Actor
Sho Kosugi
Born June 17, 1948 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan18 films
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.
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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).
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First watchThe Godfather Part II19748.6as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
18 films as actor- 2009Ninja AssassinOzunu
- 1993Dark Society in the EastLarry Matsuda
- 1991Journey of HonorDaigoro Mayeda
- 1989Blind FuryThe Assassin
- 1988Black EagleKen Tani
- 1988Aloha SummerYukinaga Konishi
- 1987Rage of HonorShiro Tanka
- 19859 Deaths of the NinjaSpike Shinobi
- 1985Pray for DeathAkira Saito
- 1985The Master Ninja 5Okasa
- 1984Ninja III: The DominationYamada
- 1984Master Ninja IIOkasa
- 1984Master NinjaOkasa
- 1983Revenge of the NinjaCho Osaki
- 1981Enter the NinjaHasegawa
- 1978The Bad News Bears Go to JapanKata Demonstrator (uncredited)
- 1976Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
- 1974The Godfather Part IIPasserby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)