Sho Kosugi

Biography

Sho Kosugi is a Japanese martial artist and actor born on June 17, 1947. He gained popularity as an actor during the 1980s, often playing ninjas, and starred in the Ninja film trilogy produced by Cannon Films. A former All Japan Karate Champion, Kosugi helped establish ninjas in popular culture, leading to a "ninja boom" or "ninjamania" during the early-to-mid-1980s, before taking on other pursuits such as running an international martial arts school and starting a taiko group in California.