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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.
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Filmography
all 135
Movies 128
TV Shows 7
self 2
Narrator 1
Voice 1
Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells (2005)
いつかA列車に乗って (2003)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' (2002)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' (2002)
Farewell (2001)
Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows. (2001)
One Summer's Day (1999)
The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya (1998)
To Love (1997)
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Karin (1993)
Tasmania Story (1990)
Yawara! (1989)
A Taxing Woman (1987)
The Gentlemen’s Alliance (1986)
Tree Without Leaves (1986)
For Business (1986)
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
Waves of Spring (1985)
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
L・O・V・I・N・G (1983)
松田聖子のはじめての情事 (1983)
Okinawan Boys (1983)
Tuesday Suspense Theater (1981)
The Imperial Navy (1981)
White Love (1979)
田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ (1977)
Mount Hakkoda (1977)
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976)
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow (1976)
Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975)
Japan Sinks (1974)
Submersion of Japan (1974)
Submersion of Japan (1973)
I Hear the Whistle (1971)
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
幻の殺意 (1971)
The Militarists (1970)
The Ambitious (1970)
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club (1969)
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool (1969)
Young Challengers (1968)
Judge and Jeopardy (1968)
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Topo Gigio and the Missile War (1967)
Challenge for Glory (1966)
The Daphne (1966)
The Thin Line (1966)
Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi (1965)
Beast Alley (1965)
Five Gents' Trick Book (1965)
Samurai Assassin (1965)
Could I But Live (1964)
こんにちは赤ちゃん (1964)
Zoku shachō shinshiroku (1964)
Hail the 3 Gents (1964)
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)
Pressure of Guilt (1963)
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki (1962)
My Hobo (1962)
Born in Sin (1962)
47 Ronin (1962)
A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)
Saotome-ka no musume-tachi (1962)
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong (1962)
Mother Country (1962)
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo (1962)
女難コースを突破せよ (1962)
続サラリーマン清水港 (1962)
The Wiser Age (1962)
Salaryman Shimizu Minato (1962)
Sanjuro (1962)
3 Dolls and Baby Gang (1961)
The End of Summer (1961)
Snow in the South Seas (1961)
Acchan no bebi gyangu (1961)
Wakarete ikiru toki mo (1961)
The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961)
Happiness of Us Alone (1961)
The Masterless 47 (1960)
Master Fencer Sees the World (1960)
The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
The Lost Alibi (1960)
Zoku shachōtaiheiki (1959)
社長太平記 (1959)
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
The Naked General (1958)
Summer Clouds (1958)
Little Peach (1958)
Yaji and Kita on the Road (1958)
A Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
The Third President (1958)
Makeraremasen katsumadewa (1958)
Assistant President (1958)
Price of Beauty (1957)
Ôban (1957)
はりきり社長 (1956)
A Wife's Heart (1956)
Night School (1956)
Settlement of Love (1956)
The President Talks Bank (1956)
Sudden Rain (1956)
The President's Boss (1956)
The First Kiss (1955)
Here Is a Spring (1955)
Red-Line Base (1953)
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband (1953)
Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
Girls in the Orchard (1953)
Youth of Heiji Senigata (1953)
Adolescence Part II (1953)
Their Father's Wife (1953)
Mr. Pu (1953)
Husband and Wife (1953)
My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953)
恐妻時代 (1952)
Dimple of Tokyo (1952)
Tokyo Sweetheart (1952)
Love's Cheerleader (1952)
Third Class Executives (1952)
Kin no tamago: Golden girl (1952)
Mr. Lucky (1952)
Repast (1951)
のど自慢三羽烏 (1951)
Tsuki yori no haha (1951)
Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre (1951)
Clothes of Deception (1951)
Resurrection (1950)
Mado Kara Tobidase (1950)
The Rainbow Man (1949)
The Hopeful Family (1947)
The Man From Chungking (1943)
The Tiger of Malaya (1943)
Horror of the Fifth Columnist (1942)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1923-11-23
Deathday2010-09-16 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceGunma Prefecture, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As小林桂樹, Кэйдзю Кобаяси
AwardsBlue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor, Medal with Purple Ribbon
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