Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

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.

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Known For

Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

1997 • as Jikobo (voice)

The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

2023 • as Noble Pelican (voice)

Carnation

Carnation

2011 • as Zensaku Ohara

Tales from Earthsea

Tales from Earthsea

2006 • as The King (voice)

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

2021 • as Hirotaro Yamane

Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

2012 • as Self - Narrator (voice)

Filmography

2025

Oboe no Nai Satsujin
Oboe no Nai Satsujin
Movie - Released: 2/22/2025
Sham
Sham
Movie - Released: 6/27/2025
The Last Blossom
The Last Blossom
as Akutsu (1986) (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/10/2025
Love Begins in the World of If
Love Begins in the World of If
as Gaku Ibushi
Movie - Released: 11/21/2025
1972 Fireflies on the Shore
1972 Fireflies on the Shore
as Taiei Tamashiro
TV - Released: 10/19/2025

2024

The Yin Yang Master Zero
The Yin Yang Master Zero
as Fujiwara Yosuke
Movie - Released: 4/19/2024
Promised Land
Promised Land
Movie - Released: 6/14/2024
The Tiger and Her Wings
The Tiger and Her Wings
as 穗高重亲
TV - Released: 4/1/2024
Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai
Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai
as 仙川鶴一
TV - Released: 8/31/2024

2023

Kubi
Kubi
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Movie - Released: 11/23/2023
The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron
as Noble Pelican (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/14/2023
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
Movie - Released: 4/7/2023
Trapped Balloon
Trapped Balloon
as Shigezo Kojima
Movie - Released: 1/6/2023
Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
Movie - Released: 10/18/2023
Fixer
Fixer
as Ichiro Suzaki
TV - Released: 4/24/2023
Worry Not, She's the Boss
Worry Not, She's the Boss
as Yamagami Tatsuo
TV - Released: 10/18/2023
THE DAYS
THE DAYS
as Furuya
TV - Released: 6/1/2023

2022

Yes, I Can't Swim
Yes, I Can't Swim
as Professor Kamoshita
Movie - Released: 6/10/2022
Winter Rose
Winter Rose
as Giichi Wataguchi
Movie - Released: 6/3/2022
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Dr. Coto's Clinic
as Shoichi Hoshino
Movie - Released: 12/16/2022

2021

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
as Hirotaro Yamane
Movie - Released: 1/29/2021
Arc
Arc
as Rihito
Movie - Released: 6/25/2021
Solomon's Perjury
Solomon's Perjury
as 津崎 正男
TV - Released: 10/3/2021
Reach Beyond the Blue Sky
Reach Beyond the Blue Sky
as Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]
TV - Released: 2/14/2021

2020

Independence of Japan
Independence of Japan
Movie - Released: 12/18/2020
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
as Kotaki Reiji
TV - Released: 1/11/2020
Off the Record
Off the Record
as Noto Toru
TV - Released: 1/8/2020

2019

His Lost Name
His Lost Name
as Tetsuro
Movie - Released: 1/18/2019
The Island of Cats
The Island of Cats
as Iwao
Movie - Released: 2/22/2019
Top League
Top League
TV - Released: 10/5/2019
The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower
as Mataichi Zaizen
TV - Released: 5/22/2019

2018

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
Movie - Released: 9/7/2018
Hagetaka
Hagetaka
as Ryosuke Iijima
TV - Released: 7/19/2018
Miracles
Miracles
as Shun Samejima
TV - Released: 10/9/2018

2017

Kiseki: Sobito of That Day
Kiseki: Sobito of That Day
as Seiichi Morita
Movie - Released: 1/28/2017
An Emblem Dedicated To You
An Emblem Dedicated To You
as Nakagawa Akiko
Movie - Released: 1/3/2017
Lear on the Shore
Lear on the Shore
Movie - Released: 6/3/2017
Mukoku
Mukoku
as Shozo Yatabe
Movie - Released: 6/3/2017
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
as Takeo Matsuoka
Movie - Released: 9/23/2017
Grade A Reversal
Grade A Reversal
TV - Released: 1/13/2017
Heaven
Heaven
as Doizaki Gen
TV - Released: 1/8/2017

2016

Botchan
Botchan
as Madonna’s father
Movie - Released: 1/3/2016
Midnight Diner 2
Midnight Diner 2
as Master
Movie - Released: 11/5/2016
Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
as Jisaku Koka
Movie - Released: 12/11/2016
Natsumi's Firefly
Natsumi's Firefly
as Sakakiyama
Movie - Released: 6/11/2016
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
as Master
TV - Released: 10/21/2016
Hibana: Spark
Hibana: Spark
TV - Released: 6/2/2016

2015

Koinaka
Koinaka
as Hirotoshi Serizawa
TV - Released: 7/20/2015
Godan
Godan
TV - Released: 11/22/2015
The Emperor's Cook
The Emperor's Cook
TV - Released: 4/26/2015

2014

Climbing to Spring
Climbing to Spring
as Isao Nagamine
Movie - Released: 6/14/2014
Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner
as Master
Movie - Released: 11/1/2014
Hello life from 55
Hello life from 55
TV - Released: 6/14/2014
Villiany Ganbo
Villiany Ganbo
as Gen Koshimizu
TV - Released: 4/14/2014

2013

The Great Passage
The Great Passage
as Kohei Araki
Movie - Released: 4/13/2013
The End of Summer
The End of Summer
as Shingo Kosugi
Movie - Released: 8/31/2013
Leaving on the 15th Spring
Leaving on the 15th Spring
as Toshiharu Nakazato
Movie - Released: 4/25/2013
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
as Masashi Sera
Movie - Released: 3/19/2013
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
TV - Released: 3/19/2013
Woman
Woman
as Uesugi Kentaro
TV - Released: 7/3/2013
Trembling Cow
Trembling Cow
TV - Released: 6/16/2013

2012

Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue
Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 8/6/2012

2011

The Egoists
The Egoists
as Kazuyuki Ninomiya
Movie - Released: 6/4/2011
Castle of Sand
Castle of Sand
as Imanishi Eitaro
Movie - Released: 9/10/2011
The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand
TV - Released: 9/10/2011
The Marriage Counselor
The Marriage Counselor
as Syogo Yanagisawa
TV - Released: 4/18/2011
Carnation
Carnation
as Zensaku Ohara
TV - Released: 10/3/2011

2010

A Crowd of Three
A Crowd of Three
Movie - Released: 6/12/2010
Boys on the Run
Boys on the Run
as Suzuki san
Movie - Released: 1/30/2010
Haru's Journey
Haru's Journey
as Kinoshita
Movie - Released: 5/22/2010
Sketches of Kaitan City
Sketches of Kaitan City
as Ryuzo Higa
Movie - Released: 12/18/2010
Abraxas
Abraxas
Movie - Released: 10/9/2010

2009

Kamui
Kamui
as Hanbei
Movie - Released: 9/19/2009
Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner
as Master
TV - Released: 10/9/2009
News Sokuho wa Nagareta
News Sokuho wa Nagareta
TV - Released: 11/18/2009
The Sun in Kurobe
The Sun in Kurobe
as Kunpei Takiyama
TV - Released: 3/21/2009

2008

Vacation
Vacation
as Toru Hirai
Movie - Released: 6/7/2008
Then Summer Came
Then Summer Came
Movie - Released: 7/19/2008
Double Trouble
Double Trouble
Movie - Released: 2/2/2008

2007

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
as Oton
Movie - Released: 4/14/2007

2006

Tales from Earthsea
Tales from Earthsea
as The King (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/29/2006
The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya
The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya
as Yasutada Kamiya
Movie - Released: 8/11/2006

2005

Female
Female
as Old man
Movie - Released: 5/14/2005
A Melody for My Father
A Melody for My Father
Movie - Released: 11/30/2005

2004

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
as Mitsuru Watanabe
Movie - Released: 3/13/2004

2003

Like Asura
Like Asura
as Takao Satomi
Movie - Released: 11/8/2003
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Dr. Coto's Clinic
as 星野正一
TV - Released: 7/3/2003

2002

Ghiblies: Episode 2
Ghiblies: Episode 2
as Toshi-chan (Voice)
Movie - Released: 7/19/2002
Ten Dark Women
Ten Dark Women
Movie - Released: 9/21/2002
The Private Detective Mike
The Private Detective Mike
TV - Released: 7/1/2002

1999

Secret
Secret
as Heisuke Sugita
Movie - Released: 9/15/1999
Coquille
Coquille
as Tatsuya Urayama
Movie - Released: 3/27/1999
The Washing Machine
The Washing Machine
as Taiji Ogami
Movie - Released: 4/24/1999
The Black House
The Black House
Movie - Released: 11/13/1999

1998

Ten urara
Ten urara
as 松尾良治
TV - Released: 4/6/1998

1997

Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
as Jikobo (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/12/1997

1996

The Way of Osaka Financing 1
The Way of Osaka Financing 1
Movie - Released: 2/16/1996
TV
ナニワ金融道
as 桑田 澄男
TV - Released: 2/16/1996

1994

Uneasy Encounters
Uneasy Encounters
Movie - Released: 4/23/1994

1993

The Last U-Boat
The Last U-Boat
as Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän
Movie - Released: 1/2/1993
The Tomb & the Divorce
The Tomb & the Divorce
as Yoshinori Ishino
Movie - Released: 7/31/1993
Chibusa
Chibusa
Movie - Released: 10/9/1993
Sunflower on the Hill
Sunflower on the Hill
as Yuzuhara Kohei
TV - Released: 4/11/1993

1991

Shimanto River
Shimanto River
Movie - Released: 12/7/1991

1990

Hong Kong Paradise
Hong Kong Paradise
as Hachirou Ooishi
Movie - Released: 4/28/1990

1989

Untamagiru
Untamagiru
as Giru
Movie - Released: 10/7/1989

1988

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
as Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)
Movie - Released: 9/15/1988
Love and Action in Osaka
Love and Action in Osaka
Movie - Released: 12/10/1988

1987

Twilight of the Cockroaches
Twilight of the Cockroaches
as Saitô (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/21/1987
Iki no Iiyatsu
Iki no Iiyatsu
TV - Released: 1/7/1987

1986

For Business
For Business
as Miyabi Sakuramiya
Movie - Released: 8/22/1986

1985

And Then
And Then
as Tsunejiro Hiraoka
Movie - Released: 11/9/1985
Paradise View
Paradise View
as Reishu Goya
Movie - Released: 4/13/1985
Love Letter
Love Letter
as Tetsushi Kamiya
Movie - Released: 10/5/1985

1984

The Funeral
The Funeral
as Inose
Movie - Released: 11/17/1984
The Wangan Highway
The Wangan Highway
as Nakamura
Movie - Released: 9/29/1984
Movie
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!
Movie - Released: 1/7/1984

1983

The Second Love
The Second Love
as Hideo Hyuga
Movie - Released: 4/8/1983
ふぞろいの林檎たち
ふぞろいの林檎たち
as 仲手川 耕一
TV - Released: 5/27/1983

1982

The Dropout
The Dropout
Movie - Released: 10/2/1982
Toge no Gunzo
Toge no Gunzo
TV - Released: 1/10/1982

1981

Call from Darkness
Call from Darkness
as Tatsuo Tamura
Movie - Released: 9/26/1981
Hear the Wind Sing
Hear the Wind Sing
as Me
Movie - Released: 12/19/1981

1979

Eighteen Years, to the Sea
Eighteen Years, to the Sea
as Eisuke Morimoto
Movie - Released: 8/18/1979

1977

Ballad of Orin
Ballad of Orin
as Torazo
Movie - Released: 11/19/1977

1976

The Sea of Genkai
The Sea of Genkai
Movie - Released: 5/29/1976