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Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

Acting·1951·83 films

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.

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Filmography

Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke (1997)Jikobo (voice)
The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron (2023)Noble Pelican (voice)
Tales from Earthsea
Tales from Earthsea (2006)The King (voice)
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)Hirotaro Yamane
Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner (2014)Master
The Great Passage
The Great Passage (2013)Kohei Araki
The Funeral
The Funeral (1984)Inose
Kamui
Kamui (2009)Hanbei
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017)Takeo Matsuoka
Kubi
Kubi (2023)Tokugawa Ieyasu
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)Mitsuru Watanabe
Midnight Diner 2
Midnight Diner 2 (2016)Master
Secret
Secret (1999)Heisuke Sugita
Ballad of Orin
Ballad of Orin (1977)Torazo
And Then
And Then (1985)Tsunejiro Hiraoka
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)Oton
Like Asura
Like Asura (2003)Takao Satomi
The Black House
The Black House (1999)
Ghiblies: Episode 2
Ghiblies: Episode 2 (2002)Toshi-chan (Voice)
Boys on the Run
Boys on the Run (2010)Suzuki san
The Yin Yang Master Zero
The Yin Yang Master Zero (2024)Fujiwara Yosuke
Twilight of the Cockroaches
Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)Saitô (voice)
The End of Summer
The End of Summer (2013)Shingo Kosugi
Haru's Journey
Haru's Journey (2010)Kinoshita
The Last U-Boat
The Last U-Boat (1993)Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän
Vacation
Vacation (2008)Toru Hirai
The Island of Cats
The Island of Cats (2019)Iwao
Love Letter
Love Letter (1985)Tetsushi Kamiya
Lear on the Shore
Lear on the Shore (2017)
Sham
Sham (2025)
The Egoists
The Egoists (2011)Kazuyuki Ninomiya
Arc
Arc (2021)Rihito
Kiseki: Sobito of That Day
Kiseki: Sobito of That Day (2017)Seiichi Morita
The Last Blossom
The Last Blossom (2025)Akutsu (1986) (voice)
Climbing to Spring
Climbing to Spring (2014)Isao Nagamine
Leaving on the 15th Spring
Leaving on the 15th Spring (2013)Toshiharu Nakazato
Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" (2016)Jisaku Koka
The Dropout
The Dropout (1982)Miura
Natsumi's Firefly
Natsumi's Firefly (2016)Sakakiyama
Call from Darkness
Call from Darkness (1981)Tatsuo Tamura
Coquille
Coquille (1999)Tatsuya Urayama
Female
Female (2005)Old man
Yes, I Can't Swim
Yes, I Can't Swim (2022)Professor Kamoshita
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 (2023)
Untamagiru
Untamagiru (1989)Giru
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Dr. Coto's Clinic (2022)Shoichi Hoshino
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan (2018)
Sketches of Kaitan City
Sketches of Kaitan City (2010)Ryuzo Higa
Love and Action in Osaka
Love and Action in Osaka (1988)
Mukoku
Mukoku (2017)Shozo Yatabe
Hear the Wind Sing
Hear the Wind Sing (1981)Me
The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya
The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya (2006)Yasutada Kamiya
His Lost Name
His Lost Name (2019)Tetsuro
The Sea of Genkai
The Sea of Genkai (1976)
A Crowd of Three
A Crowd of Three (2010)
Shimanto River
Shimanto River (1991)
Paradise View
Paradise View (1985)Reishu Goya
The Second Love
The Second Love (1983)Hideo Hyuga
Eighteen Years, to the Sea
Eighteen Years, to the Sea (1979)Eisuke Morimoto
Botchan
Botchan (2016)Madonna’s father
Winter Rose
Winter Rose (2022)Giichi Wataguchi
Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
Tsugaru Lacquer Girl (2023)
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad (1988)Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)
An Emblem Dedicated To You
An Emblem Dedicated To You (2017)Nakagawa Akiko
The Wangan Highway
The Wangan Highway (1984)Nakamura
Hong Kong Paradise
Hong Kong Paradise (1990)Hachirou Ooishi
Chibusa
Chibusa (1993)
Then Summer Came
Then Summer Came (2008)
Double Trouble
Double Trouble (2008)
For Business
For Business (1986)Miyabi Sakuramiya
Oboe no Nai Satsujin
Oboe no Nai Satsujin (2025)
Promised Land
Promised Land (2024)
Uneasy Encounters
Uneasy Encounters (1994)
Abraxas
Abraxas (2010)
The Washing Machine
The Washing Machine (1999)Taiji Ogami
The Way of Osaka Financing 1
The Way of Osaka Financing 1 (1996)
The Tomb & the Divorce
The Tomb & the Divorce (1993)Yoshinori Ishino
Le Secret
Le Secret (1999)杉田平介
Independence of Japan
Independence of Japan (2020)
Trapped Balloon
Trapped Balloon (2023)Shigezo Kojima
Ten Dark Women
Ten Dark Women (2002)
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody (2013)Masashi Sera
A Melody for My Father
A Melody for My Father (2005)