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Kaoru Kobayashi

Acting

Kaoru Kobayashi

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.

Known For

Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

1997 · Jikobo (voice)

The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

2023 · Noble Pelican (voice)

Tales from Earthsea

Tales from Earthsea

2006 · The King (voice)

THE DAYS

THE DAYS

2023 · Furuya

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

2021 · Hirotaro Yamane

Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

2009 · Master

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

2016 · Master

Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

2014 · Master

The Great Passage

The Great Passage

2013 · Kohei Araki

The Funeral

The Funeral

1984 · Inose

Kamui

Kamui

2009 · Hanbei

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

2017 · Takeo Matsuoka

Filmography

Oboe no Nai Satsujin

Oboe no Nai Satsujin

2025

Sham

Sham

2025

The Last Blossom

The Last Blossom

2025 · Akutsu (1986) (voice)

1972 Fireflies on the Shore

1972 Fireflies on the Shore

2025 · Taiei Tamashiro

The Yin Yang Master Zero

The Yin Yang Master Zero

2024 · Fujiwara Yosuke

Promised Land

Promised Land

2024

The Tiger and Her Wings

The Tiger and Her Wings

2024 · 穗高重亲

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

2024 · 仙川鶴一

Kubi

Kubi

2023 · Tokugawa Ieyasu

The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

2023 · Noble Pelican (voice)

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

2023

Trapped Balloon

Trapped Balloon

2023 · Shigezo Kojima

Tsugaru Lacquer Girl

Tsugaru Lacquer Girl

2023

Fixer

Fixer

2023 · Ichiro Suzaki

Worry Not, She's the Boss

Worry Not, She's the Boss

2023 · Yamagami Tatsuo

THE DAYS

THE DAYS

2023 · Furuya

Yes, I Can't Swim

Yes, I Can't Swim

2022 · Professor Kamoshita

Winter Rose

Winter Rose

2022 · Giichi Wataguchi

Dr. Coto's Clinic

Dr. Coto's Clinic

2022 · Shoichi Hoshino

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

2021 · Hirotaro Yamane

Arc

Arc

2021 · Rihito

Solomon's Perjury

Solomon's Perjury

2021 · 津崎正男

Reach Beyond the Blue Sky

Reach Beyond the Blue Sky

2021 · Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]

Independence of Japan

Independence of Japan

2020

Creator

The Marriage Counselor

The Marriage Counselor

2011 · Creator