Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi | |
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Miyaguchi (left) and Hideko Takamine in 1957 | |
Born |
Tokyo, Japan | November 15, 1913
Died | April 12, 1985 71) | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1933–1985 |
Awards |
Mainichi Film Concours Best Supporting Actor 1955 Seven Samurai |
Seiji Miyaguchi (å®®å£ ç²¾äºŒ Miyaguchi Seiji, November 15, 1913 – April 12, 1985) was a Japanese actor.
Career
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.
Death
At the age of 71, he succumbed to lung cancer.
Selected filmography
- 1952 - Ikiru
- 1953 - An Inlet of Muddy Water
- 1954 - Seven Samurai
- 1956 - Flowing (Nagareru)
- 1957 - Jun'ai monogatari
- 1957 - Aruse
- 1958 - The Ballad of Narayama
- 1963 - Mother
- 1971 - To Love Again
- 1974 - Tora-san's Lovesick
- 1980 - ShÅgun (television miniseries)
- 1984 - Farewell to the Ark
Honours
- Medal with Purple Ribbon (1983)
External links
- Seiji Miyaguchi at the Internet Movie Database
- Seiji Miyaguchi at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)
- Seiji Miyaguchi fanpage Seiji Miyaguchi Facebook page
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