Kō Nishimura: movies and TV shows
Kō Nishimura has 257 credits in the archive: 247 films and 10 TV series, from 1953 to 2002. Highest rated: Wounded Angels (10.0/10).
Career timeline
1953 – 2002 · busiest year: 1961 (20 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' | Self (voice) | Film | — | 79 |
| 1995 | Salaryman Senka | Film | — | 72 | |
| 1994 | 47 Ronin | Film | 7.4 | 71 | |
| 1994 | Free and Easy Special | Film | 7.3 | 71 | |
| 1993 | Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 1991 | Free and Easy 4 | Film | 8.3 | 68 | |
| 1990 | ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険 | TV | — | 67 | |
| 1990 | Seventeen Ninja | Film | 9.0 | 67 | |
| 1989 | The Men Who Made Ultraman | Eiji Tsuburaya | Film | 10.0 | 66 |
| 1988 | Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis | Makoto Nishimura | Film | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1986 | One Who Died in Vain | Film | 7.8 | 63 | |
| 1985 | What if the school...? | TV | — | 62 | |
| 1984 | Kukai | Film | 9.5 | 61 | |
| 1984 | The Detective | Senkichi Otsubo | Film | — | 61 |
| 1983 | Theater Of Life | Film | 9.0 | 60 | |
| 1983 | A Hunter's Diary | Kentaro Hatanaka | Film | 1.0 | 60 |
| 1983 | Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi | 岸井亥之吉 | Film | — | 60 |
| 1982 | Kemono Michi | TV | — | 59 | |
| 1982 | Goyou Sen Enjou | Film | — | 59 | |
| 1982 | Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot | Film | 10.0 | 59 | |
| 1982 | The Old Bear Hunter | Heizo Sekiguchi | Film | 7.2 | 59 |
| 1982 | Highschool Scramble | Film | 10.0 | 59 | |
| 1981 | The Black Hood | Film | — | 58 | |
| 1980 | Niji wo Oru | 沢木忠一郎 | TV | — | 57 |
| 1980 | 映画村殺人事件 | Film | 10.0 | 57 | |
| 1980 | The Claws of the Divine Beast | Film | 6.0 | 57 | |
| 1980 | The Woman | Film | 8.0 | 57 | |
| 1979 | Nutcracker Fantasy | Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 56 |
| 1979 | Down with The Big Boss | Glass-Eating Mime | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1979 | Nomugi Pass | Film | 7.2 | 56 | |
| 1979 | The Strangling | Yasuzo Kariba | Film | 4.8 | 56 |
| 1978 | Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo | Mamo (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1978 | Japanese Godfather: Conclusion | Shigetomi Katta | Film | 7.3 | 55 |
| 1978 | The Incident | Goichi Ômura | Film | 7.3 | 55 |
| 1978 | The Beauty in the Bathroom | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1978 | Love and Faith | Sojin Kamiya | Film | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1977 | Yokomizo Seishi Series | TV | 7.0 | 54 | |
| 1977 | Fushoku no kōzō | Honda Yoshikazu | TV | — | 54 |
| 1977 | Hokuriku Proxy War | Mr. Yasuhara | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1977 | Japan's Don | Kahe Shimabara | Film | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1977 | Love in the Mud | Film | 7.3 | 54 | |
| 1976 | Manhunt | Nagaoka Ryokai | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1976 | Elegy | Nobuhisa Hyodo | Film | 10.0 | 53 |
| 1976 | Skyscraper Murder Case | Film | 1.0 | 53 | |
| 1975 | Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees | Kenpeishi | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1975 | Solar Eclipse | Film | 6.9 | 52 | |
| 1975 | New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss | Tokuji Owada | Film | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1975 | Without Complaint | Film | 10.0 | 52 | |
| 1974 | Wounded Angels | Detective Kaizu | TV | 10.0 | 51 |
| 1974 | The Bodyguard | TV | — | 51 | |
| 1974 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Old bean-seller | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1974 | Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? | Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1974 | The Rapacious Jailbreaker | Sukezo Kojima | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1974 | The Family | Sentaro Watanuki | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 1973 | Lady Snowblood | Priest Dokai | Film | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1973 | Hanzo the Razor: The Snare | Magobei "Snake" Onishi | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1973 | Tsugaru Folksong | Tamezo Tsukamoto | Film | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1973 | When the Night Breaks | Film | — | 50 | |
| 1973 | Summer Days Across the River | Film | — | 50 | |
| 1972 | Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice | Magobei 'Snake' Onishi | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1972 | The Pirates of Buban | Film | 6.5 | 49 | |
| 1971 | Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow | Film | 6.4 | 48 | |
| 1970 | Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life | Film | 9.0 | 47 | |
| 1970 | Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival | Migi | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1970 | Play It Cool | Kada | Film | 5.0 | 47 |
| 1970 | Waterfront Blues | Film | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 1969 | Goyokin | Film | 7.4 | 46 | |
| 1969 | Mito Komon | 水戸光圀 | TV | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1969 | Black Rose Mansion | Ex-husband | Film | 4.9 | 46 |
| 1969 | Quick-draw Okatsu | Makabe | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1969 | 喜劇 深夜族 | Film | — | 46 | |
| 1969 | One Two Punch | Film | — | 46 | |
| 1969 | ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩 | 寺田保造 | Film | — | 46 |
| 1969 | The Wild Sea | Munekata | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1969 | Black Comedy - Ah, Fool | Film | 8.0 | 46 | |
| 1969 | Second Generation Young Boss | Yanosuke Hashimoto | Film | 9.0 | 46 |
| 1969 | Kanto Woman Infamy | Film | 4.0 | 46 | |
| 1969 | Lady with Seven Faces | Printer | Film | — | 46 |
| 1968 | Neon taiheiki | Film | 9.0 | 45 | |
| 1968 | Black Lizard | Detective Matoba | Film | 6.9 | 45 |
| 1968 | Samaritan Zatoichi | Sosuke Saruya | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1968 | The Bride from Hades | Banzou | Film | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1968 | Living Skeleton | Nishizato | Film | 5.5 | 45 |
| 1968 | Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation | Film | 7.2 | 45 | |
| 1968 | Snake Woman's Curse | Yasuke | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1968 | Age of Japanese Guerrillas | Policeman on Island | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1968 | A Lavish Invitation | Film | 8.0 | 45 | |
| 1968 | New Year Trip | Film | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 1968 | Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty | Film | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 1967 | Shogun and His Mistress 2 | Itakura | Film | 4.5 | 44 |
| 1967 | Eleven Samurai | Errant samurai Daijuro | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1967 | Samurai Wolf II | Magobe | Film | 7.1 | 44 |
| 1967 | Express Train | Film | 6.0 | 44 | |
| 1967 | The Singing Gunman | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1967 | Zatoichi the Outlaw | Uneshiro Suga | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1967 | A Killer's Key | Yasujiro Endo | Film | 7.8 | 44 |
| 1967 | Classmates | Hanada | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1967 | Whispering Joe | Man | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1967 | Flower Cards Chivalry | Film | 10.0 | 44 | |
| 1966 | Debt of Honor | Iinuma | Film | — | 43 |
| 1966 | The Pornographers | Detective Sanada | Film | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1966 | The Sword of Doom | Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle' | Film | 7.7 | 43 |
| 1966 | Seven Gamblers | Film | 6.5 | 43 | |
| 1966 | The Threat | Kawanishi | Film | 7.4 | 43 |
| 1966 | Rise Against the Sword | Etanba | Film | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1966 | Rub Out the Past | Tanzo Koide | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1966 | Dokonjo Taisho | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1965 | Red Beard | Chief retainer | Film | 8.2 | 42 |
| 1965 | The Retreat from Kiska | Staff Officer | Film | 8.5 | 42 |
| 1965 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire | Tahei Narumiya | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1965 | Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu | 今川義元 | Film | 8.4 | 42 |
| 1965 | House of Terrors | Baron Tominaga / The Hunchback | Film | 5.3 | 42 |
| 1965 | The Ghost of the One Eyed Man | Film | 8.0 | 42 | |
| 1965 | Tale of Japanese Burglars | Film | 7.0 | 42 | |
| 1965 | Stairs of Evil | Shimoyama | Film | — | 42 |
| 1965 | Tale of Ninja Duty | Chisaka Hyobu | Film | 1.0 | 42 |
| 1964 | Giant Rumble | Film | 6.0 | 41 | |
| 1964 | Intentions of Murder | Koichi Takahashi | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1964 | Warrior of the Wind | Mizuno Izumi | Film | 7.1 | 41 |
| 1964 | The Scarlet Camellia | Sakichi | Film | 5.2 | 41 |
| 1964 | The Glamorous Ghost | Hiroshi Asami | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1964 | Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall | Film | 6.8 | 41 | |
| 1964 | Life of Hishakaku 3 | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1964 | Mr. Giant's Victory Flag | Film | 8.0 | 41 | |
| 1964 | The Desperate | Yamaguchi | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1964 | The Gorgeous Geisha | Film | 8.0 | 41 | |
| 1964 | An Impudent Man | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1964 | Edo Crime Book: Black Claws | Enzo Tatara | Film | — | 41 |
| 1964 | The Spying Sorceress | Film | 8.0 | 41 | |
| 1963 | High and Low | Third Creditor | Film | 8.4 | 40 |
| 1963 | Life of a Flower | Tada Ichiro | TV | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1963 | 13 Assassins | Kujuro Hirayama | Film | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1963 | Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai | Yamaoka | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1963 | A Prisoner in Search of Daughter | Film | 9.0 | 40 | |
| 1963 | Doggie March | Killer (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1963 | Tale of Army Brutality | Kameoka, Zenji | Film | 9.5 | 40 |
| 1963 | Bamboo Doll of Echizen | Chubei | Film | 7.8 | 40 |
| 1963 | To Your Majesty, The Emperor | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1963 | Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men | Film | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 1963 | Pressure of Guilt | Film | 7.5 | 40 | |
| 1963 | At the Side of the Bridge 4 | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1963 | The Maid Story | Film | 10.0 | 40 | |
| 1963 | Escape from Hell | Heiroku | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1963 | Miren | Okazaki | Film | — | 40 |
| 1963 | At the Side of the Bridge 3 | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1963 | The Life of a Horse-Trader | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1963 | Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword | Film | 10.0 | 40 | |
| 1962 | My Hobo | Film | 9.0 | 39 | |
| 1962 | Gorath | Murata - Secretary of Space | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1962 | Mount Hakone | Film | 7.0 | 39 | |
| 1962 | Ninja, A Band of Assassins | Kizaru | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1962 | Akitsu Hot Springs | Yamiya | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1962 | The Body | Film | 7.3 | 39 | |
| 1962 | Tokyo Bay | Noboru Sumikawa | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1962 | The Temple of Wild Geese | Mokudō Kida | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1962 | Woman of Design | Film | 6.7 | 39 | |
| 1962 | Farm Girls | Film | 10.0 | 39 | |
| 1962 | Four Sisters | Michiharu Mitsumine | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1962 | Curry Rice | Film | 9.0 | 39 | |
| 1962 | Kono ni uruwashi | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1962 | At the Side of the Bridge | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1962 | I. George monogatari taiyō no ko | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1962 | At the Side of the Bridge 2 | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1962 | Let's Meet in Our Dreams | Film | 8.0 | 39 | |
| 1962 | Gang vs. Gang | Film | 7.3 | 39 | |
| 1962 | Haru no sanmyaku | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1962 | Ika naru hoshi no moto ni | Film | 7.0 | 39 | |
| 1961 | Yojimbo | Kuma | Film | 8.1 | 38 |
| 1961 | The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1961 | Blind Devotion | Denroku | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1961 | A Man in Red | Film | 8.0 | 38 | |
| 1961 | Pigs and Battleships | Yajima | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1961 | Killers on Parade | Sai | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1961 | Zero Focus | Sotaro Uhara | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1961 | Hidden Fangs | Film | 8.0 | 38 | |
| 1961 | Eternity of Love | Film | 8.0 | 38 | |
| 1961 | The Matsukawa Incident | Film | 10.0 | 38 | |
| 1961 | Shiroi minamikaze | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1961 | The Wind and Waves | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1961 | Snow in the South Seas | Film | 9.0 | 38 | |
| 1961 | Tale of a Company Boss 3 | Hanada | Film | — | 38 |
| 1961 | Tale of a Company Boss | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1961 | An Angel is Chasing Me | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1961 | Aces Wild | Film | 8.0 | 38 | |
| 1961 | Refresher Course for Wives | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1961 | For This We Fight | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1961 | Tale of A Company Boss Pt.2 | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1960 | The Angry Sea | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1960 | The Bad Sleep Well | Contract Officer Shirai | Film | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1960 | Yakuza sensei | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1960 | Intimidation | Matakichi Nakaike | Film | 7.2 | 37 |
| 1960 | Wait for Tomorrow | Uno | Film | — | 37 |
| 1960 | The Blue Beast | Film | 8.0 | 37 | |
| 1960 | The Last Trump Card | Chibi (Shorty) | Film | — | 37 |
| 1960 | The Call of the Foghorn | Morimoto | Film | 9.0 | 37 |
| 1960 | The Sleeping Beast Within | Film | 6.8 | 37 | |
| 1960 | Everything Goes Wrong | Nishimura | Film | 6.7 | 37 |
| 1960 | The Lost Alibi | Okudaira | Film | 5.0 | 37 |
| 1960 | Towering Waves | Film | 1.0 | 37 | |
| 1960 | Showdown on Pier No.3 | Boss | Film | — | 37 |
| 1960 | Ryuji, the Gun Slinger | Yang Sanyuan | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1960 | Sixteen years old | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1960 | The Devil's Sigh | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1960 | Chikuhō no kodomotachi | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1959 | My Second Brother | Goro Mitamura | Film | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1959 | Break Down that Wall | Film | 7.5 | 36 | |
| 1959 | Tokyo no Kodoku | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1959 | Farewell to Southern Tosa | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1959 | おヤエの家つき女中 | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1959 | Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1959 | The Song of the Cart | Film | 6.9 | 36 | |
| 1959 | The Human Cyclone | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1959 | The Wild Reporter | Ryu Konei | Film | — | 36 |
| 1959 | Elegy to Youth | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1959 | おヤエのママさん女中 | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1959 | Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1959 | Umi wa kurutte iru | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1959 | The Fugitive | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1959 | Tokyo Romance Way | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1958 | The Invisible Wall | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1958 | The Ballad of Narayama | One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 35 |
| 1958 | Endless Desire | Pharmacist | Film | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1958 | The Girl from Osaka | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1958 | Stolen Desire | Kanji Takada | Film | 6.7 | 35 |
| 1958 | Nishi Ginza Station | Film | 5.5 | 35 | |
| 1958 | Fangs of Night | Film | 5.0 | 35 | |
| 1958 | The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow | Tominaga | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1958 | The Seasons of Love | Reporter | Film | 3.0 | 35 |
| 1958 | Showdown in the Storm | Film | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1958 | Tokyo Bus Girl | Film | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1958 | Drunken Ghost | Daigorô | Film | — | 35 |
| 1958 | Crimson Wings | Tetsuji Mizutani | Film | — | 35 |
| 1958 | Wolves of the Night | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1958 | Breasts and Bullets | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1957 | A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era | Kiyami no Shinko | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1957 | The Eagle and the Hawk | Hikobei | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 1957 | But the Flesh is Weak | Acupressurist | Film | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1957 | The Temptress and the Monk | Peasant | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1957 | Devil Flesh | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1957 | Saigo no totsugeki | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1957 | Who's the Real Killer | Nakagawa | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1957 | Harbor Rats | Film | 9.0 | 34 | |
| 1957 | Shiroi natsu | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1956 | Frankie the Milkman | Tax Collector | Film | 8.5 | 33 |
| 1956 | The Burmese Harp | Baba | Film | 7.8 | 33 |
| 1956 | Fountainhead | Kasuya | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1956 | Nikoyon monogatari | Film | 9.0 | 33 | |
| 1956 | Excursion to Treasure Isle | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1956 | Lunar Eclipse | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1956 | Dotanba | Film | 6.0 | 33 | |
| 1956 | Tengoku wa doko da | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1956 | Meiken monogatari | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1956 | Saigo no sentō-ki | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1955 | Yukiko | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1954 | The Street Without Sun | Extraordinary detective | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1954 | A Billionaire | Film | 6.8 | 31 | |
| 1953 | At the End of the Clouds | Film | — | 30 |