Sho Kosugi
Born in Minato, Tokyo, Japan — Jun 17 1948
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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 Kos…
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The Godfather Part II
Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
Gali
Ninja Assassin
Ozunu
The Master
Okasa
The Scorpion King
Crew
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
Blind Fury
The Assassin
Ninja III: The Domination
Yamada
Revenge of the Ninja
Cho Osaki
Pray for Death
Akira Saito
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
Black Eagle
Ken Tani
Journey of Honor
Daigoro Mayeda
Master Ninja
Okasa
Master Ninja II
Okasa
The Fighting King
Directing
9 Deaths of the Ninja
Spike Shinobi
Dark Society in the East
Larry Matsuda
Dahmer vs. Gacy
Crew
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
The Fighting King 2
Directing
Aloha Summer
Yukinaga Konishi
Rage of Honor
Shiro Tanka
Enter the Ninja
Hasegawa
The Master Ninja 5
Okasa