Deceased

How Did Kōji Nanbara Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 74

Also known as南原宏治 , Shinji Nanbara, 南原伸二, Кодзи НамбараGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn07/06/1927Born inYokohama, Kanagawa, JapanDied20/12/2001 (aged 74)Died inChōfuCauseheart failureWikidataQ6455165 ↗TMDb#82477 ↗

Koji Nanbara was a Japanese actor. He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. In 1951, he signed with Daiei film company. and made his film debut with Kamikaze Tokkotai. Mostly famous later in his career for playing villains, he began acting in the 1950s under the name Shinji Nanbara. He died of a myocardial infarction in Chōfu, Tokyo at age 74.

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Filmography108 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2000	Heisei Restoration: The Wolves March OnMovie	—	73
1999	Debt King Part VI: Legendary Speculator in NaniwaMovie	—	72
1997	Hermes - Winds of LoveMovie	The God Ophelius (voice)	70
1996	OishinboMovie	—	69
1996	SocratesMovie	—	69
1996	Black JackMovie	—	69
1996	The Woman Tamer - Theatrical EditionMovie	—	69
1995	Burai-HeiyaMovie	Kajiyama	68
1995	Sanctuary - Part 2Movie	—	68
1994	GokutsubushiMovie	—	67
1993	Lady Weapon: Female LeopardMovie	—	66
1990	The Cherry OrchardMovie	Mr. Nakamura	63
1989	Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru JyosoMovie	—	62
1988	RemembranceMovie	Enomoto	61
1988	A Taxing Woman's ReturnMovie	Yoneda	61
1986	Sailor Suit Rebel AllianceSeries	Yuichiro Yamagata	59
1982	Nemuri KyoshiroSeries	—	55
1979	Demon PondMovie	Priest Shikami	52
1975	Visitor After DarkMovie	Arao	48
1974	Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of VengeanceMovie	Toad	47
1973	Diamond Eye: Warrior Of LightSeries	Gen Kai Ryuu	46
1973	Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast StableMovie	Sameshima	46
1972	Yakuza Wolf: I Perform MurderMovie	Shojiro Izumi	45
1972	Wandering Ginza ButterflyMovie	—	45
1972	Nemuri KyoshiroSeries	—	45
1972	The Trail of BloodMovie	—	45
1971	Men and War II: Land of Love and SorrowMovie	Shiro Jinnai	44
1971	Evil Spirits in the DarknessMovie	—	44
1971	JealousyMovie	Okamura	44
1971	Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed SwordsmanMovie	Kakuzen	44
1971	Kanto DrifterMovie	—	44
1971	Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 7 - The Woman's Cold HandMovie	—	44
1970	Men and War I: Prelude to DestinyMovie	Shiro Jinnai	43
1970	Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo DriftersMovie	—	43
1970	Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!Movie	Commander Akiyama	43
1969	Samurai BannersMovie	—	42
1969	Daring GirlsMovie	—	42
1969	Yoru no mesu - Hana no inochiMovie	—	42
1969	Art of AssassinationMovie	Goro Kijima	42
1968	Outlaw: Goro the AssassinMovie	—	41
1968	Night GuyMovie	—	41
1968	The Bad BossMovie	—	41
1968	Once and For All Pt.２Movie	—	41
1968	Tokugawa: Woman's GenealogyMovie	Yanagisawa Dewa-no-kami	41
1968	Where did Sharaku go?Movie	—	41
1968	Ohyaku: The Female DemonMovie	Sengoku	41
1967	Pomegranate TimeMovie	Shingo Yamazaki	40
1967	Branded to KillMovie	No. 1	40
1967	Gambler's WorldMovie	Daisuki Hirokawa	40
1967	Eleven SamuraiMovie	Chamberlain Tatewaki	40
1967	Gambler's World 2Movie	Sakaki	40
1967	The Chivalrous LifeMovie	—	40
1966	Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!Movie	—	39
1966	Seventeen Ninja 2: The Great BattleMovie	—	39
1966	Three Generations of YakuzaMovie	—	39
1965	Bloody ShurikenMovie	—	38
1965	Abashiri PrisonMovie	Gonzo Gonda	38
1965	Sex PeddlersMovie	—	38
1964	HomicideMovie	Major Oba	37
1964	The Third NinjaMovie	—	37
1964	Warrior of the WindMovie	Neko	37
1964	The Call of FleshMovie	—	37
1963	At the Side of the Bridge 3Movie	—	36
1963	At the Side of the Bridge 4Movie	—	36
1962	Love Under the CrucifixMovie	Mitsunari Ishida	35
1962	Kyūjin ryokōMovie	—	35
1962	At the Side of the Bridge 2Movie	—	35
1962	Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachiMovie	—	35
1962	Gakusei geisha koi to kenkaMovie	—	35
1962	Hadashi no hanayomeMovie	—	35
1962	At the Side of the BridgeMovie	—	35
1962	The Pacific War and Himeyuri CorpsMovie	Captain Oshima	35
1962	A Flame at the PierMovie	—	35
1961	Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?Movie	Yotoku Miyagi	34
1961	Zero FocusMovie	Kenichi Uhara	34
1961	Door of FlowersMovie	—	34
1960	The Bad Sleep WellMovie	Public Prosecutor Horiuchi	33
1960	Mahiru no wanaMovie	Onishi	33
1960	Towering WavesMovie	Yuuki - Yoriko's husband	33
1960	Shiroi KibaMovie	Yasuyuki Tsunoda	33
1960	Storm on the Silvery PeaksMovie	Ichirô Kotani	33
1959	Brutal battleMovie	—	32
1959	I Want to Be a ShellfishMovie	—	32
1959	The Human WallMovie	—	32
1959	Okinawa InterludeMovie	—	32
1959	The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveMovie	Kô	32
1958	Maria of the Ant VillageMovie	—	31
1958	I Want to Be a ShellfishMovie	—	31
1958	その手にのるなMovie	—	31
1958	BotchanMovie	Botchan	31
1958	Monthly Salary: 13,000 YenMovie	Goro Mutsu	31
1957	StepbrothersMovie	Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido	30
1957	Danger Stalks NearMovie	Akama	30
1956	Police PrecinctMovie	Detective Miyagawa	29
1956	Police Precinct Part 2Movie	Detective Miyagawa	29
1956	The Kuroda AffairMovie	Kurahashi Jutayu	29
1956	The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private EyeMovie	—	29
1956	Manchurian SunsetMovie	—	29
1956	The Boy Detectives Club – The Devil with Twenty FacesMovie	—	29
1956	Three-Headed TowerMovie	—	29
1956	The Chop ProfessorMovie	—	29
1956	The Boy Detectives Club – Doctor PhantomMovie	—	29
1955	Foul PlayMovie	Koizumi	28
1955	Murder on the Last TrainMovie	—	28
1955	Spring VoyageMovie	—	28
1955	Maboroshi Kaito DanMovie	—	28
1953	Ghost of Saga MansionMovie	—	26
0	ミラーマン(パイロットフィルム版)Movie	村上良三	—