Portrait of Kōji Nanbara

Acting

Kōji Nanbara

Career

Active from 1956 to 1995, with a break from 1980 to 1994, busiest in 1956 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Branded to Kill
Branded to Kill
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kōji Nanbara Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
ミラーマン(パイロットフィルム版)
ミラーマン(パイロットフィルム版)

as 村上良三

1990s

3 titles · average score 55
Hermes - Winds of Love
Hermes - Winds of Love (1997)

as The God Ophelius (voice)

Burai-Heiya
Burai-Heiya (1995)

as Kajiyama

The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard (1990)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mr. Nakamura

1980s

4 titles · average score 71
A Taxing Woman's Return
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

as Yoneda

Remembrance
Remembrance (1988)

as Enomoto

Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance
Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance (1986)

TV show · as Yuichiro Yamagata

Nemuri Kyoshiro
Nemuri Kyoshiro (1982)

TV show

1970s

15 titles · average score 67
Demon Pond
Demon Pond (1979)
GoodWatch score 68

as Priest Shikami

Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)
GoodWatch score 62

as Toad

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sameshima

Diamond Eye: Warrior Of Light
Diamond Eye: Warrior Of Light (1973)

TV show · as Gen Kai Ryuu

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

as Shojiro Izumi

Wandering Ginza Butterfly
Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ōwada

Nemuri Kyoshiro
Nemuri Kyoshiro (1972)

TV show

Kogarashi Monjiro
Kogarashi Monjiro (1972)

TV show · as Tokutaro

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kakuzen

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971)

as Shiro Jinnai

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)

as Shiro Jinnai

Will to Conquer
Will to Conquer (1970)

as Manosuke Iwasaki

1960s

24 titles · average score 77
Art of Assassination
Art of Assassination (1969)

as Goro Kijima

Key Hunter
Key Hunter (1968)

TV show

Branded to Kill
Branded to Kill (1967)
GoodWatch score 88

as No. 1

Eleven Samurai
Eleven Samurai (1967)
GoodWatch score 82

as Chamberlain Tatewaki

Abashiri Prison
Abashiri Prison (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

as Gonzo Gonda

Warrior of the Wind
Warrior of the Wind (1964)

as Neko

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps (1962)

as Captain Oshima

Love Under the Crucifix
Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mitsunari Ishida

Zero Focus
Zero Focus (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kenichi Uhara

The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
GoodWatch score 91

as Public Prosecutor Horiuchi

Towering Waves
Towering Waves (1960)

as Yuuki - Yoriko's husband

Shiroi Kiba
Shiroi Kiba (1960)

as Yasuyuki Tsunoda

1950s

12 titles · average score 80
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
GoodWatch score 80

as Kô

Botchan
Botchan (1958)

as Botchan

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen (1958)

as Goro Mutsu

Danger Stalks Near
Danger Stalks Near (1957)

as Akama

Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers (1957)

as Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido

Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon
Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon (1957)

as Detective Miyagawa

The Kuroda Affair
The Kuroda Affair (1956)

as Kurahashi Jutayu

Police Precinct Part 2
Police Precinct Part 2 (1956)

as Detective Miyagawa

Police Precinct: The Left-Handed Killer
Police Precinct: The Left-Handed Killer (1956)

as Detective Miyagawa

Police Precinct
Police Precinct (1956)

as Detective Miyagawa

恐怖の空中殺人
恐怖の空中殺人 (1956)

as 陳

Foul Play
Foul Play (1955)

as Koizumi