
January 25, 1923 · 103 years old
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 Ichik…

A young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.

A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.

Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.

A conscience-driven Japanese soldier traumatized by the events of WWII adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.

A kabuki theatre-inflected story about a poor village whose people have to be carried to a nearby mountain to die once they get old.

A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to prevent a massacre from taking place.

Hanzo Itami is an incorruptible Edo officer who learns that an infamous killer has fled from his island prison. Hanzo begins tracking him down using his unorthodox interrogation techniques.

A housewife living under her tyrannical husband has her life stressfully turned upside down after getting raped by a burglar.

While attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly immortal, but certainly ruthless, recluse.

Zatoichi meets an infamous blind leader of a gangster organization as he contends with a gloomy ronin widower.

In a town where debt-ridden peasants are being ruthlessly exploited, Zatoichi is forced to take sides between a cruel yakuza boss and his seemingly altruistic rival.

Zatoichi is tricked by a crime gang into killing a man. Realizing his mistake, he sets out to protect the dead man's sister, who is conflicted in accepting his help.

During the currency devaluation by the Edo treasury, officer Hanzo deals with a temple priestess who sells her pupils as prostitutes, and a notorious thief who plans to rob the mint.

A group of samurai plan to assassinate a sadistic feudal lord.

A young ninja becomes embroiled in a plot to kill a tyrannical warlord. He journeys across feudal Japan, facing deceit, betrayal, and enemy ninja at every turn. Goemon must complete his mission, regain his honor, and survive.

A Tokyo scientist and his colleagues shift Earth to avoid a red-hot planet on a collision course.

After extracting information by raping a ghost, Hanzo uncovers a plot among high officials to steal the shogunate's gold and loan it out to the poor.

A bank manager is blackmailed into robbing his own bank.

A tough police detective is falsely accused of corruption, and goes on the run to clear his name. He is assisted by the beautiful daughter of a rich man.

The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbor, Nariatsu. But when the Oshi clan is blamed for the incident, eleven of their best warriors decide to trade their lives for justice.

A Yakuza group from Osaka with dreams of national dominance moves into the snowy Hokuriku region, sparking a bloody turf war with local gangs.

A young journalist turns to an assassin for help when a team of hired killers comes gunning for her.

Clara finds herself in a magical world where her toys have come to life but must fight the evil mice who threaten the kingdom before she can return home.

On the night of the summer Obon festival, Hagiwara Shinzaburo meets a beautiful courtesan named Otsuyu. Not knowing she's a ghost, he becomes infatuated by her.

A businessman returns from an extended trip, but something seems off. Criminal operations and religious cults come into play, while the man's daughter and her journalist boyfriend race to find the truth.

Haunting melodrama focuses on a young bamboo worker who takes his father's prostitute as his wife.

Lt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain momentum in the war is for the air force to gather its most brilliant pilots int...

Masayuki Ueda is sent to prison for murder, but is unable to be contained for long.

The eastern and western factions of the Yakuza battle to control Japan.