Kōji Nakamoto
July 5, 1941 – October 19, 2022 was a Japanese comedian. His real name is Kōki Nakamoto. He was one of the members of The Drifters.
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Kōji Nakamoto
- Name
- Kōji Nakamoto
- Born
- 5 July 1941
- Birthplace
- Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- 19 October 2022
- Place of death
- Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Comedian, actor, guitarist, singer
- Education
- Gakushuin University
- Full name
- 仲本 興喜.
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Nakamoto graduated from Gakushuin University. He occasionally appeared in the dramas and films as an actor. On the 19 October 2022, Nakamoto died after being hit by a car at an intersection in Yokohama City, suffering a severe head injury. He was 81.
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• Name — Kōji Nakamoto • Born — 5 July 1941 • Birthplace — Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan • Died — 19 October 2022 • Place of death — Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan • Occupation — Comedian, actor, guitarist, singer • Education — Gakushuin University • Years Active — 1963–2022
Variety show
Variety show
• Hachiji Dayo, Zen'inshugo! ('It's eight o'clock PM, everyone together!', 1969–85) • Dorifu Daibakusho (1976–2003) • Tobe Son Goku (1977–78)
Television drama
Television drama
• Tōyama no Kin-san (1985–86) as Hirame Ginjirō • Sōrito Yobanaide (1997) as Deputy Secretary-General of the Cabinet Secretariat • Scrap Teacher (2008) as John Sakita
Film
• Yawara! (1989) as Kamoda • Asako I & II (2018) as Hirakawa
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