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Sho Kosugi

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Sho Kosugi

Born Jun 17, 1948 · 78 years25 titles 22 movies · 3 TV
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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).

Also known as

小杉正一 · ショー・コスギ · شو کوسوگی · Shōichi Kosugi · Shô Kosugi

Born

Jun 17, 1948

Minato, Tokyo, Japan

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

21

Acting credits

2

Directing

1

Writing

6

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

By release / first air year · movie & TV merged

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1974 1 title(s)

1976 1 title(s)

1978 1 title(s)

1981 1 title(s)

1983 1 title(s)

1984 4 title(s)

1985 3 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)

1988 2 title(s)

1989 1 title(s)

1991 1 title(s)

1993 2 title(s)

1994 3 title(s)

2002 1 title(s)

2009 1 title(s)

2010 1 title(s)