Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-06-17 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Also known As
小杉正一
ショー・コスギ
شو کوسوگی
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 B...
1984
as Yamada
1991
as Daigoro Mayeda
1985
as Akira Saito
1983
as Cho Osaki
1981
as Hasegawa
1987
as Shiro Tanka
1988
as Ken Tani
1989
as The Assassin
1985
as Spike Shinobi
1988
as Yukinaga Konishi
1984
as Okasa
1985
as Okasa
1990
as Self (archive footage)
1974
as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
1976
as Suzuki (uncredited)
1993
as Larry Matsuda
1985
as Okasa
2009
as Ozunu
1991
as Writer
1994
as Director
1994
as Director
1991
as Producer
2002
as Choreographer
1988
as Fight Choreographer
2010
as Thanks
1985
as Stunt Coordinator
1985
as Choreographer
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