Sho Kosugi

Actor
BirthdayJun 17, 1948 (77 years old)
Place of birthMinato, Tokyo, Japan
GenderMale

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 Black Eagle, Revenge of the Ninja, and Kabuto (aka Shogun Warrior). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sho Kosugi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Known for

Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)

Dec 20, 1974

Ozunu

Sep 29, 2009

The Assassin

Aug 17, 1989

Ken Tani

May 1, 1988

Cho Osaki

Sep 7, 1983

Yamada

Sep 14, 1984

Hasegawa

Jul 17, 1981

Spike Shinobi

Apr 15, 1985

Akira Saito

Jan 11, 1985

Self (archive footage)

Jan 1, 1990

Shiro Tanka

Feb 1, 1987

Okasa

Jan 20, 1984

Suzuki (uncredited)

Jun 12, 1976

Daigoro Mayeda

Apr 27, 1991

Gali

Feb 17, 1994

Okasa

Mar 8, 1984

Okasa

Jan 20, 1984

Larry Matsuda

May 15, 1993

Yukinaga Konishi

Feb 26, 1988

Okasa

Jan 1, 1985

Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)

Dec 20, 1974

Ozunu

Sep 29, 2009

The Assassin

Aug 17, 1989

Ken Tani

May 1, 1988

Cho Osaki

Sep 7, 1983

Yamada

Sep 14, 1984

Acting


Participated in 22 movies, 3 TV series

2010


2009


2002

Choreographer


1994


1994



1993

Larry Matsuda



1991

Daigoro Mayeda, Writer, Producer


1990

Self (archive footage)


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