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Sho Kosugi

Sho Kosugi

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 17, 1948 (77)
Birthplace Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jan 14, 2026
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 gro ... up 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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Ninja Assassin

Ninja Assassin

2009

as Ozunu

Blind Fury

Blind Fury

1989

as The Assassin

Black Eagle

Black Eagle

1988

as Ken Tani

Aloha Summer

Aloha Summer

1988

as Yukinaga Konishi

Rage of Honor

Rage of Honor

1987

as Shiro Tanka

9 Deaths of the Ninja

9 Deaths of the Ninja

1985

as Spike Shinobi

Pray for Death

Pray for Death

1985

as Akira Saito

Ninja III: The Domination

Ninja III: The Domination

1984

as Yamada

Master Ninja

Master Ninja

1984

as Okasa

Revenge of the Ninja

Revenge of the Ninja

1983

as Cho Osaki

Enter the Ninja

Enter the Ninja

1981

as Hasegawa

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

1978

as Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974

as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)

Dahmer vs. Gacy

Dahmer vs. Gacy

2010

Thanks

The Scorpion King

The Scorpion King

2002

Choreographer

Black Eagle

Black Eagle

1988

Fight Choreographer

Rage of Honor

Rage of Honor

1987

Fight Choreographer

Master Ninja

Master Ninja

1984

Choreographer, Stunt Coordinator

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Master

as Okasa

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 20, 1984

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

as Gali

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 1994

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

Episodes: 23

First Aired: Jan 10, 1993

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