Sho Kosugi (ショー・コスギ Shō Kosugi?), born Shōichi Kosugi (小杉 正一 Kosugi Shōichi?, born June 17, 1948), is a Japanese martial artist with extensive training in Shindō jinen-ryū Karate, Kendo, Judo, Iaido, Kobudo, Aikido and Ninjutsu, who gained popularity as an actor during the 1980s, often playing ninjas.
He is also the father of actor Kane Kosugi, who likewise performed martial arts and took on various roles in film and television. In 1994, Kane portrayed Jiraiya/Ninja Black in the Super Sentai series Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, where he faced his father Sho in a two-episode arc in the season.
