Akiji Kobayashi

Acting · 1.5 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

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

19917.0

Kwaidan

19657.7

The Tale of Jean Valjean

19795.1

Daigoro vs. Goliath

19725.6

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

19598.2

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

19727.3

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

19727.4

Getting Any?

19955.7

The Empty Table

19856.8

The Return of the Filthy Seven

19679.0

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

19727.4

Shogun Assassin

19806.9

Island of Hell

19776.2

Black Rain

19897.6

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

19726.2

Akio Jissoji's Ultraman

19798.5

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

19967.4

The Pornographers

19667.3

The Makioka Sisters

19837.4

The Inugami Family

19767.0

Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders

19756.0

Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature

19677.3

Suspicion

19827.0

47 Ronin

19947.4

The Shogun Assassins

19795.4

The Longest Tunnel

198210.0

Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

19906.9

Kamen Rider V3: The Movie

19737.0

Death Shadows

19866.3

Noh Mask Murders

19916.3

The Father of Ultra Q

1966

Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko

19936.6

Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars

19908.0

Youth of the Beast

19636.9

Queen Bee

19787.6

All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!

19767.5

The 8-Tomb Village

19966.8

Yuki

19817.3

Mandala

19715.7

Desperate Pursuit

198610.0

Ultraman Zearth

19967.5

Koto: The Ancient City

19807.0

Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants

19736.0

Lullaby to Kill

19776.6

Pleasures of the Flesh

19655.8

Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle

19796.3

This Transient Life

19707.4

Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell

19727.0

Afternoon When Flowers Fell

19898.0

Lonely Heart

19817.5

Karate Cop

19829.0

Five Riders vs. King Dark

19746.0

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker

19726.0

Utamaro's World

19775.6

The Pirates of Buban

19726.5

Foundry Town

19627.8

Revive! Ultraman

19966.0

The House of Hanging

19796.2

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma

19868.0

Internal Sleuth

19737.5

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

19937.5

Fight of the Gamblers

19636.0

Run, Melos!

19926.1

The Men Who Made Ultraman

198910.0

Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

19716.5

Prison Break

19697.0

Go Go Kamen Rider

19716.0

The Curse of the Ghost

19696.8

Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie

19756.0

Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey

19822.0

Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie

19757.0

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

1971

The Birth of Ultraman

19666.0

The Black Hood

1981

Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone

1997

Ultraman: Terror on Route 87

19898.0

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2

198210.0

The Woman Who Calls for Corpses

1973

Immortal Kamen Rider Special

19799.0

The Kagestar: The Movie

19768.0

Intruders

1963