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