
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1948-06-17
Place of Birth
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Sho Kosugi
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sho Kosugi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

The Godfather Part II
as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)

Ninja Assassin
as Ozunu

Blind Fury
as The Assassin

Black Eagle
as Ken Tani

Revenge of the Ninja
as Cho Osaki

Ninja III: The Domination
as Yamada

Enter the Ninja
as Hasegawa

9 Deaths of the Ninja
as Spike Shinobi

Pray for Death
as Akira Saito

The Best of the Martial Arts Films
as Self (archive footage)