Actor
Kaoru Kobayashi
4 September 1951 (75) Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Movies
- 85
- Shows
- 42
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
- 2025
- The Last Blossom · Film · Akutsu (1986) (voice)
- Sham · Film
- Oboe no Nai Satsujin · Film
- 1972 Fireflies on the Shore · Series · Taiei Tamashiro
- 憶えのない殺人 · Series · 佐治英雄
- 2024
- Promised Land · Film
- The Yin Yang Master Zero · Film · Fujiwara Yosuke
- Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai · Series · Tsuruichi Senkawa
- The Tiger and Her Wings · Series · Hodaka Shigechika
- 2023
- Kubi · Film · Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Tsugaru Lacquer Girl · Film
- The Boy and the Heron · Film · Noble Pelican (voice)
- Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 · Film
- Trapped Balloon · Film · Shigezo Kojima
- Worry Not, She's the Boss · Series · Yamagami Tatsuo
- THE DAYS · Series · Furuya
- Fixer · Series · Ichiro Suzaki
- 2022
- Dr. Coto's Clinic · Film · Shoichi Hoshino
- Yes, I Can't Swim · Film · Professor Kamoshita
- Winter Rose · Film · Giichi Wataguchi
- 2021
- Arc · Film · Rihito
- We Made a Beautiful Bouquet · Film · Hirotaro Yamane
- Solomon's Perjury · Series · Masao Tsuzaki
- Reach Beyond the Blue Sky · Series · Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]
- 2020
- Independence of Japan · Film
- Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku · Series · Kotaki Reiji
- Off the Record · Series · Noto Toru
- 2019
- The Island of Cats · Film · Iwao
- His Lost Name · Film · Tetsuro
- Top League · Series
- The Great White Tower · Series · Mataichi Zaizen
- 2018
- The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan · Film · Mamoru Fujita
- Miracles · Series · Shun Samejima
- Hagetaka · Series · Ryosuke Iijima
- 2017
- The Miracles of the Namiya General Store · Film · Takeo Matsuoka
- Lear on the Shore · Film
- Mukoku · Film · Shozo Yatabe
- Kiseki: Sobito of That Day · Film · Seiichi Morita
- An Emblem Dedicated To You · Film · Nakagawa Akiko
- Grade A Reversal · Series
- Heaven · Series · Doizaki Gen
- 2016
- Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" · Film · Jisaku Koka
- Midnight Diner 2 · Film · Master
- Natsumi's Firefly · Film · Sakakiyama
- Botchan · Film · Madonna’s father
- Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories · Series · Master
- Hibana: Spark · Series
- 2015
- Godan · Series · Takao Anjo
- Koinaka · Series · Hirotoshi Serizawa
- The Emperor's Cook · Series
- 2014
- Midnight Diner · Film · Master
- Climbing to Spring · Film · Isao Nagamine
- Hello Life from 55 · Series
- Villiany Ganbo · Series · Gen Koshimizu
- 2013
- The End of Summer · Film · Shingo Kosugi
- Leaving on the 15th Spring · Film · Toshiharu Nakazato
- The Great Passage · Film · Kohei Araki
- Kyokuhoku Rhapsody · Film · Masashi Sera
- Woman · Series · Uesugi Kentaro
- Trembling Cow · Series
- Kyokuhoku Rhapsody · Series
- 2012
- Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue · Series · Narrator (voice)
- 2011
- The Egoists · Film · Kazuyuki Ninomiya
- Carnation · Series · Zensaku Ohara
- The Castle of Sand · Series
- The Marriage Counselor · Series · Syogo Yanagisawa
- The Marriage Counselor · Series · Creator
- 2010
- Sketches of Kaitan City · Film · Ryuzo Higa
- Abraxas · Film
- A Crowd of Three · Film
- Haru's Journey · Film · Kinoshita
- Boys on the Run · Film · Suzuki san
- 2009
- Kamui · Film · Hanbei
- News Sokuho wa Nagareta · Series
- Midnight Diner · Series · Master
- The Sun in Kurobe · Series · Kunpei Takiyama
- 2008
- Then Summer Came · Film
- Vacation · Film · Toru Hirai
- Double Trouble · Film
- 2007
- Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad · Film · Oton
- 2006
- The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya · Film · Yasutada Kamiya
- Tales from Earthsea · Film · The King (voice)
- 2005
- A Melody for My Father · Film
- Female · Film · Old man
- 2004
- Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog · Film · Mitsuru Watanabe
- 2003
- Like Asura · Film · Takao Satomi
- Dr. Coto's Clinic · Series · 星野正一
- 2002
- Ten Dark Women · Film
- Ghiblies: Episode 2 · Film · Toshi-chan (Voice)
- The Private Detective Mike · Series
- 1999
- Le Secret · Film · 杉田平介
- The Black House · Film
- Secret · Film · Heisuke Sugita
- The Washing Machine · Film · Taiji Ogami
- Coquille · Film · Tatsuya Urayama
- 1998
- Ten urara · Series · 松尾良治
- 1997
- Princess Mononoke · Film · Jikobo (voice)
- 1996
- The Way of Osaka Financing 1 · Film
- ナニワ金融道 · Series · 桑田 澄男
- 1994
- Uneasy Encounters · Film
- 1993
- Chibusa · Film
- The Tomb & the Divorce · Film · Yoshinori Ishino
- The Last U-Boat · Film · Tatsumi · Fregattenkapitän
- Sunflower on the Hill · Series · Yuzuhara Kohei
- 1991
- Shimanto River · Film
- 1990
- Hong Kong Paradise · Film · Hachirou Ooishi
- 1989
- Untamagiru · Film · Giru
- 1988
- Love and Action in Osaka · Film
- Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad · Film · Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)
- 1987
- Twilight of the Cockroaches · Film · Saitô (voice)
- Iki no Iiyatsu · Series
- 1986
- For Business · Film · Miyabi Sakuramiya
- 1985
- And Then · Film · Tsunejiro Hiraoka
- Love Letter · Film · Tetsushi Kamiya
- Paradise View · Film · Reishu Goya
- 1984
- The Funeral · Film · Inose
- The Wangan Highway · Film · Nakamura
- Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna! · Film
- 1983
- The Second Love · Film · Hideo Hyuga
- ふぞろいの林檎たち · Series · 仲手川 耕一
- 1982
- The Dropout · Film · Miura
- Nikutai no shokei · Film · Magazine reporter
- Toge no Gunzo · Series
- 1981
- Hear the Wind Sing · Film · Me
- Call from Darkness · Film · Tatsuo Tamura
- 1979
- Eighteen Years, to the Sea · Film · Eisuke Morimoto
- 1977
- Ballad of Orin · Film · Torazo
- 1976
- The Sea of Genkai · Film