
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
- 2002 · Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' as Self (voice)
- 1994 · 47 Ronin as
- 1988 · Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis as Makoto Nishimura
- 1984 · The Detective as Senkichi Otsubo
- 1983 · Theater Of Life as
- 1982 · Kemono Michi as
- 1980 · Niji wo Oru as 沢木忠一郎
- 1980 · The Claws of the Divine Beast as
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1972 · Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice as Magobei 'Snake' Onishi
- 1970 · Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival as Migi
- 1970 · Play It Cool as Kada
- 1968 · Living Skeleton as Nishizato
- 1968 · New Year Trip as
- 1967 · A Killer's Key as Yasujiro Endo
- 1967 · Zatoichi the Outlaw as Uneshiro Suga
- 1967 · Samurai Wolf II as Magobe
- 1966 · The Pornographers as Detective Sanada
- 1966 · The Sword of Doom as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
- 1965 · The Retreat from Kiska as Staff Officer
- 1965 · Red Beard as Chief retainer
- 1965 · Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu as
- 1964 · Intentions of Murder as Koichi Takahashi
- 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 · Gorath as Murata - Secretary of Space
- 1962 · Kono ni uruwashi as
- 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
- 1960 · The Blue Beast as
- 1960 · The Sleeping Beast Within as
- 1959 · My Second Brother as Goro Mitamura
- 1958 · Endless Desire as Pharmacist
- 1958 · The Ballad of Narayama as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
- 1958 · Stolen Desire as Kanji Takada
- 1957 · The Temptress and the Monk as Peasant
- 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 · ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険 as
- 1990 · Seventeen Ninja as
- 1989 · The Men Who Made Ultraman as Eiji Tsuburaya
- 1986 · One Who Died in Vain as
- 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 · Tange Sazen 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 · 映画村殺人事件 as
- 1979 · Nomugi Pass as
- 1979 · The Strangling as Yasuzo Kariba
- 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
- 1976 · Skyscraper Murder Case as
- 1975 · Solar Eclipse as
- 1975 · Without Complaint 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
- 1973 · When the Night Breaks as
- 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 · Waterfront Blues as
- 1969 · Second Generation Young Boss as Yanosuke Hashimoto
- 1969 · The Wild Sea as Munekata
- 1969 · One Two Punch as
- 1969 · Black Rose Mansion as Ex-husband
- 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 · 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
- 1967 · Eleven Samurai as Errant samurai Daijuro
- 1967 · Whispering Joe as Man
- 1967 · Shogun and His Mistress 2 as Itakura
- 1967 · The Singing Gunman as
- 1967 · Express Train as
- 1967 · Classmates as Hanada
- 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 · Dokonjo Taisho as
- 1966 · The Threat as Kawanishi
- 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 · 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
- 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 Yamaguchi
- 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 · 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 · To Your Majesty, The Emperor as
- 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 · 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 · 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 · Ika naru hoshi no moto ni 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 · 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 · Tenshi ga ore o oi kakeru as
- 1961 · Aces Wild as
- 1960 · Chikuhō no kodomotachi 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 Call of the Foghorn as Morimoto
- 1960 · Intimidation as Matakichi Nakaike
- 1960 · The Lost Alibi as Okudaira
- 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 · 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 · The Flesh Is Weak as Acupressurist
- 1957 · The Eagle and the Hawk as Hikobei
- 1957 · Harbor Rats as
- 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
- 1955 · Yukiko as
- 1954 · A Billionaire as
- 1954 · The Street Without Sun as Extraordinary detective
- 1953 · At the End of the Clouds as