Kō Nishimura
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002
as Self (voice)
Salaryman Senka
1995
47 Ronin
1994
Free and Easy Special
1994
Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto
1993
as Self
Free and Easy 4
1991
Seventeen Ninja
1990
ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険
1990
The Men Who Made Ultraman
1989
as Eiji Tsuburaya
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as Makoto Nishimura
One Who Died in Vain
1986
What if the school...?
1985
Kukai
1984
The Detective
1984
as Senkichi Otsubo
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
1983
as 岸井亥之吉
Theater Of Life
1983
A Hunter's Diary
1983
as Kentaro Hatanaka
Goyou Sen Enjou
1982
The Old Bear Hunter
1982
as Heizo Sekiguchi
Highschool Scramble
1982
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
1982
Kemono Michi
1982
The Black Hood
1981
映画村殺人事件
1980
The Woman
1980
The Claws of the Divine Beast
1980
Niji wo Oru
1980
as 沢木忠一郎
Nutcracker Fantasy
1979
as Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)
The Strangling
1979
as Yasuzo Kariba
Down with The Big Boss
1979
as Glass-Eating Mime
Nomugi Pass
1979
The Beauty in the Bathroom
1978
Love and Faith
1978
as Sojin Kamiya
The Incident
1978
as Goichi Ômura
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
1978
as Shigetomi Katta
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
1978
as Mamo (voice)
Love in the Mud
1977
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977
as Mr. Yasuhara
Japan's Don
1977
as Kahe Shimabara
Yokomizo Seishi Series
1977
Fushoku no kōzō
1977
as Honda Yoshikazu
Manhunt
1976
as Nagaoka Ryokai
Skyscraper Murder Case
1976
Elegy
1976
as Nobuhisa Hyodo
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
1975
as Kenpeishi
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975
as Tokuji Owada
Without Complaint
1975
Solar Eclipse
1975
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
1974
as Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi
Jack and the Beanstalk
1974
as Old bean-seller
The Family
1974
as Sentaro Watanuki
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
1974
as Sukezo Kojima
The Bodyguard
1974
Wounded Angels
1974
as Detective Kaizu
Lady Snowblood
1973
as Priest Dokai
Summer Days Across the River
1973
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
1973
as Magobei "Snake" Onishi
Tsugaru Folksong
1973
as Tamezo Tsukamoto
When the Night Breaks
1973
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972
as Magobei 'Snake' Onishi
The Pirates of Buban
1972
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
1970
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
1970
as Migi
Play It Cool
1970
as Kada
Waterfront Blues
1970
Kanto Woman Infamy
1969
The Wild Sea
1969
as Munekata
Quick-draw Okatsu
1969
as Makabe
Black Rose Mansion
1969
as Ex-husband
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
1969
Second Generation Young Boss
1969
as Yanosuke Hashimoto
Lady with Seven Faces
1969
as Printer
Goyokin
1969
One Two Punch
1969
喜劇 深夜族
1969
ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩
1969
as 寺田保造
Shinjuku Plaza
1969
Mito Komon
1969
as 水戸光圀
The Neon Taiheiki
1968
Samaritan Zatoichi
1968
as Sosuke Saruya
Living Skeleton
1968
as Nishizato
New Year Trip
1968
Age of Japanese Guerrillas
1968
as Policeman on Island
Snake Woman's Curse
1968
as Yasuke
The Bride from Hades
1968
as Banzou
Black Lizard
1968
as Detective Matoba
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
1968
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1968
A Lavish Invitation
1968
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967
as Itakura
Eleven Samurai
1967
as Errant samurai Daijuro
Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967
as Uneshiro Suga
Samurai Wolf II
1967
as Magobe
Whispering Joe
1967
as Man
The Singing Gunman
1967
Classmates
1967
as Hanada
Express Train
1967
A Killer's Key
1967
as Yasujiro Endo
Flower Cards Chivalry
1967
The Sword of Doom
1966
as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
The Threat
1966
as Kawanishi
Rub Out the Past
1966
as Tanzo Koide
Seven Gamblers
1966
Rise Against the Sword
1966
as Etanba
The Pornographers
1966
as Detective Sanada
Dokonjo Taisho
1966
Debt of Honor
1966
as Iinuma
House of Terrors
1965
as Baron Tominaga / The Hunchback
Red Beard
1965
as Chief retainer
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
1965
as Tahei Narumiya
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
1965
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965
Stairs of Evil
1965
as Shimoyama
The Retreat from Kiska
1965
as Staff Officer
Tale of Ninja Duty
1965
as Chisaka Hyobu
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
1965
as 今川義元
Intentions of Murder
1964
as Koichi Takahashi
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
1964
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
The Desperate
1964
as Yamaguchi
The Glamorous Ghost
1964
as Hiroshi Asami
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws
1964
as Enzo Tatara
Warrior of the Wind
1964
as Mizuno Izumi
The Scarlet Camellia
1964
as Sakichi
An Impudent Man
1964
Giant Rumble
1964
The Spying Sorceress
1964
The Gorgeous Geisha
1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
The Life of a Horse-Trader
1963
High and Low
1963
as Third Creditor
13 Assassins
1963
as Kujuro Hirayama
Escape from Hell
1963
as Heiroku
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
1963
as Chubei
To Your Majesty, The Emperor
1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Yamaoka
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
1963
Tale of Army Brutality
1963
as Kameoka, Zenji
The Maid Story
1963
Doggie March
1963
as Killer (voice)
Pressure of Guilt
1963
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1963
Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men
1963
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
At the Side of the Bridge 4
1963
Miren
1963
as Okazaki
Attack Squadron
1963
as Petty Officer Inaba
Apple Blossom Town
1963
Life of a Flower
1963
as Tada Ichiro
Woman of Design
1962
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
as Kizaru
Haru no sanmyaku
1962
Kono ni uruwashi
1962
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
The Body
1962
My Hobo
1962
Mount Hakone
1962
At the Side of the Bridge
1962
I. George monogatari taiyō no ko
1962
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962
At the Side of the Bridge 2
1962
Curry Rice
1962
Gorath
1962
as Murata - Secretary of Space
Gang vs. Gang
1962
Farm Girls
1962
as Gosaku
Tokyo Bay
1962
as Noboru Sumikawa
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Mokudō Kida
Four Sisters
1962
as Michiharu Mitsumine
Akitsu Hot Springs
1962
as Yamiya
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.２
1961
Zero Focus
1961
as Sotaro Uhara
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
1961
Aces Wild
1961
Hidden Fangs
1961
Yojimbo
1961
as Kuma
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Yajima
Tale of a Company Boss 3
1961
as Hanada
Tale of a Company Boss
1961
Killers on Parade
1961
as Sai
Snow in the South Seas
1961
Blind Devotion
1961
as Denroku
Refresher Course for Wives
1961
A Man in Red
1961
An Angel is Chasing Me
1961
For This We Fight
1961
The Wind and Waves
1961
Eternity of Love
1961
Shiroi minamikaze
1961
The Matsukawa Incident
1961
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
1961
A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler
1961
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Contract Officer Shirai
Sixteen years old
1960
Intimidation
1960
as Matakichi Nakaike
Everything Goes Wrong
1960
as Nishimura
The Sleeping Beast Within
1960
The Lost Alibi
1960
as Okudaira
The Blue Beast
1960
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1960
as Yang Sanyuan
Wait for Tomorrow
1960
as Uno
The Angry Sea
1960
The Devil's Sigh
1960
The Call of the Foghorn
1960
as Morimoto
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960
as Boss
Yakuza sensei
1960
The Last Trump Card
1960
as Chibi (Shorty)
Towering Waves
1960
Tokyo Romance Way
1959
The Fugitive
1959
My Second Brother
1959
as Goro Mitamura
Break Down that Wall
1959
The Wild Reporter
1959
as Ryu Konei
The Human Cyclone
1959
The Song of the Cart
1959
Tokyo no Kodoku
1959
Light The Explosives
1959
as Sakamaki (Trade journal reporter)
Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959
Umi wa kurutte iru
1959
おヤエの家つき女中
1959
Elegy to Youth
1959
おヤエのママさん女中
1959
Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru
1959
The Invisible Wall
1958
Stolen Desire
1958
as Kanji Takada
The Ballad of Narayama
1958
as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
Fangs of Night
1958
Wolves of the Night
1958
The Girl from Osaka
1958
Drunken Ghost
1958
as Daigorô
Endless Desire
1958
as Pharmacist
The Seasons of Love
1958
as Reporter
Crimson Wings
1958
as Tetsuji Mizutani
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
1958
as Tominaga
Nishi Ginza Station
1958
Breasts and Bullets
1958
Tokyo Bus Girl
1958
Showdown in the Storm
1958
Zoku fûfu hyakkei
1958
as Masakichi
Saigo no totsugeki
1957
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Kiyami no Shinko
Harbor Rats
1957
The Temptress and the Monk
1957
as Peasant
Devil Flesh
1957
The Eagle and the Hawk
1957
as Hikobei
But the Flesh is Weak
1957
as Acupressurist
Who's the Real Killer
1957
as Nakagawa
Shiroi natsu
1957
The Burmese Harp
1956
as Baba
Dotanba
1956
Where's Paradise?
1956
Excursion to Treasure Isle
1956
Meiken monogatari
1956
Lunar Eclipse
1956
Fountainhead
1956
as Kasuya
Nikoyon monogatari
1956
Frankie the Milkman
1956
as Tax Collector
Saigo no sentō-ki
1956
Avalanche
1956
Yukiko
1955
A Billionaire
1954
The Street Without Sun
1954
as Extraordinary detective
At the End of the Clouds
1953
Vacuum Zone
1952
as Sergeant Osumi