Kaoru Kobayashi
Born
September 4, 1951 (age 74)
Birthplace
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Kaoru Kobayashi

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.

Movies

The Last Blossom
The Last Blossom
2025
Akutsu (1986) (voice)
Sham
Sham
2025 ★ 9.0
Oboe no Nai Satsujin
Oboe no Nai Satsujin
2025
Promised Land
Promised Land
2024 ★ 6.0
The Yin Yang Master Zero
The Yin Yang Master Zero
2024 ★ 5.4
Fujiwara Yosuke
Kubi
Kubi
2023 ★ 7.0
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
2023 ★ 6.0
The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron
2023 ★ 7.4
Noble Pelican (voice)
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
2023 ★ 8.2
Trapped Balloon
Trapped Balloon
2023
Shigezo Kojima
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2022 ★ 7.6
Shoichi Hoshino
Yes, I Can't Swim
Yes, I Can't Swim
2022 ★ 6.3
Professor Kamoshita
Winter Rose
Winter Rose
2022 ★ 5.0
Giichi Wataguchi
Arc
Arc
2021 ★ 6.6
Rihito
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
2021 ★ 7.7
Hirotaro Yamane
Independence of Japan
Independence of Japan
2020
The Island of Cats
The Island of Cats
2019 ★ 6.9
Iwao
His Lost Name
His Lost Name
2019 ★ 5.6
Tetsuro
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
2018 ★ 7.0
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
2017 ★ 7.0
Takeo Matsuoka
Lear on the Shore
Lear on the Shore
2017 ★ 6.2
Mukoku
Mukoku
2017 ★ 6.2
Shozo Yatabe
Kiseki: Sobito of That Day
Kiseki: Sobito of That Day
2017 ★ 7.9
Seiichi Morita
An Emblem Dedicated To You
An Emblem Dedicated To You
2017 ★ 3.0
Nakagawa Akiko
Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
2016 ★ 7.8
Jisaku Koka
Midnight Diner 2
Midnight Diner 2
2016 ★ 7.4
Master
Natsumi's Firefly
Natsumi's Firefly
2016 ★ 6.2
Sakakiyama
Botchan
Botchan
2016 ★ 8.0
Madonna’s father
Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner
2014 ★ 7.6
Master
Climbing to Spring
Climbing to Spring
2014 ★ 8.3
Isao Nagamine
The End of Summer
The End of Summer
2013 ★ 6.5
Shingo Kosugi
Leaving on the 15th Spring
Leaving on the 15th Spring
2013 ★ 6.6
Toshiharu Nakazato
The Great Passage
The Great Passage
2013 ★ 7.3
Kohei Araki
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
2013
Masashi Sera
Castle of Sand
Castle of Sand
2011
Imanishi Eitaro
The Egoists
The Egoists
2011 ★ 4.1
Kazuyuki Ninomiya
Sketches of Kaitan City
Sketches of Kaitan City
2010 ★ 5.4
Ryuzo Higa
Abraxas
Abraxas
2010 ★ 10.0
A Crowd of Three
A Crowd of Three
2010 ★ 4.9
Haru's Journey
Haru's Journey
2010 ★ 6.5
Kinoshita
Boys on the Run
Boys on the Run
2010 ★ 5.0
Suzuki san
Kamui
Kamui
2009 ★ 6.1
Hanbei
Then Summer Came
Then Summer Came
2008 ★ 4.0
Vacation
Vacation
2008 ★ 7.0
Toru Hirai
Double Trouble
Double Trouble
2008 ★ 8.0
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007 ★ 7.0
Oton
The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya
The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya
2006 ★ 7.6
Yasutada Kamiya
Tales from Earthsea
Tales from Earthsea
2006 ★ 6.5
The King (voice)
A Melody for My Father
A Melody for My Father
2005
Female
Female
2005 ★ 5.6
Old man
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
2004 ★ 6.8
Mitsuru Watanabe
Like Asura
Like Asura
2003 ★ 6.5
Takao Satomi
Ten Dark Women
Ten Dark Women
2002
Ghiblies: Episode 2
Ghiblies: Episode 2
2002 ★ 7.0
Toshi-chan (Voice)
The Black House
The Black House
1999 ★ 6.0
Secret
Secret
1999 ★ 6.8
Heisuke Sugita
The Washing Machine
The Washing Machine
1999
Taiji Ogami
Coquille
Coquille
1999 ★ 7.8
Tatsuya Urayama
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 ★ 8.3
Jikobo (voice)
The Way of Osaka Financing 1
The Way of Osaka Financing 1
1996 ★ 6.0
Uneasy Encounters
Uneasy Encounters
1994
Chibusa
Chibusa
1993
The Tomb & the Divorce
The Tomb & the Divorce
1993
Yoshinori Ishino
The Last U-Boat
The Last U-Boat
1993 ★ 5.4
Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän
Shimanto River
Shimanto River
1991 ★ 6.0
Hong Kong Paradise
Hong Kong Paradise
1990 ★ 5.0
Hachirou Ooishi
Untamagiru
Untamagiru
1989 ★ 3.8
Giru
Love and Action in Osaka
Love and Action in Osaka
1988 ★ 4.8
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
1988 ★ 7.0
Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)
Twilight of the Cockroaches
Twilight of the Cockroaches
1987 ★ 5.8
Saitô (voice)
For Business
For Business
1986
Miyabi Sakuramiya
And Then
And Then
1985 ★ 7.0
Tsunejiro Hiraoka
Love Letter
Love Letter
1985 ★ 7.9
Tetsushi Kamiya
Paradise View
Paradise View
1985 ★ 5.3
Reishu Goya
The Funeral
The Funeral
1984 ★ 7.1
Inose
The Wangan Highway
The Wangan Highway
1984
Nakamura
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!
1984
The Second Love
The Second Love
1983 ★ 5.5
Hideo Hyuga
The Dropout
The Dropout
1982 ★ 7.0
Hear the Wind Sing
Hear the Wind Sing
1981 ★ 6.0
Me
Call from Darkness
Call from Darkness
1981 ★ 5.7
Tatsuo Tamura
Eighteen Years, to the Sea
Eighteen Years, to the Sea
1979 ★ 6.5
Eisuke Morimoto
Ballad of Orin
Ballad of Orin
1977 ★ 7.1
Torazo
The Sea of Genkai
The Sea of Genkai
1976 ★ 5.0

TV Series

1972 Fireflies on the Shore
1972 Fireflies on the Shore
2025
Taiei Tamashiro
5 Episodes
Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai
Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai
2024 ★ 7.8
仙川鶴一
3 Episodes
The Tiger and Her Wings
The Tiger and Her Wings
2024 ★ 8.0
穗高重亲
130 Episodes
Worry Not, She's the Boss
Worry Not, She's the Boss
2023 ★ 7.5
Yamagami Tatsuo
10 Episodes
THE DAYS
THE DAYS
2023 ★ 7.8
Furuya
8 Episodes
Fixer
Fixer
2023 ★ 8.5
Ichiro Suzaki
15 Episodes
Solomon's Perjury
Solomon's Perjury
2021 ★ 7.2
津崎 正男
8 Episodes
Reach Beyond the Blue Sky
Reach Beyond the Blue Sky
2021 ★ 7.3
Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]
41 Episodes
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
2020 ★ 8.8
Kotaki Reiji
1 Episode
Off the Record
Off the Record
2020 ★ 8.0
Noto Toru
10 Episodes
Top League
Top League
2019
6 Episodes
The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower
2019 ★ 6.5
Mataichi Zaizen
5 Episodes
Miracles
Miracles
2018 ★ 6.3
Shun Samejima
10 Episodes
Hagetaka
Hagetaka
2018
Ryosuke Iijima
8 Episodes
Grade A Reversal
Grade A Reversal
2017
10 Episodes
Heaven
Heaven
2017 ★ 6.3
Doizaki Gen
6 Episodes
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
2016 ★ 7.8
Master
20 Episodes
Hibana: Spark
Hibana: Spark
2016 ★ 8.3
10 Episodes
Godan
Godan
2015 ★ 5.0
6 Episodes
Koinaka
Koinaka
2015 ★ 6.6
Hirotoshi Serizawa
9 Episodes
The Emperor's Cook
The Emperor's Cook
2015 ★ 7.4
12 Episodes
Hello life from 55
Hello life from 55
2014 ★ 8.0
5 Episodes
Villiany Ganbo
Villiany Ganbo
2014 ★ 7.3
Gen Koshimizu
11 Episodes
Woman
Woman
2013 ★ 7.4
Uesugi Kentaro
11 Episodes
Trembling Cow
Trembling Cow
2013
5 Episodes
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
2013
1 Episode
Carnation
Carnation
2011 ★ 8.2
Zensaku Ohara
151 Episodes
The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand
2011 ★ 7.0
2 Episodes
The Marriage Counselor
The Marriage Counselor
2011 ★ 8.5
Syogo Yanagisawa
11 Episodes
News Sokuho wa Nagareta
News Sokuho wa Nagareta
2009
11 Episodes
Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner
2009 ★ 8.1
Master
30 Episodes
The Sun in Kurobe
The Sun in Kurobe
2009
Kunpei Takiyama
2 Episodes
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2003 ★ 8.6
星野正一
11 Episodes
The Private Detective Mike
The Private Detective Mike
2002 ★ 8.4
1 Episode
Ten urara
Ten urara
1998
松尾良治
156 Episodes
ナニワ金融道
ナニワ金融道
1996 ★ 6.0
桑田 澄男
6 Episodes
Sunflower on the Hill
Sunflower on the Hill
1993
Yuzuhara Kohei
12 Episodes
Iki no Iiyatsu
Iki no Iiyatsu
1987
23 Episodes
ふぞろいの林檎たち
ふぞろいの林檎たち
1983 ★ 6.0
仲手川 耕一
13 Episodes
Toge no Gunzo
Toge no Gunzo
1982
50 Episodes