Kô Nishimura

Ko Nishimura (1923 - 1997)
==Film Deaths==
*Pigs and Battleships (Buta to gunkan) (1961) [Yajima]: Kills himself off-screen since he owed money to the yakuza and couldn't repay fast enough. His body is later shown. 
*Yojimbo (Yôjinbô) (1961) [Kuma]: Shot by Tatsuya Nakadai in an exchange of prisoners.
*Gang Vs Gang (Gyangu taj Gayangu) (1962) [Gangster] Run over by a car. 
*Shinobi No Mono (1962) [Kizaru]: Stabbed to death by Raizô Ichikawa.
*13 Assassins (Jûsan-nin no shikaku) (1963) [Kujuro Hirayama]: Stabbed to death in the films climatic battle.
*House of Terrors (Kaidan semushi otoko) (1965) [Hunchback Caretaker / Baron Tominaga] Playing dual roles, 'Baron Tominaga' dies after being locked in a cage and starves. 'Hunchback' survives the film.
*The Threat (Odoshi) (1966) [Kawanishi] Run over by a train. 
*A Killer's Key (Aru koroshiya no kagi) (1967) [Yasujiro Endo] Kills himself by slicing open his wrists. 
*Samurai Wolf II (Kiba Ôkaminosuke: jigoku giri) (1967) [Magobei/Kiba's Father]: Playing duel roles 'Kiba's Father' is stabbed by numerous samurai. 'Magobei' is killed in a sword duel with Isao Natsuyagi.
*Zatoichi the Outlaw (Zatôichi rôyaburi) (1967) [Kyushiro Suga]: Stabbed to death by Shintaro Katsu and his cane sword.
*The Living Skeleton (Kyûketsu dokuro-sen) (1968) [Nishizato(Ship's doctor)]: Gets stuck in the gears of his machine breaking his body.
*Peony Lantern (The Bride from Hades, Botan-dôrô) (1968) [Banzo] Stabbed to death by bandits at the films end. 
*Samaritan Zatoichi (Zatôichi kenka-daiko) (1968) [Sosuke Saruya]: Stabbed in the back with a sword by Akira Shimizu.
*Snake Woman's Curse (Kaidan hebi-onna) (1968) [Yaskuke]: Dies due to malnutrition/old age with his family by his side after excerting himself on the road. 
*Goyôkin  (1969) [Assassin]: Killed in a duel with Tatsuya Nakadai.
*Quick-draw Okatsu (Yoen dokufuden: Hitokiri okatsu) (1969) [Makabe]: Tortured to death.
*Zatoichi goes to the Fire Festival (Zatôichi abare-himatsuri) (1970) [Migi]: Stabbed to death by one of Masayuki Mori's men.
*Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance  (Shura-yuki-hime: Urami Renga) (1974) [Priest Dôkai]: While not appearing in the film, it is established that his character died between films when Meiko Kaji visits his grave.
*The Rapacious Prisoner (Escaped Murderer from Hiroshima Prison; Datsugoku Hiroshima satsujinshu) (1974) [Prisoner] Run over by a truck. 
*Manhunt (Kimi yo fundo no kawa wo watare) (1975) [Nagaoka Ryokai]: Shot to death by Ken Takakura
*Under the Blossom of the Cherry Trees (Sakura no mori no mankai no shita) (1975) [Kenpeishi] Decapitated with a sword by Tomisaburô Wakayama.
*New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Boss's Head (Shin jingi naki tatakai: Kumicho no kubi) (1975) [Tokuji Owada]: Shot to death by Tsutomu Yamazaki .
*The Godfather: Resolution (Nihon no Don: Kanketsuhen) (1978) [Shigetomi Katta] Dies of sickness off-screen. 
*47 Ronin (Shijûshichinin no shikaku) (1992) [Kôzukenosuke Kira]: Stabbed in the chest with a sword by Ken Takakura. Ken then proceeds to cut off Ko's head.
==TV Deaths==
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