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Keiju Kobayashi
Actor

Keiju Kobayashi

23 Nov 1923Born
16 Sep 2010Died
86Age at death
245Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Keiju Kobayashi (23 November 1923–16 September 2010) was a Japanese actor. Born in Gunma Prefecture, he began acting at the Nikkatsu studio after dropping out of Nihon University and made his film debut in 1942. In a career that spanned 65 years, he appeared in over 250 films, most famously in the "Company President" (Shachō) comedy films made at Toho, where he worked alongside Hisaya Morishige, Daisuke Kato, Norihei Miki, and others. There he helped define the popular image of the postwar salaryman.

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He also won many awards for his acting, including best actor awards at the Mainichi Film Awards for The Naked General in 1958 (where he played Kiyoshi Yamashita), for Kuroi gashū in 1960, and for The Elegant Life of Mr Everyman in 1963. Kobayashi appeared in films made by such notable directors as Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and Kihachi Okamoto. He continued to give powerful performances after largely moving to television in the late 1960s.

He died on 16 September 2010 of heart failure at the age of 86.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 245 credits.

  1. 2018Godzilla ResurrectionFilm: Prime Minister Mitamura
  2. 2005Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus BellsFilm: Narrator
  3. 2003Take the 'A' Train, SomedayFilm: 平松
  4. 2002Vengeance for SaleFilm: Undertaker
  5. 2001Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows.Film: Inspector Muta
  6. 1999One Summer's DayFilm: Kenshiro Ooi
  7. 1998The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake ToyaFilm
  8. 1997To LoveFilm: Kamijo
  9. 1995Whisper of the HeartFilm: Shiro Nishi (voice)
  10. 1993KarinSeries: 小森弥之助 (151 episodes)
  11. 1990Tasmania StoryFilm
  12. 1990The Inugami FamilyFilm
  13. 1989Yawara!Film: Jigoro inokuma
  14. 1988弁護士朝日岳之助Series (1 episode)
  15. 1988The Wives of RokumeikanFilm
  16. 1987A Taxing WomanFilm: Ryoko's Boss
  17. 1986The Gentlemen’s AllianceFilm
  18. 1986Tree Without LeavesFilm: Hatsu-rojin
  19. 1986For BusinessFilm: Mihara
  20. 1985Godzilla 1985Film: Prime Minister Mitamura
  21. 1985Waves of SpringSeries (50 episodes)
  22. 1984The Return of GodzillaFilm: Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
  23. 1983L・O・V・I・N・GFilm
  24. 1983松田聖子のはじめての情事Series (2 episodes)
  25. 1983Okinawan BoysFilm
  26. 1982Baian MayoibashiFilm
  27. 1981Tuesday Suspense TheaterSeries (1 episode)
  28. 1981The Imperial NavyFilm: Isoroku Yamamoto
  29. 1979White LoveFilm: Keisuke Uemura
  30. 1978AfterglowFilm
  31. 1977田舎刑事　時間よ、とまれFilm
  32. 1977Mount HakkodaFilm
  33. 1976Love and Separation in Sri LankaFilm
  34. 1976Wind, Clouds, and RainbowSeries: Taira no Yoshimasa (52 episodes)
  35. 1975Tora-san, the IntellectualFilm: 田所先生
  36. 1975Waga seishun no tokiFilm
  37. 1975Tidal WaveFilm: Dr. Tadokoro
  38. 1974Submersion of JapanSeries: Dr. Yusuke Tadokoro (26 episodes)
  39. 1974Japan SinksSeries: 田所雄介博士 (26 episodes)
  40. 1973Submersion of JapanFilm: Dr. Tadokoro
  41. 1973Pieces of AutumnSeries (15 episodes)
  42. 1973The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata ObiFilm: Chugo Kuroda (Chu-san)
  43. 1972The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!Film: Chugo Kuroda (Chu-san)
  44. 1972Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is HereFilm: Tokuhei Kyojima
  45. 1971First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-FriFilm: Shinsuke Narada, President of Yoyo Industries
  46. 1971I Hear the WhistleFilm: Takashi Sugimoto
  47. 1971The Battle of OkinawaFilm: General Ushijima
  48. 1971First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade StaffFilm: Shinsuke Narada
  49. 1971Maboroshi no SatsuiFilm
  50. 1970The MilitaristsFilm: Premier Hideki Tojo
  51. 1970Five Gents and a KuniangFilm: Tanba Hisashi
  52. 1970The AmbitiousFilm: Yoshinosuke Saigo
  53. 1970Five Gents Fly to TaiwanFilm: Hisashi Tamba
  54. 1969Shinsengumi: Assassins of HonorFilm: Toshizo Hijikata
  55. 1969The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket ClubFilm: Tomizô Funakoshi
  56. 1969Black Comedy - Ah, FoolFilm
  57. 19695 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part IIFilm: Saijō Takashi (PR manager)
  58. 19695 Gents Fly to KyushuFilm: Takashi Saijō (PR and Planning Manager)
  59. 1968Young ChallengersFilm: Junpei Namikawa
  60. 1968Judge and JeopardyFilm: Hiroshi Masaki
  61. 1968Five Gents and a Chinese MerchantFilm: Kenichi Honjō
  62. 1968Five Gents and Karate GrandpaFilm: Kenichi Honjo (Takayama Trading 1st Sales Manager)
  63. 1967Japan's Longest DayFilm: Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa
  64. 1967Five Gents Prefer GeishaFilm: Shingo Kimura
  65. 1967Our Silent LoveFilm
  66. 1967Discover Japan with the 5 GentsFilm: Nobuyoshi Kimura (Development Director)
  67. 1966Challenge for GloryFilm
  68. 1966The DaphneFilm: Ooka (Umeko's husband)
  69. 1966King of the Raccoon DogsFilm
  70. 1966Five Gents on the SpotFilm: Keigo Kojima
  71. 1966The Stranger Within a WomanFilm: Isao Tashiro
  72. 1966A Company President's Life StoryFilm: Kojima Keigo (Chief of Secretary)
  73. 1965Rokujō yukiyama tsumugiFilm
  74. 1965Beast AlleyFilm: Detective Hisatsune
  75. 1965We Will RememberFilm
  76. 1965Raccoon Dog LeaderFilm
  77. 1965President's Ninja Trick Book Part IIFilm: Takashi Ishikawa (Technical Manager)
  78. 1965Samurai AssassinFilm: Einosuke Kurihara
  79. 1965Five Gents' Trick BookFilm
  80. 1964Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly SinsFilm: 1st Sin & 7th Sin

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