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.

Seiji Miyaguchi

Acting Born November 15, 1913 – Died April 12, 1985 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 Samurai

Kyuzo

Ikiru

Yakuza Boss

Shōgun

Muraji

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Kyôritsu Ô

Throne of Blood

Phantom samurai

Special Crime Investigation Front

Kwaidan

Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

The Bad Sleep Well

Public Prosecutor Okakura

The Ballad of Narayama

Matayan

A House in the Quarter

Sanzaemon Katagiri

The Challenge

Old Man

Pale Flower

Funada