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 {{Japan-actor-stub