Kō Nishimura films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 5 films on Boxlist

Starring Kō Nishimura

High and Low
1963 · Film
8.4/10 · TMDB
An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
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Yojimbo
1961 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk...
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Lady Snowblood
1973 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her...
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Red Beard
1965 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous...
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The Sword of Doom
1966 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
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