Kōji Nanbara

was a Japanese actor. He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. In 1951, he signed with Daiei film company. and made his film debut with Kamikaze Tokkotai. Mostly famous later in his career for playing villains, he began acting in the 1950s under the name Shinji Nanbara.

Selected filmography Films Danger Stalks Near (1957) – Akama The Human Condition (1959) – Gao The Bad Sleep Well (1960) – Horiuchi Zero Focus (1961) – Kenichi Uhara Love Under the Crucifix (1962) - Abashiri Prison (1965) – Gonda Branded to Kill (1967) – the Number One Killer Eleven Samurai (1967) – Chief Retainer Tatewaki Samurai Banners (1969) – Aoki Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) – Kakuzen Kantō Exile (1971) Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972) – Ōwada Za Gokiburi - Shimura Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974) The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979) – Isokawa A Taxing Woman's Return (1988) – Yoneda Sakura no Sono (1990) – Nakamura

Television Katsu Kaishū (TV series) (1974)(Taiga Drama) G-Men '75 (1977) – Guest, Kimishima Daitsuiseki (1978) – Guest’ Genda, Okazaki The Yagyu Conspiracy (1978)

Dubbing Escape from Zahrain – Sharif (Yul Brynner) Judd, for the Defense – Clinton Judd (Carl Betz) Sherlock Holmes (1984) – Professor Moriarty (Eric Porter) Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Movie theater edition) – Darth Vader Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Movie theater edition) – Darth Vader