Kō Nishimura
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). Nishimura made his film debut in the Shin Saburi film Fusetsu Nijyunen in 1951. He won the Blue Ribbon Awards for best supporting actor in 1964 for Unholy Desire directed by Shohei Imamura. In 1982, he won the Best Actor award in the Mainichi Film Awards for his performances in Matagi. In Japan, Nishimura is well known for playing the role of the title character in the long-running television jidaigeki series Mito Kōmon from 1983 to 1992. He also portrayed the voice of the "Mamo/Howard Lockewood" in the original Japanese version of anime film The Mystery of Mamo ...
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
Free and Easy 4
Seventeen Ninja
The Men Who Made Ultraman
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Inujini sesi mono
Ku-Kai
Theater of Life
Highschool Scramble
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
The Old Bear Hunter
The Woman
The Claws of the Divine Beast
Nutcracker Fantasy
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
The Beauty in the Bathroom
Love and Faith
Hokuriku Proxy War
Love in the Mud
Elegy
Manhunt
Solar Eclipse
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
Tsugaru Folksong
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
The Pirates of Buban
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Play It Cool
Second Generation Young Boss
The Wild Sea
Lady with Seven Faces
Goyokin
Quick-draw Okatsu
Samaritan Zatoichi
A Lavish Invitation
The Bride from Hades
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
New Year Trip
Snake Woman's Curse
Eleven Samurai
A Killer's Key
Shogun and His Mistress 2
Zatoichi the Outlaw
The Singing Gunman
Express Train
Samurai Wolf II
Hana fudâ tôsei
Debt of Honor
Rub Out the Past
Seven Gamblers
Dokonjo Taisho
The Pornographers
The Sword of Doom
The Threat
Rise Against the Sword
Stairs of Evil
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
House of Terrors
Tale of Ninja Duty
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
The Glamorous Ghost
Intentions of Murder
The Desperate
Life of Hishakaku 3
The Scarlet Camellia
Warrior of the Wind
13 Assassins
Miren
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
At the Side of the Bridge 4
The Maid Story
Pressure of Guilt
Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men
Rikugun zangyaku monogatari
Doggie March
Attack Squadron!
Escape from Hell
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Farm Girls
I. George monogatari taiyō no ko
Gang vs. Gang
Four Sisters
Tokyo Bay
Haru no sanmyaku
Woman of Design
The Temple of Wild Geese- THThe Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
- TATale of a Company Boss 3
Refresher Course for Wives
Shiroi minamikaze
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.２- TATale of a Company Boss
Zero Focus
Hidden Fangs
Aces Wild
Matsukawa-Jiken
Towering Waves
Wait for Tomorrow
The Angry Sea
The Bad Sleep Well
The Call of the Foghorn
The Blue Beast
The Sleeping Beast Within
Intimidation
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
The Lost Alibi
Farewell to Southern Tosa
Light The Explosives
Sono kabe o kudake
Ballad of the Cart
My Second Brother
Endless Desire
Showdown in the Storm
Wolves of the Night
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
Drunken Ghost
Nishi Ginza Station
The Seasons of Love
The Ballad of Narayama
Stolen Desire
Fangs of Night
The Invisible Wall
Harbor Rats
Who's the Real Killer
The Eagle and the Hawk
The Temptress and the Monk
Dotanba
Excursion to Treasure Isle
Avalanche
The Burmese Harp
A Billionaire
At the End of the Clouds