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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 25, 1923
Died
April 29, 1997
Place of Birth
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Also Known As
- Ko Nishimura
- Ко Нисимура
- کو نیشیمورا
Kō Nishimura
1.1 Popularity
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
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Self (voice)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002
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Salaryman Senka
1995
7.5
47 Ronin
1994
7.5
Free and Easy Special
1994
7.5
Free and Easy 4
1991
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ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険
1990
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Seventeen Ninja
1990
10.0
Eiji Tsuburaya
The Men Who Made Ultraman
1989
6.2
Makoto Nishimura
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
7.4
One Who Died in Vain
1986
Credits
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
as Self (voice)
2002
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Salaryman Senka
1995
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47 Ronin
1994
7.5
Free and Easy Special
1994
7.5
Free and Easy 4
1991
7.5
ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険
1990
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Seventeen Ninja
1990
0.0
The Men Who Made Ultraman
as Eiji Tsuburaya
1989
10.0
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Makoto Nishimura
1988
6.2
One Who Died in Vain
1986
7.4
The Detective
as Senkichi Otsubo
1984
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Kukai
1984
9.0
A Hunter's Diary
as Kentaro Hatanaka
1983
1.0
Theater Of Life
1983
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Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
as 岸井亥之吉
1983
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Highschool Scramble
1982
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Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
1982
10.0
Goyou Sen Enjou
1982
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The Old Bear Hunter
as Heizo Sekiguchi
1982
7.2
Kemono Michi
1982
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The Black Hood
1981
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The Woman
1980
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Niji wo Oru
as 沢木忠一郎
1980
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The Claws of the Divine Beast
1980
6.0
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映画村殺人事件
1980
10.0
Nomugi Pass
1979
6.3
The Strangling
as Yasuzo Kariba
1979
4.9
Down with The Big Boss
as Glass-Eating Mime
1979
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Nutcracker Fantasy
as Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)
1979
6.4
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
as Mamo (voice)
1978
7.0
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
as Shigetomi Katta
1978
7.0
Love and Faith
as Sojin Kamiya
1978
6.3
The Incident
1978
6.3
The Beauty in the Bathroom
1978
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腐蝕の構造
as Honda Yoshikazu
1977
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Love in the Mud
1977
6.6
Yokomizo Seishi Series
1977
7.0
Hokuriku Proxy War
as Mr. Yasuhara
1977
6.8
Japan's Don
as Kahe Shimabara
1977
7.5
Skyscraper Murder Case
1976
1.0
Manhunt
as Nagaoka Ryokai
1976
6.5
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
as Tokuji Owada
1975
6.9
Solar Eclipse
1975
6.8
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
as Kenpeishi
1975
7.1
Without Complaint
1975
0.0
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
1974
6.5
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Old bean-seller
1974
6.5
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
as Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi
1974
5.9
The Family
as Sentaro Watanuki
1974
10.0
The Bodyguard
1974
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Tsugaru Folksong
as Tamezo Tsukamoto
1973
7.2
Lady Snowblood
as Priest Dokai
1973
7.5
Summer Days Across the River
1973
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Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
as Magobei "Snake" Onishi
1973
6.3
When the Night Breaks
1973
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Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
as Magobei 'Snake' Onishi
1972
6.3
The Pirates of Buban
1972
6.5
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971
5.8
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
1970
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Waterfront Blues
1970
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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
as Migi
1970
6.7
Play It Cool
as Kada
1970
4.8
Second Generation Young Boss
as Yanosuke Hashimoto
1969
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The Wild Sea
as Munekata
1969
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喜劇 深夜族
1969
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One Two Punch
1969
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Black Rose Mansion
as Ex-husband
1969
4.5
Lady with Seven Faces
as Printer
1969
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Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
1969
0.0
Goyokin
1969
7.5
Kanto Woman Infamy
1969
4.0
Quick-draw Okatsu
as Makabe
1969
5.7
Samaritan Zatoichi
as Sosuke Saruya
1968
6.6
A Lavish Invitation
1968
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Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
1968
6.8
Living Skeleton
as Nishizato
1968
5.6
Age of Japanese Guerrillas
as Policeman on Island
1968
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Black Lizard
as Detective Matoba
1968
6.7
Snake Woman's Curse
as Yasuke
1968
5.5
The Bride from Hades
as Banzou
1968
7.4
Neon taiheiki
1968
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Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1968
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New Year Trip
1968
0.0
Eleven Samurai
as Errant samurai Daijuro
1967
7.6
A Killer's Key
as Yasujiro Endo
1967
6.7
Whispering Joe
as Man
1967
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Shogun and His Mistress 2
as Itakura
1967
3.5
Zatoichi the Outlaw
as Uneshiro Suga
1967
6.5
The Singing Gunman
1967
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Classmates
as Hanada
1967
6.5
Express Train
1967
6.0
Samurai Wolf II
as Magobe
1967
7.1
Flower Cards Chivalry
1967
10.0
Rise Against the Sword
as Etanba
1966
6.5
Rub Out the Past
as Tanzo Koide
1966
6.0
Seven Gamblers
1966
6.0
Dokonjo Taisho
1966
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The Pornographers
as Detective Sanada
1966
7.3
The Sword of Doom
as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
1966
7.7
The Threat
as Kawanishi
1966
7.3
Stairs of Evil
as Shimoyama
1965
5.0
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
1965
0.0
House of Terrors
as Baron Tominaga / The Hunchback
1965
5.3
The Retreat from Kiska
as Staff Officer
1965
8.3
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965
6.8
Red Beard
as Chief retainer
1965
8.1
Tale of Ninja Duty
as Chisaka Hyobu
1965
1.0
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
as Tahei Narumiya
1965
6.2
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
1965
8.2
The Spying Sorceress
1964
0.0
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
1964
6.8
The Scarlet Camellia
as Sakichi
1964
5.0
The Gorgeous Geisha
1964
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The Glamorous Ghost
as Hiroshi Asami
1964
6.0
Giant Rumble
1964
6.0
Intentions of Murder
as Koichi Takahashi
1964
7.2
The Desperate
as Yamaguchi
1964
7.0
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws
as Enzo Tatara
1964
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Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
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Warrior of the Wind
as Mizuno Izumi
1964
6.7
An Impudent Man
1964
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Doggie March
as Killer (voice)
1963
4.8
13 Assassins
as Kujuro Hirayama
1963
7.4
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as Chubei
1963
7.6
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
1963
10.0
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1963
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The Life of a Horse-Trader
1963
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At the Side of the Bridge 4
1963
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The Maid Story
1963
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Tale of Army Brutality
as Kameoka, Zenji
1963
10.0
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Yamaoka
1963
7.0
To Your Majesty, The Emperor
1963
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Life of a Flower
as Tada Ichiro
1963
7.0
High and Low
as Third Creditor
1963
8.3
Pressure of Guilt
1963
7.0
Escape from Hell
as Heiroku
1963
6.2
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
0.0
Bad Reputation of the Big Three
1963
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Ninja, A Band of Assassins
as Kizaru
1962
6.4
Curry Rice
1962
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My Hobo
1962
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The Body
1962
6.5
Chibusa o daku musume tachi
1962
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At the Side of the Bridge 2
1962
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Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962
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Mount Hakone
1962
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I. George monogatari taiyō no ko
1962
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Gang vs. Gang
1962
7.0
Four Sisters
as Michiharu Mitsumine
1962
6.0
At the Side of the Bridge
1962
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Akitsu Hot Springs
1962
6.5
Tokyo Bay
as Noboru Sumikawa
1962
7.0
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
0.0
Gorath
as Murata - Secretary of Space
1962
6.6
Kono ni uruwashi
1962
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Haru no sanmyaku
1962
0.0
Woman of Design
1962
6.5
The Temple of Wild Geese
as Mokudō Kida
1962
6.3
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The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
1961
0.0
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Tale of a Company Boss 3
as Hanada
1961
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Snow in the South Seas
1961
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A Man in Red
1961
0.0
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Refresher Course for Wives
1961
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Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.２
1961
0.0
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Tale of a Company Boss
1961
0.0
Yojimbo
as Kuma
1961
8.1
Wakarete ikiru toki mo
1961
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Zero Focus
as Sotaro Uhara
1961
6.6
Blind Devotion
as Denroku
1961
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Killers on Parade
as Sai
1961
6.2
The Wind and Waves
1961
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Hidden Fangs
1961
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Pigs and Battleships
as Yajima
1961
7.1
Tenshi ga ore o oi kakeru
1961
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For This We Fight
1961
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Aces Wild
1961
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Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
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Wait for Tomorrow
as Uno
1960
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The Angry Sea
1960
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Everything Goes Wrong
as Nishimura
1960
6.4
Sixteen years old
1960
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The Bad Sleep Well
as Contract Officer Shirai
1960
7.7
The Call of the Foghorn
as Morimoto
1960
0.0
The Blue Beast
1960
7.0
The Sleeping Beast Within
1960
6.6
Intimidation
as Matakichi Nakaike
1960
7.1
The Lost Alibi
as Okudaira
1960
5.2
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1960
0.0
The Devil's Sigh
1960
0.0
My Second Brother
as Goro Mitamura
1959
6.4
The Wild Reporter
as Ryu Konei
1959
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The Human Cyclone
1959
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青春蛮歌
1959
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Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959
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Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero
1959
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Break Down that Wall
1959
7.0
Tokyo no Kodoku
1959
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Umi wa kurutte iru
1959
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おヤエの家つき女中
1959
0.0
The Fugitive
1959
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おヤエのママさん女中
1959
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The Song of the Cart
1959
6.6
Tokyo Romance Way
1959
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Crimson Wings
as Tetsuji Mizutani
1958
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Endless Desire
as Pharmacist
1958
6.5
Showdown in the Storm
1958
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The Invisible Wall
1958
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Wolves of the Night
1958
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The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
as Tominaga
1958
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Drunken Ghost
as Daigorô
1958
0.0
Nishi Ginza Station
1958
5.6
Tōkyō no basugāru
1958
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The Seasons of Love
as Reporter
1958
1.0
The Ballad of Narayama
as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
1958
7.5
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The Girl from Osaka
1958
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Stolen Desire
as Kanji Takada
1958
6.6
Breasts and Bullets
1958
0.0
Fangs of Night
1958
5.0
But the Flesh is Weak
as Acupressurist
1957
6.0
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Hikobei
1957
5.7
Harbor Rats
1957
0.0
The Temptress and the Monk
as Peasant
1957
0.0
Shiroi natsu
1957
0.0
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as Kiyami no Shinko
1957
7.2
Who's the Real Killer
as Nakagawa
1957
0.0
Nikutai no hankō
1957
0.0
Saigo no totsugeki
1957
0.0
Lunar Eclipse
1956
0.0
Frankie the Milkman
as Tax Collector
1956
9.0
Dotanba
1956
6.0
Nikoyon monogatari
1956
0.0
Excursion to Treasure Isle
1956
0.0
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Meiken monogatari
1956
0.0
Tengoku wa doko da
1956
0.0
Fountainhead
as Kasuya
1956
5.8
The Burmese Harp
as Baba
1956
7.9
Yukiko
1955
0.0
A Billionaire
1954
5.7
The Street Without Sun
as Extraordinary detective
1954
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At the End of the Clouds
1953
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