Akiji Kobayashi

Acting · 1.3 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: September 6, 1930 – August 27, 1996
From: Yodobashi ward, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二, Kobayashi Akiji, September 6, 1930 – August 27, 1996), sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi, was a Japanese actor. He attended Nihon University College of Art, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1949. He made his film debut with Satsujin Yogisha in 1952. He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Toshio Muramatsu in the 1966-1967 television series, Ultraman. From 1983-84, he appeared in the popular television detective series Seibu Keisatsu. His other notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana ("Oya-san") in several series of the Kamen Rider franchise. He was one of Kon Ichikawa's favorite actors, appearing in 12 Ichikawa films. His final film appearance was Yatsuhaka-mura as Head of a Factory directed by Kon Ichikawa in 1996. He was the official dubbing artist of John Wayne and Richard Crenna. Kobayashi died of lung cancer in Yokohama on August 27, 1996, ten days before his 66th birthday.

Works

83 films

Harakiri

19628.4

Godzilla vs. Mothra

19926.9

Kwaidan

19657.7

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

19917.0

The Tale of Jean Valjean

19795.1

Daigoro vs. Goliath

19725.6

The Return of the Filthy Seven

19679.0

Getting Any?

19955.7

The Empty Table

19856.8

Kamen Rider V3: The Movie

19737.0

Shogun Assassin

19806.9

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

19726.2

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

19727.3

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

19598.2

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

19727.4

Island of Hell

19776.2

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

19727.4

Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature

19677.3

47 Ronin

19947.4

The Inugami Family

19767.0

The Pornographers

19667.3

The Makioka Sisters

19837.4

The Shogun Assassins

19795.4

The Father of Ultra Q

1966

Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders

19756.0

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

19967.4

Youth of the Beast

19636.9

Black Rain

19897.6

The 8-Tomb Village

19966.8

Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants

19736.0

Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

19906.9

Queen Bee

19787.6

Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars

19908.0

Utamaro's World

19775.6

The Longest Tunnel

198210.0

Koto: The Ancient City

19807.0

Desperate Pursuit

198610.0

All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!

19767.5

Ultraman Zearth

19967.5

This Transient Life

19707.4

Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko

19936.6

Death Shadows

19866.3

Mandala

19715.7

Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell

19727.0

Suspicion

19827.0

Lullaby to Kill

19776.6

Pleasures of the Flesh

19655.8

The Pirates of Buban

19726.5

Run, Melos!

19926.1

Noh Mask Murders

19916.3

Akio Jissoji's Ultraman

19798.5

Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle

19796.3

Afternoon When Flowers Fell

19898.0

Internal Sleuth

19737.5

The House of Hanging

19796.2

Foundry Town

19627.8

Karate Cop

19829.0

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker

19726.0

Yuki

19817.3

Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie

19756.0

Go Go Kamen Rider

19716.0

Fight of the Gamblers

19636.0

Five Riders vs. King Dark

19746.0

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma

19868.0

Lonely Heart

19817.5

The Curse of the Ghost

19696.8

The Men Who Made Ultraman

198910.0

Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone

1997

Revive! Ultraman

19966.0

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

19937.5

Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie

19757.0

Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

19716.5

The Birth of Ultraman

19666.0

Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey

19822.0

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2

198210.0

Prison Break

19697.0

The Kagestar: The Movie

19768.0

Ultraman: Terror on Route 87

19898.0

The Black Hood

1981

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife

1971

Immortal Kamen Rider Special

19799.0

The Woman Who Calls for Corpses

1973

Intruders

1963