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Kaoru Kobayashi

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
125

Gender
Male

Birthday
September 4, 1951 (74 years old)

Place of Birth
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Kaoru Kobayashi

Biography

Kaoru Kobayashi is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto. A multi-award winning thespian, he won best actor at the 30th Yokohama Film Festival and best-supporting actor at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Sorobanzuku.

Known For

Acting

20251972 Fireflies on the Shoreas Taiei Tamashiro
2025The Last Blossomas Akutsu (1986) (voice)
2025Shamas
2025Oboe no Nai Satsujinas
2024Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowaias 仙川鶴一
2024Promised Landas
2024The Yin Yang Master Zeroas Fujiwara Yosuke
2024The Tiger and Her Wingsas 穗高重亲
2023Kubias Tokugawa Ieyasu
2023Tsugaru Lacquer Girlas
2023Worry Not, She's the Bossas Yamagami Tatsuo
2023The Boy and the Heronas Noble Pelican (voice)
2023THE DAYSas Furuya
2023Fixeras Ichiro Suzaki
2023Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2as
2023Trapped Balloonas Shigezo Kojima
2022Dr. Coto's Clinicas Shoichi Hoshino
2022Yes, I Can't Swimas Professor Kamoshita
2022Winter Roseas Giichi Wataguchi
2021Solomon's Perjuryas 津崎 正男
2021Arcas Rihito
2021Reach Beyond the Blue Skyas Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]
2021We Made a Beautiful Bouquetas Hirotaro Yamane
2020Independence of Japanas
2020Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakkuas Kotaki Reiji
2020Off the Recordas Noto Toru
2019Top Leagueas
2019The Great White Toweras Mataichi Zaizen
2019The Island of Catsas Iwao
2019His Lost Nameas Tetsuro
2018Miraclesas Shun Samejima
2018The Miracle of Crybaby Shottanas
2018Hagetakaas Ryosuke Iijima
2017The Miracles of the Namiya General Storeas Takeo Matsuoka
2017Lear on the Shoreas
2017Mukokuas Shozo Yatabe
2017Kiseki: Sobito of That Dayas Seiichi Morita
2017Grade A Reversalas
2017Heavenas Doizaki Gen
2017An Emblem Dedicated To Youas Nakagawa Akiko
2016Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"as Jisaku Koka
2016Midnight Diner 2as Master
2016Midnight Diner: Tokyo Storiesas Master
2016Natsumi's Fireflyas Sakakiyama
2016Hibana: Sparkas
2016Botchanas Madonna’s father
2015Godanas
2015Koinakaas Hirotoshi Serizawa
2015The Emperor's Cookas
2014Midnight Dineras Master
2014Climbing to Springas Isao Nagamine
2014Hello Life from 55as
2014Villiany Ganboas Gen Koshimizu
2013The End of Summeras Shingo Kosugi
2013Womanas Uesugi Kentaro
2013Trembling Cowas
2013Leaving on the 15th Springas Toshiharu Nakazato
2013The Great Passageas Kohei Araki
2013Kyokuhoku Rhapsodyas Masashi Sera
2013Kyokuhoku Rhapsodyas
2012Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogueas Self - Narrator (voice)
2011Carnationas Zensaku Ohara
2011The Castle of Sandas
2011The Egoistsas Kazuyuki Ninomiya
2011The Marriage Counseloras Syogo Yanagisawa
2010Sketches of Kaitan Cityas Ryuzo Higa
2010Abraxasas
2010A Crowd of Threeas
2010Haru's Journeyas Kinoshita
2010Boys on the Runas Suzuki san
2009News Sokuho wa Nagaretaas
2009Midnight Dineras Master
2009Kamuias Hanbei
2009The Sun in Kurobeas Kunpei Takiyama
2008Then Summer Cameas
2008Vacationas Toru Hirai
2008Double Troubleas
2007Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dadas Oton
2006The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiyaas Yasutada Kamiya
2006Tales from Earthseaas The King (voice)
2005A Melody for My Fatheras
2005Femaleas Old man
2004Quill: The Life of a Guide Dogas Mitsuru Watanabe
2003Like Asuraas Takao Satomi
2003Dr. Coto's Clinicas 星野正一
2002Ten Dark Womenas
2002Ghiblies: Episode 2as Toshi-chan (Voice)
2002The Private Detective Mikeas
1999Le Secretas 杉田平介
1999The Black Houseas
1999Secretas Heisuke Sugita
1999The Washing Machineas Taiji Ogami
1999Coquilleas Tatsuya Urayama
1998Ten uraraas 松尾良治
1997Princess Mononokeas Jikobo (voice)
1996The Way of Osaka Financing 1as
1996ナニワ金融道as 桑田 澄男
1994Uneasy Encountersas
1993Chibusaas
1993The Tomb & the Divorceas Yoshinori Ishino
1993Sunflower on the Hillas Yuzuhara Kohei
1993The Last U-Boatas Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän
1991Shimanto Riveras
1990Hong Kong Paradiseas Hachirou Ooishi
1989Untamagiruas Giru
1988Love and Action in Osakaas
1988Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Madas Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)
1987Twilight of the Cockroachesas Saitô (voice)
1987Iki no Iiyatsuas
1986For Businessas Miyabi Sakuramiya
1985And Thenas Tsunejiro Hiraoka
1985Love Letteras Tetsushi Kamiya
1985Paradise Viewas Reishu Goya
1984The Funeralas Inose
1984The Wangan Highwayas Nakamura
1984Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!as
1983ふぞろいの林檎たちas 仲手川 耕一
1983The Second Loveas Hideo Hyuga
1982The Dropoutas Miura
1982Toge no Gunzoas
1981Hear the Wind Singas Me
1981Call from Darknessas Tatsuo Tamura
1979Eighteen Years, to the Seaas Eisuke Morimoto
1977Ballad of Orinas Torazo
1976The Sea of Genkaias

Production

2011The Marriage Counselor...Creator