Sho Kosugi
Known For
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).
Most Known For
The Godfather Part II
as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
Ninja Assassin
as Ozunu
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
as Gali
The Master
as Okasa
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
Blind Fury
as The Assassin
Revenge of the Ninja
as Cho Osaki
Black Eagle
as Ken Tani
Ninja III: The Domination
as Yamada
Pray for Death
as Akira Saito
9 Deaths of the Ninja
as Spike Shinobi
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
as Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
Rage of Honor
as Shiro Tanka
Master Ninja
as Okasa
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
as Suzuki (uncredited)
Journey of Honor
as Daigoro Mayeda
Enter the Ninja
as Hasegawa
Master Ninja II
as Okasa
Aloha Summer
as Yukinaga Konishi