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Keiju Kobayashi

Actor
Born November 23, 1923Died September 16, 2010 (86 years)
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Keiju Kobayashi (23 November 1923–16 September 2010) was a Japanese actor. Born in Gunma Prefecture, he began acting at the Nikkatsu studio after dropping out of Nihon University and made his film debut in 1942. In a career that spanned 65 years, he appeared in over 250 films, most famously in the "Company President" (Shachō) comedy films made at Toho, where he worked alongside Hisaya Morishige, Daisuke Kato, Norihei Miki, and others. There he helped define the popular image of the postwar salaryman. He also won many awards for his acting, including best actor awards at the Mainichi Film Awards for The Naked General in 1958 (where he played Kiyoshi Yamashita), for Kuroi gashū in 1960, and for The Elegant Life of Mr Everyman in 1963. Kobayashi appeared in films made by such notable directors as Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and Kihachi Okamoto. He continued to give powerful performances after largely moving to television in the late 1960s.

He died on 16 September 2010 of heart failure at the age of 86.

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Known For

  • Sanjuro
  • Whisper of the Heart
  • Godzilla 1985
  • The Return of Godzilla
  • Samurai Assassin
  • The End of Summer
  • Submersion of Japan
  • Battle of Okinawa
  • The Stranger Within a Woman
  • The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
  • Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
  • Repast
  • The Lost Alibi
  • A Wanderer's Notebook
  • Nijiotoko
  • The Imperial Navy
  • Happiness of Us Alone
  • Summer Clouds
  • A Wife's Heart
  • Sudden Rain
  • Tree Without Leaves
  • Husband and Wife
  • The Ambitious
  • Little Peach

Filmography

2007
2003
Tegami · as Genji Omori
2001
Vengeance for Sale · as Undertaker
1999
That Guy · as Kenshiro Ooi
1997
To Love · as Kamijo
1995
Whisper of the Heart · as Shiro Nishi (voice)
1993
Karin (TV Series) · as 小森弥之助
1990
1987
A Taxing Woman · as Ryoko's Boss
1986
1986
Tree Without Leaves · as Hatsu-Rojin
1985
Godzilla 1985 · as Prime Minister Mitamura
1984
The Return of Godzilla · as Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
1983
1981
1981
The Imperial Navy · as Isoroku Yamamoto
1979
White Love · as Keisuke Uemura
1977
1976
1975
1975
Tidal Wave · as Dr. Tadokoro
1974
Japan Sinks (TV Series) · as 田所雄介博士
1973
Submersion of Japan · as Dr. Tadokoro
1971
Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain: Getsu-getsu kasui moku kinkin · as Shinsuke Narada, President Of Yoyo Industries
1971
Battle of Okinawa · as General Ushijima
1970
The Militarists · as Premier Hideki Tojo
1970
The Ambitious · as Yoshinosuke Saigo
1970
Shachô gaku ABC · as Hisashi Tamba
1969
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor · as Toshizo Hijikata
1969
Zoku shachô enmachô · as Saijō Takashi (pr Manager)
1969
Shachô enmachô · as Takashi Saijō (pr And Planning Manager)
1968
Shachô hanjôki · as Kenichi Honjo (takayama Trading 1st Sales Manager)
1967
Japan's Longest Day · as Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa
1967
1967
Five Gents Prefer Geisha · as Shingo Kimura
1967
Shachô senichiya · as Nobuyoshi Kimura (development Director)
1966
The Stranger Within a Woman · as Isao Tashiro
1966
Shachô gyôjôki · as Kojima Keigo (chief Of Secretary)
1965
Five Gents Trick Book · as Takashi Ishikawa (technical Manager)
1965
Samurai Assassin · as Einosuke Kurihara
1965
1964
Kon'nichiwa akachan · as Keisuke Yomoyama
1964
Ken · as Eri Itami
1964
1964
1963
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman · as Eburi Toshimaru
1963
Zoku shachô gaiyûki · as Hiroshi Nakamura (chief Secretary)
1963
1963
Zoku shachô manyûki · as Susumu Kimura (chief Secretary)
1963
Shachô gaiyûki · as Nakamura Hiroshi (chief Secretary)
1963
Attack Squadron! · as Cast
1963
1962
Chushingura · as Awajinokami Wakisake
1962
A Wanderer's Notebook · as Fujiyama
1962
1962
1962
A Woman's Place · as Jiro Ishikawa
1962
Sanjuro · as The Spy
1961
The End of Summer · as Hisao
1961
Playboy President · as Kuwabara Takeshi
1961
1961
Happiness of Us Alone · as Michio Katayama
1960
Sararîman Chûshingura · as Heitaro Teraoka
1960
1960
The Lost Alibi · as Teiichiro Ishino
1959
The Three Treasures · as God Amatsumaura
1959
1959
1958
Summer Clouds · as Hatsuji
1958
1958
Little Peach · as Tayama
1958
1958
1956
1956
A Wife's Heart · as Shinji
1956
Sudden Rain · as Nenkichi Imazato (the Man Next Door)
1956
1955
1955
1955
1953
The Eagle of the Pacific · as Staff Officer (uncredited)
1953
1953
Husband and Wife · as Shigekichi Hayakawa
1953
My Wonderful Yellow Car · as Drunken Man A
1952
1951
Repast · as Shinzo Murata
1951
1949
Nijiotoko · as Ryôsuke Akashi
1943
Marai no tora · as Hassan

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