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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)
- 1994 · 47 Ronin 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 · A Hunter's Diary as Kentaro Hatanaka
- 1983 · Theater Of Life as
- 1982 · Kemono Michi as
- 1980 · Niji wo Oru as 沢木忠一郎
- 1979 · Nomugi Pass as
- 1978 · Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo as Mamo (voice)
- 1978 · The Incident as
- 1977 · Hokuriku Proxy War as Mr. Yasuhara
- 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
- 1974 · Jack and the Beanstalk as Old bean-seller
- 1974 · Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? as Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi
- 1974 · The Family as Sentaro Watanuki
- 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 · Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival as Migi
- 1969 · Black Rose Mansion as Ex-husband
- 1969 · Goyokin as
- 1968 · Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation as
- 1968 · Black Lizard as Detective Matoba
- 1967 · Eleven Samurai as Errant samurai Daijuro
- 1967 · Zatoichi the Outlaw as Uneshiro Suga
- 1966 · The Pornographers as Detective Sanada
- 1966 · The Sword of Doom as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
- 1965 · Red Beard as Chief retainer
- 1965 · Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire as Tahei Narumiya
- 1964 · Intentions of Murder as Koichi Takahashi
- 1964 · Warrior of the Wind as Mizuno Izumi
- 1963 · Doggie March as Killer (voice)
- 1963 · 13 Assassins as Kujuro Hirayama
- 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
- 1962 · Ninja, A Band of Assassins as Kizaru
- 1962 · Akitsu Hot Springs as
- 1962 · Gorath as Murata - Secretary of Space
- 1962 · The Temple of Wild Geese as Mokudō Kida
- 1961 · Yojimbo as Kuma
- 1961 · Zero Focus as Sotaro Uhara
- 1961 · Pigs and Battleships as Yajima
- 1960 · The Bad Sleep Well as Contract Officer Shirai
- 1958 · Endless Desire as Pharmacist
- 1958 · Nishi Ginza Station as
- 1958 · The Ballad of Narayama as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
- 1957 · A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era as Kiyami no Shinko
- 1956 · The Burmese Harp as Baba
- Future · もしも、学校が…!? as
- 1995 · Salaryman Senka as
- 1994 · Free and Easy Special as
- 1991 · Free and Easy 4 as
- 1990 · Seventeen Ninja as
- 1984 · The Detective as Senkichi Otsubo
- 1984 · Kukai as
- 1983 · Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi as 岸井亥之吉
- 1982 · Highschool Scramble as
- 1982 · Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo as
- 1982 · Goyou Sen Enjou as
- 1982 · The Old Bear Hunter as Heizo Sekiguchi
- 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
- 1979 · Down with The Big Boss as Glass-Eating Mime
- 1979 · Nutcracker Fantasy as Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)
- 1978 · Japanese Godfather: Conclusion as Shigetomi Katta
- 1978 · Love and Faith as Sojin Kamiya
- 1978 · The Beauty in the Bathroom as
- 1977 · Love in the Mud as
- 1977 · Japan's Don as Kahe Shimabara
- 1976 · Skyscraper Murder Case as
- 1975 · Solar Eclipse as
- 1975 · Without Complaint as
- 1974 · The Rapacious Jailbreaker as
- 1974 · The Bodyguard as
- 1973 · Tsugaru Folksong as Tamezo Tsukamoto
- 1973 · Summer Days Across the River as
- 1972 · The Pirates of Buban as
- 1970 · Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life as
- 1970 · Waterfront Blues 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
- 1969 · Kanto Woman Infamy as
- 1969 · Quick-draw Okatsu as Makabe
- 1968 · Samaritan Zatoichi as Sosuke Saruya
- 1968 · Living Skeleton as Nishizato
- 1968 · Snake Woman's Curse as Yasuke
- 1968 · The Bride from Hades as Banzou
- 1968 · Neon taiheiki as
- 1968 · Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty as
- 1968 · New Year Trip as
- 1967 · A Killer's Key as Yasujiro Endo
- 1967 · Sasayaki no Jō as Man
- 1967 · Shogun and His Mistress 2 as Itakura
- 1967 · The Singing Gunman as
- 1967 · Classmates as Hanada
- 1967 · Express Train as
- 1967 · Samurai Wolf II as Magobe
- 1967 · Flower Cards Chivalry as
- 1966 · Rise Against the Sword as Etanba
- 1966 · Rub Out the Past as Tanzo Koide
- 1966 · Seven Gamblers as
- 1966 · The Threat as Kawanishi
- 1965 · Stairs of Evil as Shimoyama
- 1965 · The Ghost of the One Eyed Man as
- 1965 · The Ghost of the Hunchback as Baron Tominaga / The Hunchback
- 1965 · The Retreat from Kiska as Staff Officer
- 1965 · Tale of Japanese Burglars as
- 1965 · Tale of Ninja Duty as Chisaka Hyobu
- 1965 · Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu as
- 1964 · The Spying Sorceress as
- 1964 · Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall as
- 1964 · The Scarlet Camellia as Sakichi
- 1964 · The Glamorous Ghost as Hiroshi Asami
- 1964 · The Great Duel as
- 1964 · The Desperate as
- 1964 · Edo Crime Book: Black Claws as Enzo Tatara
- 1964 · Life of Hishakaku 3 as
- 1964 · An Impudent Man as
- 1963 · Bamboo Doll of Echizen as Chubei
- 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 · Pressure of Guilt as
- 1963 · Escape from Hell as Heiroku
- 1963 · Bad Reputation of the Big Three as
- 1962 · Curry Rice as
- 1962 · My Hobo as
- 1962 · The Body as
- 1962 · Chibusa o daku musume tachi as
- 1962 · Ano hashi no hotori de dai 2-bu as
- 1962 · Yume de aimasho as
- 1962 · Mount Hakone as
- 1962 · I. George monogatari taiyō no ko as
- 1962 · Gang vs. Gang 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 · 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 · Killers on Parade as Sai
- 1961 · Hidden Fangs as
- 1961 · Aces Wild as
- 1960 · Wait for Tomorrow as Uno
- 1960 · The Angry Sea as
- 1960 · Everything Goes Wrong as Nishimura
- 1960 · Sixteen years old as
- 1960 · The Sleeping Beast Within as
- 1960 · Intimidation as Matakichi Nakaike
- 1960 · The Lost Alibi as Okudaira
- 1960 · Ryuji, the Gun Slinger as
- 1960 · The Devil's Sigh as
- 1959 · My Second Brother as Goro Mitamura
- 1959 · The Wild Reporter as Ryu Konei
- 1959 · The Human Cyclone as
- 1959 · Farewell to Southern Tosa as
- 1959 · Break Down that Wall as
- 1959 · Umi wa kurutte iru as
- 1959 · The Fugitive as
- 1959 · The Song of the Cart 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 · Drunken Ghost as Daigorô
- 1958 · The Seasons of Love as Reporter
- 1958 · The Girl from Osaka as
- 1958 · Stolen Desire as Kanji Takada
- 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
- 1956 · Fountainhead as Kasuya
- 1955 · Yukiko as
- 1954 · A Billionaire as
- 1954 · The Street Without Sun as Extraordinary detective
- 1953 · At the End of the Clouds as