Kaoru Kobayashi
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1951 (age 75)
Born in
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Credits
View on IMDb125 acting credits
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
Princess Mononoke
12 Jul 1997
The Boy and the Heron
14 Jul 2023
Tales from Earthsea
29 Jul 2006
THE DAYS
01 Jun 2023
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
29 Jan 2021
Midnight Diner
09 Oct 2009
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
21 Oct 2016
Midnight Diner
01 Nov 2014
Photos
Filmography
2025
- 1972 Fireflies on the Shoreas Taiei Tamashiro5 episodes
- The Last Blossomas Akutsu (1986) (voice)
- 憶えのない殺人as 佐治英雄2 episodes
- Sham
- Oboe no Nai Satsujin
2024
- Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowaias Tsuruichi Senkawa1 episode
- Promised Land
- The Yin Yang Master Zeroas Fujiwara Yosuke
- The Tiger and Her Wingsas 穗高重亲130 episodes
2023
- Kubias Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
- Worry Not, She's the Bossas Yamagami Tatsuo10 episodes
- The Boy and the Heronas Noble Pelican (voice)
- THE DAYSas Furuya8 episodes
- Fixeras Ichiro Suzaki15 episodes
- Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
- Trapped Balloonas Shigezo Kojima
2022
- Dr. Coto's Clinicas Shoichi Hoshino
- Yes, I Can't Swimas Professor Kamoshita
- Winter Roseas Giichi Wataguchi
2021
- Solomon's Perjuryas Masao Tsuzaki8 episodes
- Arcas Rihito
- Reach Beyond the Blue Skyas Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]41 episodes
- We Made a Beautiful Bouquetas Hirotaro Yamane
2020
- Independence of Japan
- Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakkuas Kotaki Reiji1 episode
- Off the Recordas Noto Toru10 episodes
2019
- Top League6 episodes
- The Great White Toweras Mataichi Zaizen5 episodes
- The Island of Catsas Iwao
- His Lost Nameas Tetsuro
2018
- Miraclesas Shun Samejima10 episodes
- The Miracle of Crybaby Shottanas Mamoru Fujita
- Hagetakaas Ryosuke Iijima8 episodes
2017
- The Miracles of the Namiya General Storeas Takeo Matsuoka
- Lear on the Shore
- Mukokuas Shozo Yatabe
- Kiseki: Sobito of That Dayas Seiichi Morita
- Grade A Reversal10 episodes
- Heavenas Doizaki Gen6 episodes
- An Emblem Dedicated To Youas Nakagawa Akiko
2016
- Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"as Jisaku Koka
- Midnight Diner 2as Master
- Midnight Diner: Tokyo Storiesas Master20 episodes
- Natsumi's Fireflyas Sakakiyama
- Hibana: Spark10 episodes
- Botchanas Madonna’s father
2015
- Godan6 episodes
- Koinakaas Hirotoshi Serizawa9 episodes
- The Emperor's Cook12 episodes
2014
- Midnight Dineras Master
- Climbing to Springas Isao Nagamine
- Hello Life from 555 episodes
- Villiany Ganboas Gen Koshimizu11 episodes
2013
- The End of Summeras Shingo Kosugi
- Womanas Uesugi Kentaro11 episodes
- Trembling Cow5 episodes
- Leaving on the 15th Springas Toshiharu Nakazato
- The Great Passageas Kohei Araki
- Kyokuhoku Rhapsodyas Masashi Sera
- Kyokuhoku Rhapsody1 episode
2011
- Carnationas Zensaku Ohara151 episodes
- The Castle of Sand2 episodes
- The Egoistsas Kazuyuki Ninomiya
- The Marriage Counseloras Syogo Yanagisawa11 episodes
2010
- Sketches of Kaitan Cityas Ryuzo Higa
- Abraxas
- A Crowd of Three
- Haru's Journeyas Kinoshita
- Boys on the Runas Suzuki san
2009
- News Sokuho wa Nagareta11 episodes
- Midnight Dineras Master30 episodes
- Kamuias Hanbei
- The Sun in Kurobeas Kunpei Takiyama2 episodes
2008
- Then Summer Came
- Vacationas Toru Hirai
- Double Trouble
2007
2006
- The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiyaas Yasutada Kamiya
- Tales from Earthseaas The King (voice)
2005
- A Melody for My Father
- Femaleas Old man
2004
- Quill: The Life of a Guide Dogas Mitsuru Watanabe
2003
- Like Asuraas Takao Satomi
- Dr. Coto's Clinicas 星野正一11 episodes
2002
- Ten Dark Women
- Ghiblies: Episode 2as Toshi-chan (Voice)
- The Private Detective Mike1 episode
1999
- Le Secretas 杉田平介
- The Black House
- Secretas Heisuke Sugita
- The Washing Machineas Taiji Ogami
- Coquilleas Tatsuya Urayama
1998
- Ten uraraas 松尾良治156 episodes
1997
- Princess Mononokeas Jikobo (voice)
1996
- The Way of Osaka Financing 1
- ナニワ金融道as 桑田 澄男6 episodes
1993
- Chibusa
- The Tomb & the Divorceas Yoshinori Ishino
- Sunflower on the Hillas Yuzuhara Kohei12 episodes
- The Last U-Boatas Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän
1991
1990
- Hong Kong Paradiseas Hachirou Ooishi
1989
- Untamagiruas Giru
1988
- Love and Action in Osaka
- Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Madas Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)
1987
- Twilight of the Cockroachesas Saitô (voice)
- Iki no Iiyatsu23 episodes
1986
- For Businessas Miyabi Sakuramiya
1985
- And Thenas Tsunejiro Hiraoka
- Love Letteras Tetsushi Kamiya
- Paradise Viewas Reishu Goya
1984
1983
- ふぞろいの林檎たちas 仲手川 耕一13 episodes
- The Second Loveas Hideo Hyuga
1982
- The Dropoutas Miura
- Toge no Gunzo50 episodes
1981
- Hear the Wind Singas Me
- Call from Darknessas Tatsuo Tamura
1979
- Eighteen Years, to the Seaas Eisuke Morimoto
1977
- Ballad of Orinas Torazo