Kō Nishimura
Acting
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.
Born: January 25, 1923
Place of Birth: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Known For
The Family
Set in the post-World War II climate of the 1960s in Kobe, the movie explores the struggle for power within the powerful Manpyo family.
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
A laid-back man tries to become a member of the yakuza.
Tale of Army Brutality
Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ordinary people were turned into inhuman killers. For his first film, the director was awarded the Blue Ribbon Awards in the Debutant of the Year nomination.
The Men Who Made Ultraman
A biographical dramatization about the production of the original Ultraman, the beloved classic special effects fantasy series from Eiji Tsuburaya.
Flower Cards Chivalry
A wandering gambler runs into a young swindler woman working with an old man. They are both arrested by a detective. A year later, the gambler is staying with a gangster boss when he comes across the woman and her partner again. The boss lusts for both her and his own daughter, while the boss's crazy yakuza brother loves his daughter, who, in turn, watches the player and wants to destroy the people standing in her way.
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
Seeking revenge after a brutal attack that left him disfigured, a former assassin gets drawn into a high-stakes conflict over a valuable treasure.
Mito Komon
A historic figure Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-shogun and retired daimyo of the Mito domain travels through Japan in the guise of Mitsuemon, a retired crêpe merchant from Echigo province, accompanied by his two samurai retainers, fun-loving Sasaki Sukesaburō (Suke-san) and studious Atsumi Kakunoshin (Kaku-san).
Kukai
The life and times of Kûkai, a Japanese monk who studies Esoteric Buddhism in the far reaches of India, China and Tibet, then uses their combined influence to establish the Shingon school during the Heian period in early 9th Century AD.
Frankie the Milkman
Roppeita is big in size, clumsy and full of energy. When his grandfather orders him to move out to Tokyo to save a sinking milk delivery business a distant relative of his runs, he encounters the most strangest of clientele.
High and Low
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
Filmography
as Eiji Tsuburaya
as Makoto Nishimura
as Senkichi Otsubo
as Kentaro Hatanaka
as Heizo Sekiguchi
as 沢木忠一郎
as Yasuzo Kariba
as Glass-Eating Mime
as Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)
as Mamo (voice)
as Shigetomi Katta
as Sojin Kamiya
as Goichi Ômura
as Honda Yoshikazu
as Mr. Yasuhara
as Kahe Shimabara
as Nagaoka Ryokai
as Nobuhisa Hyodo
as Tokuji Owada
as Kenpeishi
as Old bean-seller
as Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi
as Sentaro Watanuki
as Tamezo Tsukamoto
as Priest Dokai
as Magobei "Snake" Onishi
as Magobei 'Snake' Onishi
as Kada
as Yanosuke Hashimoto
as Munekata
as Ex-husband
as 寺田保造
as Printer
as Makabe
as Sosuke Saruya
as Nishizato
as Policeman on Island
as Detective Matoba
as Yasuke
as Banzou
as Errant samurai Daijuro
as Yasujiro Endo
as Man
as Itakura
as Uneshiro Suga
as Hanada
as Magobe
as Tanzo Koide
as Detective Sanada
as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
as Kawanishi
as Etanba
as Shimoyama
as Baron Tominaga / The Hunchback
as Staff Officer
as Chief retainer
as Chisaka Hyobu
as Tahei Narumiya
as 今川義元
as Sakichi
as Hiroshi Asami
as Koichi Takahashi
as Yamaguchi
as Enzo Tatara
as Mizuno Izumi
as Killer (voice)
as Kujuro Hirayama
as Okazaki
as Chubei
as Kameoka, Zenji
as Yamaoka
as Tada Ichiro
as Third Creditor
as Heiroku
as Kizaru
as Michiharu Mitsumine
as Yamiya
as Noboru Sumikawa
as Murata - Secretary of Space
as Mokudō Kida
as Kuma
as Sotaro Uhara
as Denroku
as Sai
as Yajima
as Uno
as Nishimura
as Contract Officer Shirai
as Morimoto
as Boss
as Matakichi Nakaike
as Okudaira
as Yang Sanyuan
as Goro Mitamura
as Ryu Konei
as Tetsuji Mizutani
as Pharmacist
as Tominaga
as Daigorô
as Reporter
as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
as Kanji Takada
as Acupressurist
as Hikobei
as Peasant
as Kiyami no Shinko
as Nakagawa
as Tax Collector
as Kasuya
as Baba
as Extraordinary detective
as 水戸光圀