Kōji Nanbara

Koji Nanbara (南原 宏治, Nanbara Kōji, June 7, 1927 – December 20, 2001) was a Japanese actor. He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. In 1951, he signed with Daiei film company. nad made his film debut with Kamikaze Tokkotai.^[1] He was most famous for playing villains.^[2] He died of a myocardial infarction in Chōfu, Tokyo at age 74.^[2]

Koji Nanbara
Born	(1927-06-07)June 7, 1927 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Died	December 20, 2001(2001-12-20) (aged 74) Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
Years active	1951–2001

Selected filmography

Films

• Danger Stalks Near (1957) – Akama
• The Human Condition (1959) – Gao
• The Bad Sleep Well (1960) – Horiuchi
• Zero Focus (1961) – Kenichi Uhara
• Love Under the Crucifix (1962) -
• Abashiri Prison (1965) – Gonda
• Branded to Kill (1967) – the Number One Killer
• Eleven Samurai (1967) – Chief Retainer Tatewaki
• Samurai Banners (1969) – Aoki
• Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) – Kakuzen
• Kantō Exile (1971)
• Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972) – Ōwada
• Za Gokiburi - Shimura
• Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable
• Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)
• The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979) – Isokawa
• A Taxing Woman's Return (1988) – Yoneda
• Sakura no Sono (1990) – Nakamura

Television

• Katsu Kaishū (TV series) (1974)(Taiga Drama)
• G-Men '75 (1977) – Guest, Kimishima
• Daitsuiseki (1978) – Guest’ Genda, Okazaki

Dubbing

• Escape from Zahrain – Sharif (Yul Brynner)
• Judd, for the Defense – Clinton Judd (Carl Betz)
• Sherlock Holmes (1984) – Professor Moriarty (Eric Porter)
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Movie theater edition) – Darth Vader
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Movie theater edition) – Darth Vader

References

1. "南原 宏治とは". kotobank. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
2. "悪役など名バイプレーヤーとして活躍、南原宏治さん死去". cinematopic. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

External links

• Koji Nanbara at IMDb
• Koji Nanbara at AllMovie
• Koji Nanbara at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)