Kōji Nanbara

{{Short description|Japanese actor (1927–2001)}}

{{Infobox person

|name = Koji Nanbara

|image = Abashiri-Prison-Film-2.jpg

|image_caption = Nanbara, second from left in front row, in Abashiri Prison

|birth_date = {{birth date|1927|6|7|mf=y}}

|birth_place = Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

|death_date = {{death date and age|2001|12|20|1927|6|7}}

|death_place = Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan

| yearsactive = 1951–2001

|othername = Shinji Nanbara (南原伸二)

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{{nihongo|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.{{cite web|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%B2%96%20%E9%9B%85%E4%B9%9F-1641285|publisher=kotobank|title=南原 宏治とは | accessdate= January 2, 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www3.cinematopics.com/archives/38973|publisher=cinematopic|title=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 | accessdate= January 2, 2020}}