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Biography
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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Awards & recognition
- Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Newcomer · 1956
Filmography15 titles

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959as Kô
1959as Kô

The Bad Sleep Well
1960as Public Prosecutor Horiuchi
1960as Public Prosecutor Horiuchi

Eleven Samurai
1967as Chamberlain Tatewaki
1967as Chamberlain Tatewaki

Branded to Kill
1967as No. 1
1967as No. 1

Love Under the Crucifix
1962as Mitsunari Ishida
1962as Mitsunari Ishida

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
1973as Sameshima
1973as Sameshima

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
1972as Shojiro Izumi
1972as Shojiro Izumi

Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman
1971as Kakuzen
1971as Kakuzen

Wandering Ginza Butterfly
1972
1972

A Taxing Woman's Return
1988as Yoneda
1988as Yoneda

Demon Pond
1979as Priest Shikami
1979as Priest Shikami

Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974as Toad
1974as Toad

Zero Focus
1961as Kenichi Uhara
1961as Kenichi Uhara

A Flame at the Pier
1962
1962

Danger Stalks Near
1957as Akama
1957as Akama