Kôji Nanbara was born on June 7, 1927 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan as Uwaji Itsui. He was an actor, known for Koroshi no rakuin (1967), Ningen no jôken (1959) and Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru (1960). He died on December 20, 2001 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan.