Sho Kosugi
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 23
Movies (20)
Ninja Assassin2009Ozunu
The Fighting King 21994Directing
The Fighting King1994Directing
Dark Society in the East1993Larry Matsuda
Journey of Honor1991Daigoro Mayeda
Blind Fury1989The Assassin
Black Eagle1988Ken Tani
Aloha Summer1988Yukinaga Konishi
Rage of Honor1987Shiro Tanka
9 Deaths of the Ninja1985Spike Shinobi
Pray for Death1985Akira Saito
The Master Ninja 51985Okasa
Ninja III: The Domination1984Yamada
Master Ninja1984Okasa
Master Ninja II1984Okasa
Revenge of the Ninja1983Cho Osaki
Enter the Ninja1981Hasegawa
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan1978Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave1976
The Godfather Part II1974Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
Shows (3)
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger1994Gali
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands1993
The Master1984Okasa