Five Gents and Karate Grandpa as Den'nosuke Kakishima (Atsuko's Father, Wealthy Man in Takamatsu)
1967Pomegranate Time as Naokichi Kuwata
1967Japan's Longest Day as Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
1967River of Forever as Unknown
1965Samurai Spy as Jinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa
1965The Start of Life as Tatsugoro Ishiguro
1965Song of Farewell as Masao Nomura
1965Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon as Dr. Gulliver (voice)
1965The Dedicated Gunman as Unknown
1965Kwaidan as Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
1965The Radish and the Carrot as Unknown
1964The Enforcer as Unknown
1964Raised in a Palace as Tsukada
1964Fumiko's Five Benefactors as Detective (uncredited)
1964The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers as Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)
1964Night Scandal as Daizo Suzuki
1964The Naked Executive as Heikichi Hamanaka
1964Intentions of Murder as Genji Miyata
1964Our Happiness Alone as Unknown
1964Night Scandal in Japan as Detective Tasaka
1964Pale Flower as Funada
1964Samurai from Nowhere as Tatewaki Komuro
1964Warrior of the Wind as Unknown
1963Mother as Doctor
1963A House in the Quarter as Sanzaemon Katagiri
1963The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji as Shūhei Isomura
1963Youth After School as Shinkichi Yamaguchi
1963Escape from Hell as Usuke
1963Twin Sisters of Kyoto as Takichiro Sada
1962Anything For Success as Unknown
1962Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights as Bamboo craftsman Kisuke
1962Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi as Unknown
1962The Broken Commandment as School master
1962The Inheritance as Yoshida
1961That Guy and I as Unknown
1961Miyamoto Musashi as Bamboo craftsman Kisuke
1961Enraptured as Unknown
1960Get 'em All as Takahashi
1960The Bad Sleep Well as Public Prosecutor Okakura
1960Deep River Melody as Unknown
1960The Twilight Story as Unknown
1960Irohanihoheto as Unknown
1960Goodbye to Glory as Hikocho
1960Ah Special Attack Corps as Unknown
1959A Secret Rendezvous as Yuichiro
1959Tokyo Omnibus as Unknown
1959Someday I'll Know as Masao Shiroyama
1959Farewell to Spring as Akira's father
1959Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan as Unknown
1959Jōen as Unknown
1959The Most Valuable Wife as Rintaro Nonomiya
1959The Human Condition I: No Greater Love as Kyôritsu Ô
1958Accomplice as Unknown
1958The Spell of the Hidden Gold as Senjuro Takebe
1958Shōwa keiji monogatari ore ni makasero as Unknown
1958The Ballad of Narayama as Matayan
1958The Rickshaw Man as Unknown
1958Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen as Unknown
1958Stakeout as Yuji Shimooka, the police detective
1957Black River as Kin
1957The Story of Pure Love as Unknown
1957A Dangerous Hero as Unknown
1957悪魔の顔 as Unknown
1957Untamed Woman as Sotaro, Oshima's older brother
1957Tokyo Twilight as Policeman
1957Night Butterflies as Unknown
1957Throne of Blood as Phantom samurai
1956Flowing as Namie's Uncle
1956Will-o'-the-Wisp as Unknown
1956Punishment Room as Unknown
1956The Underworld as Unknown
1956Samurai of the Great Earth as Unknown
1956Early Spring as Yuzo Miura
1954The Street Without Sun as Okimi's father
1954Seven Samurai as Kyuzo
1953An Inlet of Muddy Water as Unknown
1953The Last Embrace as Gangster
1952Ikiru as Yakuza Boss
1951Beauty of Life as Unknown
1951Fireworks Over the Sea as Gunzo Ishiguro
1951Early Summer as Nishiwaki
1951The Good Fairy as Assistant editor
1947Three-Fingered Detective as Unknown
1946A Descendant of Urashima Taro as Unknown
1945Sanshiro Sugata Part Two as Kohei Tsuzaki