Sho Kosugi
Acting
Born: 1948-06-17 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan
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).
Known For
The Godfather Part II
Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
Ninja Assassin
Ozunu
Blind Fury
The Assassin
Black Eagle
Ken Tani
Revenge of the Ninja
Cho Osaki
Ninja III: The Domination
Yamada
Enter the Ninja
Hasegawa
Pray for Death
Akira Saito
9 Deaths of the Ninja
Spike Shinobi
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Self
Rage of Honor
Shiro Tanka
The Master
Okasa
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
Suzuki (uncredited)
Journey of Honor
Daigoro Mayeda
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
Gali
Master Ninja
Okasa
Master Ninja II
Okasa
Dark Society in the East
Larry Matsuda
Aloha Summer
Yukinaga Konishi
The Master Ninja 5
Okasa
