Kaoru Kobayashi (actor)
Kaoru Kobayashi (小林 薫, Kobayashi Kaoru, born on September 4, 1951) is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto. He won the award for best actor at the 30th Yokohama Film Festival[1] and the award for the best-supporting actor at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Sorobanzuku.[2]
Kaoru Kobayashi | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 4, 1951 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Kumi Nakamura (1984–1995) Koume (2009–) |
| Children | 1 |
Career
Kobayashi starred in Yoichi Sai's Quill.[3] He also appeared in Yuya Ishii's The Great Passage.[4]
Filmography
Film
| 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] | |
| Fuyusōbi | [10] | |||
Television
| 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. Kotō Shinryōjo | Shoichi Hoshino | Fuji TV | ||
| 2009–2014 | Midnight Diner | The Master | TBS | Leading role | |
| 2011 | Carnation | Zensaku Ohara | NHK | Asadora | |
| 2015 | The Emperor's Cook | Kaneichi Usami | TBS | ||
| Koinaka | 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 | |
Dubbing
- The West Wing (seasons 1-4), Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen)[11]
Awards
| 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 Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Sorekara and Love Letter | Won | |
| 1987 | 8th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Sorobanzuku | Won |
| 2000 | 23rd Japan Academy Prize | Best Actor | Himitsu and Coquille | Nominated |
| 2008 | 31st Japan Academy 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
- "Archived copy" 第30回ヨコハマ映画祭 2008年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Archived copy" 第8回ヨコハマ映画祭 1986年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
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- Teh, Yvonne (August 22, 2013). "Film Review: Tongue-tied linguist's lexicon of love in The Great Passage". South China Morning Post.
- "黒い家". eiga.com. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- "浅野忠信＆宮沢りえが白洲次郎、正子夫妻 小林薫が吉田茂に 「日本独立」12月18日公開". eiga.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- "清原果耶＆オダギリジョーら『花束みたいな恋をした』追加キャスト発表". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- "芳根京子が石川慶の監督作「Arc」で不老不死に、寺島しのぶや岡田将生ら共演". Natalie. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- "はい、泳げません". eiga.com. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- "冬薔薇（ふゆそうび）". eiga.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- "ザ・ホワイトハウス". SuperDramaTV. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
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