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Kō Nishimura

Jan 25, 1923 - Apr 29, 1997 (74 years old) in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

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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

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The Sword of Doom
Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
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The Pornographers
Detective Sanada
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13 Assassins
Kujuro Hirayama
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Intentions of Murder
Koichi Takahashi
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Yojimbo
Kuma
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The Ballad of Narayama
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)

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