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
Blind Fury
1989
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as The Assassin
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Age: 41
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
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