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 | Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells | Narrator | 2005-09-09 |
Movie | Take the 'A' Train, Someday | 平松 | 2003-12-20 |
Movie | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' | Self | 2002-10-25 |
Movie | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' | Self | 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 | The Gentlemen’s Alliance | 1986-12-13 | |
Movie | For Business | Mihara | 1986-08-22 |
Movie | Tree Without Leaves | Hatsu-rojin | 1986-11-15 |
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 | |
Series | 松田聖子のはじめての情事 | 1983-10-19 | |
Movie | The Imperial Navy | Isoroku Yamamoto | 1981-08-08 |
Movie | White Love | Keisuke Uemura | 1979-08-03 |
Movie | Mount Hakkoda | 1977-06-04 | |
Movie | 田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ | 1977-07-02 | |
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 | 幻の殺意 | 1971-04-15 | |
Movie | I Hear the Whistle | Takashi Sugimoto | 1971-09-24 |
Movie | The Battle of Okinawa | General Ushijima | 1971-08-14 |
Movie | The Ambitious | Yoshinosuke Saigo | 1970-02-14 |
Movie | The Militarists | Premier Hideki Tojo | 1970-09-11 |
Movie | Black Comedy - Ah, Fool | 1969-06-14 | |
Movie | Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor | Toshizo Hijikata | 1969-12-05 |
Movie | Young Challengers | Junpei Namikawa | 1968-10-12 |
Movie | Japan's Longest Day | Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa | 1967-08-12 |
Movie | The Thin Line | Isao Tashiro | 1966-02-12 |
Movie | The Daphne | Ooka (Umeko's husband) | 1966-10-01 |
Movie | Challenge for Glory | 1966-10-18 | |
Movie | Five Gents' Trick Book | 1965-01-03 | |
Movie | Samurai Assassin | Einosuke Kurihara | 1965-01-03 |
Movie | Beast Alley | 1965-09-05 | |
Movie | Ken | Eri Itami | 1964-03-14 |
Movie | Zoku shachō shinshiroku | 1964-02-29 | |
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 Return from Hong Kong | 1962-06-01 | |
Movie | The Wiser Age | Jiro Ishikawa | 1962-01-14 |
Movie | Sanjuro | The Spy | 1962-01-01 |
Movie | Salaryman Shimizu Minato | 1962-01-03 | |
Movie | A Wanderer's Notebook | Fujiyama | 1962-09-29 |
Movie | 47 Ronin | Awajinokami Wakisake | 1962-11-03 |
Movie | Fūryū onsen bantō nikki | 1962-12-16 | |
Movie | My Hobo | Junpei Shishido | 1962-11-23 |
Movie | Born in Sin | 1962-11-23 | |
Movie | Happiness of Us Alone | Michio Katayama | 1961-01-15 |
Movie | Acchan no bebi gyangu | 1961-09-17 | |
Movie | The End of Summer | Hisao | 1961-10-29 |
Movie | Snow in the South Seas | 1961-09-29 | |
Movie | 3 Dolls and Baby Gang | 1961-12-09 | |
Movie | The Lost Alibi | Teiichiro Ishino | 1960-03-13 |
Movie | The Storm of the Pacific | 1960-04-26 | |
Movie | 社長太平記 | 1959-01-03 | |
Movie | Zoku shachōtaiheiki | 1959-03-15 | |
Movie | Yajikita dōchū sugoroku | 1958-12-07 | |
Movie | Assistant President | 1958-01-03 | |
Movie | Little Peach | Tayama | 1958-05-13 |
Movie | Makeraremasen katsumadewa | 1958-01-09 | |
Movie | The Naked General | 1958-10-28 | |
Movie | Summer Clouds | Hatsuji | 1958-09-02 |
Movie | Price of Beauty | 1957-03-13 | |
Movie | The President Talks Bank | 1956-03-20 | |
Movie | Sudden Rain | Nenkichi Imazato (the man next door) | 1956-01-14 |
Movie | Settlement of Love | Takeuchi | 1956-03-28 |
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 | The First Kiss | 1955-09-21 | |
Movie | Husband and Wife | Shigekichi Hayakawa | 1953-01-22 |
Movie | My Wonderful Yellow Car | Drunken man A | 1953-01-15 |
Movie | Mr. Pu | 1953-04-15 | |
Movie | Eagle of the Pacific | Staff Officer (uncredited) | 1953-10-21 |
Movie | Red-Light Bases | School Teacher Uenishi | 1953-12-08 |
Movie | Youth of Heiji Senigata | 1953-08-19 | |
Movie | First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband | Heima Sakamoto | 1953-11-11 |
Movie | Third Class Executives | Wakahara | 1952-05-30 |
Movie | Kin no tamago: Golden Girl | 1952-05-14 | |
Movie | Mr. Lucky | 若原俊平 | 1952-02-02 |
Movie | Tokyo Sweetheart | 1952-07-15 | |
Movie | Love's Cheerleader | Mr. Gan | 1952-06-19 |
Movie | 恐妻時代 | Shinichi Utsumi | 1952-10-30 |
Movie | Dimple of Tokyo | Policeman | 1952-07-15 |
Movie | Clothes of Deception | Kōji | 1951-01-13 |
Movie | Tsuki yori no haha | Kenji | 1951-08-24 |
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 |