Kō Nishimura

Acting

Kō Nishimura

Born January 25, 1923Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan253 credits

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

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Movie

2002

Salaryman Senka

Salaryman Senka

Movie

1995

47 Ronin
7.3

47 Ronin

Movie

1994

Free and Easy Special
7.5

Free and Easy Special

Movie

1994

Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto

Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto

Movie

1993

Free and Easy 4
7.5

Free and Easy 4

Movie

1991

Filmography

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'as Self (voice)Movie
Salaryman Senka
1995Salaryman SenkaMovie
47 Ronin
199447 RoninMovie
Free and Easy Special
1994Free and Easy SpecialMovie
Film Director Satsuo Yamamoto
1993Film Director Satsuo Yamamotoas SelfMovie
Free and Easy 4
1991Free and Easy 4Movie
ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険
1990ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険TV
Seventeen Ninja
1990Seventeen NinjaMovie
The Men Who Made Ultraman
1989The Men Who Made Ultramanas Eiji TsuburayaMovie
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988Tokyo: The Last Megalopolisas Makoto NishimuraMovie
One Who Died in Vain
1986One Who Died in VainMovie
What if the school...?
1985What if the school...?TV
The Detective
1984The Detectiveas Senkichi OtsuboMovie
Kukai
1984KukaiMovie
A Hunter's Diary
1983A Hunter's Diaryas Kentaro HatanakaMovie
Theater Of Life
1983Theater Of LifeMovie
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1983Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichias 岸井亥之吉Movie
Highschool Scramble
1982Highschool ScrambleMovie
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
1982Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo PotMovie
Goyou Sen Enjou
1982Goyou Sen EnjouMovie
The Old Bear Hunter
1982The Old Bear Hunteras Heizo SekiguchiMovie
Kemono Michi
1982Kemono MichiTV
The Black Hood
1981The Black HoodMovie
The Woman
1980The WomanMovie
Niji wo Oru
1980Niji wo Oruas 沢木忠一郎TV
The Claws of the Divine Beast
1980The Claws of the Divine BeastMovie
映
1980映画村殺人事件Movie
Nomugi Pass
1979Nomugi PassMovie
The Strangling
1979The Stranglingas Yasuzo KaribaMovie
Down with The Big Boss
1979Down with The Big Bossas Glass-Eating MimeMovie
Nutcracker Fantasy
1979Nutcracker Fantasyas Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)Movie
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
1978Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamoas Mamo (voice)Movie
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
1978Japanese Godfather: Conclusionas Shigetomi KattaMovie
Love and Faith
1978Love and Faithas Sojin KamiyaMovie
The Incident
1978The Incidentas Goichi ÔmuraMovie
The Beauty in the Bathroom
1978The Beauty in the BathroomMovie
Fushoku no kōzō
1977Fushoku no kōzōas Honda YoshikazuTV
Love in the Mud
1977Love in the MudMovie
Yokomizo Seishi Series
1977Yokomizo Seishi SeriesTV
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977Hokuriku Proxy Waras Mr. YasuharaMovie
Japan's Don
1977Japan's Donas Kahe ShimabaraMovie
Skyscraper Murder Case
1976Skyscraper Murder CaseMovie
Manhunt
1976Manhuntas Nagaoka RyokaiMovie
Elegy
1976Elegyas Nobuhisa HyodoMovie
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Bossas Tokuji OwadaMovie
Solar Eclipse
1975Solar EclipseMovie
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
1975Under the Blossoming Cherry Treesas KenpeishiMovie
Without Complaint
1975Without ComplaintMovie
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
1974The Rapacious Jailbreakeras Sukezo KojimaMovie
Jack and the Beanstalk
1974Jack and the Beanstalkas Old bean-sellerMovie
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
1974Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?as Magohei 'Snake' OhnishiMovie
The Family
1974The Familyas Sentaro WatanukiMovie
The Bodyguard
1974The BodyguardTV
Tsugaru Folksong
1973Tsugaru Folksongas Tamezo TsukamotoMovie
Lady Snowblood
1973Lady Snowbloodas Priest DokaiMovie
Summer Days Across the River
1973Summer Days Across the RiverMovie
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
1973Hanzo the Razor: The Snareas Magobei "Snake" OnishiMovie
When the Night Breaks
1973When the Night BreaksMovie
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justiceas Magobei 'Snake' OnishiMovie
The Pirates of Buban
1972The Pirates of BubanMovie
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971Men and War II: Land of Love and SorrowMovie
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
1970Useless Creature: Fighting Man's LifeMovie
Waterfront Blues
1970Waterfront BluesMovie
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
1970Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festivalas MigiMovie
Play It Cool
1970Play It Coolas KadaMovie
Second Generation Young Boss
1969Second Generation Young Bossas Yanosuke HashimotoMovie
The Wild Sea
1969The Wild Seaas MunekataMovie
喜劇 深夜族
1969喜劇 深夜族Movie
One Two Punch
1969One Two PunchMovie
Black Rose Mansion
1969Black Rose Mansionas Ex-husbandMovie
ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩
1969ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩as 寺田保造Movie
Lady with Seven Faces
1969Lady with Seven Facesas PrinterMovie
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
1969Black Comedy - Ah, FoolMovie
Kanto Woman Infamy
1969Kanto Woman InfamyMovie
Goyokin
1969GoyokinMovie
Quick-draw Okatsu
1969Quick-draw Okatsuas MakabeMovie
Samaritan Zatoichi
1968Samaritan Zatoichias Sosuke SaruyaMovie
A Lavish Invitation
1968A Lavish InvitationMovie
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
1968Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's ObligationMovie
Living Skeleton
1968Living Skeletonas NishizatoMovie
Age of Japanese Guerrillas
1968Age of Japanese Guerrillasas Policeman on IslandMovie
Black Lizard
1968Black Lizardas Detective MatobaMovie
Snake Woman's Curse
1968Snake Woman's Curseas YasukeMovie
The Bride from Hades
1968The Bride from Hadesas BanzouMovie
Neon taiheiki
1968Neon taiheikiMovie
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1968Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their SpecialtyMovie
New Year Trip
1968New Year TripMovie
Eleven Samurai
1967Eleven Samuraias Errant samurai DaijuroMovie
A Killer's Key
1967A Killer's Keyas Yasujiro EndoMovie
Whispering Joe
1967Whispering Joeas ManMovie
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967Shogun and His Mistress 2as ItakuraMovie
Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967Zatoichi the Outlawas Uneshiro SugaMovie
The Singing Gunman
1967The Singing GunmanMovie
Classmates
1967Classmatesas HanadaMovie
Express Train
1967Express TrainMovie
Samurai Wolf II
1967Samurai Wolf IIas MagobeMovie
Flower Cards Chivalry
1967Flower Cards ChivalryMovie
Rub Out the Past
1966Rub Out the Pastas Tanzo KoideMovie
Seven Gamblers
1966Seven GamblersMovie
Dokonjo Taisho
1966Dokonjo TaishoMovie
The Pornographers
1966The Pornographersas Detective SanadaMovie
The Sword of Doom
1966The Sword of Doomas Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'Movie
The Threat
1966The Threatas KawanishiMovie
Rise Against the Sword
1966Rise Against the Swordas EtanbaMovie
Stairs of Evil
1965Stairs of Evilas ShimoyamaMovie
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
1965The Ghost of the One Eyed ManMovie
House of Terrors
1965House of Terrorsas Baron Tominaga / The HunchbackMovie
The Retreat from Kiska
1965The Retreat from Kiskaas Staff OfficerMovie
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965Tale of Japanese BurglarsMovie
Red Beard
1965Red Beardas Chief retainerMovie
Tale of Ninja Duty
1965Tale of Ninja Dutyas Chisaka HyobuMovie
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fireas Tahei NarumiyaMovie
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
1965Lord Tokugawa Ieyasuas 今川義元Movie
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
1964Cruel Story of the Shogunate's DownfallMovie
The Spying Sorceress
1964The Spying SorceressMovie
The Scarlet Camellia
1964The Scarlet Camelliaas SakichiMovie
The Gorgeous Geisha
1964The Gorgeous GeishaMovie
The Glamorous Ghost
1964The Glamorous Ghostas Hiroshi AsamiMovie
Giant Rumble
1964Giant RumbleMovie
Intentions of Murder
1964Intentions of Murderas Koichi TakahashiMovie
The Desperate
1964The Desperateas YamaguchiMovie
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws
1964Edo Crime Book: Black Clawsas Enzo TataraMovie
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964Life of Hishakaku 3Movie
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964Mr. Giant's Victory FlagMovie
Warrior of the Wind
1964Warrior of the Windas Mizuno IzumiMovie
An Impudent Man
1964An Impudent ManMovie
Doggie March
1963Doggie Marchas Killer (voice)Movie
13 Assassins
196313 Assassinsas Kujuro HirayamaMovie
Miren
1963Mirenas OkazakiMovie
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
1963Bamboo Doll of Echizenas ChubeiMovie
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
1963Kyu-chan, Draw Your SwordMovie
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1963A Prisoner in Search of DaughterMovie
The Life of a Horse-Trader
1963The Life of a Horse-TraderMovie
At the Side of the Bridge 4
1963At the Side of the Bridge 4Movie
The Maid Story
1963The Maid StoryMovie
Tale of Army Brutality
1963Tale of Army Brutalityas Kameoka, ZenjiMovie
To Your Majesty, The Emperor
1963To Your Majesty, The EmperorMovie
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samuraias YamaokaMovie
Life of a Flower
1963Life of a Floweras Tada IchiroTV
High and Low
1963High and Lowas Third CreditorMovie
Pressure of Guilt
1963Pressure of GuiltMovie
Escape from Hell
1963Escape from Hellas HeirokuMovie
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963At the Side of the Bridge 3Movie
Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men
1963Bad Reputation: Three Notorious MenMovie
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962Ninja, A Band of Assassinsas KizaruMovie
M
1962My HoboMovie
Curry Rice
1962Curry RiceMovie
The Body
1962The BodyMovie
Farm Girls
1962Farm GirlsMovie
At the Side of the Bridge 2
1962At the Side of the Bridge 2Movie
Mount Hakone
1962Mount HakoneMovie
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962Let's Meet in Our DreamsMovie
I. George monogatari taiyō no ko
1962I. George monogatari taiyō no koMovie
Gang vs. Gang
1962Gang vs. GangMovie
At the Side of the Bridge
1962At the Side of the BridgeMovie
Four Sisters
1962Four Sistersas Michiharu MitsumineMovie
Akitsu Hot Springs
1962Akitsu Hot Springsas YamiyaMovie
Tokyo Bay
1962Tokyo Bayas Noboru SumikawaMovie
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962Ika naru hoshi no moto niMovie
Gorath
1962Gorathas Murata - Secretary of SpaceMovie
Kono ni uruwashi
1962Kono ni uruwashiMovie
Haru no sanmyaku
1962Haru no sanmyakuMovie
Woman of Design
1962Woman of DesignMovie
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962The Temple of Wild Geeseas Mokudō KidaMovie
T
1961The Happy-Go-Lucky GuyMovie
T
1961Tale of a Company Boss 3as HanadaMovie
Snow in the South Seas
1961Snow in the South SeasMovie
A Man in Red
1961A Man in RedMovie
R
1961Refresher Course for WivesMovie
白い南風
1961白い南風Movie
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.２
1961Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.２Movie
T
1961Tale of a Company BossMovie
Yojimbo
1961Yojimboas KumaMovie
Eternity of Love
1961Eternity of LoveMovie
Zero Focus
1961Zero Focusas Sotaro UharaMovie
Blind Devotion
1961Blind Devotionas DenrokuMovie
Killers on Parade
1961Killers on Paradeas SaiMovie
The Wind and Waves
1961The Wind and WavesMovie
Hidden Fangs
1961Hidden FangsMovie
The Matsukawa Incident
1961The Matsukawa IncidentMovie
Pigs and Battleships
1961Pigs and Battleshipsas YajimaMovie
An Angel is Chasing Me
1961An Angel is Chasing MeMovie
For This We Fight
1961For This We FightMovie
Aces Wild
1961Aces WildMovie
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960Chikuhō no kodomotachiMovie
Wait for Tomorrow
1960Wait for Tomorrowas UnoMovie
The Angry Sea
1960The Angry SeaMovie
Everything Goes Wrong
1960Everything Goes Wrongas NishimuraMovie
Sixteen years old
1960Sixteen years oldMovie
Yakuza sensei
1960Yakuza senseiMovie
The Bad Sleep Well
1960The Bad Sleep Wellas Contract Officer ShiraiMovie
The Call of the Foghorn
1960The Call of the Foghornas MorimotoMovie
The Blue Beast
1960The Blue BeastMovie
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960Showdown on Pier No.3as BossMovie
The Sleeping Beast Within
1960The Sleeping Beast WithinMovie
Intimidation
1960Intimidationas Matakichi NakaikeMovie
The Lost Alibi
1960The Lost Alibias OkudairaMovie
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1960Ryuji, the Gun Slingeras Yang SanyuanMovie
The Devil's Sigh
1960The Devil's SighMovie
My Second Brother
1959My Second Brotheras Goro MitamuraMovie
The Wild Reporter
1959The Wild Reporteras Ryu KoneiMovie
The Human Cyclone
1959The Human CycloneMovie
Elegy to Youth
1959Elegy to YouthMovie
Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959Farewell to Southern TosaMovie
Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero
1959Dynamite ni Hi o TsukeroMovie
Break Down that Wall
1959Break Down that WallMovie
Tokyo no Kodoku
1959Tokyo no KodokuMovie
Umi wa kurutte iru
1959Umi wa kurutte iruMovie
おヤエの家つき女中
1959おヤエの家つき女中Movie
The Fugitive
1959The FugitiveMovie
おヤエのママさん女中
1959おヤエのママさん女中Movie
Tokyo Romance Way
1959Tokyo Romance WayMovie
The Song of the Cart
1959The Song of the CartMovie
Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru
1959Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteruMovie
Crimson Wings
1958Crimson Wingsas Tetsuji MizutaniMovie
Endless Desire
1958Endless Desireas PharmacistMovie
Showdown in the Storm
1958Showdown in the StormMovie
The Invisible Wall
1958The Invisible WallMovie
Wolves of the Night
1958Wolves of the NightMovie
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
1958The Man Who Wagers Tomorrowas TominagaMovie
Drunken Ghost
1958Drunken Ghostas DaigorôMovie
Nishi Ginza Station
1958Nishi Ginza StationMovie
Tokyo Bus Girl
1958Tokyo Bus GirlMovie
The Seasons of Love
1958The Seasons of Loveas ReporterMovie
The Ballad of Narayama
1958The Ballad of Narayamaas One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)Movie
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1958The Girl from OsakaMovie
Stolen Desire
1958Stolen Desireas Kanji TakadaMovie
Breasts and Bullets
1958Breasts and BulletsMovie
Fangs of Night
1958Fangs of NightMovie
But the Flesh is Weak
1957But the Flesh is Weakas AcupressuristMovie
The Eagle and the Hawk
1957The Eagle and the Hawkas HikobeiMovie
Harbor Rats
1957Harbor RatsMovie
The Temptress and the Monk
1957The Temptress and the Monkas PeasantMovie
Shiroi natsu
1957Shiroi natsuMovie
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Eraas Kiyami no ShinkoMovie
Who's the Real Killer
1957Who's the Real Killeras NakagawaMovie
Devil Flesh
1957Devil FleshMovie
Saigo no totsugeki
1957Saigo no totsugekiMovie
Lunar Eclipse
1956Lunar EclipseMovie
Frankie the Milkman
1956Frankie the Milkmanas Tax CollectorMovie
Dotanba
1956DotanbaMovie
Saigo no sentō-ki
1956Saigo no sentō-kiMovie
Nikoyon monogatari
1956Nikoyon monogatariMovie
Excursion to Treasure Isle
1956Excursion to Treasure IsleMovie
M
1956Meiken monogatariMovie
Tengoku wa doko da
1956Tengoku wa doko daMovie
Fountainhead
1956Fountainheadas KasuyaMovie
The Burmese Harp
1956The Burmese Harpas BabaMovie
Yukiko
1955YukikoMovie
A Billionaire
1954A BillionaireMovie
The Street Without Sun
1954The Street Without Sunas Extraordinary detectiveMovie
At the End of the Clouds
1953At the End of the CloudsMovie
Mito Komon
—Mito Komonas 水戸光圀TV