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

• 2010Dahmer vs. Gacy — Thanks
• 2009Ninja Assassin — Ozunu
• 2002The Scorpion King — Choreographer
• Ninja Sentai Kakuranger — Gali
• 1994The Fighting King — Director
• 1994The Fighting King 2 — Director
• 1993Dark Society in the East — Larry Matsuda
• Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
• 1991Journey of Honor — Daigoro Mayeda, Writer, Producer
• 1989Blind Fury — The Assassin
• 1988Aloha Summer — Yukinaga Konishi
• 1988Black Eagle — Ken Tani, Fight Choreographer
• 1987Rage of Honor — Shiro Tanka, Fight Choreographer
• 19859 Deaths of the Ninja — Spike Shinobi
• 1985Pray for Death — Akira Saito
• 1985The Master Ninja 5 — Okasa
• 1984Master Ninja — Okasa, Stunt Coordinator, Choreographer
• 1984Master Ninja II — Okasa
• 1984Ninja III: The Domination — Yamada, Fight Choreographer
• The Master — Okasa
• 1983Revenge of the Ninja — Cho Osaki, Fight Choreographer
• 1981Enter the Ninja — Hasegawa
• 1978The Bad News Bears Go to Japan — Kata Demonstrator (uncredited)
• 1976Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave — Suzuki (uncredited)
• 1974The Godfather Part II — Passerby in Coat with Cap Pulled Down (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1990The Best of the Martial Arts Films — Self