Sho Kosugi
Born June 17, 1948 (Age: 77)
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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).
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).
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Filmography
Ninja Assassin
2009
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as Ozunu
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Age: 61
Dark Society in the East
1993
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as Larry Matsuda
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Age: 44
Journey of Honor
1991
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as Daigoro Mayeda
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Age: 42
Blind Fury
1989
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as The Assassin
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Age: 41
Black Eagle
1988
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as Ken Tani
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Age: 39
Aloha Summer
1988
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as Yukinaga Konishi
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Age: 39
Rage of Honor
1987
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as Shiro Tanka
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Age: 38
9 Deaths of the Ninja
1985
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as Spike Shinobi
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Age: 36
Pray for Death
1985
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as Akira Saito
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Age: 36
The Master Ninja 5
1985
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as Okasa
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Age: 36
Ninja III: The Domination
1984
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as Yamada
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Age: 36
Revenge of the Ninja
1983
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as Cho Osaki
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Age: 35
Enter the Ninja
1981
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as Hasegawa
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Age: 33
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
1978
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as Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
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Age: 30
The Godfather Part II
1974
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as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
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Age: 26