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Sho Kosugi
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 p…
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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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2010
Dahmer vs. Gacy
Movie Thanks
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2009
Ninja Assassin
Movie Ozunu
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2002
The Scorpion King
Movie Choreographer
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1994
The Fighting King 2
Movie Director
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1994
The Fighting King
Movie Director
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1994
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
TV show Gali
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1993
Dark Society in the East
Movie Larry Matsuda
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1993
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
TV show
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1991
Journey of Honor
Movie Daigoro Mayeda
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1990
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Movie Self
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1989
Blind Fury
Movie The Assassin
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1988
Black Eagle
Movie Ken Tani
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1988
Aloha Summer
Movie Yukinaga Konishi
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1987
Rage of Honor
Movie Shiro Tanka
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1985
9 Deaths of the Ninja
Movie Spike Shinobi
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1985
Pray for Death
Movie Akira Saito
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1985
The Master Ninja 5
Movie Okasa
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1984
Ninja III: The Domination
Movie Yamada
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1984
The Master
TV show Okasa
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1984
Master Ninja
Movie Okasa
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1984
Master Ninja II
Movie Okasa
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1983
Revenge of the Ninja
Movie Cho Osaki
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1981
Enter the Ninja
Movie Hasegawa
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1978
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Movie Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
- 1976
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1974
The Godfather Part II
Movie Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
