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
- 1990 · Seventeen Ninja 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
- 1984 · The Detective as Senkichi Otsubo
- 1983 · A Hunter's Diary as Kentaro Hatanaka
- 1983 · Theater Of Life as
- 1983 · Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi as 岸井亥之吉
- 1982 · Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo as
- 1982 · The Old Bear Hunter as Heizo Sekiguchi
- 1982 · Kemono Michi as
- 1981 · The Black Hood as
- 1980 · The Woman 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 · The Strangling as Yasuzo Kariba
- 1979 · Nutcracker Fantasy as Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)
- 1978 · Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo as Mamo (voice)
- 1978 · Love and Faith as Sojin Kamiya
- 1977 · Yokomizo Seishi Series as
- 1977 · Hokuriku Proxy War as Mr. Yasuhara
- 1976 · Skyscraper Murder Case as
- 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 · 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 · Lady Snowblood as Priest Dokai
- 1973 · Hanzo the Razor: The Snare as Magobei "Snake" Onishi
- 1973 · When the Night Breaks as
- 1972 · Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice as Magobei 'Snake' Onishi
- 1971 · Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as
- 1970 · Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life as
- 1970 · Waterfront Blues as
- 1970 · Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival as Migi
- 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 · 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 · Age of Japanese Guerrillas as Policeman on Island
- 1968 · Black Lizard as Detective Matoba
- 1968 · Neon taiheiki as
- 1968 · Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty as
- 1967 · Eleven Samurai as Errant samurai Daijuro
- 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 · 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 Pornographers as Detective Sanada
- 1966 · The Sword of Doom as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
- 1965 · Stairs of Evil as Shimoyama
- 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 · Tale of Japanese Burglars as
- 1965 · Red Beard as Chief retainer
- 1965 · Tale of Ninja Duty as Chisaka Hyobu
- 1965 · Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu as
- 1964 · The Spying Sorceress 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
- 1964 · An Impudent Man as
- 1963 · 13 Assassins as Kujuro Hirayama
- 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 · 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 · Bad Reputation of the Big Three as
- 1962 · Ninja, A Band of Assassins as Kizaru
- 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 · I. George monogatari taiyō no ko as
- 1962 · Gang vs. Gang 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 · Kono ni uruwashi as
- 1962 · Haru no sanmyaku as
- 1962 · Woman of Design as
- 1962 · The Temple of Wild Geese as Mokudō Kida
- 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 Pt.2 as
- 1961 · Tale of a Company Boss as
- 1961 · Yojimbo as Kuma
- 1961 · Blind Devotion as Denroku
- 1961 · Killers on Parade as Sai
- 1961 · Hidden Fangs as
- 1961 · Pigs and Battleships as Yajima
- 1961 · Aces Wild as
- 1960 · Wait for Tomorrow as Uno
- 1960 · Sixteen years old as
- 1960 · The Bad Sleep Well as Contract Officer Shirai
- 1960 · The Call of the Foghorn as Morimoto
- 1960 · The Blue Beast as
- 1960 · The Sleeping Beast Within as
- 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 · 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 · 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 · Wolves of the Night as
- 1958 · Drunken Ghost as Daigorô
- 1958 · Tōkyō no basugāru as
- 1958 · The Seasons of Love as Reporter
- 1958 · The Ballad of Narayama as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
- 1958 · The Girl from Osaka as
- 1958 · Stolen Desire as Kanji Takada
- 1958 · Breasts and Bullets as
- 1958 · Fangs of Night as
- 1957 · The Eagle and the Hawk as Hikobei
- 1957 · The Temptress and the Monk as Peasant
- 1957 · Shiroi natsu as
- 1957 · A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era as Kiyami no Shinko
- 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 · Nikoyon monogatari as
- 1956 · Excursion to Treasure Isle as
- 1956 · Meiken monogatari as
- 1956 · The Burmese Harp as Baba
- Future · もしも、学校が…!? 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
- 1984 · Kukai as
- 1982 · Highschool Scramble as
- 1982 · Goyou Sen Enjou as
- 1979 · Nomugi Pass as
- 1979 · Down with The Big Boss as Glass-Eating Mime
- 1978 · Japanese Godfather: Conclusion as Shigetomi Katta
- 1978 · The Incident as
- 1978 · The Beauty in the Bathroom as
- 1977 · Love in the Mud as
- 1977 · Japan's Don as Kahe Shimabara
- 1975 · Solar Eclipse as
- 1974 · The Rapacious Jailbreaker as
- 1974 · The Family as Sentaro Watanuki
- 1973 · Tsugaru Folksong as Tamezo Tsukamoto
- 1973 · Summer Days Across the River as
- 1972 · The Pirates of Buban as
- 1970 · Play It Cool as Kada
- 1969 · Black Rose Mansion as Ex-husband
- 1968 · Living Skeleton as Nishizato
- 1968 · Snake Woman's Curse as Yasuke
- 1968 · The Bride from Hades as Banzou
- 1968 · New Year Trip as
- 1967 · A Killer's Key as Yasujiro Endo
- 1967 · Classmates as Hanada
- 1966 · The Threat as Kawanishi
- 1965 · Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire as Tahei Narumiya
- 1964 · Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall as
- 1964 · The Scarlet Camellia as Sakichi
- 1964 · The Great Duel as
- 1964 · The Desperate as
- 1963 · Doggie March as Killer (voice)
- 1963 · The Maid Story as
- 1963 · To Your Majesty, The Emperor as
- 1963 · Escape from Hell as Heiroku
- 1962 · Curry Rice as
- 1962 · Yume de aimasho as
- 1962 · Mount Hakone as
- 1962 · Ika naru hoshi no moto ni as
- 1961 · Snow in the South Seas as
- 1961 · Zero Focus as Sotaro Uhara
- 1960 · The Angry Sea as
- 1960 · Everything Goes Wrong as Nishimura
- 1960 · Intimidation as Matakichi Nakaike
- 1960 · The Lost Alibi as Okudaira
- 1959 · Tokyo no Kodoku as
- 1958 · Endless Desire as Pharmacist
- 1958 · The Invisible Wall as
- 1958 · The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow as Tominaga
- 1958 · Nishi Ginza Station as
- 1957 · The Flesh Is Weak as Acupressurist
- 1957 · Harbor Rats as
- 1956 · Dotanba 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