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Kaoru Kobayashi

Acting
September 4, 1951 (74 years old)
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Popularity: 2
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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.

Also Known As

小林薫 • 小林薰 • こばやし かおる • کائورو کوبایاشی • Kaoru Kobayashi

Known For

Princess Mononoke movie poster (1997)
8.3

Princess Mononoke

Jikobo (voice)

The Boy and the Heron movie poster (2023)
7.4

The Boy and the Heron

Noble Pelican (voice)

Midnight Diner series poster (2009)
8.2

Midnight Diner

Master

The Private Detective Mike series poster (2002)
8.4

The Private Detective Mike

The Tiger and Her Wings series poster (2024)
8.3

The Tiger and Her Wings

穗高重亲

Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue series poster (2012)
9.3

Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

Self - Narrator (voice)

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories series poster (2016)
7.9

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

Master

Toge no Gunzo series poster (1982)

Toge no Gunzo

Dr. Coto's Clinic series poster (2003)
8.6

Dr. Coto's Clinic

星野正一

Tales from Earthsea movie poster (2006)
6.5

Tales from Earthsea

The King (voice)

Hibana: Spark series poster (2016)
8.3

Hibana: Spark

THE DAYS series poster (2023)
7.8

THE DAYS

Furuya

Photos of Kaoru Kobayashi

Filmography

2020s

Sham movie poster (2025)
7.7

Sham

The Last Blossom movie poster (2025)
8.0

The Last Blossom

Akutsu (1986) (voice)

Oboe no Nai Satsujin movie poster (2025)

Oboe no Nai Satsujin

The Yin Yang Master Zero movie poster (2024)
6.3

The Yin Yang Master Zero

Fujiwara Yosuke

Promised Land movie poster (2024)
6.0

Promised Land

The Boy and the Heron movie poster (2023)
7.4

The Boy and the Heron

Noble Pelican (voice)

Kubi movie poster (2023)
6.9

Kubi

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 movie poster (2023)
8.2

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

Tsugaru Lacquer Girl movie poster (2023)
6.0

Tsugaru Lacquer Girl

Trapped Balloon movie poster (2023)

Trapped Balloon

Shigezo Kojima

Winter Rose movie poster (2022)
6.0

Winter Rose

Giichi Wataguchi

Dr. Coto's Clinic movie poster (2022)
7.6

Dr. Coto's Clinic

Shoichi Hoshino

Yes, I Can't Swim movie poster (2022)
6.3

Yes, I Can't Swim

Professor Kamoshita

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet movie poster (2021)
7.7

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

Hirotaro Yamane

Arc movie poster (2021)
6.6

Arc

Rihito

Independence of Japan movie poster (2020)

Independence of Japan

2010s

The Island of Cats movie poster (2019)
6.9

The Island of Cats

Iwao

His Lost Name movie poster (2019)
5.6

His Lost Name

Tetsuro

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan movie poster (2018)
7.0

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store movie poster (2017)
7.0

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

Takeo Matsuoka

Kiseki: Sobito of That Day movie poster (2017)
7.9

Kiseki: Sobito of That Day

Seiichi Morita

Mukoku movie poster (2017)
6.2

Mukoku

Shozo Yatabe

An Emblem Dedicated To You movie poster (2017)
3.0

An Emblem Dedicated To You

Nakagawa Akiko

Lear on the Shore movie poster (2017)
6.2

Lear on the Shore

Midnight Diner 2 movie poster (2016)
7.4

Midnight Diner 2

Master

Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" movie poster (2016)
7.8

Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

Jisaku Koka

Botchan movie poster (2016)
8.3

Botchan

Madonna’s father

Natsumi's Firefly movie poster (2016)
6.1

Natsumi's Firefly

Sakakiyama

Midnight Diner movie poster (2014)
7.6

Midnight Diner

Master

Climbing to Spring movie poster (2014)
8.4

Climbing to Spring

Isao Nagamine

The Great Passage movie poster (2013)
7.2

The Great Passage

Kohei Araki

The End of Summer movie poster (2013)
6.5

The End of Summer

Shingo Kosugi

Leaving on the 15th Spring movie poster (2013)
6.6

Leaving on the 15th Spring

Toshiharu Nakazato

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody movie poster (2013)

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

Masashi Sera

The Egoists movie poster (2011)
4.1

The Egoists

Kazuyuki Ninomiya

Boys on the Run movie poster (2010)
5.0

Boys on the Run

Suzuki san

Sketches of Kaitan City movie poster (2010)
5.4

Sketches of Kaitan City

Ryuzo Higa

A Crowd of Three movie poster (2010)
4.9

A Crowd of Three

Haru's Journey movie poster (2010)
6.5

Haru's Journey

Kinoshita

Abraxas movie poster (2010)
10.0

Abraxas

2000s

Kamui movie poster (2009)
6.1

Kamui

Hanbei

Then Summer Came movie poster (2008)
4.0

Then Summer Came

Double Trouble movie poster (2008)
8.0

Double Trouble

Vacation movie poster (2008)
7.0

Vacation

Toru Hirai

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad movie poster (2007)
6.9

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Oton

Tales from Earthsea movie poster (2006)
6.5

Tales from Earthsea

The King (voice)

The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya movie poster (2006)
7.6

The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya

Yasutada Kamiya

Female movie poster (2005)
5.6

Female

Old man

A Melody for My Father movie poster (2005)

A Melody for My Father

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog movie poster (2004)
6.9

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Mitsuru Watanabe

Like Asura movie poster (2003)
6.5

Like Asura

Takao Satomi

Ghiblies: Episode 2 movie poster (2002)
7.0

Ghiblies: Episode 2

Toshi-chan (Voice)

Ten Dark Women movie poster (2002)

Ten Dark Women

1990s

Secret movie poster (1999)
6.8

Secret

Heisuke Sugita

The Black House movie poster (1999)
5.9

The Black House

The Washing Machine movie poster (1999)

The Washing Machine

Taiji Ogami

Coquille movie poster (1999)
7.8

Coquille

Tatsuya Urayama

Le Secret movie poster (1999)

Le Secret

杉田平介

Princess Mononoke movie poster (1997)
8.3

Princess Mononoke

Jikobo (voice)

The Way of Osaka Financing 1 movie poster (1996)
6.0

The Way of Osaka Financing 1

Uneasy Encounters movie poster (1994)

Uneasy Encounters

Chibusa movie poster (1993)

Chibusa

The Tomb & the Divorce movie poster (1993)

The Tomb & the Divorce

Yoshinori Ishino

The Last U-Boat movie poster (1993)
5.4

The Last U-Boat

Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän

Shimanto River movie poster (1991)
6.0

Shimanto River

Hong Kong Paradise movie poster (1990)
5.0

Hong Kong Paradise

Hachirou Ooishi

1980s

Untamagiru movie poster (1989)
3.8

Untamagiru

Giru

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad movie poster (1988)
7.0

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)

Love and Action in Osaka movie poster (1988)
4.8

Love and Action in Osaka

Twilight of the Cockroaches movie poster (1987)
5.8

Twilight of the Cockroaches

Saitô (voice)

For Business movie poster (1986)

For Business

Miyabi Sakuramiya

And Then movie poster (1985)
7.1

And Then

Tsunejiro Hiraoka

Love Letter movie poster (1985)
7.6

Love Letter

Tetsushi Kamiya

Paradise View movie poster (1985)
5.3

Paradise View

Reishu Goya

The Funeral movie poster (1984)
7.1

The Funeral

Inose

The Wangan Highway movie poster (1984)
6.0

The Wangan Highway

Nakamura

The Second Love movie poster (1983)
5.5

The Second Love

Hideo Hyuga

The Dropout movie poster (1982)
7.0

The Dropout

Miura

Call from Darkness movie poster (1981)
5.7

Call from Darkness

Tatsuo Tamura

Hear the Wind Sing movie poster (1981)
6.0

Hear the Wind Sing

Me

1970s

Eighteen Years, to the Sea movie poster (1979)
6.5

Eighteen Years, to the Sea

Eisuke Morimoto

Ballad of Orin movie poster (1977)
7.1

Ballad of Orin

Torazo

The Sea of Genkai movie poster (1976)
5.0

The Sea of Genkai