Seiji Miyaguchi | |
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Born | November 15, 1913 Tokyo, Japan |
Died | April 12, 1985 | (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 , Ikiru as a yakuza boss from "restaurant row," and Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan. He died of lung cancer.