Director

Sho Kosugi

Acting

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 99846

IMDb ID: nm0467563

Known for: Acting

Born: June 17, 1948

Age: 77

Place of birth: Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1974 - 2010

Years active: 37

Average TMDB rating: 5.89

Wikidata: Q535906

Also known as

小杉正一 • ショー・コスギ • شو کوسوگی • Shōichi Kosugi • Shô Kosugi

Frequent jobs

Director (2)Fight Choreographer (2)Choreographer (1)Stunt Coordinator (1)Thanks (1)Writer (1)

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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).