Kō Nishimura

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kō Nishimura (西村 晃 Nishimura Kō, 25 January 1923–29 April 1997) was a Japanese actor who appeared in supporting roles in such films as Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well and Yojimbo, Kihachi Okamoto's Sword of Doom, Yoshitaro Nomura's Zero Focus, and Kon Ichikawa's The Burmese Harp (where he was credited as Akira Nishimura). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kō Nishimura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Yojimbo

as Kuma

High and Low

as Third Creditor

Red Beard

as Chief retainer

Lady Snowblood

as Priest Dokai

The Bad Sleep Well

as Contract Officer Shirai

The Sword of Doom

as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'

The Burmese Harp

as Baba

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

as Mamo (voice)

The Ballad of Narayama

as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)

Pigs and Battleships

as Yajima