Sho Kosugi
Acting
Biography
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).
As actor 22
The Godfather Part II
1974
Ninja Assassin
2009
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
1994
Blind Fury
1989
The Master
1984
Black Eagle
1988
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993
Revenge of the Ninja
1983
Ninja III: The Domination
1984
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
1978
Dark Society in the East
1993
Master Ninja II
1984
Rage of Honor
1987
Journey of Honor
1991
Pray for Death
1985
Master Ninja
1984
9 Deaths of the Ninja
1985
The Master Ninja 5
1985
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
1976
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
1990
Enter the Ninja
1981
Aloha Summer
1988
