Sho Kosugi

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

All 21Movies 18TV 3

Ninja Assassin

Ozunu

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

Gali

Dark Society in the East

Larry Matsuda

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

1993

Journey of Honor

Daigoro Mayeda

Blind Fury

The Assassin

Black Eagle

Ken Tani

Aloha Summer

Yukinaga Konishi

Rage of Honor

Shiro Tanka

9 Deaths of the Ninja

Spike Shinobi

Pray for Death

Akira Saito

The Master Ninja 5

Okasa

Ninja III: The Domination

Yamada

Master Ninja II

Okasa

Master Ninja

Okasa

The Master

Okasa

Revenge of the Ninja

Cho Osaki

Enter the Ninja

Hasegawa

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)

Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave

1976

The Godfather Part II

Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)