Name
Sho Kosugi
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1948-06-17 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Sho Kosugi (born Shōichi Kosugi; June 17, 1947) is a Japanese martial artist with training in shindō jinen-ryū karate who gained popularity as an actor during the 1980s, usually playing a ninja. He is the father of Kane Kosugi and Shane Kosugi. After taking a hiatus from film, he started a taiko group in California. In Japan, he also runs an internationally oriented group of martial arts acting schools known as the Sho Kosugi Institute.
It is common for Kosugi to have his sons co-star in movies when the plot includes family relations. Films in which Kosugi's sons perform alongside their father include Black Eagle, Revenge of the Ninja, and Kabuto (aka Shogun Warrior).
Known For
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In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sic...
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Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the ...
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In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and th...
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A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the s...
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One of the US Air Force's most modern tactical aircrafts, an F-100 with a new laser guidan...
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A small time promotor/hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match agai...
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The son of a besieged Shogun in war-torn 17th century Japan travels to Spain to buy weapon...
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A trio of specialized soldiers is called in to stop a group of drug traffickers who have h...
- 1984 Ninja III: The Domination as Yamada
- 1991 Journey of Honor as Daigoro Mayeda
- 1985 Pray for Death as Akira Saito
- 1983 Revenge of the Ninja as Cho Osaki
- 1981 Enter the Ninja as Hasegawa
- 1987 Rage of Honor as Shiro Tanka
- 1988 Black Eagle as Ken Tani
- 1989 Blind Fury as The Assassin
- 1985 9 Deaths of the Ninja as Spike Shinobi
- 1976 Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
- 1988 Aloha Summer as Yukinaga Konishi
- 1984 Master Ninja II as Okasa
- 1985 The Master Ninja 5 as Okasa
- 1974 The Godfather Part II as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
- 1976 Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave as Suzuki (uncredited)
- 1993 Dark Society in the East as Larry Matsuda
- 1984 Master Ninja as Okasa
- 2009 Ninja Assassin as Ozunu
- 1978 The Bad News Bears Go to Japan as Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
- 1990 The Best of the Martial Arts Films as Self
- 1984 The Master ( 13 episodes ) as Okasa
- 1994 Ninja Sentai Kakuranger ( 2 episodes ) as Gali
- 1993 Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands ( 23 episodes )
