Kaoru Kobayashi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-09-04 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Kaoru Kobayashi

Biography

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

  • Carnation

    Carnation

  • Princess Mononoke

    Princess Mononoke

  • The Boy and the Heron

    The Boy and the Heron

  • Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

    Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

  • Reach Beyond the Blue Sky

    Reach Beyond the Blue Sky

  • The Tiger and Her Wings

    The Tiger and Her Wings

  • The Yin Yang Master Zero

    The Yin Yang Master Zero

  • Dr. Coto's Clinic

    Dr. Coto's Clinic

  • Tales from Earthsea

    Tales from Earthsea

  • THE DAYS

    THE DAYS

  • Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

    Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

  • Midnight Diner

    Midnight Diner

  • Toge no Gunzo

    Toge no Gunzo

  • We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

    We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

  • Untamagiru

    Untamagiru

  • The Last U-Boat

    The Last U-Boat

  • Eighteen Years, to the Sea

    Eighteen Years, to the Sea

  • Dr. Coto's Clinic

    Dr. Coto's Clinic

  • The Private Detective Mike

    The Private Detective Mike

  • Fixer

    Fixer

  • Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!

    Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!

  • The Sea of Genkai

    The Sea of Genkai

  • The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya

    The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya

  • A Crowd of Three

    A Crowd of Three

  • Ten urara

    Ten urara

  • Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku

    Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku

  • Ballad of Orin

    Ballad of Orin

  • Hagetaka

    Hagetaka

  • The Dropout

    The Dropout

  • Like Asura

    Like Asura

  • Kamui

    Kamui

  • The Washing Machine

    The Washing Machine

  • Hong Kong Paradise

    Hong Kong Paradise

  • Boys on the Run

    Boys on the Run

  • Climbing to Spring

    Climbing to Spring

  • And Then

    And Then

  • The Great Passage

    The Great Passage

  • Natsumi's Firefly

    Natsumi's Firefly

  • The Egoists

    The Egoists

  • Independence of Japan

    Independence of Japan

  • Lear on the Shore

    Lear on the Shore

  • Then Summer Came

    Then Summer Came

  • Tsugaru Lacquer Girl

    Tsugaru Lacquer Girl

  • Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

    Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

  • The Tomb & the Divorce

    The Tomb & the Divorce

  • Chibusa

    Chibusa

  • Ten Dark Women

    Ten Dark Women

  • Hibana: Spark

    Hibana: Spark

  • The Funeral

    The Funeral

  • Sham

    Sham

  • The End of Summer

    The End of Summer

  • Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

    Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

  • Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

    Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

  • Yes, I Can't Swim

    Yes, I Can't Swim

  • Promised Land

    Promised Land

  • His Lost Name

    His Lost Name

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • For Business

    For Business

  • Sketches of Kaitan City

    Sketches of Kaitan City

  • Vacation

    Vacation

  • The Black House

    The Black House

  • Secret

    Secret

  • Paradise View

    Paradise View

  • Shimanto River

    Shimanto River

  • Female

    Female

  • Abraxas

    Abraxas

  • Call from Darkness

    Call from Darkness

  • Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

    Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

  • Woman

    Woman

  • Leaving on the 15th Spring

    Leaving on the 15th Spring

  • Villiany Ganbo

    Villiany Ganbo

  • Love and Action in Osaka

    Love and Action in Osaka

  • Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

    Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

  • Kiseki: Sobito of That Day

    Kiseki: Sobito of That Day

  • Uneasy Encounters

    Uneasy Encounters

  • Midnight Diner

    Midnight Diner

  • Oboe no Nai Satsujin

    Oboe no Nai Satsujin

  • The Wangan Highway

    The Wangan Highway

  • Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

  • The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

    The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

  • The Way of Osaka Financing 1

    The Way of Osaka Financing 1

  • The Great White Tower

    The Great White Tower

  • Hear the Wind Sing

    Hear the Wind Sing

  • The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

    The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

  • Trapped Balloon

    Trapped Balloon

  • The Island of Cats

    The Island of Cats

  • Twilight of the Cockroaches

    Twilight of the Cockroaches

  • Winter Rose

    Winter Rose

  • Kubi

    Kubi

  • Botchan

    Botchan

  • Coquille

    Coquille

  • The Second Love

    The Second Love

  • ふぞろいの林檎たち

    ふぞろいの林檎たち

  • An Emblem Dedicated To You

    An Emblem Dedicated To You

  • Haru's Journey

    Haru's Journey

  • The Emperor's Cook

    The Emperor's Cook

  • Top League

    Top League

  • Koinaka

    Koinaka

  • Off the Record

    Off the Record

  • Grade A Reversal

    Grade A Reversal

  • Miracles

    Miracles

  • Worry Not, She's the Boss

    Worry Not, She's the Boss

  • Iki no Iiyatsu

    Iki no Iiyatsu

  • Solomon's Perjury

    Solomon's Perjury

  • Mukoku

    Mukoku

  • Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

    Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

  • Trembling Cow

    Trembling Cow

  • Godan

    Godan

  • Heaven

    Heaven

  • News Sokuho wa Nagareta

    News Sokuho wa Nagareta

  • The Marriage Counselor

    The Marriage Counselor

  • The Sun in Kurobe

    The Sun in Kurobe

  • 1972 Fireflies on the Shore

    1972 Fireflies on the Shore

  • Hello life from 55

    Hello life from 55

  • The Castle of Sand

    The Castle of Sand

  • ナニワ金融道

    ナニワ金融道

  • Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

    Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

  • Sunflower on the Hill

    Sunflower on the Hill

  • Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

    Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

  • The Last Blossom

    The Last Blossom

  • Ghiblies: Episode 2

    Ghiblies: Episode 2

  • Midnight Diner 2

    Midnight Diner 2

  • Arc

    Arc