Sho Kosugi
Actor
Born June 17, 1948 in 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 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
Dahmer vs. Gacy
Ninja Assassin
Ozunu
The Scorpion King
The Fighting King 2
The Fighting King
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
Gali
Dark Society in the East
Larry Matsuda
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
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
The Godfather Part II
Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)