Akiji Kobayashi

Akiji Kobayashi

Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二, Kobayashi Akiji, September 6, 1930 – August 27, 1996), sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi, was a Japanese actor. He attended Nihon University College of Art, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1949. He made his film debut with Satsujin Yogisha in 1952. He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Toshio Muramatsu in the 1966-1967 television series, Ultraman. From 1983-84, he appeared in the popular television detective series Seibu Keisatsu. His other notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana ("Oya-san") in several series of the Kamen Rider franchise. He was one of Kon Ichikawa's favorite actors, appearing in 12 Ichikawa films. His final film appearance was Yatsuhaka-mura as Head of a Factory directed by Kon Ichikawa in 1996. He was the official dubbing artist of John Wayne and Richard Crenna. Kobayashi died of lung cancer in Yokohama on August 27, 1996, ten days before his 66th birthday.

Known For: Acting

Born: Yodobashi ward, Tokyo, Japan, 1930-09-06

Died: 1996-08-27

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1959	The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity	Nonaka Shôi	82
2	1962	Foundry Town	Hei-san	76
3	1962	Harakiri		84
4	1963	Intruders	Ichiro Honma	0
5	1963	Youth of the Beast	Tatsuo Nomoto	69
6	1963	Fight of the Gamblers		60
7	1965	Kwaidan	(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)	77
8	1965	Pleasures of the Flesh	Mari's pimp	58
9	1966	ウルトラマン前夜祭ウルトラマン誕生		100
10	1966	The Birth of Ultraman	Toshio Muramatsu	60
11	1967	Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature	Capt. Toshio Muramatsu	70
12	1967	The Return of the Filthy Seven		0
13	1969	The Curse of the Ghost	Naosuke	62
14	1969	Prison Break		70
15	1970	This Transient Life		75
16	1971	Kamen Rider	Tobei Tachibana	0
17	1971	Go Go Kamen Rider	Tobei Tachibana	73
18	1971	Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife		0
19	1971	Mandala		60
20	1971	Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters	Captain Takamura	65
21	1972	The Pirates of Buban		65
22	1972	Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance	Narrator	74
23	1972	Kamen Rider vs. Shocker	Tobei Tachibana	58
24	1972	Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx	Ozunu Kurokuwa	74
25	1972	Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell	Tōbei Tachibana	65
26	1972	Daigoro vs. Goliath	Hitoshi Suzuki	48
27	1972	Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril	Narrator	73
28	1972	Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice		63
29	1973	The Woman Who Calls for Corpses		0
30	1973	Kamen Rider V3: The Movie	Tōbei Tachibana	70
31	1973	Internal Sleuth		75
32	1973	Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants	Tobei Tachibana	47
33	1974	Five Riders vs. King Dark	Tobei Tachibana	55
34	1975	Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders	Tobei Tachibana	42
35	1975	Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie	Tōbei Tachibana	60
36	1975	Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie	Tôbei Tachibana	70
37	1976	All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!	Tōbei Tachibana	50
38	1976	The Kagestar: The Movie	Inspector Tonda	80
39	1976	The Inugami Family	Kokichi Inugami	69
40	1977	Utamaro's World		56
41	1977	Lullaby to Kill	Koreya Kusakabe (manager)	64
42	1977	Island of Hell	Takezo	50
43	1978	Queen Bee	Detective Kogure	73
44	1979	Akio Jissoji's Ultraman	Captain Toshio Muramatsu	82
45	1979	The House of Hanging	Sannosuke	60
46	1979	Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle	Toshio Muramatsu	63
47	1979	The Shogun Assassins		50
48	1979	Immortal Kamen Rider Special	Tobei Tachibana	90
49	1979	The Tale of Jean Valjean	Jean Valjean (voice)	53
50	1980	Shogun Assassin	Lord Kurogawa	69
51	1980	Koto: The Ancient City		60
52	1981	Yuki	Jinjii (voice)	71
53	1981	Lonely Heart		60
54	1981	The Black Hood		0
55	1982	Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2		0
56	1982	Karate Cop	Asst Chief Fuji	0
57	1982	Suspicion	Chief of Police, Ishihara	67
58	1982	The Longest Tunnel		0
59	1983	The Makioka Sisters	Seitaro Jinba	74
60	1985	The Empty Table		53
61	1986	Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma	Hanazuki	0
62	1986	Desperate Pursuit	Inoue	0
63	1986	Death Shadows		61
64	1989	The Men Who Made Ultraman		100
65	1989	Ultraman: Terror on Route 87	Toshio Muramatsu	80
66	1989	Black Rain	Katayama	75
67	1989	Afternoon When Flowers Fell		0
68	1990	Like the Clouds, Like the Wind	Konton	68
69	1990	Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars	Detective	90
70	1991	Noh Mask Murders		56
71	1991	Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah	Yuzo Tsuchiashi	70
72	1992	Run, Melos!	Dionysus II (voice)	64
73	1992	Godzilla vs. Mothra	Yuzo Tsuchiashi	69
74	1993	Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko	Toubei Tachibana (voice)	66
75	1993	Kogarashi Monjirō Returns		0
76	1994	47 Ronin		75
77	1995	Getting Any?	Chief of World Defence Force	57
78	1996	Ultraman Zearth	Fisherman	72
79	1996	Revive! Ultraman		57
80	1996	Gamera 2: Attack of Legion	Senior sergeant	75
81	1997	Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone		0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1965	宇宙少年ソラン	ワイラー	60
2	1966	Ultraman	Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu	84
3	1968	Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories		0
4	1971	Kamen Rider	Tobei Tachibana	64
5	1972	Professional Killers		73
6	1973	Kamen Rider V3		100
7	1974	Kamen Rider X	Tobei Tachibana	100
8	1974	Kamen Rider Amazon	Tobei Tachibana	100
9	1975	Kamen Rider Stronger	Tobei Tachibana	100
10	1976	The Kagestar	Inspector Keibu Tonda	100
11	1977	腐蝕の構造	Detective Okawa	0
12	1979	Attack, Jun		82
13	1979	The 47 Ronins of Ako	Hara Soemon	0
14	1983	Kojika Monogatari	ペニー	0
15	1990	Tales of the Bizarre		78
16	1994	Ie Naki Ko		70

Akiji Kobayashi

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