Personal Info
Known Credits
221
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1923-01-25 (102 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Also Known For
Ko NishimuraКо Нисимура
Kō Nishimura
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
Acting
2002 --
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
| Self (voice)
1995 --
Salaryman Senka
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1994 --
47 Ronin
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1994 --
Free and Easy Special
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1991 --
Free and Easy 4
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1990 --
Seventeen Ninja
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1989 --
The Men Who Made Ultraman
| Eiji Tsuburaya
1988 --
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
| Makoto Nishimura
1986 --
One Who Died in Vain
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1984 --
The Detective
| Senkichi Otsubo
1984 --
Kukai
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1983 --
A Hunter's Diary
| Kentaro Hatanaka
1983 --
Theater Of Life
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1983 --
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
| 岸井亥之吉
1982 --
Highschool Scramble
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1982 --
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
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1982 --
Goyou Sen Enjou
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1982 --
The Old Bear Hunter
| Heizo Sekiguchi
1981 --
The Black Hood
|
1980 --
The Woman
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1980 --
The Claws of the Divine Beast
|
1980 --
映画村殺人事件
|
1979 --
Nomugi Pass
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1979 --
The Strangling
| Yasuzo Kariba
1979 --
Down with The Big Boss
| Glass-Eating Mime
1979 --
Nutcracker Fantasy
| Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)
1978 --
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
| Mamo (voice)
1978 --
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
| Shigetomi Katta
1978 --
The Incident
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1978 --
Love and Faith
| Sojin Kamiya
1978 --
The Beauty in the Bathroom
|
1977 --
Love in the Mud
|
1977 --
Hokuriku Proxy War
| Mr. Yasuhara
1977 --
Japan's Don
| Kahe Shimabara
1976 --
Skyscraper Murder Case
|
1976 --
Manhunt
| Nagaoka Ryokai
1975 --
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
| Tokuji Owada
1975 --
Solar Eclipse
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1975 --
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
| Kenpeishi
1975 --
Without Complaint
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1974 --
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
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1974 --
Jack and the Beanstalk
| Old bean-seller
1974 --
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
| Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi
1974 --
The Family
| Sentaro Watanuki
1973 --
Tsugaru Folksong
| Tamezo Tsukamoto
1973 --
Lady Snowblood
| Priest Dokai
1973 --
Summer Days Across the River
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1973 --
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
| Magobei "Snake" Onishi
1973 --
When the Night Breaks
|
1972 --
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
| Magobei 'Snake' Onishi
1972 --
The Pirates of Buban
|
1971 --
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
|
1970 --
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
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1970 --
Waterfront Blues
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1970 --
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
| Migi
1970 --
Play It Cool
| Kada
1969 --
Second Generation Young Boss
| Yanosuke Hashimoto
1969 --
The Wild Sea
| Munekata
1969 --
One Two Punch
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1969 --
Black Rose Mansion
| Ex-husband
1969 --
Lady with Seven Faces
| Printer
1969 --
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
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1969 --
Goyokin
|
1969 --
Kanto Woman Infamy
|
1969 --
Quick-draw Okatsu
| Makabe
1968 --
Samaritan Zatoichi
| Sosuke Saruya
1968 --
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
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1968 --
Living Skeleton
| Nishizato
1968 --
Age of Japanese Guerrillas
| Policeman on Island
1968 --
Black Lizard
| Detective Matoba
1968 --
Snake Woman's Curse
| Yasuke
1968 --
The Bride from Hades
| Banzou
1968 --
Neon taiheiki
|
1968 --
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
|
1968 --
New Year Trip
|
1967 --
Eleven Samurai
| Errant samurai Daijuro
1967 --
A Killer's Key
| Yasujiro Endo
1967 --
Whispering Joe
| Man
1967 --
Shogun and His Mistress 2
| Itakura
1967 --
Zatoichi the Outlaw
| Uneshiro Suga
1967 --
The Singing Gunman
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1967 --
Express Train
|
1967 --
Classmates
| Hanada
1967 --
Samurai Wolf II
| Magobe
1967 --
Flower Cards Chivalry
|
1966 --
Rise Against the Sword
| Etanba
1966 --
Rub Out the Past
| Tanzo Koide
1966 --
Seven Gamblers
|
1966 --
The Pornographers
| Detective Sanada
1966 --
The Sword of Doom
| Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
1966 --
The Threat
| Kawanishi
1965 --
Stairs of Evil
| Shimoyama
1965 --
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
|
1965 --
House of Terrors
| Baron Tominaga / The Hunchback
1965 --
The Retreat from Kiska
| Staff Officer
1965 --
Tale of Japanese Burglars
|
1965 --
Red Beard
| Chief retainer
1965 --
Tale of Ninja Duty
| Chisaka Hyobu
1965 --
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
| Tahei Narumiya
1965 --
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
|
1964 --
The Spying Sorceress
|
1964 --
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
|
1964 --
The Scarlet Camellia
| Sakichi
1964 --
The Glamorous Ghost
| Hiroshi Asami
1964 --
The Great Duel
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1964 --
Intentions of Murder
| Koichi Takahashi
1964 --
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws
| Enzo Tatara
1964 --
The Desperate
|
1964 --
Life of Hishakaku 3
|
1964 --
An Impudent Man
|
1964 --
Warrior of the Wind
| Mizuno Izumi
1963 --
Doggie March
| Killer (voice)
1963 --
13 Assassins
| Kujuro Hirayama
1963 --
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
| Chubei
1963 --
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
|
1963 --
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
|
1963 --
The Life of a Horse-Trader
|
1963 --
The Maid Story
|
1963 --
Tale of Army Brutality
| Kameoka, Zenji
1963 --
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
| Yamaoka
1963 --
To Your Majesty, The Emperor
|
1963 --
High and Low
| Third Creditor
1963 --
Pressure of Guilt
|
1963 --
Escape from Hell
| Heiroku
1963 --
Bad Reputation of the Big Three
|
1962 --
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
| Kizaru
1962 --
Curry Rice
|
1962 --
My Hobo
|
1962 --
The Body
|
1962 --
Chibusa o daku musume tachi
|
1962 --
At the Side of the Bridge 2
|
1962 --
Yume de aimasho
|
1962 --
Mount Hakone
|
1962 --
I. George monogatari taiyō no ko
|
1962 --
Gang vs. Gang
|
1962 --
Four Sisters
| Michiharu Mitsumine
1962 --
At the Side of the Bridge
|
1962 --
Akitsu Hot Springs
|
1962 --
Tokyo Bay
| Noboru Sumikawa
1962 --
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
|
1962 --
Gorath
| Murata - Secretary of Space
1962 --
Kono ni uruwashi
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1962 --
Haru no sanmyaku
|
1962 --
Woman of Design
|
1962 --
The Temple of Wild Geese
| Mokudō Kida
1961 --
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
|
1961 --
Tale of a Company Boss 3
| Hanada
1961 --
Snow in the South Seas
|
1961 --
A Man in Red
|
1961 --
Refresher Course for Wives
|
1961 --
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.２
|
1961 --
Tale of a Company Boss
|
1961 --
Yojimbo
| Kuma
1961 --
Zero Focus
| Sotaro Uhara
1961 --
Blind Devotion
| Denroku
1961 --
Killers on Parade
| Sai
1961 --
Hidden Fangs
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1961 --
Pigs and Battleships
| Yajima
1961 --
Aces Wild
|
1960 --
Wait for Tomorrow
| Uno
1960 --
The Angry Sea
|
1960 --
Everything Goes Wrong
| Nishimura
1960 --
Sixteen years old
|
1960 --
The Bad Sleep Well
| Contract Officer Shirai
1960 --
The Call of the Foghorn
| Morimoto
1960 --
The Blue Beast
|
1960 --
The Sleeping Beast Within
|
1960 --
Intimidation
| Matakichi Nakaike
1960 --
The Lost Alibi
| Okudaira
1960 --
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
|
1960 --
The Devil's Sigh
|
1959 --
My Second Brother
| Goro Mitamura
1959 --
The Wild Reporter
| Ryu Konei
1959 --
The Human Cyclone
|
1959 --
青春蛮歌
|
1959 --
Farewell to Southern Tosa
|
1959 --
Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero
|
1959 --
Break Down that Wall
|
1959 --
Tokyo no Kodoku
|
1959 --
Umi wa kurutte iru
|
1959 --
おヤエの家つき女中
|
1959 --
The Fugitive
|
1959 --
The Song of the Cart
|
1959 --
Tokyo Romance Way
|
1958 --
Crimson Wings
| Tetsuji Mizutani
1958 --
Endless Desire
| Pharmacist
1958 --
Showdown in the Storm
|
1958 --
The Invisible Wall
|
1958 --
Wolves of the Night
|
1958 --
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
| Tominaga
1958 --
Drunken Ghost
| Daigorô
1958 --
Nishi Ginza Station
|
1958 --
Tōkyō no basugāru
|
1958 --
The Seasons of Love
| Reporter
1958 --
The Girl from Osaka
|
1958 --
The Ballad of Narayama
| One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
1958 --
Stolen Desire
| Kanji Takada
1958 --
Breasts and Bullets
|
1958 --
Fangs of Night
|
1957 --
The Flesh Is Weak
| Acupressurist
1957 --
The Eagle and the Hawk
| Hikobei
1957 --
Harbor Rats
|
1957 --
The Temptress and the Monk
| Peasant
1957 --
Shiroi natsu
|
1957 --
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
| Kiyami no Shinko
1957 --
Who's The Real Killer
| Nakagawa
1957 --
Nikutai no hankō
|
1957 --
Saigo no totsugeki
|
1956 --
Lunar Eclipse
|
1956 --
Frankie the Milkman
| Tax Collector
1956 --
Dotanba
|
1956 --
Nikoyon monogatari
|
1956 --
Excursion to Treasure Isle
|
1956 --
Meiken monogatari
|
1956 --
Tengoku wa doko da
|
1956 --
Fountainhead
| Kasuya
1956 --
The Burmese Harp
| Baba
1955 --
Yukiko
|
1954 --
A Billionaire
|
1954 --
The Street Without Sun
| Extraordinary detective
1953 --
At the End of the Clouds
|