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Akira Kobayashi

Akira Kobayashi

Acting·1938·142 films

Akira Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 旭, Hepburn: Kobayashi Akira, born November 3, 1938) is a Japanese actor and singer. His nickname is Maito Gai (マイトガイ, "Might Guy").

As Actor

Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)Akira Takeda
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)Akira Takeda
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)Akira Takeda
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)Genzui Kusaka
Violent Streets
Violent Streets (1974)Yazaki Ryuji
Retaliation
Retaliation (1968)Kojiro Samukawa
Rusty Knife
Rusty Knife (1958)Makoto Terada
Black Tight Killers
Black Tight Killers (1966)Daisuke Hondo
Kanto Wanderer
Kanto Wanderer (1963)Katsuta
The Flower and the Angry Waves
The Flower and the Angry Waves (1964)
Bloody Territories
Bloody Territories (1969)Yuuji Komatsu, Oonogi Clan senior member
Hungry Soul
Hungry Soul (1956)Akira Ogouchi
Hungry Soul, Part II
Hungry Soul, Part II (1956)Akira Ogouchi
The Call of Blood
The Call of Blood (1964)Ryôta Asari
The Rambling Guitarist
The Rambling Guitarist (1959)Taki
The Boy Who Came Back
The Boy Who Came Back (1958)Nobuo Kasahara
The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game (1958)Sôji Ôki
The Guitarist from the Sea
The Guitarist from the Sea (1960)
Three Seconds to Zero Hour
Three Seconds to Zero Hour (1967)Yabuki
The Champion
The Champion (1957)Cameo
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)Akira Takeda
Tokyo Mighty Guy
Tokyo Mighty Guy (1960)Jirô Shimizu
Operation Plazma in Osaka
Operation Plazma in Osaka (1976)
Dice and Swords
Dice and Swords (1968)
The Dragon of Macao
The Dragon of Macao (1965)Ryu
Return of the Vagabond
Return of the Vagabond (1960)
The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate
The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate (1965)Koji Himuro
The Gate of Youth Part 2
The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977)
A Legend of Turmoil
A Legend of Turmoil (1992)Shuji Otaki
Tarao Bannai
Tarao Bannai (1978)Bannai Tarao
Code of Wolves
Code of Wolves (1974)
The Gate of Youth
The Gate of Youth (1975)
The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village
The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village (1978)Bannai Tarao
The Yakuza Code Still Lives
The Yakuza Code Still Lives (1976)Akimitsu Hojo
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers (1974)
Who's the Real Killer
Who's the Real Killer (1957)Jiro
Women's Police
Women's Police (1969)Masaaki Kagari
Friendship of Jazz
Friendship of Jazz (1959)Minoru Hata
Three Rogues
Three Rogues (1968)
The Killer
The Killer (1971)
Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger
Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger (1970)Masaaki Kagari
The Rough One
The Rough One (1969)Yuji
100 Gamblers
100 Gamblers (1969)
Sign of the Jack
Sign of the Jack (1970)Yuji Hanamura
Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies
Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies (1970)Masaaki Kagari
The Elder Sister
The Elder Sister (1969)Goro Fujikawa
Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps
Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps (1975)
Yakuza Song
Yakuza Song (1960)
Peonies And Dragons
Peonies And Dragons (1970)
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin (1969)
Women's Police: Part II
Women's Police: Part II (1969)Masaaki Kagari
Pacific Porters
Pacific Porters (1961)
Duel in the Storm
Duel in the Storm (1968)Seijiro Tamimura
対決
対決 (1967)
Bastards Without Borders
Bastards Without Borders (1965)Shinsuke Henmi
This Day's Life
This Day's Life (1957)
Diamonds of the Andes
Diamonds of the Andes (1968)
The Endless Duel
The Endless Duel (1967)
Women Smell of Night
Women Smell of Night (1970)
Young Breasts
Young Breasts (1958)
The Rambler Rides Again
The Rambler Rides Again (1960)Shinji
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood (1969)
The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil
The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil (1966)
Father of the Kamikaze
Father of the Kamikaze (1974)
Tale on Tokai Chivalry
Tale on Tokai Chivalry (1964)
My Sweetheart
My Sweetheart (1967)Director Sudo
Road to the Don Theatrical Version
Road to the Don Theatrical Version (2003)
The Plateau Man
The Plateau Man (1961)
The Reckless One
The Reckless One (1967)
Greatest Boss of Japan
Greatest Boss of Japan (1970)
Rambling in the Sea
Rambling in the Sea (1961)
The Human Cyclone
The Human Cyclone (1959)Takuya Nikaidō (The "Ginza Whirlwind")
Exiled to Hell
Exiled to Hell (1969)Koiso Kikuji
The Rambler Goes North
The Rambler Goes North (1962)
Emperor of Upheaval
Emperor of Upheaval (1993)
The Singing Gunman
The Singing Gunman (1967)
He's the Witness
He's the Witness (1960)
Farewell to Southern Tosa
Farewell to Southern Tosa (1959)
Wakai hyou no mure
Wakai hyou no mure (1959)
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
Punishment of a Lawless Villian (1964)
Shura Group Part 3
Shura Group Part 3 (2002)
Utau abarenbō
Utau abarenbō (1962)
Gambling is My Destiny
Gambling is My Destiny (1965)
Who is in the Background?
Who is in the Background? (1959)
Zorome no San Kyoudai
Zorome no San Kyoudai (1972)
The Rambler Returns Home
The Rambler Returns Home (1962)Hiroshi Taki
A Rampage Full of Dreams
A Rampage Full of Dreams (1962)
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
The Rambler under the Southern Cross (1961)
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm (1960)
Night of Bloody Hell
Night of Bloody Hell (1962)
Again
Again (1984)
Zesshou
Zesshou (1958)Junkichi Sonoda
Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler
Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler (1969)
Standing Towards the Great Forest
Standing Towards the Great Forest (1961)
Shura Group Part 2
Shura Group Part 2 (2002)
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry (1965)
Bōkyō no umi
Bōkyō no umi (1962)
Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm
Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm (1961)Ginza Whirlwind
Return of the Whirlwind
Return of the Whirlwind (1962)
Where the Horizon Meets the Sun
Where the Horizon Meets the Sun (1961)
Shin yūkyōden
Shin yūkyōden (1966)
The Black Scar
The Black Scar (1961)
The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice (1965)Koji Himuro
Gunshū no naka no taiyō
Gunshū no naka no taiyō (1959)
Fearless Comrades
Fearless Comrades (1966)
Shura Group
Shura Group (2002)
Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell
Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell (1969)One-eyed Ipponmatsu
Immortal Guy
Immortal Guy (1967)
Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou (1963)
The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow
The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow (1965)
I Will Challenge
I Will Challenge (1959)
高校四年
高校四年 (1957)
Records of Bloodshed
Records of Bloodshed (1970)Minoru Nojiri
Wind of Volcano
Wind of Volcano (1960)
Tokyo no Kodoku
Tokyo no Kodoku (1959)
Love in the Air
Love in the Air (1962)Shōji Satake
The Angry Rambler
The Angry Rambler (1960)
Traveling Alone with a Guitar
Traveling Alone with a Guitar (1964)
Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero
Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero (1959)
Badge of the Night
Badge of the Night (1963)
Get Over Her
Get Over Her (1959)Osamu Tadokoro
Song of a Traveller
Song of a Traveller (1962)
Call My Black Dice
Call My Black Dice (1964)
Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary
Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary (1963)
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure (1965)
A Wandering Gambler
A Wandering Gambler (1964)
Ginza Poacher
Ginza Poacher (1969)Tsuchida Akira
Hatoba no tobakushi
Hatoba no tobakushi (1963)
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love (1962)Jun Yamakawa
The Way of Youth
The Way of Youth (1957)
The Rambler in the Sunset
The Rambler in the Sunset (1960)
The Guitarist and the Rancher
The Guitarist and the Rancher (1960)
Three Stray Dogs
Three Stray Dogs (1965)
Tale on Kanto Chivalry
Tale on Kanto Chivalry (1963)Daisaku
The Nun
The Nun (1958)Akio Agata
Rambling in the Wind
Rambling in the Wind (1961)
Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji
Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji (1963)
でかんしょ風来坊
でかんしょ風来坊 (1961)
Ginza no jirochō
Ginza no jirochō (1963)
Wandering Song
Wandering Song (1966)

As Director