Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

1923-01-25 – 1997-04-29 (age 74) Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Biography

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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).

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Known For

High and Low
High and Low

1963

as Third Creditor

Yojimbo
Yojimbo

1961

as Kuma

Red Beard
Red Beard

1965

as Chief retainer

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom

1966

as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'

Lady Snowblood
Lady Snowblood

1973

as Priest Dokai

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

1972

as Magobei 'Snake' Onishi

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well

1960

as Contract Officer Shirai

47 Ronin
Nutcracker Fantasy
Nutcracker Fantasy

1979

as Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)

13 Assassins
13 Assassins

1963

as Kujuro Hirayama

The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp

1956

as Baba

The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama

1958

as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)

Manhunt
Manhunt

1976

as Nagaoka Ryokai

Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk

1974

as Old bean-seller

Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships

1961

as Yajima

Blind Devotion
Blind Devotion

1961

as Denroku

The Invisible Wall
Gorath
Gorath

1962

as Murata - Secretary of Space