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Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Born January 25, 1923· Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

† Died April 29, 1997

37Roles★ 7Average rating

Born to biologist and inventor Makoto Nishimura, Kō Nishimura entered cinema with Shin Saburi’s Fusetsu Nijyunen in 1951, launching a versatile acting career. He became recognizable to Western audiences through memorable supporting parts in Akira Kurosawa’s The Bad Sleep Well and Yojimbo, Kihachi Okamoto’s Sword of Doom, Yoshitarō Nomura’s Zero Focus, and Kon Ichikawa’s The Burmese Harp, while als…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

High and Low★ 8.4
High and Low1963
Third Creditor
Yojimbo★ 8.1
Yojimbo1961
Kuma
Red Beard★ 8.2
Red Beard1965
Chief retainer
The Bad Sleep Well★ 7.7
The Bad Sleep Well1960
Contract Officer Shirai
Lady Snowblood★ 7.5
Lady Snowblood1973
Priest Dokai
13 Assassins★ 7.5
13 Assassins1963
Kujuro Hirayama
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo★ 7
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo1978
Mamo (voice)
Samaritan Zatoichi★ 6.8
Samaritan Zatoichi1968
Sosuke Saruya
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival★ 6.8
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival1970
Migi
Zatoichi the Outlaw★ 6.7
Zatoichi the Outlaw1967
Uneshiro Suga