Kō Nishimura

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 25, 1923

died

April 29, 1997

place of birth

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

also known as

Ko Nishimura · Ко Нисимура · کو نیشیمورا

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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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

Filmography

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High and Low
8.4

High and Low

1963as Third Creditor
Yojimbo
8.1

Yojimbo

1961as Kuma
Red Beard
8.2

Red Beard

1965as Chief retainer
The Bad Sleep Well
7.7

The Bad Sleep Well

1960as Contract Officer Shirai
The Sword of Doom
7.7

The Sword of Doom

1966as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
Gorath
6.5

Gorath

1962as Murata - Secretary of Space
Lady Snowblood
7.5

Lady Snowblood

1973as Priest Dokai
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
6.8

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

1970as Migi
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
6.3

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

1988as Makoto Nishimura
Pigs and Battleships
7.1

Pigs and Battleships

1961as Yajima
The Burmese Harp
7.8

The Burmese Harp

1956as Baba
Theater Of Life
9.0

Theater Of Life

1983
Japan's Don
7.3

Japan's Don

1977as Kahe Shimabara
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
7.0

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

1975as Kenpeishi
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
7.0

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

1978as Mamo (voice)
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
7.2

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

1968
47 Ronin
7.4

47 Ronin

1994
Goyokin
7.4

Goyokin

1969
Nomugi Pass
7.2

Nomugi Pass

1979
The Ballad of Narayama
7.5

The Ballad of Narayama

1958as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
Intentions of Murder
7.0

Intentions of Murder

1964as Koichi Takahashi
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
7.3

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

1975as Tokuji Owada
13 Assassins
7.5

13 Assassins

1963as Kujuro Hirayama
The Retreat from Kiska
8.5

The Retreat from Kiska

1965as Staff Officer
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
6.2

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

1973as Magobei "Snake" Onishi
Solar Eclipse
6.9

Solar Eclipse

1975
The Pornographers
7.2

The Pornographers

1966as Detective Sanada
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
6.8

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

1963as Yamaoka
Manhunt
6.2

Manhunt

1976as Nagaoka Ryokai
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
6.2

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

1972as Magobei 'Snake' Onishi
Samaritan Zatoichi
6.8

Samaritan Zatoichi

1968as Sosuke Saruya
Love and Faith
6.4

Love and Faith

1978as Sojin Kamiya
Tale of Army Brutality
9.5

Tale of Army Brutality

1963as Kameoka, Zenji
The Family
9.0

The Family

1974as Sentaro Watanuki
Zatoichi the Outlaw
6.7

Zatoichi the Outlaw

1967as Uneshiro Suga
Samurai Wolf II
7.1

Samurai Wolf II

1967as Magobe
Love in the Mud
7.3

Love in the Mud

1977
Black Lizard
6.9

Black Lizard

1968as Detective Matoba
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
7.3

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

1978as Shigetomi Katta
My Second Brother
6.6

My Second Brother

1959as Goro Mitamura
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
6.6

The Rapacious Jailbreaker

1974as Sukezo Kojima
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
6.3

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

1962as Kizaru
The Body
7.3

The Body

1962
Eleven Samurai
7.5

Eleven Samurai

1967as Errant samurai Daijuro
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
7.0

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957as Kiyami no Shinko
Doggie March
6.4

Doggie March

1963as Killer (voice)
The Strangling
4.8

The Strangling

1979as Yasuzo Kariba
The Street Without Sun
7.0

The Street Without Sun

1954as Extraordinary detective
Black Rose Mansion
4.9

Black Rose Mansion

1969as Ex-husband
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
10.0

Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot

1982