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

Lady Snowblood
Lady Snowblood

1973

as Priest Dokai

Red Beard
Red Beard

1965

as Chief retainer

Yojimbo
Yojimbo

1961

as Kuma

The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well

1960

as Contract Officer Shirai

Farm Girls
Four Sisters
Four Sisters

1962

as Michiharu Mitsumine

The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama

1958

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

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom

1966

as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'

The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp

1956

as Baba

Solar Eclipse
Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships

1961

as Yajima

Theater Of Life
The Scarlet Camellia
The Scarlet Camellia

1964

as Sakichi

Rise Against the Sword
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

1988

as Makoto Nishimura