Sho Kosugi

7 titles·Since 1981

June 17, 1948 · 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).

Frequently works with

Kane Kosugi

2 titles together

Sam Firstenberg

2 titles together

Filmography (7)

Ninja Assassin

2009 · Ozunu

Black Eagle

1988 · Ken Tani

9 Deaths of the Ninja

1985 · Spike Shinobi

Pray for Death

1985 · Akira Saito

Ninja III: The Domination

1984 · Yamada

Revenge of the Ninja

1983 · Cho Osaki

Enter the Ninja

1981 · Hasegawa

June 17, 1948 · 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).