Biography

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

High and Low

Third Creditor

Red Beard

Chief retainer

Yojimbo

Kuma

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

Mamo (voice)

The Bad Sleep Well

Contract Officer Shirai

The Sword of Doom

Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'

Lady Snowblood

Priest Dokai

The Ballad of Narayama

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