was a Japanese comedian. His real name is . He was one of the members of
The Drifters
The Drifters are several American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal groups. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1 ...
.
Nakamoto graduated from
Gakushuin University
is a private university in Mejiro, Toshima Ward, Tokyo. It was re-established after World War II as an affiliate of the Gakushūin School Corporation. The privatized successor to the original Gakushūin University (or "Peers School") was establ ...
. 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 togather!', 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
is a Japanese school comedy/drama series aired on NTV at 21:00-21:54 every Saturday from October 11 to December 6, 2008. It consisted of nine episodes. Scrap Teacher was produced by Yuko Hazeyama and Masahiro Uchiyama from a screenplay by Fumie ...
'' (2008) as John Sakita
Film
* ''
Yawara!'' (1989) as Kamoda
* ''
Asako I & II'' (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
Gakushuin University alumni
Road incident deaths in Japan
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