
Kō Nishimura
January 25, 1923 (102 years old) in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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
Credits
- 1995 · Salaryman Senka as
- 1994 · 47 Ronin as
- 1994 · Free and Easy Special as
- 1990 · ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険 as
- 1989 · The Men Who Made Ultraman as Eiji Tsuburaya
- 1988 · Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis as Makoto Nishimura
- 1986 · One Who Died in Vain as
- 1983 · Theater Of Life as
- 1982 · Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo as
- 1982 · The Old Bear Hunter as Heizo Sekiguchi
- 1982 · Kemono Michi as
- 1980 · Niji wo Oru as 沢木忠一郎
- 1979 · Nomugi Pass as
- 1979 · Down with The Big Boss as Glass-Eating Mime
- 1979 · Nutcracker Fantasy as Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)
- 1978 · Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo as Mamo (voice)
- 1978 · Japanese Godfather: Conclusion as Shigetomi Katta
- 1978 · Love and Faith as Sojin Kamiya
- 1977 · 腐蝕の構造 as Honda Yoshikazu
- 1977 · Love in the Mud as
- 1977 · Yokomizo Seishi Series as
- 1977 · Hokuriku Proxy War as Mr. Yasuhara
- 1977 · Japan's Don as Kahe Shimabara
- 1976 · Manhunt as Nagaoka Ryokai
- 1975 · New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss as Tokuji Owada
- 1975 · Solar Eclipse as
- 1975 · Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees as Kenpeishi
- 1975 · Without Complaint as
- 1974 · The Rapacious Jailbreaker as
- 1974 · Jack and the Beanstalk as Old bean-seller
- 1974 · Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? as Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi
- 1974 · The Bodyguard as
- 1973 · Tsugaru Folksong as Tamezo Tsukamoto
- 1973 · Lady Snowblood as Priest Dokai
- 1973 · Hanzo the Razor: The Snare as Magobei "Snake" Onishi
- 1972 · Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice as Magobei 'Snake' Onishi
- 1972 · The Pirates of Buban as
- 1971 · Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as
- 1970 · Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival as Migi
- 1970 · Play It Cool as Kada
- 1969 · The Wild Sea as Munekata
- 1969 · Black Rose Mansion as Ex-husband
- 1969 · Goyokin as
- 1968 · Samaritan Zatoichi as Sosuke Saruya
- 1968 · Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation as
- 1968 · Living Skeleton as Nishizato
- 1968 · Black Lizard as Detective Matoba
- 1968 · Snake Woman's Curse as Yasuke
- 1968 · The Bride from Hades as Banzou
- 1968 · Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty as
- 1967 · Eleven Samurai as Errant samurai Daijuro
- 1967 · A Killer's Key as Yasujiro Endo
- 1967 · Zatoichi the Outlaw as Uneshiro Suga
- 1967 · Classmates as Hanada
- 1967 · Express Train as
- 1967 · Samurai Wolf II as Magobe
- 1966 · Rub Out the Past as Tanzo Koide
- 1966 · The Pornographers as Detective Sanada
- 1966 · The Sword of Doom as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
- 1966 · The Threat as Kawanishi
- 1965 · House of Terrors as Baron Tominaga / The Hunchback
- 1965 · The Retreat from Kiska as Staff Officer
- 1965 · Tale of Japanese Burglars as
- 1965 · Red Beard as Chief retainer
- 1965 · Tale of Ninja Duty as Chisaka Hyobu
- 1965 · Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire as Tahei Narumiya
- 1964 · The Spying Sorceress as
- 1964 · The Scarlet Camellia as Sakichi
- 1964 · The Great Duel as
- 1964 · Intentions of Murder as Koichi Takahashi
- 1964 · Edo Crime Book: Black Claws as Enzo Tatara
- 1964 · Warrior of the Wind as Mizuno Izumi
- 1963 · Doggie March as Killer (voice)
- 1963 · 13 Assassins as Kujuro Hirayama
- 1963 · Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword as
- 1963 · The Maid Story as
- 1963 · Tale of Army Brutality as Kameoka, Zenji
- 1963 · Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai as Yamaoka
- 1963 · Life of a Flower as Tada Ichiro
- 1963 · High and Low as Third Creditor
- 1963 · Pressure of Guilt as
- 1963 · Escape from Hell as Heiroku
- 1962 · Ninja, A Band of Assassins as Kizaru
- 1962 · Curry Rice as
- 1962 · The Body as
- 1962 · Four Sisters as Michiharu Mitsumine
- 1962 · At the Side of the Bridge as
- 1962 · Akitsu Hot Springs as
- 1962 · Tokyo Bay as Noboru Sumikawa
- 1962 · Gorath as Murata - Secretary of Space
- 1962 · The Temple of Wild Geese as Mokudō Kida
- 1961 · Yojimbo as Kuma
- 1961 · Wakarete ikiru toki mo as
- 1961 · Zero Focus as Sotaro Uhara
- 1961 · Killers on Parade as Sai
- 1961 · Hidden Fangs as
- 1961 · Pigs and Battleships as Yajima
- 1960 · Chikuhō no kodomotachi as
- 1960 · Wait for Tomorrow as Uno
- 1960 · Everything Goes Wrong as Nishimura
- 1960 · The Bad Sleep Well as Contract Officer Shirai
- 1960 · The Sleeping Beast Within as
- 1960 · Intimidation as Matakichi Nakaike
- 1960 · The Lost Alibi as Okudaira
- 1960 · Ryuji, the Gun Slinger as
- 1959 · The Wild Reporter as Ryu Konei
- 1959 · The Human Cyclone as
- 1959 · Break Down that Wall as
- 1959 · The Song of the Cart as
- 1958 · Endless Desire as Pharmacist
- 1958 · Wolves of the Night as
- 1958 · The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow as Tominaga
- 1958 · The Ballad of Narayama as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
- 1958 · Stolen Desire as Kanji Takada
- 1957 · A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era as Kiyami no Shinko
- 1957 · Who's the Real Killer as Nakagawa
- 1956 · The Burmese Harp as Baba
- 1954 · A Billionaire as
- 1954 · The Street Without Sun as Extraordinary detective
- Future · もしも、学校が…!? as
- 2002 · Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' as Self (voice)
- 1991 · Free and Easy 4 as
- 1990 · Seventeen Ninja as
- 1984 · The Detective as Senkichi Otsubo
- 1984 · Kukai as
- 1983 · A Hunter's Diary as Kentaro Hatanaka
- 1983 · Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi as 岸井亥之吉
- 1982 · Highschool Scramble as
- 1982 · Goyou Sen Enjou as
- 1981 · The Black Hood as
- 1980 · The Woman as
- 1980 · The Claws of the Divine Beast as
- 1980 · 映画村殺人事件 as
- 1979 · The Strangling as Yasuzo Kariba
- 1978 · The Incident as
- 1978 · The Beauty in the Bathroom as
- 1976 · Skyscraper Murder Case as
- 1974 · The Family as Sentaro Watanuki
- 1973 · Summer Days Across the River as
- 1973 · When the Night Breaks as
- 1970 · Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life as
- 1970 · Waterfront Blues as
- 1969 · Second Generation Young Boss as Yanosuke Hashimoto
- 1969 · 喜劇 深夜族 as
- 1969 · One Two Punch as
- 1969 · Lady with Seven Faces as Printer
- 1969 · Black Comedy - Ah, Fool as
- 1969 · Kanto Woman Infamy as
- 1969 · Quick-draw Okatsu as Makabe
- 1968 · A Lavish Invitation as
- 1968 · Age of Japanese Guerrillas as Policeman on Island
- 1968 · Neon taiheiki as
- 1968 · New Year Trip as
- 1967 · Whispering Joe as Man
- 1967 · Shogun and His Mistress 2 as Itakura
- 1967 · The Singing Gunman as
- 1967 · Flower Cards Chivalry as
- 1966 · Rise Against the Sword as Etanba
- 1966 · Seven Gamblers as
- 1966 · Dokonjo Taisho as
- 1965 · Stairs of Evil as Shimoyama
- 1965 · The Ghost of the One Eyed Man as
- 1965 · Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu as
- 1964 · Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall as
- 1964 · The Gorgeous Geisha as
- 1964 · The Glamorous Ghost as Hiroshi Asami
- 1964 · The Desperate as Yamaguchi
- 1964 · Life of Hishakaku 3 as
- 1964 · An Impudent Man as
- 1963 · Bamboo Doll of Echizen as Chubei
- 1963 · A Prisoner in Search of Daughter as
- 1963 · The Life of a Horse-Trader as
- 1963 · To Your Majesty, The Emperor as
- 1963 · Bad Reputation of the Big Three as
- 1962 · My Hobo as
- 1962 · Chibusa o daku musume tachi as
- 1962 · At the Side of the Bridge 2 as
- 1962 · Yume de aimasho as
- 1962 · Mount Hakone as
- 1962 · I. George monogatari taiyō no ko as
- 1962 · Gang vs. Gang as
- 1962 · Ika naru hoshi no moto ni as
- 1962 · Kono ni uruwashi as
- 1962 · Haru no sanmyaku as
- 1962 · Woman of Design as
- 1961 · The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy as
- 1961 · Tale of a Company Boss 3 as Hanada
- 1961 · Snow in the South Seas as
- 1961 · A Man in Red as
- 1961 · Refresher Course for Wives as
- 1961 · Tale of A Company Boss Pt.2 as
- 1961 · Tale of a Company Boss as
- 1961 · Blind Devotion as Denroku
- 1961 · The Wind and Waves as
- 1961 · Tenshi ga ore o oi kakeru as
- 1961 · For This We Fight as
- 1961 · Aces Wild as
- 1960 · The Angry Sea as
- 1960 · Sixteen years old as
- 1960 · The Call of the Foghorn as Morimoto
- 1960 · The Blue Beast as
- 1960 · The Devil's Sigh as
- 1959 · My Second Brother as Goro Mitamura
- 1959 · 青春蛮歌 as
- 1959 · Farewell to Southern Tosa as
- 1959 · Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero as
- 1959 · Tokyo no Kodoku as
- 1959 · Umi wa kurutte iru as
- 1959 · おヤエの家つき女中 as
- 1959 · The Fugitive as
- 1959 · おヤエのママさん女中 as
- 1959 · Tokyo Romance Way as
- 1958 · Crimson Wings as Tetsuji Mizutani
- 1958 · Showdown in the Storm as
- 1958 · The Invisible Wall as
- 1958 · Drunken Ghost as Daigorô
- 1958 · Nishi Ginza Station as
- 1958 · Tōkyō no basugāru as
- 1958 · The Seasons of Love as Reporter
- 1958 · The Girl from Osaka as
- 1958 · Breasts and Bullets as
- 1958 · Fangs of Night as
- 1957 · But the Flesh is Weak as Acupressurist
- 1957 · The Eagle and the Hawk as Hikobei
- 1957 · Harbor Rats as
- 1957 · The Temptress and the Monk as Peasant
- 1957 · Shiroi natsu as
- 1957 · Nikutai no hankō as
- 1957 · Saigo no totsugeki as
- 1956 · Lunar Eclipse as
- 1956 · Frankie the Milkman as Tax Collector
- 1956 · Dotanba as
- 1956 · Nikoyon monogatari as
- 1956 · Excursion to Treasure Isle as
- 1956 · Meiken monogatari as
- 1956 · Tengoku wa doko da as
- 1956 · Fountainhead as Kasuya
- 1955 · Yukiko as
- 1953 · At the End of the Clouds as