Sho Kosugi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- 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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Filmography
Ninja Assassin
Movie · as Ozunu
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
TV · as Gali · 2 eps
Dark Society in the East
Movie · as Larry Matsuda
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
TV · 23 eps
Journey of Honor
Movie · as Daigoro Mayeda
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Movie · as Self
Blind Fury
Movie · as The Assassin
Black Eagle
Movie · as Ken Tani
Aloha Summer
Movie · as Yukinaga Konishi
Rage of Honor
Movie · as Shiro Tanka
Pray for Death
Movie · as Akira Saito
9 Deaths of the Ninja
Movie · as Spike Shinobi
The Master Ninja 5
Movie · as Okasa
Ninja III: The Domination
Movie · as Yamada
Master Ninja II
Movie · as Okasa
Master Ninja
Movie · as Okasa
The Master
TV · as Okasa · 13 eps
Revenge of the Ninja
Movie · as Cho Osaki
Enter the Ninja
Movie · as Hasegawa
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Movie · as Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
Movie · as Suzuki (uncredited)
The Godfather Part II
Movie · as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)