Kōji Wada (actor)

Kōji Wada (和田 浩治, Wada Kōji, 28 January 1944 – 6 July 1986) was a Japanese actor.[2][3]

Kōji Wada
Born	28 January 1944 Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Died	6 July 1986 (aged 42) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1959–1986
Spouse(s)	Michiyo Azusa ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1972)​ [1]

Career

In 1959, Wada was scouted and joined Nikkatsu Company at the age of 15.[4] Wada's film debut was the 1959 film Mugon no Rantō directed by Katsumi Nishikawa.[4][5] In 1971, he left Nikkatsu and became a freelance actor.[4] As a freelance actor he appeared in supporting roles in such films as The Street Fighter's Last Revenge,[6] New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of the Boss.[7]

Selected filmography

Film

• Mugon no Rantō (1959) : Masao Kinoshita
• Go to Hell, Hoodlums! (1960) : Sadao Matsudaira
• Carmen from Kawachi (1962) : Akira Sakata
• Gate of Flesh (1964) : Abe
• Gappa: The Triphibian Monster (1967) : Machida
• Alleycat Rock: Female Boss (1970) : Michio Yagami
• The Street Fighter's Last Revenge (1974) : Kunigami
• New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of the Boss (1976) : Tsutomu Nakamichi
• A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977) : Yoshizawa
• Proof of the Man (1977) : Kawanishi
• Mito Kōmon (1978) : Genpachiro Tsurugi

Television

• Ryōma ga Yuku (1968) : Takasugi Sinsaku
• Edo o KiruⅢ (1977) : Sakichi
• Ōoka Echizen (1978-86) : Kazama Shunsuke

References

1. 和田浩治 結婚１年７カ月で梓みちよと泥沼離婚 (in Japanese). nikkangendai. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
2. 和田浩次 (in Japanese). Kinenote. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
3. 和田浩次 (in Japanese). kotobank.jp. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
4. 和田浩次 (in Japanese). eiga.db. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
5. 無言の乱斗 (in Japanese). nikkatsu. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
6. 逆襲! 殺人拳 (in Japanese). japanese-cinema. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
7. 新仁義なき戦い 組長最後の日 (in Japanese). japanese-cinema. Retrieved 2020-12-23.

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