Person

Kō Nishimura

Acting · 1923–1997 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Biography

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.

Known for

Filmography

2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'Self (voice)
1995Salaryman Senka
199447 Ronin
1994Free and Easy Special
1993Film Director Satsuo YamamotoSelf
1991Free and Easy 4
1990ベビーシッター桃子の冒険
1990Seventeen Ninja
1989The Men Who Made UltramanEiji Tsuburaya
1988Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisMakoto Nishimura
1986One Who Died in Vain
1985What if the school...?
1984The DetectiveSenkichi Otsubo
1984Kukai
1983A Hunter's DiaryKentaro Hatanaka
1983Theater Of Life
1983Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi岸井亥之吉
1982Highschool Scramble
1982Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
1982Goyou Sen Enjou
1982The Old Bear HunterHeizo Sekiguchi
1982Kemono Michi
1981The Black Hood
1980The Woman
1980Niji wo Oru沢木忠一郎
1980The Claws of the Divine Beast
1980映画村殺人事件
1979Nomugi Pass
1979The StranglingYasuzo Kariba
1979Down with The Big BossGlass-Eating Mime
1979Nutcracker FantasyUncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)
1978Lupin the Third: The Mystery of MamoMamo (voice)
1978Japanese Godfather: ConclusionShigetomi Katta
1978Love and FaithSojin Kamiya
1978The IncidentGoichi Ômura
1978The Beauty in the Bathroom
1977Fushoku no kōzōHonda Yoshikazu
1977Love in the Mud
1977Yokomizo Seishi Series
1977Hokuriku Proxy WarMr. Yasuhara
1977Japan's DonKahe Shimabara
1976Skyscraper Murder Case
1976ManhuntNagaoka Ryokai
1976ElegyNobuhisa Hyodo
1975New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the BossTokuji Owada
1975Solar Eclipse
1975Under the Blossoming Cherry TreesKenpeishi
1975Without Complaint
1974The Rapacious JailbreakerSukezo Kojima
1974Wounded AngelsDetective Kaizu
1974Jack and the BeanstalkOld bean-seller
1974Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi
1974The FamilySentaro Watanuki
1974The Bodyguard
1973Tsugaru FolksongTamezo Tsukamoto
1973Lady SnowbloodPriest Dokai
1973Summer Days Across the River
1973Hanzo the Razor: The SnareMagobei "Snake" Onishi
1973When the Night Breaks
1972Hanzo the Razor: Sword of JusticeMagobei 'Snake' Onishi
1972The Pirates of Buban
1971Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1970Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
1970Waterfront Blues
1970Zatoichi Goes to the Fire FestivalMigi
1970Play It CoolKada
1969Second Generation Young BossYanosuke Hashimoto
1969The Wild SeaMunekata
1969喜劇深夜族
1969One Two Punch
1969Mito Komon水戸光圀
1969Black Rose MansionEx-husband
1969ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩寺田保造
1969Lady with Seven FacesPrinter
1969Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
1969Kanto Woman Infamy
1969Goyokin
1969Quick-draw OkatsuMakabe
1968Samaritan ZatoichiSosuke Saruya
1968A Lavish Invitation
1968Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
1968Living SkeletonNishizato
1968Age of Japanese GuerrillasPoliceman on Island
1968Black LizardDetective Matoba
1968Snake Woman's CurseYasuke
1968The Bride from HadesBanzou
1968Neon taiheiki
1968Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1968New Year Trip
1967Eleven SamuraiErrant samurai Daijuro
1967A Killer's KeyYasujiro Endo
1967Whispering JoeMan
1967Shogun and His Mistress 2Itakura
1967Zatoichi the OutlawUneshiro Suga
1967The Singing Gunman
1967ClassmatesHanada
1967Express Train
1967Samurai Wolf IIMagobe
1967Flower Cards Chivalry
1966Debt of HonorIinuma
1966Rub Out the PastTanzo Koide
1966Seven Gamblers
1966Dokonjo Taisho
1966The PornographersDetective Sanada
1966The Sword of DoomShichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
1966The ThreatKawanishi
1966Rise Against the SwordEtanba
1965Stairs of EvilShimoyama
1965The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
1965House of TerrorsBaron Tominaga / The Hunchback
1965The Retreat from KiskaStaff Officer
1965Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965Red BeardChief retainer
1965Tale of Ninja DutyChisaka Hyobu
1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of FireTahei Narumiya
1965Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu今川義元
1964Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
1964The Spying Sorceress
1964The Scarlet CamelliaSakichi
1964The Gorgeous Geisha
1964The Glamorous GhostHiroshi Asami
1964Giant Rumble
1964Intentions of MurderKoichi Takahashi
1964The DesperateYamaguchi
1964Edo Crime Book: Black ClawsEnzo Tatara
1964Life of Hishakaku 3
1964Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964Warrior of the WindMizuno Izumi
1964An Impudent Man
1963Doggie MarchKiller (voice)
196313 AssassinsKujuro Hirayama
1963MirenOkazaki
1963Bamboo Doll of EchizenChubei
1963Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
1963A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1963The Life of a Horse-Trader
1963At the Side of the Bridge 4
1963The Maid Story
1963Tale of Army BrutalityKameoka, Zenji
1963To Your Majesty, The Emperor
1963Bushido: The Cruel Code of the SamuraiYamaoka
1963Life of a FlowerTada Ichiro
1963High and LowThird Creditor
1963Pressure of Guilt
1963Escape from HellHeiroku
1963At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men
1962Ninja, A Band of AssassinsKizaru
1962My Hobo
1962Curry Rice
1962The Body
1962Farm Girls
1962At the Side of the Bridge 2
1962Mount Hakone
1962Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962I. George monogatari taiyō no ko
1962Gang vs. Gang
1962At the Side of the Bridge
1962Four SistersMichiharu Mitsumine
1962Akitsu Hot SpringsYamiya
1962Tokyo BayNoboru Sumikawa
1962Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962GorathMurata - Secretary of Space
1962Kono ni uruwashi
1962Haru no sanmyaku
1962Woman of Design
1962The Temple of Wild GeeseMokudō Kida
1961The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
1961Tale of a Company Boss 3Hanada
1961Snow in the South Seas
1961A Man in Red
1961Refresher Course for Wives
1961Shiroi minamikaze
1961Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.２
1961Tale of a Company Boss
1961YojimboKuma
1961Eternity of Love
1961Zero FocusSotaro Uhara
1961Blind DevotionDenroku
1961Killers on ParadeSai
1961The Wind and Waves
1961Hidden Fangs
1961The Matsukawa Incident
1961Pigs and BattleshipsYajima
1961An Angel is Chasing Me
1961For This We Fight
1961Aces Wild
1960Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960Towering Waves
1960Wait for TomorrowUno
1960The Angry Sea
1960Everything Goes WrongNishimura
1960Sixteen years old
1960Yakuza sensei
1960The Last Trump CardChibi (Shorty)
1960The Bad Sleep WellContract Officer Shirai
1960The Call of the FoghornMorimoto
1960The Blue Beast
1960Showdown on Pier No.3Boss
1960The Sleeping Beast Within
1960IntimidationMatakichi Nakaike
1960The Lost AlibiOkudaira
1960Ryuji, the Gun SlingerYang Sanyuan
1960The Devil's Sigh
1959My Second BrotherGoro Mitamura
1959The Wild ReporterRyu Konei
1959The Human Cyclone
1959Elegy to Youth
1959Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero
1959Break Down that Wall
1959Tokyo no Kodoku
1959Umi wa kurutte iru
1959おヤエの家つき女中
1959The Fugitive
1959おヤエのママさん女中
1959Tokyo Romance Way
1959The Song of the Cart
1959Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru
1958Crimson WingsTetsuji Mizutani
1958Endless DesirePharmacist
1958Showdown in the Storm
1958The Invisible Wall
1958Wolves of the Night
1958The Man Who Wagers TomorrowTominaga
1958Drunken GhostDaigorô
1958Nishi Ginza Station
1958Tokyo Bus Girl
1958The Seasons of LoveReporter
1958The Ballad of NarayamaOne of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
1958The Girl from Osaka
1958Stolen DesireKanji Takada
1958Breasts and Bullets
1958Fangs of Night
1957But the Flesh is WeakAcupressurist
1957The Eagle and the HawkHikobei
1957Harbor Rats
1957The Temptress and the MonkPeasant
1957Shiroi natsu
1957A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu EraKiyami no Shinko
1957Who's the Real KillerNakagawa
1957Devil Flesh
1957Saigo no totsugeki
1956Lunar Eclipse
1956Frankie the MilkmanTax Collector
1956Dotanba
1956Saigo no sentō-ki
1956Nikoyon monogatari
1956Excursion to Treasure Isle
1956Meiken monogatari
1956Tengoku wa doko da
1956FountainheadKasuya
1956The Burmese HarpBaba
1955Yukiko
1954A Billionaire
1954The Street Without SunExtraordinary detective
1953At the End of the Clouds

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