Sho Kosugi
June 17, 1948 (77 years old) in Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Sho Kosugi (born Shōichi Kosugi; June 17, 1947) is a Japanese martial artist with training in shindō jinen-ryū karate who gained popularity as an actor during the 1980s, usually playing a ninja. He is the father of Kane Kosugi and Shane Kosugi. After taking a hiatus from film, he started a taiko group in California. In Japan, he also runs an internationally oriented group of martial arts acting schools known as the Sho Kosugi Institute. It is common for Kosugi to have his sons co-star in movies when the plot includes family relations. Films in which Kosugi's sons perform alongside their father include Black Eagle, Revenge of the Ninja, and Kabuto (aka Shogun Warrior).
Known For
Credits
- 2009 · Ninja Assassin as Ozunu
- 1994 · Ninja Sentai Kakuranger as Gali
- 1993 · Dark Society in the East as Larry Matsuda
- 1993 · Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands as
- 1991 · Journey of Honor as Daigoro Mayeda
- 1989 · Blind Fury as The Assassin
- 1988 · Black Eagle as Ken Tani
- 1988 · Aloha Summer as Yukinaga Konishi
- 1987 · Rage of Honor as Shiro Tanka
- 1985 · 9 Deaths of the Ninja as Spike Shinobi
- 1985 · Pray for Death as Akira Saito
- 1985 · The Master Ninja 5 as Okasa
- 1984 · Ninja III: The Domination as Yamada
- 1984 · Master Ninja as Okasa
- 1984 · Master Ninja II as Okasa
- 1984 · The Master as Okasa
- 1983 · Revenge of the Ninja as Cho Osaki
- 1981 · Enter the Ninja as Hasegawa
- 1978 · The Bad News Bears Go to Japan as Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
- 1976 · Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave as
- 1976 · Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave as Suzuki (uncredited)
- 1974 · The Godfather Part II as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)