People
Akiji Kobayashi
- Name: Akiji Kobayashi
- Birthday: 1930-09-06
- Also known as: Shōji Kobayashi,Kobayashi Akiji
- Place of birth: Yodobashi ward, Tokyo, Japan
- Popularity: 4.056
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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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| 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 Inugamis 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 |
