Sho Kosugi

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-06-17 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Sho Kosugi

Biography

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...

Acting

1991

Journey of Honor

as Daigoro Mayeda

1985

Pray for Death

as Akira Saito

1983

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

1988

Aloha Summer

as Yukinaga Konishi

1984

1985

1990

The Best of the Martial Arts Films

as Self (archive footage)

1974

The Godfather Part II

as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)

1976

1993

Dark Society in the East

as Larry Matsuda

1985

Master Ninja

as Okasa

2009

Production

1991

1994

1994

1991

Journey of Honor

as Producer

2002

The Scorpion King

as Choreographer

1988

Black Eagle

as Fight Choreographer

2010

1985

Master Ninja

as Stunt Coordinator

1985

Master Ninja

as Choreographer

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