Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Known for
Acting
Born
January 25, 1923
Died
April 29, 1997 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kō Nishimura (西村 晃 Nishimura Kō, 25 January 1923–29 April 1997) was a Japanese actor who appeared in supporting roles in such films as Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well and Yojimbo, Kihachi Okamoto's Sword of Doom, Yoshitaro Nomura's Zero Focus, and Kon Ichikawa's The Burmese Harp (where he was credited as Akira Nishimura). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kō Nishimura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' poster

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Movie · as Self (voice)

1995
Salaryman Senka poster

Salaryman Senka

Movie

1994
47 Ronin poster

47 Ronin

Movie

1994
Free and Easy Special poster

Free and Easy Special

Movie

1993
Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto poster

Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto

Movie · as Self

1991
Free and Easy 4 poster

Free and Easy 4

Movie

1990
Seventeen Ninja poster

Seventeen Ninja

Movie

1990
ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険 poster

ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険

TV · 1 ep

1989
The Men Who Made Ultraman poster

The Men Who Made Ultraman

Movie · as Eiji Tsuburaya

1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis poster

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

Movie · as Makoto Nishimura

1986
One Who Died in Vain poster

One Who Died in Vain

Movie

1985
What if the school...? poster

What if the school...?

TV · 7 eps

1984
Kukai poster

Kukai

Movie

1984
The Detective poster

The Detective

Movie · as Senkichi Otsubo

1983
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi

Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi

Movie · as 岸井亥之吉

1983
Theater Of Life poster

Theater Of Life

Movie

1983
A Hunter's Diary poster

A Hunter's Diary

Movie · as Kentaro Hatanaka

1982
Goyou Sen Enjou poster

Goyou Sen Enjou

Movie

1982
The Old Bear Hunter poster

The Old Bear Hunter

Movie · as Heizo Sekiguchi

1982
Highschool Scramble poster

Highschool Scramble

Movie

1982
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot poster

Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot

Movie

1982
Nikutai no shokei

Nikutai no shokei

Movie

1982
Kemono Michi poster

Kemono Michi

TV · 3 eps

1982
Blades of the Yagyu poster

Blades of the Yagyu

TV · 13 eps

1981
The Black Hood poster

The Black Hood

Movie

1980
映画村殺人事件

映画村殺人事件

Movie

1980
The Woman poster

The Woman

Movie

1980
The Claws of the Divine Beast poster

The Claws of the Divine Beast

Movie

1980
Niji wo Oru poster

Niji wo Oru

TV · as 沢木忠一郎 · 153 eps

1979
Nutcracker Fantasy poster

Nutcracker Fantasy

Movie · as Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)

1979
The Strangling poster

The Strangling

Movie · as Yasuzo Kariba

1979
Down with The Big Boss poster

Down with The Big Boss

Movie · as Glass-Eating Mime

1979
Nomugi Pass poster

Nomugi Pass

Movie

1978
The Beauty in the Bathroom poster

The Beauty in the Bathroom

Movie

1978
Love and Faith poster

Love and Faith

Movie · as Sojin Kamiya

1978
The Incident poster

The Incident

Movie · as Goichi Ômura

1978
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion poster

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

Movie · as Shigetomi Katta

1978
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo poster

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

Movie · as Mamo (voice)

1977
Love in the Mud poster

Love in the Mud

Movie

1977
Hokuriku Proxy War poster

Hokuriku Proxy War

Movie · as Mr. Yasuhara

1977
Japanese Godfather poster

Japanese Godfather

Movie · as Kahe Shimabara

1977
Yokomizo Seishi Series poster

Yokomizo Seishi Series

TV · 1 ep

1977
Fushoku no kōzō poster

Fushoku no kōzō

TV · as Honda Yoshikazu · 1 ep

1976
Manhunt poster

Manhunt

Movie · as Nagaoka Ryokai

1976
Skyscraper Murder Case poster

Skyscraper Murder Case

Movie

1976
Elegy poster

Elegy

Movie · as Nobuhisa Hyodo

1975
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees poster

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

Movie · as Kenpeishi

1975
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss poster

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

Movie · as Tokuji Owada

1975
Without Complaint poster

Without Complaint

Movie

1975
Solar Eclipse poster

Solar Eclipse

Movie

1974
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? poster

Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?

Movie · as Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi

1974
Jack and the Beanstalk poster

Jack and the Beanstalk

Movie · as Old bean-seller

1974
The Family poster

The Family

Movie · as Sentaro Watanuki

1974
The Rapacious Jailbreaker poster

The Rapacious Jailbreaker

Movie · as Sukezo Kojima

1974
The Bodyguard poster

The Bodyguard

TV · 26 eps

1974
Wounded Angels poster

Wounded Angels

TV · as Detective Kaizu · 26 eps

1973
Lady Snowblood poster

Lady Snowblood

Movie · as Priest Dokai

1973
Summer Days Across the River poster

Summer Days Across the River

Movie

1973
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare poster

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

Movie · as Magobei "Snake" Onishi

1973
Tsugaru Folksong poster

Tsugaru Folksong

Movie · as Tamezo Tsukamoto

1973
When the Night Breaks poster

When the Night Breaks

Movie

1972
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice poster

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

Movie · as Magobei 'Snake' Onishi

1972
The Pirates of Buban poster

The Pirates of Buban

Movie

1971
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow poster

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

Movie

1970
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life poster

Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life

Movie

1970
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival poster

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

Movie · as Migi

1970
Play It Cool poster

Play It Cool

Movie · as Kada

1970
Waterfront Blues poster

Waterfront Blues

Movie

1969
Kanto Woman Infamy poster

Kanto Woman Infamy

Movie

1969
The Wild Sea poster

The Wild Sea

Movie · as Munekata

1969
Quick-draw Okatsu poster

Quick-draw Okatsu

Movie · as Makabe

1969
Black Rose Mansion poster

Black Rose Mansion

Movie · as Ex-husband

1969
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool poster

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

Movie

1969
Second Generation Young Boss poster

Second Generation Young Boss

Movie · as Yanosuke Hashimoto

1969
Lady with Seven Faces poster

Lady with Seven Faces

Movie · as Printer

1969
Goyokin poster

Goyokin

Movie

1969
One Two Punch poster

One Two Punch

Movie

1969
喜劇 深夜族 poster

喜劇 深夜族

Movie

1969
ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩 poster

ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩

Movie · as 寺田保造

1969
Shinjuku Plaza poster

Shinjuku Plaza

Movie

1969
Mito Komon poster

Mito Komon

TV · as 水戸光圀 · 1 ep

1968
The Neon Taiheiki poster

The Neon Taiheiki

Movie

1968
Samaritan Zatoichi poster

Samaritan Zatoichi

Movie · as Sosuke Saruya

1968
Living Skeleton poster

Living Skeleton

Movie · as Nishizato

1968
New Year Trip poster

New Year Trip

Movie

1968
Age of Japanese Guerrillas poster

Age of Japanese Guerrillas

Movie · as Policeman on Island

1968
Snake Woman's Curse poster

Snake Woman's Curse

Movie · as Yasuke

1968
The Bride from Hades poster

The Bride from Hades

Movie · as Banzou

1968
Black Lizard poster

Black Lizard

Movie · as Detective Matoba

1968
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation poster

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

Movie

1968
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty poster

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty

Movie

1968
A Lavish Invitation poster

A Lavish Invitation

Movie

1967
Shogun and His Mistress 2 poster

Shogun and His Mistress 2

Movie · as Itakura

1967
Eleven Samurai poster

Eleven Samurai

Movie · as Errant samurai Daijuro

1967
Zatoichi the Outlaw poster

Zatoichi the Outlaw

Movie · as Uneshiro Suga

1967
Samurai Wolf II poster

Samurai Wolf II

Movie · as Magobe

1967
Whispering Joe poster

Whispering Joe

Movie · as Man

1967
The Singing Gunman poster

The Singing Gunman

Movie

1967
Classmates poster

Classmates

Movie · as Hanada

1967
Express Train poster

Express Train

Movie

1967
A Killer's Key poster

A Killer's Key

Movie · as Yasujiro Endo

1967
Flower Cards Chivalry poster

Flower Cards Chivalry

Movie

1966
The Sword of Doom poster

The Sword of Doom

Movie · as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'

1966
The Threat poster

The Threat

Movie · as Kawanishi

1966
Rub Out the Past poster

Rub Out the Past

Movie · as Tanzo Koide

1966
Seven Gamblers poster

Seven Gamblers

Movie

1966
Rise Against the Sword poster

Rise Against the Sword

Movie · as Etanba

1966
The Pornographers poster

The Pornographers

Movie · as Detective Sanada

1966
Dokonjo Taisho poster

Dokonjo Taisho

Movie

1966
Debt of Honor poster

Debt of Honor

Movie · as Iinuma

1965
House of Terrors poster

House of Terrors

Movie · as Baron Tominaga / The Hunchback

1965
Red Beard poster

Red Beard

Movie · as Chief retainer

1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

Movie · as Tahei Narumiya

1965
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man poster

The Ghost of the One Eyed Man

Movie

1965
Tale of Japanese Burglars poster

Tale of Japanese Burglars

Movie

1965
Stairs of Evil poster

Stairs of Evil

Movie · as Shimoyama

1965
The Retreat from Kiska poster

The Retreat from Kiska

Movie · as Staff Officer

1965
Tale of Ninja Duty poster

Tale of Ninja Duty

Movie · as Chisaka Hyobu

1965
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu poster

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

Movie · as 今川義元

1964
Intentions of Murder poster

Intentions of Murder

Movie · as Koichi Takahashi

1964
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall poster

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

Movie

1964
Life of Hishakaku 3 poster

Life of Hishakaku 3

Movie

1964
The Desperate poster

The Desperate

Movie · as Yamaguchi

1964
The Glamorous Ghost poster

The Glamorous Ghost

Movie · as Hiroshi Asami

1964
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws poster

Edo Crime Book: Black Claws

Movie · as Enzo Tatara

1964
Warrior of the Wind poster

Warrior of the Wind

Movie · as Mizuno Izumi

1964
The Scarlet Camellia poster

The Scarlet Camellia

Movie · as Sakichi

1964
An Impudent Man poster

An Impudent Man

Movie

1964
Giant Rumble poster

Giant Rumble

Movie

1964
The Spying Sorceress poster

The Spying Sorceress

Movie

1964
The Gorgeous Geisha poster

The Gorgeous Geisha

Movie

1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag poster

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

Movie

1963
The Life of a Horse-Trader poster

The Life of a Horse-Trader

Movie

1963
High and Low poster

High and Low

Movie · as Third Creditor

1963
13 Assassins poster

13 Assassins

Movie · as Kujuro Hirayama

1963
Escape from Hell poster

Escape from Hell

Movie · as Heiroku

1963
Bamboo Doll of Echizen poster

Bamboo Doll of Echizen

Movie · as Chubei

1963
To Your Majesty, The Emperor poster

To Your Majesty, The Emperor

Movie

1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai poster

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Movie · as Yamaoka

1963
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword poster

Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword

Movie

1963
Tale of Army Brutality poster

Tale of Army Brutality

Movie · as Kameoka, Zenji

1963
The Maid Story poster

The Maid Story

Movie

1963
Doggie March poster

Doggie March

Movie · as Killer (voice)

1963
Pressure of Guilt poster

Pressure of Guilt

Movie

1963
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter poster

A Prisoner in Search of Daughter

Movie

1963
Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men poster

Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men

Movie

1963
At the Side of the Bridge 3 poster

At the Side of the Bridge 3

Movie

1963
At the Side of the Bridge 4 poster

At the Side of the Bridge 4

Movie

1963
Miren poster

Miren

Movie · as Okazaki

1963
Attack Squadron poster

Attack Squadron

Movie · as Petty Officer Inaba

1963
Apple Blossom Town poster

Apple Blossom Town

Movie

1963
Life of a Flower poster

Life of a Flower

TV · as Tada Ichiro · 39 eps

1962
Woman of Design poster

Woman of Design

Movie

1962
Ninja, A Band of Assassins poster

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Movie · as Kizaru

1962
Haru no sanmyaku poster

Haru no sanmyaku

Movie

1962
Kono ni uruwashi poster

Kono ni uruwashi

Movie

1962
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni poster

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

Movie

1962
The Body poster

The Body

Movie

1962
My Hobo

My Hobo

Movie

1962
Mount Hakone poster

Mount Hakone

Movie

1962
At the Side of the Bridge poster

At the Side of the Bridge

Movie

1962
I. George monogatari taiyō no ko poster

I. George monogatari taiyō no ko

Movie

1962
Let's Meet in Our Dreams poster

Let's Meet in Our Dreams

Movie

1962
At the Side of the Bridge 2 poster

At the Side of the Bridge 2

Movie

1962
Curry Rice poster

Curry Rice

Movie

1962
Gorath poster

Gorath

Movie · as Murata - Secretary of Space

1962
Gang vs. Gang poster

Gang vs. Gang

Movie

1962
Farm Girls poster

Farm Girls

Movie · as Gosaku

1962
Tokyo Bay poster

Tokyo Bay

Movie · as Noboru Sumikawa

1962
The Temple of Wild Geese poster

The Temple of Wild Geese

Movie · as Mokudō Kida

1962
Four Sisters poster

Four Sisters

Movie · as Michiharu Mitsumine

1962
Akitsu Hot Springs poster

Akitsu Hot Springs

Movie · as Yamiya

1961
Tale of A Company Boss Pt.2 poster

Tale of A Company Boss Pt.2

Movie

1961
Zero Focus poster

Zero Focus

Movie · as Sotaro Uhara

1961
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy

The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy

Movie

1961
Aces Wild poster

Aces Wild

Movie

1961
Hidden Fangs poster

Hidden Fangs

Movie

1961
Yojimbo poster

Yojimbo

Movie · as Kuma

1961
Pigs and Battleships poster

Pigs and Battleships

Movie · as Yajima

1961
Tale of a Company Boss

Tale of a Company Boss

Movie

1961
Tale of a Company Boss 3

Tale of a Company Boss 3

Movie · as Hanada

1961
Killers on Parade poster

Killers on Parade

Movie · as Sai

1961
Snow in the South Seas poster

Snow in the South Seas

Movie

1961
Blind Devotion poster

Blind Devotion

Movie · as Denroku

1961
Refresher Course for Wives poster

Refresher Course for Wives

Movie

1961
A Man in Red poster

A Man in Red

Movie

1961
An Angel is Chasing Me poster

An Angel is Chasing Me

Movie

1961
For This We Fight poster

For This We Fight

Movie

1961
The Wind and Waves poster

The Wind and Waves

Movie

1961
Eternity of Love poster

Eternity of Love

Movie

1961
Shiroi minamikaze poster

Shiroi minamikaze

Movie

1961
The Matsukawa Incident poster

The Matsukawa Incident

Movie

1961
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking poster

The Age of Lawless Moneymaking

Movie

1961
A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler poster

A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler

Movie

1960
The Bad Sleep Well poster

The Bad Sleep Well

Movie · as Contract Officer Shirai

1960
Sixteen years old poster

Sixteen years old

Movie

1960
Intimidation poster

Intimidation

Movie · as Matakichi Nakaike

1960
Everything Goes Wrong poster

Everything Goes Wrong

Movie · as Nishimura

1960
The Sleeping Beast Within poster

The Sleeping Beast Within

Movie

1960
The Lost Alibi poster

The Lost Alibi

Movie · as Okudaira

1960
The Blue Beast poster

The Blue Beast

Movie

1960
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger poster

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

Movie · as Yang Sanyuan

1960
Wait for Tomorrow poster

Wait for Tomorrow

Movie · as Uno

1960
The Angry Sea poster

The Angry Sea

Movie

1960
The Devil's Sigh poster

The Devil's Sigh

Movie

1960
The Call of the Foghorn poster

The Call of the Foghorn

Movie · as Morimoto

1960
Chikuhō no kodomotachi poster

Chikuhō no kodomotachi

Movie

1960
Showdown on Pier No.3 poster

Showdown on Pier No.3

Movie · as Boss

1960
Yakuza sensei poster

Yakuza sensei

Movie

1960
The Last Trump Card poster

The Last Trump Card

Movie · as Chibi (Shorty)

1960
Towering Waves poster

Towering Waves

Movie

1959
Tokyo Romance Way poster

Tokyo Romance Way

Movie

1959
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

Movie

1959
My Second Brother poster

My Second Brother

Movie · as Goro Mitamura

1959
Break Down that Wall poster

Break Down that Wall

Movie

1959
The Wild Reporter poster

The Wild Reporter

Movie · as Ryu Konei

1959
The Human Cyclone poster

The Human Cyclone

Movie

1959
The Song of the Cart poster

The Song of the Cart

Movie

1959
Tokyo no Kodoku poster

Tokyo no Kodoku

Movie

1959
Light The Explosives poster

Light The Explosives

Movie · as Sakamaki (Trade journal reporter)

1959
Farewell to Southern Tosa poster

Farewell to Southern Tosa

Movie

1959
Umi wa kurutte iru poster

Umi wa kurutte iru

Movie

1959
おヤエの家つき女中 poster

おヤエの家つき女中

Movie

1959
Elegy to Youth poster

Elegy to Youth

Movie

1959
おヤエのママさん女中 poster

おヤエのママさん女中

Movie

1959
Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru poster

Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru

Movie

1958
The Invisible Wall poster

The Invisible Wall

Movie

1958
Stolen Desire poster

Stolen Desire

Movie · as Kanji Takada

1958
The Ballad of Narayama poster

The Ballad of Narayama

Movie · as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)

1958
Fangs of Night poster

Fangs of Night

Movie

1958
Wolves of the Night poster

Wolves of the Night

Movie

1958
The Girl from Osaka

The Girl from Osaka

Movie

1958
Drunken Ghost poster

Drunken Ghost

Movie · as Daigorô

1958
Endless Desire poster

Endless Desire

Movie · as Pharmacist

1958
The Seasons of Love poster

The Seasons of Love

Movie · as Reporter

1958
Crimson Wings poster

Crimson Wings

Movie · as Tetsuji Mizutani

1958
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow poster

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

Movie · as Tominaga

1958
Nishi Ginza Station poster

Nishi Ginza Station

Movie

1958
Breasts and Bullets poster

Breasts and Bullets

Movie

1958
Tokyo Bus Girl poster

Tokyo Bus Girl

Movie

1958
Showdown in the Storm poster

Showdown in the Storm

Movie

1958
Zoku fûfu hyakkei poster

Zoku fûfu hyakkei

Movie · as Masakichi

1957
Saigo no totsugeki poster

Saigo no totsugeki

Movie

1957
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era poster

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

Movie · as Kiyami no Shinko

1957
Harbor Rats poster

Harbor Rats

Movie

1957
The Temptress and the Monk poster

The Temptress and the Monk

Movie · as Peasant

1957
Devil Flesh poster

Devil Flesh

Movie

1957
The Eagle and the Hawk poster

The Eagle and the Hawk

Movie · as Hikobei

1957
But the Flesh is Weak poster

But the Flesh is Weak

Movie · as Acupressurist

1957
Who's the Real Killer poster

Who's the Real Killer

Movie · as Nakagawa

1957
Shiroi natsu poster

Shiroi natsu

Movie

1956
The Burmese Harp poster

The Burmese Harp

Movie · as Baba

1956
Dotanba poster

Dotanba

Movie

1956
Where's Paradise? poster

Where's Paradise?

Movie

1956
Excursion to Treasure Isle poster

Excursion to Treasure Isle

Movie

1956
Meiken monogatari

Meiken monogatari

Movie

1956
Lunar Eclipse poster

Lunar Eclipse

Movie

1956
Fountainhead poster

Fountainhead

Movie · as Kasuya

1956
Nikoyon monogatari poster

Nikoyon monogatari

Movie

1956
Frankie the Milkman poster

Frankie the Milkman

Movie · as Tax Collector

1956
Saigo no sentō-ki poster

Saigo no sentō-ki

Movie

1956
Avalanche poster

Avalanche

Movie

1955
Yukiko poster

Yukiko

Movie

1954
A Billionaire poster

A Billionaire

Movie

1954
The Street Without Sun poster

The Street Without Sun

Movie · as Extraordinary detective

1953
At the End of the Clouds poster

At the End of the Clouds

Movie

1952
Vacuum Zone poster

Vacuum Zone

Movie · as Sergeant Osumi