Sho Kosugi
Acting • Born 1948-06-17
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).
Filmography
22 credits
Ninja III: The Domination
Movie • 1984
Yamada
Journey of Honor
Movie • 1991
Daigoro Mayeda
Pray for Death
Movie • 1985
Akira Saito
Revenge of the Ninja
Movie • 1983
Cho Osaki
Enter the Ninja
Movie • 1981
Hasegawa
Rage of Honor
Movie • 1987
Shiro Tanka
Black Eagle
Movie • 1988
Ken Tani
Blind Fury
Movie • 1989
The Assassin
9 Deaths of the Ninja
Movie • 1985
Spike Shinobi
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
Movie • 1976
Aloha Summer
Movie • 1988
Yukinaga Konishi
Master Ninja II
Movie • 1984
Okasa
The Master Ninja 5
Movie • 1985
Okasa
The Godfather Part II
Movie • 1974
Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
Movie • 1976
Suzuki (uncredited)
Dark Society in the East
Movie • 1993
Larry Matsuda
Master Ninja
Movie • 1984
Okasa
Ninja Assassin
Movie • 2009
Ozunu
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Movie • 1978
Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
The Master
TV • 1984
Okasa
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
TV • 1994
Gali
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
TV • 1993