Sho Kosugi
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as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited) The Godfather Part II 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).
Filmography
The Godfather Part II
as Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)
Ninja Assassin
as Ozunu
Blind Fury
as The Assassin
Black Eagle
as Ken Tani
Revenge of the Ninja
as Cho Osaki
Ninja III: The Domination
as Yamada
Enter the Ninja
as Hasegawa
9 Deaths of the Ninja
as Spike Shinobi
Pray for Death
as Akira Saito
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
as Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
Rage of Honor
as Shiro Tanka
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
as Suzuki (uncredited)
Journey of Honor
as Daigoro Mayeda
Master Ninja
as Okasa
Master Ninja II
as Okasa
Dark Society in the East
as Larry Matsuda
Aloha Summer
as Yukinaga Konishi
The Master Ninja 5
as Okasa