Kōji Nakamoto

Japanese actor and comedian (1941–2022)

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Kōji Nakamoto

Born	(1941-07-05)July 5, 1941 Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Died	October 19, 2022(2022-10-19) (aged 81) Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Gakushuin University
Occupation(s)	Comedian, actor, guitarist, singer
Years active	1963–2022

Kōji Nakamoto (仲本工事, Nakamoto Kōji, July 5, 1941 – October 19, 2022) was a Japanese comedian.^[1] His real name is Kōki Nakamoto (仲本興喜).^[2] He was one of the members of The Drifters.^[3]

Nakamoto graduated from Gakushuin University.^[4] He occasionally appeared in the dramas and films as an actor.^[5]

He died in a traffic collision on October 19, 2022, at the age of 81.^[6]

Works

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

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

References

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^ "ドリフターズ" (in Japanese). ナタリー. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ "Kōji Nakamoto" (in Japanese). Viptimes. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ "仲本工事 77歳今だから語る「いかりやさんとの"バカ兄弟"が一番難しかった」" (in Japanese). Bunshun online. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ "仲本工事" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ "「ドリフ」仲本工事さん死去 18日横浜市で車にはねられる 81歳". NHK. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.