Kō Nishimura
January 25, 1923 (103 years old) in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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
Credits
- 1994 · 47 Ronin as
- 1991 · Free and Easy 4 as
- 1990 · Seventeen Ninja as
- 1989 · The Men Who Made Ultraman as Eiji Tsuburaya
- 1988 · Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis as Makoto Nishimura
- 1986 · One Who Died in Vain as
- 1983 · Theater Of Life as
- 1982 · Highschool Scramble as
- 1982 · Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot as
- 1982 · The Old Bear Hunter as Heizo Sekiguchi
- 1982 · Kemono Michi as
- 1980 · Niji wo Oru as 沢木忠一郎
- 1980 · The Claws of the Divine Beast as
- 1979 · Nomugi Pass as
- 1979 · The Strangling as Yasuzo Kariba
- 1979 · Nutcracker Fantasy as Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)
- 1978 · Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo as Mamo (voice)
- 1978 · Japanese Godfather: Conclusion as Shigetomi Katta
- 1978 · The Incident as Goichi Ômura
- 1978 · The Beauty in the Bathroom as
- 1977 · Fushoku no kōzō as Honda Yoshikazu
- 1977 · Love in the Mud as
- 1977 · Yokomizo Seishi Series as
- 1977 · Hokuriku Proxy War as Mr. Yasuhara
- 1977 · Japan's Don as Kahe Shimabara
- 1976 · Skyscraper Murder Case as
- 1976 · Elegy as Nobuhisa Hyodo
- 1976 · Manhunt as Nagaoka Ryokai
- 1975 · New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss as Tokuji Owada
- 1975 · Solar Eclipse as
- 1975 · Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees as Kenpeishi
- 1974 · The Rapacious Jailbreaker as Sukezo Kojima
- 1974 · Jack and the Beanstalk as Old bean-seller
- 1974 · Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? as Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi
- 1974 · The Family as Sentaro Watanuki
- 1974 · The Bodyguard as
- 1973 · Tsugaru Folksong as Tamezo Tsukamoto
- 1973 · Lady Snowblood as Priest Dokai
- 1973 · Hanzo the Razor: The Snare as Magobei "Snake" Onishi
- 1972 · Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice as Magobei 'Snake' Onishi
- 1972 · The Pirates of Buban as
- 1970 · Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival as Migi
- 1970 · Play It Cool as Kada
- 1969 · Second Generation Young Boss as Yanosuke Hashimoto
- 1969 · Black Rose Mansion as Ex-husband
- 1969 · Goyokin as
- 1969 · Quick-draw Okatsu as Makabe
- 1968 · Samaritan Zatoichi as Sosuke Saruya
- 1968 · Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation as
- 1968 · Living Skeleton as Nishizato
- 1968 · Black Lizard as Detective Matoba
- 1968 · Snake Woman's Curse as Yasuke
- 1968 · The Bride from Hades as Banzou
- 1967 · Eleven Samurai as Errant samurai Daijuro
- 1967 · Zatoichi the Outlaw as Uneshiro Suga
- 1967 · The Singing Gunman as
- 1967 · Express Train as
- 1967 · Classmates as Hanada
- 1967 · Samurai Wolf II as Magobe
- 1966 · Rub Out the Past as Tanzo Koide
- 1966 · Seven Gamblers as
- 1966 · The Pornographers as Detective Sanada
- 1966 · The Sword of Doom as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
- 1966 · The Threat as Kawanishi
- 1966 · Rise Against the Sword as Etanba
- 1965 · House of Terrors as Baron Tominaga / The Hunchback
- 1965 · The Retreat from Kiska as Staff Officer
- 1965 · Tale of Japanese Burglars as
- 1965 · Red Beard as Chief retainer
- 1965 · Tale of Ninja Duty as Chisaka Hyobu
- 1965 · Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu as 今川義元
- 1964 · The Spying Sorceress as
- 1964 · The Scarlet Camellia as Sakichi
- 1964 · The Glamorous Ghost as Hiroshi Asami
- 1964 · Giant Rumble as
- 1964 · Intentions of Murder as Koichi Takahashi
- 1964 · An Impudent Man as
- 1963 · Doggie March as Killer (voice)
- 1963 · 13 Assassins as Kujuro Hirayama
- 1963 · Miren as Okazaki
- 1963 · Bamboo Doll of Echizen as Chubei
- 1963 · The Life of a Horse-Trader as
- 1963 · At the Side of the Bridge 4 as
- 1963 · Tale of Army Brutality as Kameoka, Zenji
- 1963 · Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai as Yamaoka
- 1963 · To Your Majesty, The Emperor as
- 1963 · Life of a Flower as Tada Ichiro
- 1963 · High and Low as Third Creditor
- 1963 · Pressure of Guilt as
- 1963 · Escape from Hell as Heiroku
- 1962 · Ninja, A Band of Assassins as Kizaru
- 1962 · My Hobo as
- 1962 · Let's Meet in Our Dreams as
- 1962 · Akitsu Hot Springs as Yamiya
- 1962 · Gorath as Murata - Secretary of Space
- 1962 · Woman of Design as
- 1962 · The Temple of Wild Geese as Mokudō Kida
- 1961 · Snow in the South Seas as
- 1961 · Yojimbo as Kuma
- 1961 · Zero Focus as Sotaro Uhara
- 1961 · The Wind and Waves as
- 1961 · Pigs and Battleships as Yajima
- 1961 · Aces Wild as
- 1960 · Wait for Tomorrow as Uno
- 1960 · Everything Goes Wrong as Nishimura
- 1960 · The Bad Sleep Well as Contract Officer Shirai
- 1960 · The Call of the Foghorn as Morimoto
- 1960 · The Blue Beast as
- 1960 · Showdown on Pier No.3 as Boss
- 1960 · The Lost Alibi as Okudaira
- 1959 · My Second Brother as Goro Mitamura
- 1959 · The Human Cyclone as
- 1958 · Endless Desire as Pharmacist
- 1958 · The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow as Tominaga
- 1958 · Nishi Ginza Station as
- 1958 · The Ballad of Narayama as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
- 1958 · Stolen Desire as Kanji Takada
- 1957 · A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era as Kiyami no Shinko
- 1957 · Devil Flesh as
- 1957 · Saigo no totsugeki as
- 1956 · Lunar Eclipse as
- 1956 · Dotanba as
- 1956 · The Burmese Harp as Baba
- Future · Mito Komon as 水戸光圀
- 2002 · Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' as Self (voice)
- 1995 · Salaryman Senka as
- 1994 · Free and Easy Special as
- 1990 · ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険 as
- 1984 · The Detective as Senkichi Otsubo
- 1984 · Kukai as
- 1983 · A Hunter's Diary as Kentaro Hatanaka
- 1983 · Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi as 岸井亥之吉
- 1982 · Goyou Sen Enjou as
- 1981 · The Black Hood as
- 1980 · The Woman as
- 1980 · 映画村殺人事件 as
- 1979 · Down with The Big Boss as Glass-Eating Mime
- 1978 · Love and Faith as Sojin Kamiya
- 1975 · Without Complaint as
- 1973 · Summer Days Across the River as
- 1973 · When the Night Breaks as
- 1971 · Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as
- 1970 · Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life as
- 1970 · Waterfront Blues as
- 1969 · The Wild Sea as Munekata
- 1969 · 喜劇 深夜族 as
- 1969 · One Two Punch as
- 1969 · ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩 as 寺田保造
- 1969 · Lady with Seven Faces as Printer
- 1969 · Black Comedy - Ah, Fool as
- 1969 · Kanto Woman Infamy as
- 1968 · A Lavish Invitation as
- 1968 · Age of Japanese Guerrillas as Policeman on Island
- 1968 · Neon taiheiki as
- 1968 · Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty as
- 1968 · New Year Trip as
- 1967 · A Killer's Key as Yasujiro Endo
- 1967 · Whispering Joe as Man
- 1967 · Shogun and His Mistress 2 as Itakura
- 1967 · Flower Cards Chivalry as
- 1966 · Dokonjo Taisho as
- 1965 · Stairs of Evil as Shimoyama
- 1965 · The Ghost of the One Eyed Man as
- 1965 · Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire as Tahei Narumiya
- 1964 · Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall as
- 1964 · The Gorgeous Geisha as
- 1964 · The Desperate as Yamaguchi
- 1964 · Edo Crime Book: Black Claws as Enzo Tatara
- 1964 · Life of Hishakaku 3 as
- 1964 · Mr. Giant's Victory Flag as
- 1964 · Warrior of the Wind as Mizuno Izumi
- 1963 · Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword as
- 1963 · A Prisoner in Search of Daughter as
- 1963 · The Maid Story as
- 1963 · At the Side of the Bridge 3 as
- 1963 · Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men as
- 1962 · Curry Rice as
- 1962 · The Body as
- 1962 · Chibusa o daku musume tachi as
- 1962 · At the Side of the Bridge 2 as
- 1962 · Mount Hakone as
- 1962 · I. George monogatari taiyō no ko as
- 1962 · Gang vs. Gang as
- 1962 · At the Side of the Bridge as
- 1962 · Four Sisters as Michiharu Mitsumine
- 1962 · Tokyo Bay as Noboru Sumikawa
- 1962 · Ika naru hoshi no moto ni as
- 1962 · Kono ni uruwashi as
- 1962 · Haru no sanmyaku as
- 1961 · The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy as
- 1961 · Tale of a Company Boss 3 as Hanada
- 1961 · A Man in Red as
- 1961 · 白い南風 as
- 1961 · Refresher Course for Wives as
- 1961 · Tale of A Company Boss Pt.2 as
- 1961 · Tale of a Company Boss as
- 1961 · Wakarete ikiru toki mo as
- 1961 · Blind Devotion as Denroku
- 1961 · Killers on Parade as Sai
- 1961 · Hidden Fangs as
- 1961 · An Angel is Chasing Me as
- 1961 · For This We Fight as
- 1960 · Chikuhō no kodomotachi as
- 1960 · The Angry Sea as
- 1960 · Sixteen years old as
- 1960 · Yakuza sensei as
- 1960 · The Sleeping Beast Within as
- 1960 · Intimidation as Matakichi Nakaike
- 1960 · Ryuji, the Gun Slinger as Yang Sanyuan
- 1960 · The Devil's Sigh as
- 1959 · The Wild Reporter as Ryu Konei
- 1959 · Elegy to Youth as
- 1959 · Farewell to Southern Tosa as
- 1959 · Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero as
- 1959 · Break Down that Wall as
- 1959 · Tokyo no Kodoku as
- 1959 · Umi wa kurutte iru as
- 1959 · おヤエの家つき女中 as
- 1959 · The Fugitive as
- 1959 · おヤエのママさん女中 as
- 1959 · Tokyo Romance Way as
- 1959 · The Song of the Cart as
- 1959 · Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru as
- 1958 · Crimson Wings as Tetsuji Mizutani
- 1958 · Showdown in the Storm as
- 1958 · The Invisible Wall as
- 1958 · Wolves of the Night as
- 1958 · Drunken Ghost as Daigorô
- 1958 · Tokyo Bus Girl as
- 1958 · The Seasons of Love as Reporter
- 1958 · The Girl from Osaka as
- 1958 · Breasts and Bullets as
- 1958 · Fangs of Night as
- 1957 · But the Flesh is Weak as Acupressurist
- 1957 · The Eagle and the Hawk as Hikobei
- 1957 · Harbor Rats as
- 1957 · The Temptress and the Monk as Peasant
- 1957 · Shiroi natsu as
- 1957 · Who's the Real Killer as Nakagawa
- 1956 · Frankie the Milkman as Tax Collector
- 1956 · Saigo no sentō-ki as
- 1956 · Nikoyon monogatari as
- 1956 · Excursion to Treasure Isle as
- 1956 · Meiken monogatari as
- 1956 · Tengoku wa doko da as
- 1956 · Fountainhead as Kasuya
- 1955 · Yukiko as
- 1954 · A Billionaire as
- 1954 · The Street Without Sun as Extraordinary detective
- 1953 · At the End of the Clouds as
- Future · What if the school...? as




