Born 1923 (age 74) · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Appears in 255 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kō Nishimura (西村 晃 Nishimura Kō, 25 January 1923–29 April 1997) was a Japanese actor who appeared in supporting roles in such films as Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well and Yojimbo, Kihachi Okamoto's Sword of Doom, Yoshitaro Nomura's Zero Focus, and Kon Ichikawa's The Burmese Harp (where he was credited as Akira Nishimura). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kō Nishimura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Yojimbo
8.1
Yojimbo
1961
as Kuma
High and Low
8.4
High and Low
1963
as Third Creditor
Lady Snowblood
7.5
Lady Snowblood
1973
as Priest Dokai
Red Beard
8.1
Red Beard
1965
as Chief retainer
The Bad Sleep Well
7.7
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Contract Officer Shirai
The Sword of Doom
7.7
The Sword of Doom
1966
as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
The Burmese Harp
7.8
The Burmese Harp
1956
as Baba
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
7.0
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
1978
as Mamo (voice)
The Ballad of Narayama
7.5
The Ballad of Narayama
1958
as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
Goyokin
7.4
Goyokin
1969
Pigs and Battleships
7.1
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Yajima
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
6.2
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972
as Magobei 'Snake' Onishi
Intentions of Murder
7.0
Intentions of Murder
1964
as Koichi Takahashi
The Pornographers
7.2
The Pornographers
1966
as Detective Sanada
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
13 Assassins
7.5
13 Assassins
1963
as Kujuro Hirayama
Samaritan Zatoichi
6.8
Samaritan Zatoichi
1968
as Sosuke Saruya
Zatoichi the Outlaw
6.7
Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967
as Uneshiro Suga
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
7.0
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Kiyami no Shinko
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
7.0
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
1975
as Kenpeishi