Sho Kosugi
- Acting
- June 17, 1948 · 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).
Known for
Filmography
- Dahmer vs. Gacy · Thanks
- Ninja Assassin · Ozunu
- The Scorpion King · Choreographer
- The Fighting King 2 · Director
- The Fighting King · Director
- Ninja Sentai Kakuranger · Gali
- Dark Society in the East · Larry Matsuda
- Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
- Journey of Honor · Daigoro Mayeda, Writer
- The Best of the Martial Arts Films · Self
- Blind Fury · The Assassin
- Black Eagle · Ken Tani, Fight Choreographer
- Aloha Summer · Yukinaga Konishi
- Rage of Honor · Shiro Tanka, Fight Choreographer
- 9 Deaths of the Ninja · Spike Shinobi
- Pray for Death · Akira Saito
- The Master Ninja 5 · Okasa
- Ninja III: The Domination · Yamada, Fight Choreographer
- Master Ninja II · Okasa
- Master Ninja · Okasa, Stunt Coordinator
- The Master · Okasa
- Revenge of the Ninja · Cho Osaki, Fight Choreographer
- Enter the Ninja · Hasegawa
- The Bad News Bears Go to Japan · Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
- Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave · Suzuki (uncredited)
- The Godfather Part II · Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)