Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

Age: 74 years old
Born: September 4, 1951 in Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

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.

Known For

Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

Tales from Earthsea

Tales from Earthsea

Oboe no Nai Satsujin

Oboe no Nai Satsujin

Sham

Sham

The Last Blossom

The Last Blossom

Akutsu (1986) (voice)

1972 Fireflies on the Shore

1972 Fireflies on the Shore

Taiei Tamashiro

The Yin Yang Master Zero

The Yin Yang Master Zero

Fujiwara Yosuke

Promised Land

Promised Land

The Tiger and Her Wings

The Tiger and Her Wings

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

Kubi

Kubi

Tokugawa Ieyasu

The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

Noble Pelican (voice)

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

Trapped Balloon

Trapped Balloon

Tsugaru Lacquer Girl

Tsugaru Lacquer Girl

Fixer

Fixer

Worry Not, She's the Boss

Worry Not, She's the Boss

Yamagami Tatsuo

THE DAYS

THE DAYS

Yes, I Can't Swim

Yes, I Can't Swim

Professor Kamoshita

Winter Rose

Winter Rose

Giichi Wataguchi

Dr. Coto's Clinic

Dr. Coto's Clinic

Shoichi Hoshino

Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

Self - Narrator (voice)

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

Hirotaro Yamane

Arc

Arc

Solomon's Perjury

Solomon's Perjury

Reach Beyond the Blue Sky

Reach Beyond the Blue Sky

Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]

Independence of Japan

Independence of Japan

Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku

Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku

Off the Record

Off the Record

His Lost Name

His Lost Name

The Island of Cats

The Island of Cats

Top League

Top League

The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

Mataichi Zaizen

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

Hagetaka

Hagetaka

Miracles

Miracles

Kiseki: Sobito of That Day

Kiseki: Sobito of That Day

An Emblem Dedicated To You

An Emblem Dedicated To You

Lear on the Shore

Lear on the Shore

Mukoku

Mukoku

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

Grade A Reversal

Grade A Reversal

Heaven

Heaven

Botchan

Botchan

Madonna’s father

Midnight Diner 2

Midnight Diner 2

Fueled: The Man They Called

Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

Natsumi's Firefly

Natsumi's Firefly

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

Hibana: Spark

Hibana: Spark

Koinaka

Koinaka

Hirotoshi Serizawa

Godan

Godan

The Emperor's Cook

The Emperor's Cook

Climbing to Spring

Climbing to Spring

Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

Hello life from 55

Hello life from 55

Villiany Ganbo

Villiany Ganbo

The Great Passage

The Great Passage

The End of Summer

The End of Summer

Leaving on the 15th Spring

Leaving on the 15th Spring

Toshiharu Nakazato

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

Woman

Woman

Trembling Cow

Trembling Cow

The Egoists

The Egoists

Kazuyuki Ninomiya

The Castle of Sand

The Castle of Sand

The Marriage Counselor

The Marriage Counselor

Syogo Yanagisawa

Carnation

Carnation

A Crowd of Three

A Crowd of Three

Boys on the Run

Boys on the Run

Haru's Journey

Haru's Journey

Sketches of Kaitan City

Sketches of Kaitan City

Abraxas

Abraxas

Kamui

Kamui

Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

News Sokuho wa Nagareta

News Sokuho wa Nagareta

The Sun in Kurobe

The Sun in Kurobe

Kunpei Takiyama

Vacation

Vacation

Then Summer Came

Then Summer Came

Double Trouble

Double Trouble

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tales from Earthsea

Tales from Earthsea

The King (voice)

The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya

The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya

Yasutada Kamiya

Dr. Coto's Clinic

Dr. Coto's Clinic

Female

Female

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Mitsuru Watanabe

Like Asura

Like Asura

Ghiblies: Episode 2

Ghiblies: Episode 2

Toshi-chan (Voice)

Ten Dark Women

Ten Dark Women

The Private Detective Mike

The Private Detective Mike

Secret

Secret

Coquille

Coquille

Tatsuya Urayama

The Washing Machine

The Washing Machine

The Black House

The Black House

Ten urara

Ten urara

Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

ふぞろいの林檎たち

ふぞろいの林檎たち

仲手川耕一

The Way of Osaka Financing 1

The Way of Osaka Financing 1

ナニワ金融道

ナニワ金融道

Uneasy Encounters

Uneasy Encounters

The Last U-Boat

The Last U-Boat

Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän

The Tomb & the Divorce

The Tomb & the Divorce

Yoshinori Ishino

Chibusa

Chibusa

Sunflower on the Hill

Sunflower on the Hill

Shimanto River

Shimanto River

Hong Kong Paradise

Hong Kong Paradise

Hachirou Ooishi

Untamagiru

Untamagiru

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)

Love and Action in Osaka

Love and Action in Osaka

Twilight of the Cockroaches

Twilight of the Cockroaches

Iki no Iiyatsu

Iki no Iiyatsu

For Business

For Business

Miyabi Sakuramiya

And Then

And Then

Tsunejiro Hiraoka

Paradise View

Paradise View

Love Letter

Love Letter

Tetsushi Kamiya

The Funeral

The Funeral

The Wangan Highway

The Wangan Highway

Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!

Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!

The Second Love

The Second Love

The Dropout

The Dropout

Toge no Gunzo

Toge no Gunzo

Call from Darkness

Call from Darkness

Hear the Wind Sing

Hear the Wind Sing

Eighteen Years, to the Sea

Eighteen Years, to the Sea

Eisuke Morimoto

Ballad of Orin

Ballad of Orin

The Sea of Genkai

The Sea of Genkai

Oboe no Nai Satsujin

Oboe no Nai Satsujin

Sham

Sham

The Last Blossom

The Last Blossom

Akutsu (1986) (voice)

The Yin Yang Master Zero

The Yin Yang Master Zero

Fujiwara Yosuke

Promised Land

Promised Land

Kubi

Kubi

Tokugawa Ieyasu

The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

Noble Pelican (voice)

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

Trapped Balloon

Trapped Balloon

Tsugaru Lacquer Girl

Tsugaru Lacquer Girl

Yes, I Can't Swim

Yes, I Can't Swim

Professor Kamoshita

Winter Rose

Winter Rose

Giichi Wataguchi

Dr. Coto's Clinic

Dr. Coto's Clinic

Shoichi Hoshino

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

Hirotaro Yamane

Arc

Arc

Independence of Japan

Independence of Japan

His Lost Name

His Lost Name

The Island of Cats

The Island of Cats

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

Kiseki: Sobito of That Day

Kiseki: Sobito of That Day

An Emblem Dedicated To You

An Emblem Dedicated To You

Lear on the Shore

Lear on the Shore

Mukoku

Mukoku

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

Botchan

Botchan

Madonna’s father

Midnight Diner 2

Midnight Diner 2

Fueled: The Man They Called

Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

Natsumi's Firefly

Natsumi's Firefly

Climbing to Spring

Climbing to Spring

Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

The Great Passage

The Great Passage

The End of Summer

The End of Summer

Leaving on the 15th Spring

Leaving on the 15th Spring

Toshiharu Nakazato

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

The Egoists

The Egoists

Kazuyuki Ninomiya

A Crowd of Three

A Crowd of Three

Boys on the Run

Boys on the Run

Haru's Journey

Haru's Journey

Sketches of Kaitan City

Sketches of Kaitan City

Abraxas

Abraxas

Kamui

Kamui

Vacation

Vacation

Then Summer Came

Then Summer Came

Double Trouble

Double Trouble

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tales from Earthsea

Tales from Earthsea

The King (voice)

The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya

The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya

Yasutada Kamiya

Female

Female

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Mitsuru Watanabe

Like Asura

Like Asura

Ghiblies: Episode 2

Ghiblies: Episode 2

Toshi-chan (Voice)

Ten Dark Women

Ten Dark Women

Secret

Secret

Coquille

Coquille

Tatsuya Urayama

The Washing Machine

The Washing Machine

The Black House

The Black House

Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

The Way of Osaka Financing 1

The Way of Osaka Financing 1

Uneasy Encounters

Uneasy Encounters

The Last U-Boat

The Last U-Boat

Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän

The Tomb & the Divorce

The Tomb & the Divorce

Yoshinori Ishino

Chibusa

Chibusa

Shimanto River

Shimanto River

Hong Kong Paradise

Hong Kong Paradise

Hachirou Ooishi

Untamagiru

Untamagiru

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)

Love and Action in Osaka

Love and Action in Osaka

Twilight of the Cockroaches

Twilight of the Cockroaches

For Business

For Business

Miyabi Sakuramiya

And Then

And Then

Tsunejiro Hiraoka

Paradise View

Paradise View

Love Letter

Love Letter

Tetsushi Kamiya

The Funeral

The Funeral

The Wangan Highway

The Wangan Highway

Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!

Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!

The Second Love

The Second Love

The Dropout

The Dropout

Call from Darkness

Call from Darkness

Hear the Wind Sing

Hear the Wind Sing

Eighteen Years, to the Sea

Eighteen Years, to the Sea

Eisuke Morimoto

Ballad of Orin

Ballad of Orin

The Sea of Genkai

The Sea of Genkai

1972 Fireflies on the Shore

1972 Fireflies on the Shore

Taiei Tamashiro

The Tiger and Her Wings

The Tiger and Her Wings

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

Fixer

Fixer

Worry Not, She's the Boss

Worry Not, She's the Boss

Yamagami Tatsuo

THE DAYS

THE DAYS

Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

Self - Narrator (voice)

Solomon's Perjury

Solomon's Perjury

Reach Beyond the Blue Sky

Reach Beyond the Blue Sky

Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]

Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku

Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku

Off the Record

Off the Record

Top League

Top League

The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

Mataichi Zaizen

Hagetaka

Hagetaka

Miracles

Miracles

Grade A Reversal

Grade A Reversal

Heaven

Heaven

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

Hibana: Spark

Hibana: Spark

Koinaka

Koinaka

Hirotoshi Serizawa

Godan

Godan

The Emperor's Cook

The Emperor's Cook

Hello life from 55

Hello life from 55

Villiany Ganbo

Villiany Ganbo

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

Woman

Woman

Trembling Cow

Trembling Cow

The Castle of Sand

The Castle of Sand

The Marriage Counselor

The Marriage Counselor

Syogo Yanagisawa

Carnation

Carnation

Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

News Sokuho wa Nagareta

News Sokuho wa Nagareta

The Sun in Kurobe

The Sun in Kurobe

Kunpei Takiyama

Dr. Coto's Clinic

Dr. Coto's Clinic

The Private Detective Mike

The Private Detective Mike

Ten urara

Ten urara

ふぞろいの林檎たち

ふぞろいの林檎たち

仲手川耕一

ナニワ金融道

ナニワ金融道

Sunflower on the Hill

Sunflower on the Hill

Iki no Iiyatsu

Iki no Iiyatsu

Toge no Gunzo

Toge no Gunzo