Sho Kosugi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1948
- Birthplace
- Minato, Tokyo, Japan
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).
Filmography
Dahmer vs. Gacy 2010
Thanks
Ninja Assassin 2009
as Ozunu
The Scorpion King 2002
Choreographer
The Fighting King 2 1994
Director
The Fighting King 1994
Director
Dark Society in the East 1993
as Larry Matsuda
Journey of Honor 1991
as Daigoro Mayeda, Writer, Producer
The Best of the Martial Arts Films 1990
as Self
Blind Fury 1989
as The Assassin
Black Eagle 1988
as Ken Tani, Fight Choreographer
Aloha Summer 1988
as Yukinaga Konishi
Rage of Honor 1987
as Shiro Tanka, Fight Choreographer
9 Deaths of the Ninja 1985
as Spike Shinobi
Pray for Death 1985
as Akira Saito
The Master Ninja 5 1985
as Okasa
Ninja III: The Domination 1984
as Yamada, Fight Choreographer
Master Ninja 1984
as Okasa, Stunt Coordinator, Choreographer
Master Ninja II 1984
as Okasa
Revenge of the Ninja 1983
as Cho Osaki, Fight Choreographer
Enter the Ninja 1981
as Hasegawa
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan 1978
as Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave 1976
Actor, as Suzuki (uncredited)
The Godfather Part II 1974
as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.