Kō Nishimura
Born
1923-01-25
Place of birth
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Died
1997-04-29
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
Yojimbo
Kuma
High and Low
Third Creditor
Lady Snowblood
Priest Dokai
Red Beard
Chief retainer
The Bad Sleep Well
Contract Officer Shirai
The Sword of Doom
Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
The Burmese Harp
Baba
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
Mamo (voice)
The Ballad of Narayama
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
Goyokin
Movie
Pigs and Battleships
Yajima
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Magobei 'Snake' Onishi
Intentions of Murder
Koichi Takahashi
The Pornographers
Detective Sanada
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Migi