Kō Nishimura
January 25, 1923 (101 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
- 2002 · Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' as Self (voice)
- 1995 · Salaryman Senka as
- 1994 · 47 Ronin as
- 1991 · Free and Easy 4 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
- 1983 · Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi as 岸井亥之吉
- 1982 · Goyou Sen Enjou as
- 1982 · Kemono Michi as
- 1980 · Niji wo Oru as 沢木忠一郎
- 1980 · The Claws of the Divine Beast as
- 1980 · 映画村殺人事件 as
- 1979 · Nomugi Pass as
- 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
- 1978 · The Incident 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 · 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
- 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
- 1971 · Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as
- 1970 · Waterfront Blues as
- 1970 · Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival as Migi
- 1969 · Black Rose Mansion as Ex-husband
- 1969 · Goyokin as
- 1969 · Kanto Woman Infamy as
- 1969 · Quick-draw Okatsu as Makabe
- 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 · Sasayaki no Jō as Man
- 1967 · Zatoichi the Outlaw as Uneshiro Suga
- 1967 · The Singing Gunman as
- 1967 · Samurai Wolf II as Magobe
- 1966 · The Pornographers as Detective Sanada
- 1966 · The Sword of Doom as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
- 1966 · The Threat as Kawanishi
- 1965 · The Ghost of the One Eyed Man as
- 1965 · House of Terrors as Baron Tominaga / The Hunchback
- 1965 · The Retreat from Kiska as Staff Officer
- 1965 · Red Beard as Chief retainer
- 1964 · Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall as
- 1964 · The Glamorous Ghost as Hiroshi Asami
- 1964 · Intentions of Murder as Koichi Takahashi
- 1964 · Edo Crime Book: Black Claws as Enzo Tatara
- 1964 · Life of Hishakaku 3 as
- 1964 · Warrior of the Wind as Mizuno Izumi
- 1963 · Doggie March as Killer (voice)
- 1963 · 13 Assassins as Kujuro Hirayama
- 1963 · Bamboo Doll of Echizen as Chubei
- 1963 · Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai as Yamaoka
- 1963 · To Your Majesty, The Emperor as
- 1963 · Life of a Flower as Tada Ichiro
- 1963 · High and Low as Third Creditor
- 1963 · Pressure of Guilt as
- 1962 · Ninja, A Band of Assassins as Kizaru
- 1962 · Curry Rice as
- 1962 · The Body as
- 1962 · Yume de aimasho as
- 1962 · Gang vs. Gang as
- 1962 · Akitsu Hot Springs as
- 1962 · Gorath as Murata - Secretary of Space
- 1962 · The Temple of Wild Geese as Mokudō Kida
- 1961 · Snow in the South Seas as
- 1961 · Tale of A Company Boss Pt.2 as
- 1961 · Yojimbo as Kuma
- 1961 · Zero Focus as Sotaro Uhara
- 1961 · Killers on Parade as Sai
- 1961 · Hidden Fangs as
- 1961 · Pigs and Battleships as Yajima
- 1961 · Aces Wild as
- 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
- 1959 · My Second Brother as Goro Mitamura
- 1959 · Farewell to Southern Tosa as
- 1959 · Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero as
- 1959 · おヤエの家つき女中 as
- 1959 · The Song of the Cart as
- 1958 · Endless Desire as Pharmacist
- 1958 · Drunken Ghost as Daigorô
- 1958 · Nishi Ginza Station as
- 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
- 1956 · Gesshoku as
- 1956 · Fountainhead as Kasuya
- 1956 · The Burmese Harp as Baba
- 1955 · Yukiko as
- 1954 · The Street Without Sun as Extraordinary detective
- Future · もしも、学校が…!? as
- 1994 · Free and Easy Special as
- 1990 · ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険 as
- 1990 · Seventeen Ninja as
- 1984 · The Detective as Senkichi Otsubo
- 1984 · Kukai as
- 1983 · A Hunter's Diary as Kentaro Hatanaka
- 1982 · Highschool Scramble as
- 1982 · Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo as
- 1982 · The Old Bear Hunter as Heizo Sekiguchi
- 1981 · The Black Hood as
- 1980 · The Woman as
- 1979 · The Strangling as Yasuzo Kariba
- 1979 · Down with The Big Boss as Glass-Eating Mime
- 1978 · The Beauty in the Bathroom as
- 1977 · Love in the Mud as
- 1976 · Skyscraper Murder Case as
- 1975 · Solar Eclipse as
- 1974 · The Family as Sentaro Watanuki
- 1974 · The Bodyguard as
- 1973 · Summer Days Across the River as
- 1972 · The Pirates of Buban as
- 1970 · Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life as
- 1970 · Play It Cool as Kada
- 1969 · Second Generation Young Boss as Yanosuke Hashimoto
- 1969 · The Wild Sea as Munekata
- 1969 · One Two Punch as
- 1969 · Lady with Seven Faces as Printer
- 1969 · Black Comedy - Ah, Fool as
- 1968 · Age of Japanese Guerrillas as Policeman on Island
- 1968 · Neon taiheiki as
- 1968 · New Year Trip as
- 1967 · A Killer's Key as Yasujiro Endo
- 1967 · Shogun and His Mistress 2 as Itakura
- 1967 · Classmates as Hanada
- 1967 · Express Train as
- 1967 · Flower Cards Chivalry as
- 1966 · Rise Against the Sword as Etanba
- 1966 · Rub Out the Past as Tanzo Koide
- 1966 · Seven Gamblers as
- 1965 · Stairs of Evil as Shimoyama
- 1965 · Tale of Japanese Burglars as
- 1965 · Tale of Ninja Duty as Chisaka Hyobu
- 1965 · Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire as Tahei Narumiya
- 1965 · Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu as
- 1964 · The Spying Sorceress as
- 1964 · The Scarlet Camellia as Sakichi
- 1964 · The Great Duel as
- 1964 · The Desperate as
- 1964 · An Impudent Man as
- 1963 · Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword as
- 1963 · A Prisoner in Search of Daughter as
- 1963 · The Life of a Horse-Trader as
- 1963 · The Maid Story as
- 1963 · Tale of Army Brutality as Kameoka, Zenji
- 1963 · Escape from Hell as Heiroku
- 1963 · Bad Reputation of the Big Three as
- 1962 · My Hobo as
- 1962 · Chibusa o daku musume tachi as
- 1962 · Ano hashi no hotori de dai 2-bu as
- 1962 · Mount Hakone as
- 1962 · I. George monogatari taiyō no ko as
- 1962 · Four Sisters as Michiharu Mitsumine
- 1962 · Ano hashi no hotori de as
- 1962 · Tokyo Bay as Noboru Sumikawa
- 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 · A Man in Red as
- 1961 · Refresher Course for Wives as
- 1961 · Tale of a Company Boss as
- 1961 · Blind Devotion as Denroku
- 1960 · Wait for Tomorrow as Uno
- 1960 · The Angry Sea as
- 1960 · Sixteen years old as
- 1960 · The Call of the Foghorn as Morimoto
- 1960 · The Blue Beast as
- 1960 · Ryuji, the Gun Slinger as
- 1960 · The Devil's Sigh as
- 1959 · The Wild Reporter as Ryu Konei
- 1959 · The Human Cyclone as
- 1959 · Break Down that Wall as
- 1959 · Tokyo no Kodoku as
- 1959 · Umi wa kurutte iru as
- 1959 · The Fugitive as
- 1959 · Tokyo Romance Way as
- 1958 · Crimson Wings as Tetsuji Mizutani
- 1958 · The Invisible Wall as
- 1958 · Wolves of the Night as
- 1958 · The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow as Tominaga
- 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 · 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 · Who's The Real Killer as Nakagawa
- 1957 · Nikutai no hankō as
- 1957 · Saigo no totsugeki 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
- 1954 · A Billionaire as
- 1953 · At the End of the Clouds as