Actor

Sho Kosugi

1974–presentb. 1948ActionDramaCrimeThriller

Force of Nature

Also directed 2 films ↗Also wrote 1 screenplay ↗

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Known For

19 acting credits

as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)

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as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)

1974

The Godfather Part II

as Ozunu

Ninja Assassin

as Ozunu

2009

Ninja Assassin

Filmography

2009Ninja AssassinOzunu6.7 1993Dark Society in the EastLarry Matsuda6.7 1991Journey of HonorDaigoro Mayeda5.1 1989Blind FuryThe Assassin6.5 1988Black EagleKen Tani5.0 1988Aloha SummerYukinaga Konishi5.0

About

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).

As Director

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1994The Fighting King 1994The Fighting King 2

As Screenwriter

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1991Journey of Honor

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