Kō Nishimura
Acting·January 25, 1923·† April 29, 1997 — 74 years old·Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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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).
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Known For
Yojimbo
1961·8.1
High and Low
1963·8.4
Lady Snowblood
1973·7.5
Red Beard
1965·8.2
The Bad Sleep Well
1960·7.7
The Sword of Doom
1966·7.7
The Burmese Harp
1956·7.8
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
1978·7.0
The Ballad of Narayama
1958·7.5
Goyokin
1969·7.4
Pigs and Battleships
1961·7.1
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972·6.2
Filmography · 257
2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'Self (voice)1995Salaryman Senka199447 Ronin1994Free and Easy Special1993Film Director Satsuo YamamotoSelf1991Free and Easy 41990ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険TV1990Seventeen Ninja1989The Men Who Made UltramanEiji Tsuburaya1988Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisMakoto Nishimura1986One Who Died in Vain1985What if the school...?TV1984The DetectiveSenkichi Otsubo1984Kukai1983A Hunter's DiaryKentaro Hatanaka1983Theater Of Life1983Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi岸井亥之吉1982Highschool Scramble1982Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot1982Goyou Sen Enjou1982The Old Bear HunterHeizo Sekiguchi1982Kemono MichiTV1981The Black Hood1980The Woman1980Niji wo OruTV沢木忠一郎1980The Claws of the Divine Beast1980映画村殺人事件1979Nomugi Pass1979The StranglingYasuzo Kariba1979Down with The Big BossGlass-Eating Mime1979Nutcracker FantasyUncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)1978Lupin the Third: The Mystery of MamoMamo (voice)1978Japanese Godfather: ConclusionShigetomi Katta1978Love and FaithSojin Kamiya1978The IncidentGoichi Ômura1978The Beauty in the Bathroom1977Fushoku no kōzōTVHonda Yoshikazu1977Love in the Mud1977Yokomizo Seishi SeriesTV1977Hokuriku Proxy WarMr. Yasuhara1977Japan's DonKahe Shimabara1976Skyscraper Murder Case1976ManhuntNagaoka Ryokai1976ElegyNobuhisa Hyodo1975New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the BossTokuji Owada1975Solar Eclipse1975Under the Blossoming Cherry TreesKenpeishi1975Without Complaint1974The Rapacious JailbreakerSukezo Kojima1974Wounded AngelsTVDetective Kaizu1974Jack and the BeanstalkOld bean-seller1974Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi1974The FamilySentaro Watanuki1974The BodyguardTV1973Tsugaru FolksongTamezo Tsukamoto1973Lady SnowbloodPriest Dokai1973Summer Days Across the River1973Hanzo the Razor: The SnareMagobei "Snake" Onishi1973When the Night Breaks1972Hanzo the Razor: Sword of JusticeMagobei 'Snake' Onishi1972The Pirates of Buban1971Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow1970Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life1970Waterfront Blues1970Zatoichi Goes to the Fire FestivalMigi1970Play It CoolKada1969Second Generation Young BossYanosuke Hashimoto1969The Wild SeaMunekata1969喜劇 深夜族1969One Two Punch1969Mito KomonTV水戸光圀1969Black Rose MansionEx-husband1969ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩寺田保造1969Lady with Seven FacesPrinter1969Black Comedy - Ah, Fool1969Kanto Woman Infamy1969Goyokin1969Quick-draw OkatsuMakabe1968Samaritan ZatoichiSosuke Saruya1968A Lavish Invitation1968Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation1968Living SkeletonNishizato1968Age of Japanese GuerrillasPoliceman on Island1968Black LizardDetective Matoba1968Snake Woman's CurseYasuke1968The Bride from HadesBanzou1968Neon taiheiki1968Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty1968New Year Trip1967Eleven SamuraiErrant samurai Daijuro1967A Killer's KeyYasujiro Endo1967Whispering JoeMan1967Shogun and His Mistress 2Itakura1967Zatoichi the OutlawUneshiro Suga1967The Singing Gunman1967ClassmatesHanada1967Express Train1967Samurai Wolf IIMagobe1967Flower Cards Chivalry1966Debt of HonorIinuma1966Rub Out the PastTanzo Koide1966Seven Gamblers1966Dokonjo Taisho1966The PornographersDetective Sanada1966The Sword of DoomShichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'1966The ThreatKawanishi1966Rise Against the SwordEtanba1965Stairs of EvilShimoyama1965The Ghost of the One Eyed Man1965House of TerrorsBaron Tominaga / The Hunchback1965The Retreat from KiskaStaff Officer1965Tale of Japanese Burglars1965Red BeardChief retainer1965Tale of Ninja DutyChisaka Hyobu1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of FireTahei Narumiya1965Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu今川義元1964Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall1964The Spying Sorceress1964The Scarlet CamelliaSakichi1964The Gorgeous Geisha1964The Glamorous GhostHiroshi Asami1964Giant Rumble1964Intentions of MurderKoichi Takahashi1964The DesperateYamaguchi1964Edo Crime Book: Black ClawsEnzo Tatara1964Life of Hishakaku 31964Mr. Giant's Victory Flag1964Warrior of the WindMizuno Izumi1964An Impudent Man1963Doggie MarchKiller (voice)196313 AssassinsKujuro Hirayama1963MirenOkazaki1963Bamboo Doll of EchizenChubei1963Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword1963A Prisoner in Search of Daughter1963The Life of a Horse-Trader1963At the Side of the Bridge 41963The Maid Story1963Tale of Army BrutalityKameoka, Zenji1963To Your Majesty, The Emperor1963Bushido: The Cruel Code of the SamuraiYamaoka1963Life of a FlowerTVTada Ichiro1963High and LowThird Creditor1963Pressure of Guilt1963Escape from HellHeiroku1963At the Side of the Bridge 31963Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men1962Ninja, A Band of AssassinsKizaru1962My Hobo1962Curry Rice1962The Body1962Farm Girls1962At the Side of the Bridge 21962Mount Hakone1962Let's Meet in Our Dreams1962I. George monogatari taiyō no ko1962Gang vs. Gang1962At the Side of the Bridge1962Four SistersMichiharu Mitsumine1962Akitsu Hot SpringsYamiya1962Tokyo BayNoboru Sumikawa1962Ika naru hoshi no moto ni1962GorathMurata - Secretary of Space1962Kono ni uruwashi1962Haru no sanmyaku1962Woman of Design1962The Temple of Wild GeeseMokudō Kida1961The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy1961Tale of a Company Boss 3Hanada1961Snow in the South Seas1961A Man in Red1961Refresher Course for Wives1961Shiroi minamikaze1961Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.２1961Tale of a Company Boss1961YojimboKuma1961Eternity of Love1961Zero FocusSotaro Uhara1961Blind DevotionDenroku1961Killers on ParadeSai1961The Wind and Waves1961Hidden Fangs1961The Matsukawa Incident1961Pigs and BattleshipsYajima1961An Angel is Chasing Me1961For This We Fight1961Aces Wild1960Chikuhō no kodomotachi1960Towering Waves1960Wait for TomorrowUno1960The Angry Sea1960Everything Goes WrongNishimura1960Sixteen years old1960Yakuza sensei1960The Last Trump CardChibi (Shorty)1960The Bad Sleep WellContract Officer Shirai1960The Call of the FoghornMorimoto1960The Blue Beast1960Showdown on Pier No.3Boss1960The Sleeping Beast Within1960IntimidationMatakichi Nakaike1960The Lost AlibiOkudaira1960Ryuji, the Gun SlingerYang Sanyuan1960The Devil's Sigh1959My Second BrotherGoro Mitamura1959The Wild ReporterRyu Konei1959The Human Cyclone1959Elegy to Youth1959Farewell to Southern Tosa1959Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero1959Break Down that Wall1959Tokyo no Kodoku1959Umi wa kurutte iru1959おヤエの家つき女中1959The Fugitive1959おヤエのママさん女中1959Tokyo Romance Way1959The Song of the Cart1959Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru1958Crimson WingsTetsuji Mizutani1958Endless DesirePharmacist1958Showdown in the Storm1958The Invisible Wall1958Wolves of the Night1958The Man Who Wagers TomorrowTominaga1958Drunken GhostDaigorô1958Nishi Ginza Station1958Tokyo Bus Girl1958The Seasons of LoveReporter1958The Ballad of NarayamaOne of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)1958The Girl from Osaka1958Stolen DesireKanji Takada1958Breasts and Bullets1958Fangs of Night1957But the Flesh is WeakAcupressurist1957The Eagle and the HawkHikobei1957Harbor Rats1957The Temptress and the MonkPeasant1957Shiroi natsu1957A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu EraKiyami no Shinko1957Who's the Real KillerNakagawa1957Devil Flesh1957Saigo no totsugeki1956Lunar Eclipse1956Frankie the MilkmanTax Collector1956Dotanba1956Saigo no sentō-ki1956Nikoyon monogatari1956Excursion to Treasure Isle1956Meiken monogatari1956Tengoku wa doko da1956FountainheadKasuya1956The Burmese HarpBaba1955Yukiko1954A Billionaire1954The Street Without SunExtraordinary detective1953At the End of the Clouds