Keiju Kobayashi
Acting
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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keiju Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Born: November 23, 1923
Place of Birth: Gunma, Japan
Known For
Hello, Baby
A young Tokyo couple’s blissful newlywed life is turned upside down when an unexpected pregnancy arrives, sending them on a whirlwind quest for support from eccentric relatives and well-meaning neighbors.
Godzilla Resurrection
This is a hybrid cut of both the original Japanese version The Return of Godzilla and Godzilla 1985, meant to combine the best aspects of both. This re-edit seeks to accomplish a happy medium between the two versions. The film will still be highly critical of both the United States and the Soviet Union, and will work to marginalize the more humorous aspects of the added Pentagon scenes. Their inclusion will fit better with the bureaucratic behind-the-scenes narrative of the original cut, and most additional music from the American cut will be included. All Japanese dialogue will remain intact, with English subtitles. Finally, this cut will feature a brand new opening to the film, one that seeks to definitely tie the new Godzilla to the original beast in an eerie and unforgettable way. In short, Godzilla: Resurrection will aim to be my definitive version of the return of the King of the Monsters.
Tasmania Story
Eiji Kawano (Kunie Tanaka) has recently broken from the Japanese company he used to work for. As an immigrant to Tasmania, he has been won over by the island's immense natural beauty, and he is conscience-bound to oppose his former employer's ecologically unsound practices. He is also estranged from his grown son, who still resides in Japan. When his son comes to Tasmania for a visit, he must face the challenge of renewing their relationship.
Happiness of Us Alone
The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and tribulations ... and joys.
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
Kaze to kumo to Niji to deals with the Heian period in Japan. Based on Chōgorō Kaionji`s novels Taira no Masakado and Umi to Kaze to Niji to. The drama was made by Go Kato`s request. The story chronicles the life of Taira no Masakado . The story begins with Masakado′s childhood. Masakado happens to meet Fujiwara no Hidesato, and he thinks that he want to be great Samurai like Hidesato in the future.
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
A timid salaryman is the subject of this black comedy.
The Militarists
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Hidden Fortress" (1958).
Sanjuro
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.
Whisper of the Heart
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'.
Filmography
as Prime Minister Mitamura
as Narrator
as Undertaker
as Kenshiro Ooi
as Kamijo
as Shiro Nishi (voice)
as 小森弥之助
as Jigoro inokuma
as Ryoko's Boss
as Hatsu-rojin
as Mihara
as Prime Minister Mitamura
as Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
as Isoroku Yamamoto
as Keisuke Uemura
as Taira no Yoshimasa
as Dr. Tadokoro
as Dr. Yusuke Tadokoro
as 田所雄介博士
as Dr. Tadokoro
as Tokuhei Kyojima
as Shinsuke Narada, President of Yoyo Industries
as Takashi Sugimoto
as General Ushijima
as Premier Hideki Tojo
as Tanba Hisashi
as Yoshinosuke Saigo
as Hisashi Tamba
as Toshizo Hijikata
as Tomizô Funakoshi
as Saijō Takashi (PR manager)
as Takashi Saijō (PR and Planning Manager)
as Junpei Namikawa
as Hiroshi Masaki
as Kenichi Honjō
as Kenichi Honjo (Takayama Trading 1st Sales Manager)
as Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa
as Shingo Kimura
as Nobuyoshi Kimura (Development Director)
as Ooka (Umeko's husband)
as Keigo Kojima
as Isao Tashiro
as Kojima Keigo (Chief of Secretary)
as Detective Hisatsune
as Takashi Ishikawa (Technical Manager)
as Einosuke Kurihara
as Keisuke Yomoyama
as Eri Itami
as Tsutomu Harada (President's Secretary)
as Head of Sales, Seihō Electric
as Eburi Toshimaru
as Narrator & Matchmaker
as Hiroshi Nakamura (Chief Secretary)
as Nakamura Hiroshi (Chief Secretary)
as Susumu Kimura (Chief Secretary)
as Awajinokami Wakisake
as Fujiyama
as Jiro Ishikawa
as The Spy
as Hisao
as Takeshi Kuwabara
as Kuwabara Takeshi
as Michio Katayama
as Heitaro Teraoka
as Namikichi Yashiro
as Isshin Tarō
as Namiyoshi Yashiro
as Teiichiro Ishino
as Isshin Tarō
as Namikichi Yashiro (Employee)
as Namiyoshi Yashiro
as Goichi Yufune
as Hideyoshi Kinoshita
as Hatsuji
as Officer Furuyama
as Tayama
as Kitahachi Kitariya
as Kinoshita Hideyoshi
as Yamaoka
as Kinoshita Hideyoshi
as Head of Animal Care Division, Higashi
as Policeman
as Shinji
as Night time teacher
as Takeuchi
as Nenkichi Imazato (the man next door)
as School Teacher Uenishi
as Heima Sakamoto
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Shigekichi Hayakawa
as Drunken man A
as Shinichi Utsumi
as Policeman
as Mr. Gan
as Wakahara
as 若原俊平
as Shinzo Murata
as Kenji
as Kōji
as Kunihiko Murai
as Yûji Tokuyama
as Ryôsuke Akashi
as 中原精一
as Hassan