Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

Age 74 — born September 4, 1951·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.

AdventureFantasyAnimation

70Credits40 TV · 30 films
1977–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedAbraxas
7.7 Average ratingacross 62 titles

Top TV shows 40best Kaoru Kobayashi shows

  1. 1Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku posterKotaki Brothers and ShikuhakkuKotaki Reiji · 1 ep · 20208.8
  2. 2Dr. Coto's Clinic posterDr. Coto's Clinic星野正一 · 11 eps · 20038.7
  3. 3Fixer posterFixerIchiro Suzaki · 15 eps · 20238.6
  4. 4The Marriage Counselor posterThe Marriage CounselorSyogo Yanagisawa · 11 eps · 20118.5
  5. 5The Private Detective Mike posterThe Private Detective Mike1 ep · 20028.5
  6. 6The Tiger and Her Wings posterThe Tiger and Her Wings穗高重亲 · 130 eps · 20248.3
  7. 71972 Fireflies on the Shore poster1972 Fireflies on the ShoreTaiei Tamashiro · 5 eps · 20258.3
  8. 8Top League posterTop League6 eps · 20198.3
  9. 9Hibana: Spark posterHibana: Spark10 eps · 20168.2
  10. 10Midnight Diner posterMidnight DinerMaster · 30 eps · 20098.2
  11. 11Carnation posterCarnationZensaku Ohara · 151 eps · 20118.1
  12. 12Hello Life from 55 posterHello Life from 555 eps · 20148.0
  13. 13Trembling Cow posterTrembling Cow5 eps · 20138.0
  14. 14Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories posterMidnight Diner: Tokyo StoriesMaster · 20 eps · 20167.9
  15. 15Off the Record posterOff the RecordNoto Toru · 10 eps · 20207.8
  16. 16THE DAYS posterTHE DAYSFuruya · 8 eps · 20237.8
  17. 17Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai posterShrink: Psychiatrist Yowai仙川鶴一 · 3 eps · 20247.8
  18. 18Woman posterWomanUesugi Kentaro · 11 eps · 20137.5
  19. 19Worry Not, She's the Boss posterWorry Not, She's the BossYamagami Tatsuo · 10 eps · 20237.5
  20. 20Solomon's Perjury posterSolomon's Perjury津崎 正男 · 8 eps · 20217.5
  21. 21The Emperor's Cook posterThe Emperor's Cook12 eps · 20157.4
  22. 22Reach Beyond the Blue Sky posterReach Beyond the Blue SkyShibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father] · 41 eps · 20217.3
  23. 23Villiany Ganbo posterVilliany GanboGen Koshimizu · 11 eps · 20147.3
  24. 24Hagetaka posterHagetakaRyosuke Iijima · 8 eps · 20187.0
  25. 25Heaven posterHeavenDoizaki Gen · 6 eps · 20177.0
  26. 26The Castle of Sand posterThe Castle of Sand2 eps · 20117.0
  27. 27Miracles posterMiraclesShun Samejima · 10 eps · 20186.6
  28. 28Koinaka posterKoinakaHirotoshi Serizawa · 9 eps · 20156.6
  29. 29The Great White Tower posterThe Great White TowerMataichi Zaizen · 5 eps · 20196.5
  30. 30ふぞろいの林檎たち posterふぞろいの林檎たち仲手川 耕一 · 13 eps · 19836.0
  31. 31ナニワ金融道桑田 澄男 · 6 eps · 19966.0
  32. 32Godan posterGodan6 eps · 20155.0
  33. 33Ten urara posterTen urara松尾良治 · 156 eps · 1998
  34. 34Toge no Gunzo posterToge no Gunzo50 eps · 1982
  35. 35Iki no Iiyatsu posterIki no Iiyatsu23 eps · 1987
  36. 36Sunflower on the Hill posterSunflower on the HillYuzuhara Kohei · 12 eps · 1993
  37. 37News Sokuho wa Nagareta posterNews Sokuho wa Nagareta11 eps · 2009
  38. 38Grade A Reversal posterGrade A Reversal10 eps · 2017
  39. 39The Sun in Kurobe posterThe Sun in KurobeKunpei Takiyama · 2 eps · 2009
  40. 40Kyokuhoku Rhapsody posterKyokuhoku Rhapsody1 ep · 2013

Top movies 30best Kaoru Kobayashi movies

  1. 1Abraxas posterAbraxas201010.0
  2. 2Chibusa posterChibusa19939.0
  3. 3Climbing to Spring posterClimbing to SpringIsao Nagamine · 20148.4
  4. 4Princess Mononoke posterPrincess MononokeJikobo (voice) · 1997 · Adventure8.3
  5. 5Botchan posterBotchanMadonna’s father · 20168.3
  6. 6Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" posterFueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"Jisaku Koka · 20168.1
  7. 7The Last Blossom posterThe Last BlossomAkutsu (1986) (voice) · 20258.1
  8. 8Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad posterBakayaro! I'm Plenty MadShigeru Kosaka (Episode 4) · 19888.0
  9. 9For Business posterFor BusinessMiyabi Sakuramiya · 19868.0
  10. 10The Wangan Highway posterThe Wangan HighwayNakamura · 19848.0
  11. 11Double Trouble posterDouble Trouble20088.0
  12. 12Uneasy Encounters posterUneasy Encounters19948.0
  13. 13Kiseki: Sobito of That Day posterKiseki: Sobito of That DaySeiichi Morita · 20177.9
  14. 14Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 posterBaian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 220237.8
  15. 15Love Letter posterLove LetterTetsushi Kamiya · 19857.8
  16. 16We Made a Beautiful Bouquet posterWe Made a Beautiful BouquetHirotaro Yamane · 20217.8
  17. 17Coquille posterCoquilleTatsuya Urayama · 19997.6
  18. 18Sham posterSham20257.6
  19. 19Midnight Diner posterMidnight DinerMaster · 20147.6
  20. 20Dr. Coto's Clinic posterDr. Coto's ClinicShoichi Hoshino · 20227.6
  21. 21The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya posterThe Blossoming of Etsuko KamiyaYasutada Kamiya · 20067.6
  22. 22Hong Kong Paradise posterHong Kong ParadiseHachirou Ooishi · 19907.5
  23. 23The Boy and the Heron posterThe Boy and the HeronNoble Pelican (voice) · 20237.4
  24. 24Midnight Diner 2 posterMidnight Diner 2Master · 20167.4
  25. 25The Great Passage posterThe Great PassageKohei Araki · 20137.2
  26. 26And Then posterAnd ThenTsunejiro Hiraoka · 19857.1
  27. 27The Funeral posterThe FuneralInose · 19847.1
  28. 28Ballad of Orin posterBallad of OrinTorazo · 19777.1
  29. 29Ghiblies: Episode 2 posterGhiblies: Episode 2Toshi-chan (Voice) · 20027.1
  30. 30Vacation posterVacationToru Hirai · 20087.0

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