Seiji Miyaguchi | |
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Born |
Tokyo, Japan |
November 15, 1913
Died | April 12, 1985 | (aged 71)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1933–1985 |
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.
Miyaguchi appeared in many films, among them Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (as Kyuzo, the master swordsman), Ikiru as a Yakuza boss from "restaurant row," and Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan.
At the age of 71, he succumbed to lung cancer.