Acting · Minato, Tokyo, Japan · Born June 17, 1948
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).
MovieNinja Assassin
2009
as Ozunu
TVNinja Sentai Kakuranger
1994
as Gali
MovieDark Society in the East
1993
as Larry Matsuda
TVWind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993
MovieJourney of Honor
1991
as Daigoro Mayeda
MovieBlind Fury
1989
as The Assassin
MovieBlack Eagle
1988
as Ken Tani
MovieAloha Summer
1988
as Yukinaga Konishi
MovieRage of Honor
1987
as Shiro Tanka
Movie9 Deaths of the Ninja
1985
as Spike Shinobi
MoviePray for Death
1985
as Akira Saito
MovieThe Master Ninja 5
1985
as Okasa
MovieNinja III: The Domination
1984
as Yamada
MovieMaster Ninja II
1984
as Okasa
MovieMaster Ninja
1984
as Okasa
TVThe Master
1984
as Okasa
MovieRevenge of the Ninja
1983
as Cho Osaki
MovieEnter the Ninja
1981
as Hasegawa
MovieThe Bad News Bears Go to Japan
1978
as Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
MovieBruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
1976
MovieThe Godfather Part II
1974
as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
