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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keiju Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Movie | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' | Self | 2002-10-25 |
Movie | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Sanjuro | Interviewee | 2002-10-25 |
Movie | Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows. | Inspector Muta | 2001-02-24 |
Movie | One Summer's Day | Kenshiro Ooi | 1999-07-03 |
Movie | The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya | 1998-08-08 | |
Movie | To Love | Kamijo | 1997-10-04 |
Movie | Whisper of the Heart | Shiro Nishi (voice) | 1995-07-15 |
Series | Karin | 小森弥之助 | 1993-10-04 |
Movie | Tasmania Story | 1990-06-21 | |
Movie | Yawara! | Jigoro inokuma | 1989-04-15 |
Movie | A Taxing Woman | Ryoko's Boss | 1987-02-07 |
Movie | For Business | Mihara | 1986-08-22 |
Movie | The Gentlemen’s Alliance | 1986-12-13 | |
Movie | Tree Without Leaves | Hatsu-rojin | 1986-11-15 |
Series | Waves of Spring | 1985-01-06 | |
Movie | Godzilla 1985 | Prime Minister Mitamura | 1985-07-26 |
Movie | The Return of Godzilla | Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura | 1984-12-15 |
Movie | Okinawan Boys | 1983-09-10 | |
Movie | L・O・V・I・N・G | 1983-12-24 | |
Movie | The Imperial Navy | Isoroku Yamamoto | 1981-08-08 |
Movie | White Love | Keisuke Uemura | 1979-08-03 |
Movie | 田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ | 1977-07-02 | |
Movie | Mount Hakkoda | 1977-06-04 | |
Series | Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow | Taira no Yoshimasa | 1976-01-04 |
Movie | Love and Separation in Sri Lanka | 1976-05-29 | |
Movie | Tora-san, the Intellectual | 1975-12-27 | |
Movie | Submersion of Japan | Dr. Tadokoro | 1973-12-29 |
Movie | The Battle of Okinawa | General Ushijima | 1971-08-14 |
Movie | 幻の殺意 | 1971-04-15 | |
Movie | I Hear the Whistle | Takashi Sugimoto | 1971-09-24 |
Movie | The Ambitious | Yoshinosuke Saigo | 1970-02-14 |
Movie | The Militarists | Premier Hideki Tojo | 1970-09-11 |
Movie | Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor | Toshizo Hijikata | 1969-12-05 |
Movie | Judge and Jeopardy | Hiroshi Masaki | 1968-06-08 |
Movie | Young Challengers | Junpei Namikawa | 1968-10-12 |
Movie | Japan's Longest Day | Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa | 1967-08-12 |
Movie | The Daphne | Ooka (Umeko's husband) | 1966-10-01 |
Movie | The Thin Line | Isao Tashiro | 1966-02-12 |
Movie | Samurai Assassin | Einosuke Kurihara | 1965-01-03 |
Movie | Beast Alley | 1965-09-05 | |
Movie | こんにちは赤ちゃん | Keisuke Yomoyama | 1964-03-20 |
Movie | Pressure of Guilt | 1963-02-17 | |
Movie | The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman | Eburi Toshimaru | 1963-11-16 |
Movie | Three Gentlemen from Tokyo | 1962-04-29 | |
Movie | Mother Country | 1962-04-29 | |
Movie | The Wiser Age | Jiro Ishikawa | 1962-01-14 |
Movie | Sanjuro | The Spy | 1962-01-01 |
Movie | 続サラリーマン清水港 | 1962-03-07 | |
Movie | Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong | 1962-06-01 | |
Movie | Born in Sin | 1962-11-23 | |
Movie | My Hobo | Junpei Shishido | 1962-11-23 |
Movie | 47 Ronin | Awajinokami Wakisake | 1962-11-03 |
Movie | A Wanderer's Notebook | Fujiyama | 1962-09-29 |
Movie | The Masterless 47 – Part II | 1961-02-25 | |
Movie | Happiness of Us Alone | Michio Katayama | 1961-01-15 |
Movie | Acchan no bebi gyangu | 1961-09-17 | |
Movie | 3 Dolls and Baby Gang | 1961-12-09 | |
Movie | Snow in the South Seas | 1961-09-29 | |
Movie | The End of Summer | Hisao | 1961-10-29 |
Movie | The Lost Alibi | Teiichiro Ishino | 1960-03-13 |
Movie | The Storm of the Pacific | 1960-04-26 | |
Movie | Zoku shachōtaiheiki | 1959-03-15 | |
Movie | 社長太平記 | 1959-01-03 | |
Movie | Makeraremasen katsumadewa | 1958-01-09 | |
Movie | Little Peach | Tayama | 1958-05-13 |
Movie | Summer Clouds | Hatsuji | 1958-09-02 |
Movie | The Naked General | 1958-10-28 | |
Movie | Ôban | Policeman | 1957-03-05 |
Movie | Price of Beauty | 1957-03-13 | |
Movie | Sudden Rain | Nenkichi Imazato (the man next door) | 1956-01-14 |
Movie | The President Talks Bank | 1956-03-20 | |
Movie | The President's Boss | 1956-01-03 | |
Movie | Night School | Night time teacher | 1956-04-18 |
Movie | はりきり社長 | 1956-07-13 | |
Movie | A Wife's Heart | Shinji | 1956-05-03 |
Movie | Here Is a Spring | 1955-02-12 | |
Movie | Life's Simple Pleasures | 1955-05-17 | |
Movie | The First Kiss | 1955-09-21 | |
Movie | Mr. Pu | 1953-04-15 | |
Movie | Husband and Wife | Shigekichi Hayakawa | 1953-01-22 |
Movie | My Wonderful Yellow Car | Drunken man A | 1953-01-15 |
Movie | Adolescence Part II | (uncredited) | 1953-07-01 |
Movie | First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband | Heima Sakamoto | 1953-11-11 |
Movie | Red-Light Bases | School Teacher Uenishi | 1953-12-08 |
Movie | Youth of Heiji Senigata | 1953-08-19 | |
Movie | Eagle of the Pacific | Staff Officer (uncredited) | 1953-10-21 |
Movie | Mr. Lucky | 若原俊平 | 1952-02-02 |
Movie | Kin no tamago: Golden Girl | 1952-05-14 | |
Movie | Tokyo Sweetheart | 1952-07-15 | |
Movie | Love's Cheerleader | Mr. Gan | 1952-06-19 |
Movie | Dimple of Tokyo | Policeman | 1952-07-15 |
Movie | Tsuki yori no haha | Kenji | 1951-08-24 |
Movie | Clothes of Deception | Kōji | 1951-01-13 |
Movie | Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre | 1951-08-03 | |
Movie | Repast | Shinzo Murata | 1951-11-23 |
Movie | のど自慢三羽烏 | 1951-11-16 | |
Movie | Mado Kara Tobidase | Yûji Tokuyama | 1950-03-26 |
Movie | Resurrection | Kunihiko Murai | 1950-06-10 |
Movie | The Rainbow Man | Ryôsuke Akashi | 1949-07-18 |
Movie | The Hopeful Family | 1947-05-13 | |
Movie | The Tiger of Malaya | Hassan | 1943-06-24 |