
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
- 1994 · 47 Ronin as
- 1994 · Free and Easy Special as
- 1991 · Free and Easy 4 as
- 1990 · ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険 as
- 1988 · Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis as Makoto Nishimura
- 1984 · Kukai 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
- 1980 · The Claws of the Divine Beast 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 · Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo as Mamo (voice)
- 1978 · Japanese Godfather: Conclusion as Shigetomi Katta
- 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
- 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 · Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life as
- 1970 · Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival as Migi
- 1970 · Play It Cool as Kada
- 1969 · One Two Punch as
- 1969 · Black Rose Mansion as Ex-husband
- 1969 · Goyokin 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
- 1967 · Eleven Samurai as Errant samurai Daijuro
- 1967 · A Killer's Key as Yasujiro Endo
- 1967 · Whispering Joe as Man
- 1967 · Shogun and His Mistress 2 as Itakura
- 1967 · Zatoichi the Outlaw as Uneshiro Suga
- 1967 · The Singing Gunman as
- 1967 · Samurai Wolf II as Magobe
- 1966 · Rise Against the Sword as Etanba
- 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 · Red Beard as Chief retainer
- 1965 · Tale of Ninja Duty as Chisaka Hyobu
- 1965 · Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu as
- 1964 · Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall as
- 1964 · The Scarlet Camellia as Sakichi
- 1964 · The Great Duel as
- 1964 · Intentions of Murder as Koichi Takahashi
- 1964 · The Desperate as
- 1964 · An Impudent Man 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 · The Life of a Horse-Trader as
- 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
- 1962 · Ninja, A Band of Assassins as Kizaru
- 1962 · Curry Rice as
- 1962 · Mount Hakone as
- 1962 · Gang vs. Gang as
- 1962 · Akitsu Hot Springs as
- 1962 · Gorath as Murata - Secretary of Space
- 1962 · Kono ni uruwashi as
- 1962 · Haru no sanmyaku as
- 1962 · Woman of Design as
- 1962 · The Temple of Wild Geese as Mokudō Kida
- 1961 · A Man in Red as
- 1961 · Tale of a Company Boss as
- 1961 · Yojimbo as Kuma
- 1961 · Zero Focus as Sotaro Uhara
- 1961 · Blind Devotion as Denroku
- 1961 · Killers on Parade as Sai
- 1961 · Pigs and Battleships as Yajima
- 1960 · The Angry Sea as
- 1960 · Everything Goes Wrong as Nishimura
- 1960 · The Bad Sleep Well as Contract Officer Shirai
- 1960 · The Call of the Foghorn as Morimoto
- 1960 · The Sleeping Beast Within as
- 1960 · Intimidation as Matakichi Nakaike
- 1960 · The Lost Alibi as Okudaira
- 1959 · My Second Brother as Goro Mitamura
- 1958 · Endless Desire as Pharmacist
- 1958 · Nishi Ginza Station as
- 1958 · Tōkyō no basugāru 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
- Future · もしも、学校が…!? as
- 2002 · Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' as Self (voice)
- 1995 · Salaryman Senka as
- 1990 · Seventeen Ninja as
- 1989 · The Men Who Made Ultraman as Eiji Tsuburaya
- 1986 · One Who Died in Vain as
- 1984 · The Detective as Senkichi Otsubo
- 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 · 映画村殺人事件 as
- 1979 · Nomugi Pass as
- 1978 · The Incident as
- 1978 · Love and Faith as Sojin Kamiya
- 1978 · The Beauty in the Bathroom as
- 1976 · Skyscraper Murder Case as
- 1975 · Without Complaint as
- 1974 · The Family as Sentaro Watanuki
- 1973 · Summer Days Across the River as
- 1973 · When the Night Breaks as
- 1970 · Waterfront Blues as
- 1969 · Second Generation Young Boss as Yanosuke Hashimoto
- 1969 · The Wild Sea as Munekata
- 1969 · Lady with Seven Faces as Printer
- 1969 · Black Comedy - Ah, Fool as
- 1969 · Kanto Woman Infamy as
- 1968 · Age of Japanese Guerrillas as Policeman on Island
- 1968 · Neon taiheiki as
- 1968 · Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty as
- 1968 · New Year Trip as
- 1967 · Express Train as
- 1967 · Classmates as Hanada
- 1967 · Flower Cards Chivalry as
- 1966 · Rub Out the Past as Tanzo Koide
- 1966 · Seven Gamblers as
- 1966 · Dokonjo Taisho as
- 1965 · Stairs of Evil as Shimoyama
- 1965 · The Ghost of the One Eyed Man as
- 1965 · Tale of Japanese Burglars as
- 1965 · Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire as Tahei Narumiya
- 1964 · The Spying Sorceress as
- 1964 · The Glamorous Ghost as Hiroshi Asami
- 1964 · Edo Crime Book: Black Claws as Enzo Tatara
- 1964 · Life of Hishakaku 3 as
- 1963 · Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword as
- 1963 · A Prisoner in Search of Daughter as
- 1963 · The Maid Story as
- 1963 · Tale of Army Brutality as Kameoka, Zenji
- 1963 · To Your Majesty, The Emperor as
- 1963 · Escape from Hell as Heiroku
- 1963 · Bad Reputation of the Big Three as
- 1962 · My Hobo as
- 1962 · The Body as
- 1962 · Chibusa o daku musume tachi as
- 1962 · At the Side of the Bridge 2 as
- 1962 · Yume de aimasho as
- 1962 · I. George monogatari taiyō no ko as
- 1962 · Four Sisters as Michiharu Mitsumine
- 1962 · At the Side of the Bridge as
- 1962 · Tokyo Bay as Noboru Sumikawa
- 1962 · Ika naru hoshi no moto ni 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 · Refresher Course for Wives as
- 1961 · Tale of A Company Boss Pt.2 as
- 1961 · Hidden Fangs as
- 1961 · Aces Wild as
- 1960 · Wait for Tomorrow as Uno
- 1960 · Sixteen years old as
- 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 · 青春蛮歌 as
- 1959 · Farewell to Southern Tosa as
- 1959 · Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero as
- 1959 · Break Down that Wall 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 · The Song of the Cart as
- 1959 · Tokyo Romance Way as
- 1958 · Crimson Wings as Tetsuji Mizutani
- 1958 · Showdown in the Storm as
- 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 · 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 · Shiroi natsu as
- 1957 · Who's The Real Killer as Nakagawa
- 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
- 1956 · The Burmese Harp as Baba
- 1955 · Yukiko as
- 1954 · A Billionaire as
- 1954 · The Street Without Sun as Extraordinary detective
- 1953 · At the End of the Clouds as