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Kaoru Kobayashi
Actor · Crew· Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Kaoru Kobayashi, born in Kyoto, is a Japanese actor whose performances have garnered multiple awards, including back-to-back victories at the Yokohama Film Festival for both lead and supporting roles. His nuanced portrayals in "Sorobanzuku" showcase a range that commands attention, placing him among the most respected figures in contemporary Japanese cinema.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
49 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oboe no Nai Satsujin | Film | |
| 2025 | Sham | Film | |
| 2025 | 1972 Fireflies on the Shore | Taiei Tamashiro | TV |
| 2025 | The Last Blossom | Akutsu (1986) (voice) | Film |
| 2024 | Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai | 仙川鶴一 | TV |
| 2023 | Trapped Balloon | Shigezo Kojima | Film |
| 2023 | THE DAYS | Furuya | TV |
| 2023 | Kubi | Tokugawa Ieyasu | Film |
| 2023 | The Boy and the Heron | Noble Pelican (voice) | Film |
| 2022 | Winter Rose | Giichi Wataguchi | Film |
| 2022 | Dr. Coto's Clinic | Shoichi Hoshino | Film |
| 2021 | Solomon's Perjury | 津崎 正男 | TV |
| 2021 | We Made a Beautiful Bouquet | Hirotaro Yamane | Film |
| 2021 | Reach Beyond the Blue Sky | Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father] | TV |
| 2018 | Miracles | Shun Samejima | TV |
| 2016 | Hibana: Spark | TV | |
| 2016 | Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories | Master | TV |
| 2013 | The End of Summer | Shingo Kosugi | Film |
| 2013 | Leaving on the 15th Spring | Toshiharu Nakazato | Film |
| 2013 | The Great Passage | Kohei Araki | Film |
| 2011 | The Egoists | Kazuyuki Ninomiya | Film |
| 2010 | Sketches of Kaitan City | Ryuzo Higa | Film |
| 2010 | A Crowd of Three | Film | |
| 2010 | Haru's Journey | Kinoshita | Film |
| 2010 | Abraxas | Film | |
| 2010 | Boys on the Run | Suzuki san | Film |
| 2009 | Kamui | Hanbei | Film |
| 2009 | Midnight Diner | Master | TV |
| 2008 | Then Summer Came | Film | |
| 2008 | Vacation | Toru Hirai | Film |
| 2008 | Double Trouble | Film | |
| 2007 | Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad | Oton | Film |
| 2006 | The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya | Yasutada Kamiya | Film |
| 2006 | Tales from Earthsea | The King (voice) | Film |
| 2005 | Female | Old man | Film |
| 2004 | Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog | Mitsuru Watanabe | Film |
| 2003 | Dr. Coto's Clinic | 星野正一 | TV |
| 2003 | Like Asura | Takao Satomi | Film |
| 2002 | Ghiblies: Episode 2 | Toshi-chan (Voice) | Film |
| 1999 | Secret | Heisuke Sugita | Film |
| 1999 | The Black House | Film | |
| 1999 | Coquille | Tatsuya Urayama | Film |
| 1997 | Princess Mononoke | Jikobo (voice) | Film |
| 1987 | Twilight of the Cockroaches | Saitô (voice) | Film |
| 1985 | And Then | Tsunejiro Hiraoka | Film |
| 1984 | The Funeral | Inose | Film |
| 1981 | Hear the Wind Sing | Me | Film |
| 1977 | Ballad of Orin | Torazo | Film |
| 1976 | The Sea of Genkai | Film |
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