Kōji Nakamoto

Kōji Nakamoto (仲本 工事) was a Japanese comedian. His real name is Kōki Nakamoto (仲本 興喜). He was one of the members of The Drifters.

Nakamoto graduated from Gakushuin University. 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.

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

 * Tōyama no Kin-san (1985–86) as Hirame Ginjirō
 * Sōrito Yobanaide (1997) as Deputy Secretary-General of the Cabinet Secretariat
 * Scrap Teacher (2008) as John Sakita

Film

 * Yawara! (1989) as Kamoda
 * Asako I & II (2018) as Hirakawa