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Sho Kosugi

1948 - Today

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Sho Kosugi (ショー・コスギ, Shō Kosugi; born Shōichi Kosugi (小杉 正一, Kosugi Shōichi) on June 17, 1948) is a Japanese actor, martial artist and writer with extensive training in Shindō jinen-ryū Karate, Kendo, Judo, Iaido, Kobudo, Aikido and Ninjutsu. A former All Japan Karate Champion, he gained popularity as an actor during the 1980s, often playing ninjas. He starred in a trilogy of martial arts ninja films produced by Cannon Films (Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja III: The Domination), before starring in the primetime television series The Master. His work helped establish ninjas in popular culture, leading to a "ninja boom" or "ninjamania" during the early-to-mid-1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sho Kosugi is the 2,265th most popular actor (down from 2,026th in 2019), the 864th most popular biography from Japan (down from 779th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Japanese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sho Kosugi ranks 2,265 out of 13,578. Before him are Leslie Easterbrook, Dean Jones, Rolf Lassgård, Vasily Lanovoy, Ciara, and Tom Courtenay. After him are Silvana Pampanini, Anna Galiena, Françoise Arnoul, Cathy O'Donnell, Lassie Lou Ahern, and Eleonora Rossi Drago.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Sho Kosugi ranks 258. Before him are Terry Goodkind, Mahamane Ousmane, Jan Tomaszewski, Steve Winwood, Manuel Bento, and Peter Hammill. After him are Jim Carter, Josip Katalinski, Andrei Linde, Victor Skumin, Pavel Grachev, and Goodwill Zwelithini.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Sho Kosugi ranks 864 out of 6,245. Before him are Kazuki Takahashi (1961), Matsudaira Katamori (1836), Shūji Terayama (1935), Mitsugu Nomura (1956), Kusumoto Ine (1827), and Ashikaga Yoshikatsu (1434). After him are Hironori Ōtsuka (1892), Gorō Miyazaki (1967), Naoemon Shimizu (null), Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (1946), Matsudaira Sadanobu (1759), and On Kawara (1932).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Sho Kosugi ranks 25. Before him are Akiko Wakabayashi (1941), Shintaro Katsu (1931), Kinuyo Tanaka (1909), Mayumi Tanaka (1955), Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (1933), and Kōji Yakusho (1956). After him are Mie Hama (1943), Akihiro Miwa (1935), Meiko Kaji (1947), Kirin Kiki (1943), Tetsurō Tamba (1922), and Takuya Kimura (1972).

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