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Sho Kosugi

1948 - Today

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Sho Kosugi (ショー・コスギ, Shō Kosugi, born Shōichi Kosugi (小杉 正一, Kosugi Shōichi) on June 17, 1948) is a Japanese actor, martial artist and writer with extensive training in Shindō jinen-ryū Karate, Kendo, Judo, Iaido, Kobudo, Aikido and Ninjutsu. A former All Japan Karate Champion, he gained popularity as an actor during the 1980s, often playing ninjas. He starred in a trilogy of martial arts ninja films produced by Cannon Films (Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja III: The Domination), before starring in the primetime television series The Master. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sho Kosugi has received more than 838,258 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sho Kosugi is the 2,104th most popular actor (down from 2,071st in 2019), the 782nd most popular biography from Japan (up from 797th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Japanese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 840k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sho Kosugi ranks 2,104 out of 9,996. Before him are David Doyle, Toni Servillo, Anne Heche, Per Oscarsson, Tom Sizemore, and Aaron Paul. After him are Donald Crisp, Kirin Kiki, Charlie Hunnam, Donna Murphy, Elizabeth Olsen, and Stanisław Mikulski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Sho Kosugi ranks 193. Before him are Gunnar Nilsson, Enrique Cerezo, Peter Turkson, James Taylor, Steve Winwood, and Friedrich Koncilia. After him are Kenny Loggins, Jimmy Lai, Patty Pravo, Zdravko Tolimir, Baldwin Lonsdale, and Pascal Bruckner.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Sho Kosugi ranks 782 out of 6,048. Before him are Sanjō Sanetomi (1837), Eiko Ishioka (1938), Yasushi Inoue (1907), Takuboku Ishikawa (1886), Tasuku Honjo (1942), and Naoya Shiga (1883). After him are Kirin Kiki (1943), Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386), Kodama Gentarō (1852), Kiyoshi Tomizawa (1943), Mitsuru Adachi (1951), and Moriteru Ueshiba (1951).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Sho Kosugi ranks 24. Before him are Sessue Hayakawa (1886), Momoko Kōchi (1932), Victoria Principal (1950), Shintaro Katsu (1931), Mie Hama (1943), and Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (1933). After him are Kirin Kiki (1943), Teinosuke Kinugasa (1896), Mayumi Tanaka (1955), Yūsaku Matsuda (1949), Tetsurō Tamba (1922), and Meiko Kaji (1947).

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