was a Japanese comedian. His real name is . He was one of the members of

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. Nakamoto graduated from

Gakushuin University is a private university in Mejiro, Toshima, Tokyo. The Gakushūin (or "Peers School") was established during the Meiji period to educate the children of the Japanese nobility, but back then the institution had only the primary and secondary ...

. He occasionally appeared in the dramas and films as an actor. He died in a traffic collision on October 19, 2022, at the age of 81.

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

* ''

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'' (1985–86) as Hirame Ginjirō * '' Sōrito Yobanaide'' (1997) as Deputy Secretary-General of the Cabinet Secretariat * '' Scrap Teacher'' (2008) as John Sakita

Film

* ''

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'' (1989) as Kamoda * ''

Asako I & II is a 2018 Japanese romantic drama film directed by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, starring Masahiro Higashide and Erika Karata. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on a 2010 novel by Tomoka Shiba ...

'' (2018) as Hirakawa

References

External links

Kōji Nakamoto at Izawa OfficeKōji Nakamoto at official Youtube
1941 births 2022 deaths Japanese male comedians Japanese male actors 20th-century Japanese guitarists 21st-century Japanese guitarists Comedians from Tokyo Musicians from Tokyo People from Shibuya Gakushuin University alumni Road incident deaths in Japan {{Comedian-stub