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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Filmography 20
The Godfather Part II
Ninja Assassin
Blind Fury
Black Eagle
Revenge of the Ninja
Ninja III: The Domination
Enter the Ninja
Pray for Death
9 Deaths of the Ninja
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Rage of Honor
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
Journey of Honor
Master Ninja
Dark Society in the East
Master Ninja II
Aloha Summer
The Master Ninja 5
The Fighting King
The Fighting King 232 credits on file
Television 3
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
The Master
Wind of the Ryūkyū IslandsIn their orbit 2
Connected to Sho 5
Actors from Japan 1
About this person
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. 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.
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