Sho Kosugi

Sho Kosugi

Born: June 17, 1948
in Minato, Tokyo, Japan
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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).

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Ninja Assassin
Title: Ninja Assassin
Character: Ozunu
Released: September 29, 2009
Type: Movie
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 existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.
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Title: Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
Character: Gali
Released: February 17, 1994
Type: TV
It's been a long time since the great war between the Three God Generals and the Youkais, an ancient race of monstrous spirits. Since then, imprisoned in a cave protected by the mystical Seal Door, their leader Daimaou and his Youkai army wait, planning for the day they can finally strike. That day has arrived and it is up to the Kakurangers, along with the Three God Generals, to defeat the Youkais, before Daimaou's villainy destroys Earth!
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Dark Society in the East
Title: Dark Society in the East
Character: Larry Matsuda
Released: May 15, 1993
Type: Movie
A story about the activities of Southeast Asian Mafia gangs in Shinjuku. Ryosuke Kano is an ex French Foreign Legion soldier and is now a cocaine smuggler and dealer. He is acquainted with Larry, a Japanese American, but he turned out to be an undercover cop from New York.
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Title: Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
Released: January 10, 1993
Type: TV
The series tells The story of the 1609 invasion of Ryûkyû by forces from the Japanese domain of Satsuma, an event which changed the course of Ryukyuan history dramatically.
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Journey of Honor
Title: Journey of Honor
Character: Daigoro Mayeda
Released: April 27, 1991
Type: Movie
The son of a besieged Shogun in war-torn 17th century Japan travels to Spain to buy weaponry from the king.
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The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Title: The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
The most explosive barehanded combat sequences ever filmed. An electrifying video of martial arts mastery and mayhem. This program takes a behind-the-scenes look at the weapons, the mystical eastern philosophy, and the incredible skills that have made martial arts films one of the most popular genres in the world today.
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Blind Fury
Title: Blind Fury
Character: The Assassin
Released: August 17, 1989
Type: Movie
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
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Black Eagle
Title: Black Eagle
Character: Ken Tani
Released: May 1, 1988
Type: Movie
One of the US Air Force's most modern tactical aircrafts, an F-100 with a new laser guidance system, crashes into the sea near Malta - a region where the Soviet forces are highly present, too. The CIA immediately sends out their best secret agent, Ken Tani, to salvage the system before it falls into enemy hands. To ensure his loyalty, they bring his two young sons to a nearby hotel on the island.
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Aloha Summer
Title: Aloha Summer
Character: Yukinaga Konishi
Released: February 26, 1988
Type: Movie
It's the 60s and a bunch of crazy teenagers meet in the beautiful island of Hawaii during their summer holidays. Although they come from different backgrounds, they hang out together and shake up the island! They surf, dance, drink, fight and fall in love. As the summer approaches its end, they find themselves inseparable, friends for a lifetime...
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Rage of Honor
Title: Rage of Honor
Character: Shiro Tanka
Released: February 1, 1987
Type: Movie
A Japanese cop, Shiro, and his partner Ray are after a bunch of drug dealers. But they are betrayed by an insider and Ray is killed. Shiro follows the murderer, a sadistic drug lord, up to Argentina
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9 Deaths of the Ninja
Title: 9 Deaths of the Ninja
Character: Spike Shinobi
Released: April 15, 1985
Type: Movie
A trio of specialized soldiers is called in to stop a group of drug traffickers who have hijacked a busload of tourists in the Philippines and threaten to kill them all if one of their companions is not released from jail and the government does not stop its anti-drug policies.
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Pray for Death
Title: Pray for Death
Character: Akira Saito
Released: January 11, 1985
Type: Movie
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 can teach the children about their American heritage, they pack up and head for Houston, Texas and run a restaurant. This is where the trouble begins....
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The Master Ninja 5
Title: The Master Ninja 5
Character: Okasa
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Lee Van Cleef stars as John Peter McAllister, who as a reverend master of the Ninja warrior society, deserts the order the order to search for his missing daughter in the U.S.
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Ninja III: The Domination
Title: Ninja III: The Domination
Character: Yamada
Released: September 14, 1984
Type: Movie
Aerobics instructor Christie Ryder becomes possessed by the spirit of an evil ninja when she comes to his aid after he was shot down.
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Master Ninja
Title: Master Ninja
Character: Okasa
Released: March 8, 1984
Type: Movie
Aging skilled master ninja, John Peter McAllister, and his young apprentice search for John's long lost daughter, all the while his old enemies try to stop him. The first two episodes of "The Master" edited into a feature length film used as a promo for the television series.
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Master Ninja II
Title: Master Ninja II
Character: Okasa
Released: January 20, 1984
Type: Movie
Lee Van Cleef and Timoty Van Patten are back in this "sequel" to their last "movie" about a ninja and his apprentice battling evil wherever they go. In reality, it's two episodes of failed TV show 'The Master' repackaged as a movie. Also featured in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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Title: The Master
Character: Okasa
Released: January 20, 1984
Type: TV
An aging ninja master and his young pupil travel in a custom van helping people in need along the way.
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Revenge of the Ninja
Title: Revenge of the Ninja
Character: Cho Osaki
Released: September 7, 1983
Type: Movie
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 his friend has betrayed him, Cho must prepare for the greatest battle he has ever been involved in.
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Enter the Ninja
Title: Enter the Ninja
Character: Hasegawa
Released: July 17, 1981
Type: Movie
After completing his training of ninjutsu within Japan, an American Angolan Bush War veteran by the name of Cole visits his war buddy Frank Landers and his newly wed wife Mary Ann, who are the owners of a large piece of farming land in the Philippines. Cole soon finds that the Landers are being repeatedly harassed by a CEO named Charles Venarius.
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Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
Title: Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
Character: Suzuki (uncredited)
Released: June 12, 1976
Type: Movie
A lightning bolt strikes the grave of Bruce Lee. However, that is as much as Bruce Lee has to do with it. Then a kung fu instructor starts a quest to avenge a friend's death, and on the way has a romance with a girl with similar problems. He eventually finds the bad guys behind it all, and has several fights with them...
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Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
Title: Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
Released: June 12, 1976
Type: Movie
A lightning bolt strikes the grave of Bruce Lee. However, that is as much as Bruce Lee has to do with it. Then a kung fu instructor starts a quest to avenge a friend's death, and on the way has a romance with a girl with similar problems. He eventually finds the bad guys behind it all, and has several fights with them...
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The Godfather Part II
Title: The Godfather Part II
Character: Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
Released: December 20, 1974
Type: Movie
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.