Sho Kosugi
Born: 1948-06-17 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Acting
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
2010
- Dahmer vs. Gacy ... (Thanks)
2009
- Ninja Assassin as Ozunu
2002
- The Scorpion King ... (Choreographer)
1994
- Ninja Sentai Kakuranger as Gali
- The Fighting King ... (Director)
- The Fighting King 2 ... (Director)
1993
- Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
- Dark Society in the East as Larry Matsuda
1991
- Journey of Honor as Daigoro Mayeda
1989
- Blind Fury as The Assassin
1988
- Black Eagle as Ken Tani
- Aloha Summer as Yukinaga Konishi
1987
- Rage of Honor as Shiro Tanka
1985
- 9 Deaths of the Ninja as Spike Shinobi
- Pray for Death as Akira Saito
- The Master Ninja 5 as Okasa
1984
- Ninja III: The Domination as Yamada
- Master Ninja as Okasa
- The Master as Okasa
- Master Ninja II as Okasa
1983
- Revenge of the Ninja as Cho Osaki
1981
- Enter the Ninja as Hasegawa
1978
- The Bad News Bears Go to Japan as Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
1974
- The Godfather Part II as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)