Kōji Nanbara
Acting Born Jun 7, 1927 Died Dec 20, 2001 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 115 credits
Biography
Kōji Nanbara was a Japanese actor known for his work in film and television, with one hundred fifteen known credits on the Movie Database. He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan on June 7, 1927. His Japanese stage name was 南原宏治. Throughout his career, he was active in the acting profession until his death. He passed away at the age of seventy-four on December 20, 2001, in Chōfu, Tokyo, having suffered a myocardial infarction.
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Career overview
Kōji Nanbara was a Japanese actor who was known for his work in film and television, accumulating a total of one hundred fifteen known credits on the Movie Database. He used the stage name Minamiwara Kōji during his career in the entertainment industry.
He was born on June 7, 1927, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Throughout his career, he established himself as a recognizable screen presence through numerous acting appearances before his passing.
Nanbara passed away on December 20, 2001, at the age of seventy-four, in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan, following a myocardial infarction.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Debt King Part VI: Legendary Speculator in Naniwa
Hermes - Winds of Love
The Woman Tamer - Theatrical EditionOishinboSocratesBlack Jack
Burai-HeiyaSanctuary - Part 2
Gokutsubushi
Lady Weapon: Female Leopard
The Cherry Orchard
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
A Taxing Woman's ReturnRemembrance
Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Demon Pond
Visitor After Dark
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Diamond Eye: Warrior Of LightFemale Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
Kogarashi MonjiroNemuri KyoshiroYakuza Wolf: I Perform MurderWandering Ginza ButterflyThe Trail of Blood
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed SwordsmanMen and War II: Land of Love and SorrowJealousyEvil Spirits in the DarknessKanto Drifter
Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo DriftersMen and War I: Prelude to DestinyCherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
Samurai BannersDaring GirlsArt of AssassinationYoru no mesu - Hana no inochi
The Bad BossTokugawa: Woman's GenealogyOutlaw: Goro the AssassinOhyaku: The Female DemonWhere did Sharaku go?
Gambler's WorldBranded to KillEleven SamuraiGambler's World 2Night Trap
Seventeen Ninja 2: The Great BattleOpium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!Three Generations of Yakuza
Sex PeddlersAbashiri PrisonBloody Shuriken
The Third NinjaThe Call of FleshWarrior of the WindKono michi akashingōHomicide
At the Side of the Bridge 3At the Side of the Bridge 4
Love Under the CrucifixA Flame at the PierThe Pacific War and Himeyuri CorpsHadashi no hanayomeParakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi
Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?Zero FocusDoor of Flowers
The Bad Sleep WellTowering WavesMahiru no wanaStorm on the Silvery PeaksShiroi Kiba
I Want to Be a ShellfishThe Human Condition I: No Greater LoveThe Human WallBrutal BattleOkinawa Interlude
Maria of the Ant VillageI Want to Be a ShellfishBotchanMonthly Salary: 13,000 Yenその手にのるな
Full filmography
- Debt King Part VI: Legendary Speculator in Naniwa (1999)
- Hermes - Winds of Love (1997) as The God Ophelius (voice)
- The Woman Tamer - Theatrical Edition (1996)
- Oishinbo (1996)
- Socrates (1996)
- Black Jack (1996)
- Burai-Heiya (1995) as Kajiyama
- Sanctuary - Part 2 (1995)
- Gokutsubushi (1994)
- Lady Weapon: Female Leopard (1993)
- The Cherry Orchard (1990) as Mr. Nakamura
- Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso (1989)
- A Taxing Woman's Return (1988) as Yoneda
- Remembrance (1988) as Enomoto
- Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance (1986) as Yuichiro Yamagata
- Nemuri Kyoshiro (1982)
- Demon Pond (1979) as Priest Shikami
- Visitor After Dark (1975) as Arao
- Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974) as Toad
- Diamond Eye: Warrior Of Light (1973) as Gen Kai Ryuu
- Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973) as Sameshima
- Kogarashi Monjiro (1972) as Tokutaro
- Nemuri Kyoshiro (1972)
- Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (1972) as Shojiro Izumi
- Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972)
- The Trail of Blood (1972)
- Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) as Kakuzen
- Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971) as Shiro Jinnai
- Jealousy (1971) as Okamura
- Evil Spirits in the Darkness (1971)
- Kanto Drifter (1971)
- Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 7 - The Woman's Cold Hand (1971)
- Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters (1970)
- Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970) as Shiro Jinnai
- Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies! (1970) as Commander Akiyama
- Samurai Banners (1969)
- Daring Girls (1969)
- Art of Assassination (1969) as Goro Kijima
- Yoru no mesu - Hana no inochi (1969)
- The Bad Boss (1968)
- Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy (1968) as Yanagisawa Dewa-no-kami
- Outlaw: Goro the Assassin (1968)
- Ohyaku: The Female Demon (1968) as Sengoku
- Where did Sharaku go? (1968)
- Night Guy (1968)
- Blue in Isezaki (1968) as Doi
- Once and For All Pt.２ (1968)
- Gambler's World (1967) as Daisuki Hirokawa
- Branded to Kill (1967) as No. 1
- Eleven Samurai (1967) as Chamberlain Tatewaki
- Gambler's World 2 (1967) as Sakaki
- Night Trap (1967) as Jiro Morito
- The Chivalrous Life (1967)
- Pomegranate Time (1967) as Shingo Yamazaki
- Seventeen Ninja 2: The Great Battle (1966)
- Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge! (1966)
- Three Generations of Yakuza (1966)
- Sex Peddlers (1965)
- Abashiri Prison (1965) as Gonzo Gonda
- Bloody Shuriken (1965)
- The Third Ninja (1964)
- The Call of Flesh (1964)
- Warrior of the Wind (1964) as Neko
- Kono michi akashingō (1964)
- Homicide (1964) as Major Oba
- At the Side of the Bridge 3 (1963)
- At the Side of the Bridge 4 (1963)
- Love Under the Crucifix (1962) as Mitsunari Ishida
- A Flame at the Pier (1962)
- The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps (1962) as Captain Oshima
- Hadashi no hanayome (1962)
- Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi (1962)
- At the Side of the Bridge 2 (1962)
- Kyūjin ryokō (1962)
- Gakusei geisha koi to kenka (1962)
- At the Side of the Bridge (1962)
- Who Are You, Mr. Sorge? (1961) as Yotoku Miyagi
- Zero Focus (1961) as Kenichi Uhara
- Door of Flowers (1961)
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960) as Public Prosecutor Horiuchi
- Towering Waves (1960) as Yuuki - Yoriko's husband
- Mahiru no wana (1960) as Onishi
- Storm on the Silvery Peaks (1960) as Ichirô Kotani
- Shiroi Kiba (1960) as Yasuyuki Tsunoda
- I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
- The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) as Kô
- The Human Wall (1959)
- Brutal Battle (1959)
- Okinawa Interlude (1959)
- Maria of the Ant Village (1958)
- I Want to Be a Shellfish (1958)
- Botchan (1958) as Botchan
- Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen (1958) as Goro Mutsu
- その手にのるな (1958)
- Stepbrothers (1957) as Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido
- Danger Stalks Near (1957) as Akama
- Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon (1957) as Detective Miyagawa
- The Chop Professor (1956)
- The Kuroda Affair (1956) as Kurahashi Jutayu
- 恐怖の空中殺人 (1956) as 陳
- The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye (1956)
- Three-Headed Tower (1956)
- Police Precinct: The Left-Handed Killer (1956) as Detective Miyagawa
- The Boy Detectives Club – The Devil with Twenty Faces (1956)
- The Boy Detectives Club – Doctor Phantom (1956)
- Avalanche (1956)
- Manchurian Sunset (1956)
- Police Precinct Part 2 (1956) as Detective Miyagawa
- Police Precinct (1956) as Detective Miyagawa
- Spring Voyage (1955)
- Murder on the Last Train (1955)
- Foul Play (1955) as Koizumi
- Maboroshi Kaito Dan (1955)
- Ghost of Saga Mansion (1953)
- ミラーマン(パイロットフィルム版) as 村上良三