Koji Nanbara  | |
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![]() Nanbara, second from left in front row, in Abashiri Prison  | |
| Born | June 7, 1927 | 
| Died | December 20, 2001 (aged 74) | 
| Other names | Shinji Nanbara (南原伸二) | 
| Years active | 1951–2001 | 
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. and made his film debut with Kamikaze Tokkotai.[1] Mostly famous later in his career for playing villains, he began acting in the 1950s under the name Shinji Nanbara.[2] He died of a myocardial infarction in Chōfu, Tokyo at age 74.[2]
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
 - The Yagyu Conspiracy (1978)
 
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
- ↑ "南原 宏治とは". kotobank. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
 - 1 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)
 
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