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Kaoru Kobayashi (actor)

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Kaoru Kobayashi
Born (1951-09-04) September 4, 1951 (age 72)
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1971–present
Spouse(s)Kumi Nakamura (1984–1995)
Koume (2009–)
Children1

Kaoru Kobayashi (小林こばやし 薫かおる, Kobayashi Kaoru, born on September 4, 1951) is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto. A multi-award winning thespian, he won best actor at the 30th Yokohama Film Festival[1] and best-supporting actor at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Sorobanzuku.[2]

Career

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Kobayashi starred in Yoichi Sai's Quill.[3] He also appeared in Yuya Ishii's The Great Passage[4] He appeared as "Master", the lead character in the Japanese TV series Midnight Diner and the two full-length films based on the series.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
1977 Ballad of Orin
1979 18sai, umi e
1982 Yaju-deka
1984 The Funeral
1985 Sorekara
Paradise View
Love Letter
1986 Sorobanzuku
1987 Twilight of the Cockroaches Saito
1989 Untamagiru Giru Leading role
1997 Princess Mononoke Jiko-bō (voice)
1999 Himitsu Heisuke Sugita Leading role
The Black House [5]
2003 Like Asura
2004 Quill
2006 The Blossoming of Kamiya Etsuko
Tales from Earthsea The King (voice)
2007 Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2008 Vacation
2009 Kamui Gaiden Hanbei
2010 Boys on the Run Suzuki
A Crowd of Three
Haru's Journey
Abraxas
Sketches of Kaitan City
2011 The Egoists
2013 The Great Passage Araki
Summer's End
2015 Midnight Diner The Master Leading role
2016 Midnight Diner 2 The Master Leading role
Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate Jisaku Kōga
2017 Kiseki: Sobito of That Day Morita
Mukoku Shōzō Yatabe
Lear on the Shore
Miracles of the Namiya General Store
2018 The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan Fujita
2019 His Lost Name Tetsurō
The Island of Cats
2020 Independence of Japan Shigeru Yoshida [6]
2021 We Made a Beautiful Bouquet Hirotarō Yamane [7]
Arc [8]
2022 Yes, I Can't Swim Professor Kamoshita [9]
A Winter Rose [10]
Dr. Coto's Clinic 2022 Shōichi Hoshino [11]
2023 Trapped Balloon Shigezō Kojima [12]
Baian the Assassin, M.D. Tsuyama Etsudō [13]
Baian the Assassin, M.D. 2 Tsuyama Etsudō [13]
Tsugaru Lacquer Girl Miyako's father [14]
Kubi Tokugawa Ieyasu [15]
The Boy and the Heron Old Pelican (voice) [16]
2024 The Yin Yang Master Zero Fujiwara no Yoshisuke [17]
Promised Land Shimoyama [18]

Television

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Year Title Role Network Notes Ref
1982 Tōge no Gunzō Fuwa Kazuemon NHK Taiga drama
1992 The Last U-Boat Tatsumi NHK TV movie
1996–2015 Naniwa Kin'yūdō Sumio Kuwata Fuji TV
2003–2006 Dr. Coto's Clinic Shoichi Hoshino Fuji TV 2 seasons [11]
2009–2014 Midnight Diner The Master TBS Leading role
2011 Carnation Zensaku Ohara NHK Asadora
2015 The Emperor's Cook Kaneichi Usami TBS
Koinaka: Best Friends in Love Hirotoshi Serizawa Fuji TV
2016 Botchan Madonna's father Fuji TV Special appearance, TV movie
Hibana Watanabe Netflix
2016–2019 Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories The Master Netflix Leading role
2017 Naotora: The Lady Warlord Reverend Nankei NHK Taiga drama
Ties: A Miraculous Colt Kayama NHK Miniseries
Heaven Hajime Doisaki Wowow Miniseries
2018 Hagetaka Ryōsuke Iijima TV Asahi
2019 The Great White Tower Mataichi Zaizen TV Asahi Miniseries
2021 Reach Beyond the Blue Sky Shibusawa Ichirōemon NHK Taiga drama [19]
Kyojo 2 Takeshi Shindo Fuji TV Miniseries [20]
2023 The Days Furuya Netflix [21]
Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero Takeshi Shindo Fuji TV [20]
Fixer Deputy prime minister Ichirō Suzaki Wowow [22]
2024 The Tiger and Her Wings Shigechika Hodaka NHK Asadora [23]

Dubbing

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Awards

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Year Award Category Work(s) Result
1979 4th Hochi Film Award Best New Artist 18sai, umi e Won
1986 59th Kinema Junpo Awards Best Supporting Actor Sorekara Won
9th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Sorekara and Love Letter Won
1987 8th Yokohama Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Sorobanzuku Won
2000 23rd Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actor Himitsu and Coquille Nominated
2008 31st Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Won
2009 30th Yokohama Film Festival Best Actor Kyūka and Kanki no Uta Won
2017 26th Japanese Movie Critics Awards Best Actor Midnight Diner 2 Won

References

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  1. ^ 第だい30回かいヨコハマ映画えいが祭さい 2008年ねん日本にっぽん映画えいが個人こじん賞しょう (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  2. ^ 第だい8回かいヨコハマ映画えいが祭さい 1986年ねん日本にっぽん映画えいが個人こじん賞しょう (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  3. ^ Tobias, Scott (May 17, 2012). "Quill: The Life Of A Guide Dog - Film - Movie Review". The A.V. Club. The Onion.
  4. ^ Teh, Yvonne (August 22, 2013). "Film Review: Tongue-tied linguist's lexicon of love in The Great Passage". South China Morning Post.
  5. ^ "黒くろい家いえ". eiga.com. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "浅野あさの忠信ただのぶ＆宮沢みやざわりえが白洲しらす次郎じろう、正子まさこ夫妻ふさい 小林こばやし薫かおるが吉田よしだ茂しげるに 「日本にっぽん独立どくりつ」12月18日にち公開こうかい". eiga.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "清原きよはら果はて耶＆オダギリジョーら『花束はなたばみたいな恋こいをした』追加ついかキャスト発表はっぴょう". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "芳よし根ね京子きょうこが石川いしかわ慶けいの監督かんとく作さく「Arc」で不老不死ふろうふしに、寺島てらしましのぶや岡田おかだ将すすむ生せいら共演きょうえん". Natalie. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "はい、泳およげません". eiga.com. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "冬ふゆ薔薇ばら（ふゆそうび）". eiga.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "映画えいが「Dr.コトー診療しんりょう所しょ」に柴しば咲さきコウ、時任ときとう三郎さぶろう、大塚おおつか寧々ねねら出演しゅつえん！富岡とみおか涼すずかも参加さんか". Natalie. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  12. ^ "とべない風船ふうせん". eiga.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "新あらたな鬼平おにへい 新あらたな梅安ばいあん". Jidaigeki Senmon Channel. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "高だか森もりさん(三さん戸こ)小説しょうせつ原作げんさくの映画えいが｢バカ塗ぬりの娘むすめ｣ 10日にちから弘前ひろさきで撮影さつえい開始かいし". The To-o Nippo Pressl. 10 September 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "北野きたの武たけし監督かんとく『首くび』今秋こんしゅう公開こうかい決定けってい！ティザービジュアルが解禁かいきん！". Fan's Voice. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  16. ^ 「君きみたちはどう生いきるか」ストーリー、声優せいゆう、主題歌しゅだいかが明あきらかに [Story, voice actors, and theme song revealed for "How Do You Live?"]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 14, 2023. Archived from the original on July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  17. ^ "陰陽いんよう師し0". eiga.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "プロミスト・ランド". eiga.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  19. ^ "青天せいてんを衝つけ". TV drama database. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  20. ^ a b "堀田ほった真由まゆ、ジャニーズWEST・濵田崇たかし裕ひろしら『風間かざま公こう親しん－教場きょうじょう0－』新しんキャストに決定けってい 前作ぜんさくより小林こばやし薫かおる＆小日向おびなた文ぶん世よも出演しゅつえん". Crank-in!. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  21. ^ "役所広司やくしょこうじ主演しゅえん「THE DAYS」ティザー予告よこくに竹たけ野内やない豊ゆたか、小日向おびなた文ぶん世よ、小林こばやし薫かおる". Natalie. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  22. ^ "「連続れんぞくドラマW フィクサー」ビジュアル＆予告よこく、唐沢からさわ寿明としあきが政界せいかいを舞台ぶたいに暗躍あんやく". Natalie. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  23. ^ "松山まつやまケンイチ＆小林こばやし薫かおる、朝あさドラ『虎とらに翼つばさ』出演しゅつえん決定けってい 伊藤いとう沙すな莉の"師匠ししょう"となる法曹界ほうそうかいの人物じんぶつに". Real Sound. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  24. ^ "ザ・ホワイトハウス". SuperDramaTV. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
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