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Shô Kosugi

Name in Native Language: "ショー・コスギ" (Japanese/JA)
Actor | * 06/17/1948 (75) | Minato, Tokyo (Japan)
Sho Kosugi (ショー・コスギ, Shō Kosugi, born Shōichi Kosugi (小杉 正一, Kosugi Shōichi) on June 17, 1948) is a Japanese actor, martial artist and writer with extensive training in Shindō jinen-ryū Karate, Kendo, Judo, Iaido, Kobudo, Aikido and Ninjutsu. A former All Japan Karate Champion, he gained popularity as an actor during the 1980s, often playing ninjas. He starred in a trilogy of martial arts ninja films produced by Cannon Films (Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja III: The Domination), before starring in the primetime television series The Master. His work helped establish ninjas in popular culture, leading to a "ninja boom" or "ninjamania" during the early-to-mid-1980s. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Drama | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very ex ...

Ninja Assassin

R

2009 | 3.3/5 | 1h 39min
Action, Thriller
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Akira Saito, a Japanese businessman lives in Tokyo with his Japanese-American wife Aiko and their children, Takeshi and Tomoya. When the family has a chance to move to the United States so that Aiko c ...

Pray for Death

R

1985 | 3.1/5 | 1h 32min
Action
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In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and ...

The Scorpion King

PG-13

2002 | 2.8/5 | 1h 32min
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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After his family is killed in Japan by ninjas, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new life. He opens a doll shop but is unwittingly importing heroin in the dolls. When he finds out that h ...

Revenge of the Ninja

R

1983 | 3.2/5 | 1h 30min
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Movies with Shô Kosugi as Actor(16)

as Ozunu2009 Ninja Assassin
1993 Dark Society in the East
as Daigoro Mayeda1991 Journey of Honor
as himself1990 The Best of the Martial Arts Films
as The Assassin1989 Blind Fury
as Ken Tani1988 Black Eagle
as Yukinaga Konishi1988 Aloha Summer
as Shiro Tanka1987 Rage of Honor
as Spike Shinobi1985 9 Deaths of the Ninja
as Akira Saito1985 Pray for Death
as Yamada1984 Ninja III: The Domination
as Okasa1984 Master Ninja
as Cho Osaki1983 Revenge of the Ninja
as Hasegawa1981 Enter the Ninja
as Suzuki (uncredited)1976 Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)1974 The Godfather Part II

TV Shows/Series with Shô Kosugi as Actor(2)

1993 Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
as Okasa1984 The Master

Movies with Shô Kosugi as Crew(5)

Crew/Thanks2010 Dahmer vs. Gacy
Crew/Choreographer2002 The Scorpion King
Production/Producer1991 Journey of Honor
Writing/Writer1991 Journey of Honor
Crew/Fight Choreographer1988 Black Eagle

Full Name: Shōichi Kosugi
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Thursday, 06/17 1948 (June) in Minato, Tokyo (Japan) (current age: 75 years + 308 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Educated at: California State University, Los Angeles
Other names for Shô Kosugi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"小杉正一"
"Sho Kosugi"
"小杉 正一"
"Shō Kosugi"
Shô Kosugi frequently works together with these people:
Steven Lambert (8x, Crew)
Kane Kosugi (5x, Actor)
Alan Amiel (4x, Crew)
Menahem Golan (4x, Crew)
Gordon Hessler (4x, Crew)
David Leitch (3x, Crew)
Stephen Sommers (3x, Crew)
Walter Murch (3x, Crew)
Charles Robert Carner (3x, Crew)
Ford Austin (3x, Actor)
Chris Watson (3x, Crew)
Michael Sloan (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8481, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024