Kōji Nakamoto (仲本 工事, Nakamoto Kōji; July 5, 1941 – October 19, 2022) 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.
On the 19 October 2022, Nakamoto died after being hit by a car at an intersection in Yokohama City, suffering a severe head injury. He was 81.
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Works
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