Acting
Keiju Kobayashi
1923-11-23 · Gunma, Japan
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
Known for
Whisper of the Heart
Sanjuro
The Return of Godzilla
Godzilla 1985
The End of Summer
Samurai Assassin
Repast
Chûshingura
A Taxing Woman
Japan's Longest Day
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Submersion of Japan
Mount Hakkoda
The Imperial Navy
Summer Clouds
The Battle of Okinawa
Movie credits · 238
Godzilla Resurrection
Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells
Take the 'A' Train, Someday
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Vengeance for Sale
Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows.
One Summer's Day
The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya
To Love
Whisper of the Heart
Tasmania Story
The Inugami Family
Yawara!
The Wives of Rokumeikan
A Taxing Woman
The Gentlemen’s Alliance
Tree Without Leaves
For Business
Godzilla 1985
The Return of Godzilla
L・O・V・I・N・G
Okinawan Boys
Baian Mayoibashi
The Imperial Navy
White Love
Afterglow
田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
Mount Hakkoda
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
Tora-san, the Intellectual
Waga seishun no toki
Tidal Wave
Submersion of Japan
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!
Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
I Hear the Whistle
The Battle of Okinawa
TV credits · 9
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