Sho Kosugi
Japanese actor · Japan · On the map · Actors · Born 1948 · age 78
Sho Kosugi is a Japanese actor, martial artist and writer with extensive training in Shindō jinen-ryū Karate, Kendo, Judo, Iaido, Kobudo, Aikido and Ninjutsu. A former All Japan Karate Champion, he gained popularity as an actor during the 1980s, often playing ninjas.
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Ninja AssassinFilm, Ozunu1994
Ninja Sentai KakurangerSeries, Gali
The Fighting KingFilm, 1994Director1993
Wind of the Ryūkyū IslandsSeries
Dark Society in the EastFilm, 1993Larry Matsuda1991
Journey of HonorFilm, Writer, Producer1990
The Best of the Martial Arts FilmsFilm1989
Blind FuryFilm, The Assassin1988
Aloha SummerFilm, Yukinaga Konishi1985
9 Deaths of the NinjaFilm, Spike Shinobi1984
The MasterSeries, Okasa
Master NinjaFilm, 1984Okasa1983
Revenge of the NinjaFilm, Cho Osaki1981
Enter the NinjaFilm, Hasegawa1978
The Bad News Bears Go to JapanFilm, Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)1976
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the GraveFilm, Suzuki (uncredited)1974
The Godfather Part IIFilm, Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)1948Born17 June 1948People around Sho
Gordon Hessler Directed Shogun Mayeda and Pray for Death
Menahem Golan Produced Revenge of the Ninja (1984)
Yoram Globus Produced Enter the Ninja (1987)
Sam Firstenberg Directed Revenge of the Ninja (1984)
Tim Van Patten Also in Master Ninja and Master Ninja II
Norman Lloyd Sho produced Shogun Mayeda (1991)
Polly Walker Sho produced Shogun Mayeda (1991)
David Essex Sho produced Shogun Mayeda (1991)
Ashok Amritraj Produced Deadly Warrior (1985)
Toshiro Mifune Sho produced Shogun Mayeda (1991)
Christopher Lee Sho produced Shogun Mayeda (1991)
Francis Ford Coppola Directed The Godfather Part II (1974)
John Rhys-Davies Sho produced Shogun Mayeda (1991)
Tim Matheson Produced Blind Fury (1989)
Phillip Noyce Directed Blind Fury (1989)
Joel Silver Produced Ninja Assassin (2009)
James McTeigue Directed Ninja Assassin (2009)
Robert Ito Also in Pray for Death and Aloha Summer
John LaMotta Also in Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
Fred Roos Produced The Godfather Part II (1975)
David Womark Produced Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
Dale Ishimoto Also in Enter the Ninja (1981)
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The Godfather Part II 1974
Ninja Assassin 2009
Blind Fury 1989
Revenge of the Ninja 1983
Ninja III: The Domination 1984
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 21
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Television 3
Media & music
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He starred in a trilogy of martial arts ninja films produced by Cannon Films, before starring in the primetime television series The Master. His work helped establish ninjas in popular culture, leading to a "ninja boom" or "ninjamania" during the early-to-mid-1980s.
