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Sho Kosugi (b. 1948)

Alias:
شو کوسوگی
ショー・コスギ
小杉正一

Birthplace:
Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Born:
June 17, 1948

Biography from TheMovieDB

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  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).  Description above from the Wikipedia article Sho Kosugi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

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Film Production

Choreographer:
2002  The Scorpion King

Director:
1994  The Fighting King
1994  The Fighting King 2
2002  The Scorpion King

Fight Choreographer:
1988  Black Eagle
1994  The Fighting King
1994  The Fighting King 2
2002  The Scorpion King

Producer:
1988  Black Eagle
1991  Journey of Honor
1994  The Fighting King
1994  The Fighting King 2
2002  The Scorpion King

Thanks:
1988  Black Eagle
1991  Journey of Honor
1994  The Fighting King
1994  The Fighting King 2
2002  The Scorpion King
2010  Dahmer vs. Gacy

Writer:
1988  Black Eagle
1991  Journey of Honor
1994  The Fighting King
1994  The Fighting King 2
2002  The Scorpion King
2010  Dahmer vs. Gacy

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