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Sho Kosugi

Acting Born Jun 17, 1948 Minato, Tokyo, Japan 22 credits

Biography

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).

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Known for

Film

The Godfather Part II

as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
Film

Nostalgia

as Gali
Film

Ninja Assassin

as Ozunu

Full filmography

  • The Godfather Part II (1974) as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
  • Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994) as Gali
  • Ninja Assassin (2009) as Ozunu
  • Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (1993)
  • The Master (1984) as Okasa
  • Blind Fury (1989) as The Assassin
  • Revenge of the Ninja (1983) as Cho Osaki
  • Black Eagle (1988) as Ken Tani
  • Ninja III: The Domination (1984) as Yamada
  • Dark Society in the East (1993) as Larry Matsuda
  • Journey of Honor (1991) as Daigoro Mayeda
  • Pray for Death (1985) as Akira Saito
  • Master Ninja (1984) as Okasa
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) as Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
  • Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave (1976)
  • Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave (1976) as Suzuki (uncredited)
  • Rage of Honor (1987) as Shiro Tanka
  • Aloha Summer (1988) as Yukinaga Konishi
  • Master Ninja II (1984) as Okasa
  • Enter the Ninja (1981) as Hasegawa
  • 9 Deaths of the Ninja (1985) as Spike Shinobi
  • The Master Ninja 5 (1985) as Okasa