Kojika Ban

Name: Kojika Ban
Native name: 小鹿番
Also Known as: こじかばん, こじかあつし, 小鹿敦
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: June 18, 1932
Died: April 29, 2004

Kojika Ban, born Kojika Atsushi (小鹿敦) in Asakusa, Kappabashi, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. Initially interested in painting, he became passionate about theater after joining his high school drama club at Omiya High School (大宮高等学校). He later pursued a degree in Theater Studies at Meiji University (明治大学).

Kojika worked with several theater groups, including Seishunza (青春座), Joyakuza (女優座), Butai Kobo (舞台工房), and Atelierza (アトリエ座), before joining the Toho Modern Theater (東宝現代劇) troupe in 1957.

He passed away on April 29, 2004, at the age of 71 from acute renal failure.

(Source: MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2003	Hagure Keiji: Junjoha Series 16 Japanese Drama, 2003, 24 eps Nakajima Hajime (Ep. 6) (Guest Role)	24	Nakajima Hajime (Ep. 6) Guest Role	0.0
1999	Hagure Keiji: Junjoha Series 12 Japanese Drama, 1999, 27 eps Iwata Bunzo (Ep. 6) (Guest Role)	27	Iwata Bunzo (Ep. 6) Guest Role	0.0
1999	Shiori Densetsu: Suta Tanjo Japanese Drama, 1999, 40 eps Ohara Toshio (Support Role)	40	Ohara Toshio Support Role	0.0
1998	Ooka Echizen Season 15 Japanese Drama, 1998, 26 eps (Ep. 3) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 3) Guest Role	0.0
1991	Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi Season 2 Japanese Drama, 1991, 8 eps [Janitor] (Ep. 7) (Guest Role)	8	[Janitor] (Ep. 7) Guest Role	0.0
1991	Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi Japanese Drama, 1991, 10 eps (Ep. 2) (Guest Role)	10	(Ep. 2) Guest Role	0.0
1989	Kattenishiyagare Hei! Buraza Japanese Drama, 1989, 22 eps (Ep. 12) (Guest Role)	22	(Ep. 12) Guest Role	0.0
1989	Hagure Keiji: Junjoha Series 2 Japanese Drama, 1989, 25 eps [Ramen stand] (Ep. 3) (Guest Role)	25	[Ramen stand] (Ep. 3) Guest Role	0.0
1988	Abunai Deka Season 2 Japanese Drama, 1988, 25 eps [Drunk man] (Ep. 9) (Guest Role)	25	[Drunk man] (Ep. 9) Guest Role	0.0
1987	Hissatsu Kengekijin Japanese Drama, 1987, 8 eps Sakichi (Ep. 4) (Guest Role)	8	Sakichi (Ep. 4) Guest Role	0.0
1987	Edo wo Kiru Season 7 Japanese Drama, 1987, 30 eps (Ep. 18) (Guest Role)	30	(Ep. 18) Guest Role	0.0
1985	Hokori no Hoshu Japanese Drama, 1985, 49 eps [Sendai Minami Police Station detective] (Ep. 41) (Guest Role)	49	[Sendai Minami Police Station detective] (Ep. 41) Guest Role	0.0
1984	Ooka Echizen Season 8 Japanese Drama, 1984, 26 eps (Ep. 25) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 25) Guest Role	0.0
1979	3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei Japanese Drama, 1979, 23 eps Hirayama Yozo [Eikichi's father] (Ep. 12) (Guest Role)	23	Hirayama Yozo [Eikichi's father] (Ep. 12) Guest Role	7.4
1979	Tatoeba, Ai Japanese Drama, 1979, 13 eps Kinoshita Kiyoshi (Support Role)	13	Kinoshita Kiyoshi Support Role	0.0
1979	Moero Attack Japanese Drama, 1979, 71 eps Kojika Koji (Support Role)	71	Kojika Koji Support Role	7.9
1976	Futari de Hitori Japanese Drama, 1976, 20 eps (Unknown)	20	Unknown	0.0
1974	Daitozoku Japanese Drama, 1974, 13 eps (Ep. 8) (Guest Role)	13	(Ep. 8) Guest Role	3.0
1972	Red Beard Japanese Drama, 1972, 49 eps Ichizo (Support Role)	49	Ichizo Support Role	0.0
1969	Onihei Hankacho Japanese Drama, 1969, 65 eps Koyanagi Yasugoro (Ep. 26, 31, 47) (Guest Role)	65	Koyanagi Yasugoro (Ep. 26, 31, 47) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1988	A Taxing Woman’s Return Japanese Movie, 1988, [husband] (Support Role)	[husband] Support Role	6.9
1987	Shonan Bakuso Zoku Japanese Movie, 1987, [Sakurai's father] (Support Role)	[Sakurai's father] Support Role	5.1
1985	Be-Bop High School Japanese Movie, 1985, Izumi Yoshio [Kyoko's father] (Support Role)	Izumi Yoshio [Kyoko's father] Support Role	6.9
1984	Hare Tokidoki Satsujin Japanese Movie, 1984, Sekiguchi Mitsuji (Support Role)	Sekiguchi Mitsuji Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2004	Ekimae Taxi Yukemuri Jiken Annai 2 Japanese Special, 2004, 1 eps Muraoka Yasushi (Guest Role)	1	Muraoka Yasushi Guest Role	0.0
2003	Yamamura Misa Suspense: Red Hearse 17 - Monthly Blackmailer Japanese Special, 2003, 1 eps Takeuchi Yukihisa (Guest Role)	1	Takeuchi Yukihisa Guest Role	2.0
2002	Chiho Kisha Tachibana Yosuke 19: Hakone Odawara Tsushin Kyoku Japanese Special, 2002, 1 eps Morishita (Guest Role)	1	Morishita Guest Role	0.0
1999	Chiho Kisha Tachibana Yosuke 13: Nikko Imaichi Tsushin Kyoku Japanese Special, 1999, 1 eps [Souvenir shop owner] (Guest Role)	1	[Souvenir shop owner] Guest Role	0.0
1996	Kansatsui Muro Akiko 20: Kenju Japanese Special, 1996, 1 eps Ejiri Yuichi [Boryokudan chief] (Guest Role)	1	Ejiri Yuichi [Boryokudan chief] Guest Role	0.0
1996	Shuchakueki Series 5: Hokori Aru Higaisha Japanese Special, 1996, 1 eps [Apartment manager] (Guest Role)	1	[Apartment manager] Guest Role	0.0
1992	Kansatsui Muro Akiko 11: Yuganda Kokuhaku Japanese Special, 1992, 1 eps Fujii [Waste collection employee] (Guest Role)	1	Fujii [Waste collection employee] Guest Role	0.0
1990	Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 1990 Fall Special Japanese Special, 1990, 1 eps {Soko ni Tobira ga Atta} (Support Role)	1	{Soko ni Tobira ga Atta} Support Role	0.0
1990	Soko ni Tobira ga Atta Japanese Special, 1990, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1988	Yome Shutome Jingi Naki Onna no Tatakai Japanese Special, 1988, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1985	Haikara-san ga Toru Japanese Special, 1985, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1983	Matsumoto Seicho no Aoi Byoten Japanese Special, 1983, 1 eps [Bookstore owner] (Support Role)	1	[Bookstore owner] Support Role	0.0
1982	Matsumoto Seicho no Yubi Japanese Special, 1982, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1980	Akai Shisen Japanese Special, 1980, 2 eps [Barkeep] (Support Role)	2	[Barkeep] Support Role	6.4

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