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Sho Kosugi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1948-06-17 (Age: 78)

Place of Birth

Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Sho Kosugi

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).

Filmography (19)

⭐ 6.7 Role: Ozunu

Ninja Assassin

2009
⭐ 6.7 Role: Larry Matsuda

Dark Society in the East

1993
⭐ 5.1 Role: Daigoro Mayeda

Journey of Honor

1991
⭐ 6.5 Role: The Assassin

Blind Fury

1989
⭐ 5.0 Role: Ken Tani

Black Eagle

1988
⭐ 5.0 Role: Yukinaga Konishi

Aloha Summer

1988
⭐ 5.7 Role: Shiro Tanka

Rage of Honor

1987
⭐ 5.2 Role: Spike Shinobi

9 Deaths of the Ninja

1985
⭐ 6.1 Role: Akira Saito

Pray for Death

1985
⭐ 10.0 Role: Okasa

The Master Ninja 5

1985
⭐ 6.1 Role: Yamada

Ninja III: The Domination

1984
⭐ 7.2 Role: Okasa

Master Ninja II

1984
⭐ 4.3 Role: Okasa

Master Ninja

1984
⭐ 6.3 Role: Cho Osaki

Revenge of the Ninja

1983
⭐ 5.6 Role: Hasegawa

Enter the Ninja

1981