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Kaoru Kobayashi

Acting

Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi is an actor born on September 4, 1951 in Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan. He is known for Princess Mononoke, Midnight Diner and Kamui. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
September 4, 1951
Place of birth
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Also known as
小林薫 · 小林薰 · こばやし かおる

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.

Filmography

  1. 2025The Last Blossomas Akutsu (1986) (voice)
  2. 2025Sham
  3. 2024The Yin Yang Master Zeroas Fujiwara Yosuke
  4. 2023Kubias Tokugawa Ieyasu
  5. 2023The Boy and the Heronas Noble Pelican (voice)
  6. 2023THE DAYSas Furuya · 8 episodes
  7. 2023Fixeras Ichiro Suzaki · 15 episodes
  8. 2023Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
  9. 2022Yes, I Can't Swimas Professor Kamoshita
  10. 2021Solomon's Perjuryas Masao Tsuzaki · 8 episodes
  11. 2021Arcas Rihito
  12. 2021We Made a Beautiful Bouquetas Hirotaro Yamane
  13. 2019Top League6 episodes
  14. 2019The Island of Catsas Iwao
  15. 2018Miraclesas Shun Samejima · 10 episodes
  16. 2017The Miracles of the Namiya General Storeas Takeo Matsuoka
  17. 2017Lear on the Shore
  18. 2017Kiseki: Sobito of That Dayas Seiichi Morita
  19. 2017Heavenas Doizaki Gen · 6 episodes
  20. 2016Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"as Jisaku Koka
  21. 2016Midnight Diner 2as Master
  22. 2016Midnight Diner: Tokyo Storiesas Master · 20 episodes
  23. 2016Natsumi's Fireflyas Sakakiyama
  24. 2016Hibana: Spark10 episodes
  25. 2015Koinakaas Hirotoshi Serizawa · 9 episodes
  26. 2015The Emperor's Cook12 episodes
  27. 2014Midnight Dineras Master
  28. 2014Climbing to Springas Isao Nagamine
  29. 2013The End of Summeras Shingo Kosugi
  30. 2013Womanas Uesugi Kentaro · 11 episodes
  31. 2013Trembling Cow5 episodes
  32. 2013Leaving on the 15th Springas Toshiharu Nakazato
  33. 2013The Great Passageas Kohei Araki
  34. 2011Carnationas Zensaku Ohara · 151 episodes
  35. 2011The Egoistsas Kazuyuki Ninomiya
  36. 2010Haru's Journeyas Kinoshita
  37. 2010Boys on the Runas Suzuki san
  38. 2009Midnight Dineras Master · 30 episodes
  39. 2009Kamuias Hanbei
  40. 2008Vacationas Toru Hirai
  41. 2007Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dadas Oton
  42. 2006Tales from Earthseaas The King (voice)
  43. 2005Femaleas Old man
  44. 2004Quill: The Life of a Guide Dogas Mitsuru Watanabe
  45. 2003Like Asuraas Takao Satomi
  46. 2003Dr. Coto's Clinicas 星野正一 · 11 episodes
  47. 2002Ghiblies: Episode 2as Toshi-chan (Voice)
  48. 2002The Private Detective Mike1 episode
  49. 1999The Black House
  50. 1999Secretas Heisuke Sugita
  51. 1999Coquilleas Tatsuya Urayama
  52. 1997Princess Mononokeas Jikobo (voice)
  53. 1993The Last U-Boatas Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän
  54. 1987Twilight of the Cockroachesas Saitô (voice)
  55. 1985And Thenas Tsunejiro Hiraoka
  56. 1985Love Letteras Tetsushi Kamiya
  57. 1984The Funeralas Inose
  58. 1982The Dropoutas Miura
  59. 1981Call from Darknessas Tatsuo Tamura
  60. 1977Ballad of Orinas Torazo