Acting
Kō Nishimura
Jan 25, 1923 (died Apr 29, 1997, aged 74) Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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
8.4
High and Low
Third Creditor
8.1
Yojimbo
Kuma
8.2
Red Beard
Chief retainer
7.5
Lady Snowblood
Priest Dokai
7.7
The Bad Sleep Well
Contract Officer Shirai
7.8
The Sword of Doom
Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
7.0
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
Mamo (voice)
7.8
The Burmese Harp
Baba
7.6
The Ballad of Narayama
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
7.5
Goyokin
1969 · Movie
7.3
The Pornographers
Detective Sanada
6.2
Manhunt
Nagaoka Ryokai
6.4
Jack and the Beanstalk
Old bean-seller
6.2
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Magobei 'Snake' Onishi
7.1
Pigs and Battleships
Yajima
Filmography
7.4
47 Ronin
1994
7.3
Free and Easy Special
1994
8.3
Free and Easy 4
1991
6.1
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988 · Makoto Nishimura
7.8
One Who Died in Vain
1986
7.2
The Old Bear Hunter
1982 · Heizo Sekiguchi
6.6
Nutcracker Fantasy
1979 · Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)
4.8
The Strangling
1979 · Yasuzo Kariba
7.2
Nomugi Pass
1979
7.0
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
1978 · Mamo (voice)
6.4
Love and Faith
1978 · Sojin Kamiya
7.2
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
1978 · Shigetomi Katta
7.2
The Incident
1978 · Goichi Ômura
6.9
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977 · Mr. Yasuhara
7.3
Love in the Mud
1977
7.0
Yokomizo Seishi Series
1977
7.2
Japan's Don
1977 · Kahe Shimabara
6.2
Manhunt
1976 · Nagaoka Ryokai
7.0
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
1975 · Kenpeishi
7.4
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975 · Tokuji Owada
6.9
Solar Eclipse
1975
6.4
Jack and the Beanstalk
1974 · Old bean-seller
5.8
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
1974 · Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi
10.0
Wounded Angels
1974 · Detective Kaizu
9.2
The Family
1974 · Sentaro Watanuki
6.6
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
1974 · Sukezo Kojima
7.5
Lady Snowblood
1973 · Priest Dokai
6.2
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
1973 · Magobei "Snake" Onishi
6.9
Tsugaru Folksong
1973 · Tamezo Tsukamoto
6.2
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972 · Magobei 'Snake' Onishi