Personal Info
Кэйдзю Кобаяси
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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Godzilla Resurrection
as Prime Minister Mitamura
Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells
as Narrator
Take the 'A' Train, Someday
as 平松
Vengeance for Sale
as Undertaker
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
as Self
Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows.
as Inspector Muta
One Summer's Day
as Kenshiro Ooi
The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya
To Love
as Kamijo
