Sho Kosugi

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1948-06-17 (76 years old)

Place of Birth Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As 小杉正一, ショー・コスギ

Sho Kosugi

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sho Kosugi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Known For

Actor

2009
1993
Dark Society in the East

as Larry Matsuda

1991
Journey of Honor

as Daigoro Mayeda

1990
The Best of the Martial Arts Films

as Self (archive footage)

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
1984
Master Ninja

as Okasa

1984
1984
The Master

as Okasa

1983
1981
Enter the Ninja

as Hasegawa

1976
1974
The Godfather Part II

as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)

Crew

2010
Dahmer vs. Gacy

as Thanks

2002
The Scorpion King

as Choreographer

1988
Black Eagle

as Fight Choreographer

Director

1994
The Fighting King

as Director

1994

Writer

1991

Producer

1991
Journey of Honor

as Producer