Sho Kosugi
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).
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.9484 |
| Birthday | 1948-06-17 |
| Place of Birth | Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Also Known As | 小杉正一, ショー・コスギ, شو کوسوگی, Shōichi Kosugi, Shô Kosugi, |
1984
Ninja III: The Domination
6.203/155
An aerobics instructor becomes a ruthless assassin after being possessed by a slain ninja's spirit, leading to a showdown with a martial arts expert.
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Ninja III: The Domination
1991
Journey of Honor
5.083/12
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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Journey of Honor
1985
Pray for Death
6.076/59
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...
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Pray for Death
1983
Revenge of the Ninja
6.34/182
A peaceful ex-ninja's life shatters when his son's kidnapping forces him back into violence amid an American-Japanese criminal drug war.
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Revenge of the Ninja
1981
Enter the Ninja
5.518/142
A newly trained ninja warrior journeys to the Philippines, where he must defend his former war comrade's property against a determined adversary.
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Enter the Ninja
1987
Rage of Honor
5.731/26
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...
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Rage of Honor
1988
Black Eagle
4.998/278
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...
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Black Eagle
1989
Blind Fury
6.516/517
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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Blind Fury
1985
9 Deaths of the Ninja
5.161/59
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 threate...
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9 Deaths of the Ninja
1976
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
4.4/15
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...
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Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
1988
Aloha Summer
5/4
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 bac...
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Aloha Summer
1984
Master Ninja II
7.2/6
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. I...
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Master Ninja II
1985
The Master Ninja 5
10/1
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 mis...
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The Master Ninja 5
1974
The Godfather Part II
8.572/14310
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 at...
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The Godfather Part II
1976
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
4.4/15
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...
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Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
1993
Dark Society in the East
6.7/6
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 smug...
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Dark Society in the East
1984
Master Ninja
4.375/8
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...
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Master Ninja
2009
Ninja Assassin
6.747/1864
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...
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Ninja Assassin
1978
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
4.8/43
A small time promotor/hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which spa...
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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
1990
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
8.75/30
The most explosive barehanded combat sequences ever filmed. An electrifying video of martial arts mastery and mayhem. This program takes a behind-the-...
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