Kaoru Kobayashi
Acting
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.
Born: September 4, 1951
Place of Birth: Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Abraxas
Former punk rocker Jonen, now a Buddhist priest, seems to have lost the meaning of his life. His manic depression handicaps him further. Music seems to be the only solution for him to exorcise his demons, against all obstacles and sound volume controllers.
Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue
Prominent Japanese wildlife photographer and filmmaker Mitsuaki Iwago loves cats of all shapes and sizes. So he's set out on a journey to film cats all over the world as they live their lives. Join him in a cat's-eye view of many diverse cities spanning the globe in a unique program that perhaps even your own cat will enjoy as well!
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
A slice of life comedy where Furutachi Kanji and Takito Kenichi play poor brothers Ichiro and Jiro respectively. Older one (Ichiro) is very serious while the younger one (Jiro) is trying to start rental father/uncle service and they have to deal with issues from their clients.
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Dr. Goto Kensuke transfers to a remote island clinic after an incident at his Tokyo hospital. His first task: winning over the wary locals.
Fixer
Who will run Japan? The prime minister or a mastermind? A political thriller about the "fixer" pulling strings behind the scenes controlling the political, business, and legal worlds as the greed of money and power intersect.
The Marriage Counselor
1972 Fireflies on the Shore
In 1972 Okinawa, a $1 million heist risks a US-Japan crisis. A covert police team has 18 days to recover the cash, uncovering ties to gangs, elites, and US forces.
The Private Detective Mike
Mike Hama, Private Detective, is a chain-smoking, wisecracking tough guy with a weakness for the ladies and a soft spot in his heart, especially for his kid sister Akane. Mike's so down on his luck he'll take any case, from finding a lost pet to spying on cheating spouses. But every now and then, along comes a client with dubious and dangerous case… and that's when Mike shows his stuff.
Princess Mononoke
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
Climbing to Spring
Toru grew up in alpine countryside around Mount Tate. As a child, he resented the yearly trek up the mountain with his father to prepare their mountain hut for the summer season of climbers. When Toru grows up, he leaves his hometown and enters the working world as a stock trader. One day, Toru receives word that his father has passed away. He returns to Mount Tate once again, and becomes conscious of a new calling. But, does Toru have what it takes to follow in his father’s footsteps?
Filmography
as Gaku Ibushi
as Taiei Tamashiro
as Akutsu (1986) (voice)
as 仙川鶴一
as Fujiwara Yosuke
as 穗高重亲
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
as Yamagami Tatsuo
as Noble Pelican (voice)
as Furuya
as Ichiro Suzaki
as Shigezo Kojima
as Shoichi Hoshino
as Professor Kamoshita
as Giichi Wataguchi
as 津崎 正男
as Rihito
as Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]
as Hirotaro Yamane
as Kotaki Reiji
as Noto Toru
as Mataichi Zaizen
as Iwao
as Tetsuro
as Shun Samejima
as Ryosuke Iijima
as Takeo Matsuoka
as Shozo Yatabe
as Seiichi Morita
as Doizaki Gen
as Nakagawa Akiko
as Jisaku Koka
as Master
as Master
as Sakakiyama
as Madonna’s father
as Hirotoshi Serizawa
as Master
as Isao Nagamine
as Gen Koshimizu
as Shingo Kosugi
as Uesugi Kentaro
as Toshiharu Nakazato
as Kohei Araki
as Masashi Sera
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Zensaku Ohara
as Kazuyuki Ninomiya
as Syogo Yanagisawa
as Ryuzo Higa
as Kinoshita
as Suzuki san
as Master
as Hanbei
as Kunpei Takiyama
as Toru Hirai
as Yasutada Kamiya
as The King (voice)
as Old man
as Mitsuru Watanabe
as Takao Satomi
as 星野正一
as Toshi-chan (Voice)
as Heisuke Sugita
as Taiji Ogami
as Tatsuya Urayama
as 松尾良治
as Jikobo (voice)
as Yoshinori Ishino
as Yuzuhara Kohei
as Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän
as Hachirou Ooishi
as Giru
as Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)
as Saitô (voice)
as Miyabi Sakuramiya
as Tsunejiro Hiraoka
as Tetsushi Kamiya
as Reishu Goya
as Inose
as Nakamura
as 仲手川 耕一
as Hideo Hyuga
as Miura
as Me
as Tatsuo Tamura
as Eisuke Morimoto
as Torazo