Sho Kosugi

Known for ActingBorn 1948-06-17 (age 77)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).Read more

Movies & web series

The Master Ninja 5

The Godfather Part II

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

Master Ninja II

Ninja Assassin

Dark Society in the East

Blind Fury

Revenge of the Ninja

Ninja III: The Domination

Pray for Death

The Scorpion King

Rage of Honor

Enter the Ninja

The Master

9 Deaths of the Ninja

Journey of Honor

Black Eagle

Aloha Summer

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

Master Ninja

Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave

Dahmer vs. Gacy

The Fighting King

The Fighting King 2

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands