Kaoru Kobayashi

Acting

Kaoru Kobayashi

Born September 4, 1951Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan125 credits

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

1972 Fireflies on the Shore
8.3

1972 Fireflies on the Shore

TV

2025

The Last Blossom
8.0

The Last Blossom

Movie

2025

Sham
7.7

Sham

Movie

2025

Oboe no Nai Satsujin

Oboe no Nai Satsujin

Movie

2025

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai
7.8

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

TV

2024

Promised Land
6.0

Promised Land

Movie

2024

Filmography

1972 Fireflies on the Shore
20251972 Fireflies on the Shoreas Taiei TamashiroTV
The Last Blossom
2025The Last Blossomas Akutsu (1986) (voice)Movie
Sham
2025ShamMovie
Oboe no Nai Satsujin
2025Oboe no Nai SatsujinMovie
Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai
2024Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowaias 仙川鶴一TV
Promised Land
2024Promised LandMovie
The Yin Yang Master Zero
2024The Yin Yang Master Zeroas Fujiwara YosukeMovie
The Tiger and Her Wings
2024The Tiger and Her Wingsas 穗高重亲TV
Kubi
2023Kubias Tokugawa IeyasuMovie
Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
2023Tsugaru Lacquer GirlMovie
Worry Not, She's the Boss
2023Worry Not, She's the Bossas Yamagami TatsuoTV
The Boy and the Heron
2023The Boy and the Heronas Noble Pelican (voice)Movie
THE DAYS
2023THE DAYSas FuruyaTV
Fixer
2023Fixeras Ichiro SuzakiTV
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
2023Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2Movie
Trapped Balloon
2023Trapped Balloonas Shigezo KojimaMovie
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2022Dr. Coto's Clinicas Shoichi HoshinoMovie
Yes, I Can't Swim
2022Yes, I Can't Swimas Professor KamoshitaMovie
Winter Rose
2022Winter Roseas Giichi WataguchiMovie
Solomon's Perjury
2021Solomon's Perjuryas 津崎 正男TV
Arc
2021Arcas RihitoMovie
Reach Beyond the Blue Sky
2021Reach Beyond the Blue Skyas Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]TV
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
2021We Made a Beautiful Bouquetas Hirotaro YamaneMovie
Independence of Japan
2020Independence of JapanMovie
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
2020Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakkuas Kotaki ReijiTV
Off the Record
2020Off the Recordas Noto ToruTV
Top League
2019Top LeagueTV
The Great White Tower
2019The Great White Toweras Mataichi ZaizenTV
The Island of Cats
2019The Island of Catsas IwaoMovie
His Lost Name
2019His Lost Nameas TetsuroMovie
Miracles
2018Miraclesas Shun SamejimaTV
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
2018The Miracle of Crybaby ShottanMovie
Hagetaka
2018Hagetakaas Ryosuke IijimaTV
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
2017The Miracles of the Namiya General Storeas Takeo MatsuokaMovie
Lear on the Shore
2017Lear on the ShoreMovie
Mukoku
2017Mukokuas Shozo YatabeMovie
Kiseki: Sobito of That Day
2017Kiseki: Sobito of That Dayas Seiichi MoritaMovie
Grade A Reversal
2017Grade A ReversalTV
Heaven
2017Heavenas Doizaki GenTV
An Emblem Dedicated To You
2017An Emblem Dedicated To Youas Nakagawa AkikoMovie
Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
2016Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"as Jisaku KokaMovie
Midnight Diner 2
2016Midnight Diner 2as MasterMovie
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
2016Midnight Diner: Tokyo Storiesas MasterTV
Natsumi's Firefly
2016Natsumi's Fireflyas SakakiyamaMovie
Hibana: Spark
2016Hibana: SparkTV
Botchan
2016Botchanas Madonna’s fatherMovie
Godan
2015GodanTV
Koinaka
2015Koinakaas Hirotoshi SerizawaTV
The Emperor's Cook
2015The Emperor's CookTV
Midnight Diner
2014Midnight Dineras MasterMovie
Climbing to Spring
2014Climbing to Springas Isao NagamineMovie
Hello Life from 55
2014Hello Life from 55TV
Villiany Ganbo
2014Villiany Ganboas Gen KoshimizuTV
The End of Summer
2013The End of Summeras Shingo KosugiMovie
Woman
2013Womanas Uesugi KentaroTV
Trembling Cow
2013Trembling CowTV
Leaving on the 15th Spring
2013Leaving on the 15th Springas Toshiharu NakazatoMovie
The Great Passage
2013The Great Passageas Kohei ArakiMovie
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
2013Kyokuhoku Rhapsodyas Masashi SeraMovie
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
2013Kyokuhoku RhapsodyTV
Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue
2012Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogueas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Carnation
2011Carnationas Zensaku OharaTV
The Castle of Sand
2011The Castle of SandTV
The Egoists
2011The Egoistsas Kazuyuki NinomiyaMovie
The Marriage Counselor
2011The Marriage Counseloras Syogo YanagisawaTV
Sketches of Kaitan City
2010Sketches of Kaitan Cityas Ryuzo HigaMovie
Abraxas
2010AbraxasMovie
A Crowd of Three
2010A Crowd of ThreeMovie
Haru's Journey
2010Haru's Journeyas KinoshitaMovie
Boys on the Run
2010Boys on the Runas Suzuki sanMovie
News Sokuho wa Nagareta
2009News Sokuho wa NagaretaTV
Midnight Diner
2009Midnight Dineras MasterTV
Kamui
2009Kamuias HanbeiMovie
The Sun in Kurobe
2009The Sun in Kurobeas Kunpei TakiyamaTV
Then Summer Came
2008Then Summer CameMovie
Vacation
2008Vacationas Toru HiraiMovie
Double Trouble
2008Double TroubleMovie
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dadas OtonMovie
The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya
2006The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiyaas Yasutada KamiyaMovie
Tales from Earthsea
2006Tales from Earthseaas The King (voice)Movie
A Melody for My Father
2005A Melody for My FatherMovie
Female
2005Femaleas Old manMovie
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
2004Quill: The Life of a Guide Dogas Mitsuru WatanabeMovie
Like Asura
2003Like Asuraas Takao SatomiMovie
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2003Dr. Coto's Clinicas 星野正一TV
Ten Dark Women
2002Ten Dark WomenMovie
Ghiblies: Episode 2
2002Ghiblies: Episode 2as Toshi-chan (Voice)Movie
The Private Detective Mike
2002The Private Detective MikeTV
Le Secret
1999Le Secretas 杉田平介Movie
The Black House
1999The Black HouseMovie
Secret
1999Secretas Heisuke SugitaMovie
The Washing Machine
1999The Washing Machineas Taiji OgamiMovie
Coquille
1999Coquilleas Tatsuya UrayamaMovie
Ten urara
1998Ten uraraas 松尾良治TV
Princess Mononoke
1997Princess Mononokeas Jikobo (voice)Movie
The Way of Osaka Financing 1
1996The Way of Osaka Financing 1Movie
ナ
1996ナニワ金融道as 桑田 澄男TV
Uneasy Encounters
1994Uneasy EncountersMovie
Chibusa
1993ChibusaMovie
The Tomb & the Divorce
1993The Tomb & the Divorceas Yoshinori IshinoMovie
Sunflower on the Hill
1993Sunflower on the Hillas Yuzuhara KoheiTV
The Last U-Boat
1993The Last U-Boatas Tatsumi - FregattenkapitänMovie
Shimanto River
1991Shimanto RiverMovie
Hong Kong Paradise
1990Hong Kong Paradiseas Hachirou OoishiMovie
Untamagiru
1989Untamagiruas GiruMovie
Love and Action in Osaka
1988Love and Action in OsakaMovie
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
1988Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Madas Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)Movie
Twilight of the Cockroaches
1987Twilight of the Cockroachesas Saitô (voice)Movie
Iki no Iiyatsu
1987Iki no IiyatsuTV
For Business
1986For Businessas Miyabi SakuramiyaMovie
And Then
1985And Thenas Tsunejiro HiraokaMovie
Love Letter
1985Love Letteras Tetsushi KamiyaMovie
Paradise View
1985Paradise Viewas Reishu GoyaMovie
The Funeral
1984The Funeralas InoseMovie
The Wangan Highway
1984The Wangan Highwayas NakamuraMovie
G
1984Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!Movie
ふぞろいの林檎たち
1983ふぞろいの林檎たちas 仲手川 耕一TV
The Second Love
1983The Second Loveas Hideo HyugaMovie
The Dropout
1982The Dropoutas MiuraMovie
Toge no Gunzo
1982Toge no GunzoTV
Hear the Wind Sing
1981Hear the Wind Singas MeMovie
Call from Darkness
1981Call from Darknessas Tatsuo TamuraMovie
Eighteen Years, to the Sea
1979Eighteen Years, to the Seaas Eisuke MorimotoMovie
Ballad of Orin
1977Ballad of Orinas TorazoMovie
The Sea of Genkai
1976The Sea of GenkaiMovie