Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/25/1923
Place of Birth
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Also Known As
Kō Nishimura
Biography
Known For
High and Low
as Third Creditor
Yojimbo
as Kuma
Lady Snowblood
as Priest Dokai
Red Beard
as Chief retainer
Goyokin
Unknown Role
Gorath
as Murata - Secretary of Space
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Makoto Nishimura
47 Ronin
Unknown Role
13 Assassins
as Kujuro Hirayama
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
as Kenpeishi
The Sword of Doom
as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
as Mamo (voice)
The Bad Sleep Well
as Contract Officer Shirai
The Incident
as Goichi Ômura
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Yamaoka
Nutcracker Fantasy
as Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)
Showdown on Pier No.3
as Boss
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
Unknown Role
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
as 今川義元
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
as Tokuji Owada
Career Timeline
1983
1982
1980
1979
1978
1977
1975
1974
1973
1972
1970
1969
Second Generation Young Boss
as Yanosuke Hashimoto
The Wild Sea
as Munekata
喜劇 深夜族
Role unknown
One Two Punch
Role unknown
Black Rose Mansion
as Ex-husband
ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩
as 寺田保造
Lady with Seven Faces
as Printer
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
Role unknown
Kanto Woman Infamy
Role unknown
Goyokin
Role unknown
Quick-draw Okatsu
as Makabe
1968
Samaritan Zatoichi
as Sosuke Saruya
A Lavish Invitation
Role unknown
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
Role unknown
Living Skeleton
as Nishizato
Age of Japanese Guerrillas
as Policeman on Island
Black Lizard
as Detective Matoba
Snake Woman's Curse
as Yasuke
The Bride from Hades
as Banzou
Neon taiheiki
Role unknown
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
Role unknown
New Year Trip
Role unknown
1967
Eleven Samurai
as Errant samurai Daijuro
A Killer's Key
as Yasujiro Endo
Whispering Joe
as Man
Shogun and His Mistress 2
as Itakura
Zatoichi the Outlaw
as Uneshiro Suga
The Singing Gunman
Role unknown
Classmates
as Hanada
Express Train
Role unknown
Samurai Wolf II
as Magobe
Flower Cards Chivalry
Role unknown
1966
1965
Stairs of Evil
as Shimoyama
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
Role unknown
House of Terrors
as Baron Tominaga / The Hunchback
The Retreat from Kiska
as Staff Officer
Tale of Japanese Burglars
Role unknown
Red Beard
as Chief retainer
Tale of Ninja Duty
as Chisaka Hyobu
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
as Tahei Narumiya
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
as 今川義元
1964
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
Role unknown
The Spying Sorceress
Role unknown
The Scarlet Camellia
as Sakichi
The Gorgeous Geisha
Role unknown
The Glamorous Ghost
as Hiroshi Asami
Giant Rumble
Role unknown
Intentions of Murder
as Koichi Takahashi
The Desperate
as Yamaguchi
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws
as Enzo Tatara
Life of Hishakaku 3
Role unknown
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Role unknown
Warrior of the Wind
as Mizuno Izumi
An Impudent Man
Role unknown
1963
Doggie March
as Killer (voice)
13 Assassins
as Kujuro Hirayama
Miren
as Okazaki
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as Chubei
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
Role unknown
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
Role unknown
The Life of a Horse-Trader
Role unknown
At the Side of the Bridge 4
Role unknown
The Maid Story
Role unknown
Tale of Army Brutality
as Kameoka, Zenji
To Your Majesty, The Emperor
Role unknown
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Yamaoka
Life of a Flower
as Tada Ichiro
High and Low
as Third Creditor
Pressure of Guilt
Role unknown
Escape from Hell
as Heiroku
At the Side of the Bridge 3
Role unknown
Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men
Role unknown
1962
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
as Kizaru
My Hobo
Role unknown
Curry Rice
Role unknown
The Body
Role unknown
Chibusa o daku musume tachi
Role unknown
At the Side of the Bridge 2
Role unknown
Mount Hakone
Role unknown
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
Role unknown
I. George monogatari taiyō no ko
Role unknown
Gang vs. Gang
Role unknown
At the Side of the Bridge
Role unknown
Four Sisters
as Michiharu Mitsumine
Akitsu Hot Springs
as Yamiya
Tokyo Bay
as Noboru Sumikawa
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Role unknown
Gorath
as Murata - Secretary of Space
Kono ni uruwashi
Role unknown
Haru no sanmyaku
Role unknown
Woman of Design
Role unknown
The Temple of Wild Geese
as Mokudō Kida
1961
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
Role unknown
Tale of a Company Boss 3
as Hanada
Snow in the South Seas
Role unknown
A Man in Red
Role unknown
Refresher Course for Wives
Role unknown
白い南風
Role unknown
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.２
Role unknown
Tale of a Company Boss
Role unknown
Yojimbo
as Kuma
Wakarete ikiru toki mo
Role unknown
Zero Focus
as Sotaro Uhara
Blind Devotion
as Denroku
Killers on Parade
as Sai
The Wind and Waves
Role unknown
Hidden Fangs
Role unknown
Pigs and Battleships
as Yajima
Tenshi ga ore o oi kakeru
Role unknown
For This We Fight
Role unknown
Aces Wild
Role unknown
1960
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
Role unknown
Wait for Tomorrow
as Uno
The Angry Sea
Role unknown
Everything Goes Wrong
as Nishimura
Sixteen years old
Role unknown
The Bad Sleep Well
as Contract Officer Shirai
The Call of the Foghorn
as Morimoto
The Blue Beast
Role unknown
Showdown on Pier No.3
as Boss
The Sleeping Beast Within
Role unknown
Intimidation
as Matakichi Nakaike
The Lost Alibi
as Okudaira
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
as Yang Sanyuan
The Devil's Sigh
Role unknown
1959
My Second Brother
as Goro Mitamura
The Wild Reporter
as Ryu Konei
The Human Cyclone
Role unknown
Elegy to Youth
Role unknown
Farewell to Southern Tosa
Role unknown
Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero
Role unknown
Break Down that Wall
Role unknown
Tokyo no Kodoku
Role unknown
Umi wa kurutte iru
Role unknown
おヤエの家つき女中
Role unknown
The Fugitive
Role unknown
おヤエのママさん女中
Role unknown
Tokyo Romance Way
Role unknown
The Song of the Cart
Role unknown
Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru
Role unknown
1958
Crimson Wings
as Tetsuji Mizutani
Endless Desire
as Pharmacist
Showdown in the Storm
Role unknown
The Invisible Wall
Role unknown
Wolves of the Night
Role unknown
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
as Tominaga
Drunken Ghost
as Daigorô
Nishi Ginza Station
Role unknown
Tokyo Bus Girl
Role unknown
The Seasons of Love
as Reporter
The Ballad of Narayama
as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
The Girl from Osaka
Role unknown
Stolen Desire
as Kanji Takada
Breasts and Bullets
Role unknown
Fangs of Night
Role unknown
1957
But the Flesh is Weak
as Acupressurist
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Hikobei
Harbor Rats
Role unknown
The Temptress and the Monk
as Peasant
Shiroi natsu
Role unknown
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as Kiyami no Shinko
Who's the Real Killer
as Nakagawa
Nikutai no hankō
Role unknown
Saigo no totsugeki
Role unknown
1956
Lunar Eclipse
Role unknown
Frankie the Milkman
as Tax Collector
Dotanba
Role unknown
Saigo no sentō-ki
Role unknown
Nikoyon monogatari
Role unknown
Excursion to Treasure Isle
Role unknown
Meiken monogatari
Role unknown
Tengoku wa doko da
Role unknown
Fountainhead
as Kasuya
The Burmese Harp
as Baba