Kaoru Kobayashi

Acting • 1951-09-04 • Kyoto, Kyoto, 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

8.3

Princess Mononoke

1997

8.2

Midnight Diner

2009

7.9

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

2016

7.7

Midnight Diner

2014

7.7

THE DAYS

2023

7.6

The Emperor's Cook

2015

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Filmography

2026
深夜食堂 6TV
Master • 3 episodes
★ 10.0
2025
The Last BlossomFilm
Akutsu (1986) (voice)
★ 8.0
2025
ShamFilm
Yugamidani Toshio
★ 7.0
2025
1972 Fireflies on the ShoreTV
Taiei Tamashiro • 5 episodes
★ 8.3
2025
Oboe no Nai SatsujinFilm
★ 7.0
2025
憶えのない殺人TV
佐治英雄 • 2 episodes
2024
The Tiger and Her WingsTV
Hodaka Shigechika • 130 episodes
★ 8.5
2024
The Yin Yang Master ZeroFilm
Fujiwara Yosuke
★ 6.2
2024
Shrink: Psychiatrist YowaiTV
Tsuruichi Senkawa • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
2024
Promised LandFilm
★ 6.0
2023
The Boy and the HeronFilm
Noble Pelican (voice)
★ 7.4
2023
THE DAYSTV
Furuya • 8 episodes
★ 7.7
2023
KubiFilm
Tokugawa Ieyasu
★ 6.9
2023
FixerTV
Ichiro Suzaki • 15 episodes
★ 8.3
2023
Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo ZeroTV
★ 6.9
2023
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2Film
★ 7.8
2023
Worry Not, She's the BossTV
Yamagami Tatsuo • 10 episodes
★ 7.5
2023
Tsugaru Lacquer GirlFilm
★ 6.0
2023
Trapped BalloonFilm
Shigezo Kojima
★ 8.0
2022
Yes, I Can't SwimFilm
Professor Kamoshita
★ 6.3
2022
Dr. Coto's ClinicFilm
Shoichi Hoshino
★ 7.6
2022
Winter RoseFilm
Giichi Wataguchi
★ 6.5
2021
We Made a Beautiful BouquetFilm
Hirotaro Yamane
★ 7.8
2021
Reach Beyond the Blue SkyTV
Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father] • 41 episodes
★ 7.3
2021
Solomon's PerjuryTV
Masao Tsuzaki • 8 episodes
★ 8.4
2021
ArcFilm
Rihito
★ 6.6
2020
Off the RecordTV
Noto Toru • 10 episodes
★ 7.8
2020
Kotaki Brothers and ShikuhakkuTV
Kotaki Reiji • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
2020
Independence of JapanFilm
2019
The Island of CatsFilm
Iwao
★ 7.0
2019
Top LeagueTV
★ 7.8
2019
The Great White TowerTV
Mataichi Zaizen • 5 episodes
★ 8.0
2019
His Lost NameFilm
Tetsuro
★ 5.6
2018
MiraclesTV
Shun Samejima • 10 episodes
★ 7.1
2018
The Miracle of Crybaby ShottanFilm
Mamoru Fujita
★ 7.0
2018
HagetakaTV
Ryosuke Iijima • 8 episodes
★ 7.0
2017
The Miracles of the Namiya General StoreFilm
Takeo Matsuoka
★ 7.0
2017
Kiseki: Sobito of That DayFilm
Seiichi Morita
★ 7.9
2017
Lear on the ShoreFilm
★ 6.4
2017
HeavenTV
Doizaki Gen • 6 episodes
★ 7.0
2017
MukokuFilm
Shozo Yatabe
★ 6.8
2017
Grade A ReversalTV
★ 7.0
2017
An Emblem Dedicated To YouFilm
Nakagawa Akiko
★ 4.5
2016
Midnight Diner: Tokyo StoriesTV
Master • 30 episodes
★ 7.9
2016
Midnight Diner 2Film
Master
★ 7.6
2016
Hibana: SparkTV
★ 8.2
2016
Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"Film
Jisaku Koka
★ 7.8
2016
Natsumi's FireflyFilm
Sakakiyama
★ 6.1
2016
BotchanFilm
Madonna’s father
★ 8.3
2015
The Emperor's CookTV
★ 7.6
2015
KoinakaTV
Hirotoshi Serizawa • 9 episodes
★ 6.6
2015
GodanTV
Takao Anjo • 6 episodes
★ 8.2
2014
Midnight DinerFilm
Master
★ 7.7
2014
Climbing to SpringFilm
Isao Nagamine
★ 8.4
2014
Villiany GanboTV
Gen Koshimizu • 11 episodes
★ 7.3
2014
Hello Life from 55TV
★ 8.0
2013
The Great PassageFilm
Kohei Araki
★ 7.2
2013
WomanTV
Uesugi Kentaro • 11 episodes
★ 7.5
2013
The End of SummerFilm
Shingo Kosugi
★ 6.5
2013
Trembling CowTV
★ 8.3
2013
Leaving on the 15th SpringFilm
Toshiharu Nakazato
★ 6.6
2013
Kyokuhoku RhapsodyTV
2013
Kyokuhoku RhapsodyFilm
Masashi Sera
2012
Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” TravelogueTV
Self - Narrator (voice) • 4 episodes
★ 9.3
2011
CarnationTV
Zensaku Ohara • 151 episodes
★ 8.2
2011
The Marriage CounselorTV
Syogo Yanagisawa • 11 episodes
★ 8.5
2011
The EgoistsFilm
Kazuyuki Ninomiya
★ 4.9
2011
The Castle of SandTV
★ 7.0
2010
Haru's JourneyFilm
Kinoshita
★ 6.6
2010
Boys on the RunFilm
Suzuki san
★ 5.0
2010
Sketches of Kaitan CityFilm
Ryuzo Higa
★ 5.4
2010
A Crowd of ThreeFilm
★ 4.9
2010
AbraxasFilm
★ 10.0
2009
Midnight DinerTV
Master • 30 episodes
★ 8.2
2009
KamuiFilm
Hanbei
★ 6.1
2009
News Sokuho wa NagaretaTV
2009
The Sun in KurobeTV
Kunpei Takiyama • 2 episodes
2008
VacationFilm
Toru Hirai
★ 7.0
2008
Double TroubleFilm
★ 8.0
2008
Then Summer CameFilm
★ 4.0
2007
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes DadFilm
Oton
★ 6.9
2006
Tales from EarthseaFilm
The King (voice)
★ 6.5
2006
The Blossoming of Etsuko KamiyaFilm
Yasutada Kamiya
★ 7.6
2005
FemaleFilm
Old man
★ 6.2
2005
A Melody for My FatherFilm
2004
Quill: The Life of a Guide DogFilm
Mitsuru Watanabe
★ 7.1
2003
Dr. Coto's ClinicTV
星野正一 • 11 episodes
★ 8.7
2003
Like AsuraFilm
Takao Satomi
★ 6.6
2002
Ghiblies: Episode 2Film
Toshi-chan (Voice)
★ 7.0
2002
The Private Detective MikeTV
★ 8.5
2002
Ten Dark WomenFilm
1999
SecretFilm
Heisuke Sugita
★ 6.9
1999
The Black HouseFilm
★ 6.1
1999
CoquilleFilm
Tatsuya Urayama
★ 7.6
1999
The Washing MachineFilm
Taiji Ogami
★ 7.0
1999
Le SecretFilm
杉田平介
1998
Ten uraraTV
松尾良治 • 156 episodes
1997
Princess MononokeFilm
Jikobo (voice)
★ 8.3
1996
ナニワ金融道TV
桑田澄男 • 6 episodes
★ 6.0
1996
The Way of Osaka Financing 1Film
★ 6.0
1994
Uneasy EncountersFilm
★ 8.0
1993
The Last U-BoatFilm
Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän
★ 5.7
1993
ChibusaFilm
★ 9.0
1993
Sunflower on the HillTV
Yuzuhara Kohei • 12 episodes
1993
The Tomb & the DivorceFilm
Yoshinori Ishino
1991
Shimanto RiverFilm
★ 6.8
1990
Hong Kong ParadiseFilm
Hachirou Ooishi
★ 7.5
1989
UntamagiruFilm
Giru
★ 4.6
1988
Love and Action in OsakaFilm
Futoshi Miike
★ 5.2
1988
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty MadFilm
Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)
★ 8.0
1987
Twilight of the CockroachesFilm
Saitô (voice)
★ 6.2
1987
Iki no IiyatsuTV
1986
For BusinessFilm
Miyabi Sakuramiya
★ 8.0
1985
And ThenFilm
Tsunejiro Hiraoka
★ 7.2
1985
Love LetterFilm
Tetsushi Kamiya
★ 7.8
1985
Paradise ViewFilm
Reishu Goya
★ 6.5
1984
The FuneralFilm
Inose
★ 7.2
1984
The Wangan HighwayFilm
Nakamura
★ 8.0
1984
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!Film
1983
The Second LoveFilm
Hideo Hyuga
★ 6.3
1983
ふぞろいの林檎たちTV
仲手川耕一 • 13 episodes
★ 6.0
1982
The DropoutFilm
Miura
★ 6.4
1982
Toge no GunzoTV
1982
Nikutai no shokeiFilm
Magazine reporter
1981
Call from DarknessFilm
Tatsuo Tamura
★ 6.3
1981
Hear the Wind SingFilm
Me
★ 6.6
1979
Eighteen Years, to the SeaFilm
Eisuke Morimoto
★ 6.7
1977
Ballad of OrinFilm
Torazo
★ 7.2
1976
The Sea of GenkaiFilm
★ 5.8