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Akiji Kobayashi

Akiji Kobayashi
  • Name: Akiji Kobayashi
  • Birthday: 1930-09-06
  • Also known as: Shōji Kobayashi,Kobayashi Akiji
  • Place of birth: Yodobashi ward, Tokyo, Japan
  • Popularity: 2.295
Biography: Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二, Kobayashi Akiji, September 6, 1930 – August 27, 1996), sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi, was a Japanese actor. He attended Nihon University College of Art, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1949. He made his film debut with Satsujin Yogisha in 1952. He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Toshio Muramatsu in the 1966-1967 television series, Ultraman. From 1983-84, he appeared in the popular television detective series Seibu Keisatsu. His other notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana ("Oya-san") in several series of the Kamen Rider franchise. He was one of Kon Ichikawa's... Read More

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Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone 1997-09-17
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion   as  Senior sergeant 1996-07-12
Ultraman Zearth   as  Fisherman 1996-03-09
Revive! Ultraman 1996-03-09
Getting Any?   as  Chief of World Defence Force 1995-02-11
47 Ronin 1994-10-22
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns 1993-11-20
Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko   as  Toubei Tachibana (voice) 1993-01-24
Godzilla vs. Mothra   as  Yuzo Tsuchiashi 1992-12-12
Run, Melos!   as  Dionysus II (voice) 1992-07-25
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah   as  Yuzo Tsuchiashi 1991-12-14
Noh Mask Murders 1991-03-15
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars   as  Detective 1990-04-14
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind   as  Konton 1990-03-21
Hana no furu gogo 1989-10-07
Black Rain   as  Katayama 1989-05-13
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87   as  Toshio Muramatsu 1989-04-28
The Men Who Made Ultraman 1989-03-21
Death Shadows 1986-09-20
Desperate Pursuit   as  Inoue 1986-05-17
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma   as  Hanazuki 1986-01-25
The Empty Table 1985-11-01
The Makioka Sisters   as  Seitaro Jinba 1983-05-21
The Longest Tunnel 1982-10-16
Suspicion   as  Chief of Police, Ishihara 1982-09-11
Karate Cop   as  Asst Chief Fuji 1982-04-17
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2 1982-02-26
The Black Hood 1981-12-03
Lonely Heart 1981-10-10
Yuki   as  Jinjii (voice) 1981-08-09
Koto: The Ancient City 1980-12-20
Shogun Assassin   as  Lord Kurogawa 1980-11-11
The Tale of Jean Valjean   as  Jean Valjean (voice) 1979-09-15
Immortal Kamen Rider Special   as  Tobei Tachibana 1979-09-08
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle   as  Toshio Muramatsu 1979-07-21
The House of Hanging   as  Sannosuke 1979-05-26
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman   as  Captain Toshio Muramatsu 1979-03-17
Queen Bee   as  Detective Kogure 1978-02-11
Island of Hell   as  Takezo 1977-08-27
Lullaby to Kill   as  Koreya Kusakabe (manager) 1977-04-02
Utamaro's World 1977-02-20
The Inugami Family   as  Kokichi Inugami 1976-10-16
The Kagestar: The Movie   as  Inspector Tonda 1976-07-18
All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!   as  Tōbei Tachibana 1976-01-03
Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie   as  Tôbei Tachibana 1975-07-26
Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie   as  Tōbei Tachibana 1975-03-21
Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders   as  Tobei Tachibana 1975-03-15
Five Riders vs. King Dark   as  Tobei Tachibana 1974-07-25
Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants   as  Tobei Tachibana 1973-07-18
Internal Sleuth 1973-04-21
Kamen Rider V3: The Movie   as  Tōbei Tachibana 1973-03-16
The Woman Who Calls for Corpses 1973-02-05
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril   as  Narrator 1972-12-30
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice 1972-12-30
Daigoro vs. Goliath   as  Hitoshi Suzuki 1972-12-17
Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell   as  Tōbei Tachibana 1972-07-16
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx   as  Ozunu Kurokuwa 1972-04-22
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker   as  Tobei Tachibana 1972-03-17
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance   as  Narrator 1972-01-15
The Pirates of Buban 1972-01-01
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters   as  Captain Takamura 1971-12-12
Mandala 1971-09-11
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife 1971-08-01
Go Go Kamen Rider   as  Tobei Tachibana 1971-07-18
This Transient Life 1970-08-08
Prison Break 1969-08-30
The Curse of the Ghost   as  Naosuke 1969-06-28
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature   as  Capt. Toshio Muramatsu 1967-07-22
ウルトラマン前夜祭 ウルトラマン誕生 1966-07-10
The Birth of Ultraman   as  Toshio Muramatsu 1966-07-10
Pleasures of the Flesh   as  Mari's pimp 1965-08-29
Kwaidan   as  (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) 1965-01-06
Fight of the Gamblers 1963-12-25
Youth of the Beast   as  Tatsuo Nomoto 1963-04-21
Intruders   as  Ichiro Honma 1963-02-23
Harakiri 1962-09-15
Foundry Town   as  Hei-san 1962-04-08
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity   as  Nonaka Shôi 1959-11-20