Name
Akiji Kobayashi
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1930-09-06
Deathday
1996-08-27 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Yodobashi ward, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
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
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- 1994 47 Ronin
- 1965 Kwaidan as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
- 1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril as Narrator
- 1991 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah as Yuzo Tsuchiashi
- 1963 Youth of the Beast as Tatsuo Nomoto
- 1995 Getting Any? as Chief of World Defence Force
- 1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra as Yuzo Tsuchiashi
- 1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx as Ozunu Kurokuwa
- 1962 Foundry Town as Hei-san
- 1965 Pleasures of the Flesh as Mari's pimp
- 1976 The Kagestar: The Movie as Inspector Tonda
- 1974 Five Riders vs. King Dark as Tobei Tachibana
- 1971 Go Go Kamen Rider as Tobei Tachibana
- 1972 Kamen Rider vs. Shocker as Tobei Tachibana
- 1973 Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants as Tobei Tachibana
- 1976 The Inugami Family as Kokichi Inugami
- 1979 Immortal Kamen Rider Special as Tobei Tachibana
- 1970 This Transient Life
- 1992 Run, Melos! as Dionysus II (voice)
- 1977 Lullaby to Kill as Koreya Kusakabe (manager)
- 1971 Mandala
- 1975 Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders as Tobei Tachibana (archive footage)
- 1993 Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
- 1989 The Men Who Made Ultraman
- 1969 The Curse of the Ghost as Naosuke
- 1979 Akio Jissoji's Ultraman as Captain Toshio Muramatsu
- 1990 Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars as Detective
- 1971 Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters as Captain Takamura
- 1997 Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone
- 1979 The Tale of Jean Valjean as Jean Valjean (voice)
- 1971 Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife
- 1962 Harakiri
- 1989 Black Rain as Katayama
- 1963 Intruders as Ichiro Honma
- 1959 The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity as Nonaka Shôi
- 1990 Like the Clouds, Like the Wind as Konton
- 1982 The Longest Tunnel
- 1980 Shogun Assassin as Lord Kurogawa
- 1986 Death Shadows
- 1996 Ultraman Zearth as Fisherman
- 1978 Queen Bee as Detective Kogure
- 1967 Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature as Capt. Toshio Muramatsu
- 1989 Ultraman: Terror on Route 87 as Toshio Muramatsu
- 1972 Daigoro vs. Goliath as Hitoshi Suzuki
- 1963 Fight of the Gamblers
- 1975 Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie as Tōbei Tachibana
- 1972 Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell as Tōbei Tachibana
- 1973 Kamen Rider V3: The Movie as Tōbei Tachibana
- 1973 Internal Sleuth
- 1977 Island of Hell as Takezo
- 1993 Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko as Toubei Tachibana (voice)
- 1981 Lonely Heart
- 1969 Prison Break
- 1982 Karate Cop as Asst Chief Fuji
- 1975 Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie as Tôbei Tachibana
- 1986 Desperate Pursuit as Inoue
- 1976 All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!! as Tōbei Tachibana
- 1979 Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle as Toshio Muramatsu
- 1982 Suspicion as Chief of Police, Ishihara
- 1980 Koto: The Ancient City
- 1979 The House of Hanging as Sannosuke
- 1972 Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
- 1977 Utamaro's World
- 1981 The Black Hood
- 1991 Noh Mask Murders
- 1983 The Makioka Sisters as Seitaro Jinba
- 1972 The Pirates of Buban
- 1966 The Birth of Ultraman as Toshio Muramatsu
- 1996 Gamera 2: Attack of Legion as Senior sergeant
- 1981 Yuki as Jinjii (voice)
- 1985 The Empty Table
- 1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance as Narrator
- 1982 Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
- 1986 Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma as Hanazuki
- 1996 Revive! Ultraman
- 1989 Afternoon When Flowers Fell
- 1973 The Woman Who Calls for Corpses
- 1967 The Return of the Filthy Seven
- 1979 The Shogun Assassins
- 1982 Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey as Kodera
- 1966 The Father of Ultra Q
- 1996 The 8-Tomb Village
- 1966 The Pornographers as Man at the Party
- 1971 Kamen Rider ( 248 episodes ) as Tobei Tachibana
- 1968 Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories ( 52 episodes )
- 1972 Professional Killers ( 1 episode )
- 1976 The Kagestar ( 34 episodes ) as Inspector Keibu Tonda
- 1965 宇宙少年ソラン ( 96 episodes ) as ワイラー
- 1983 Kojika Monogatari ( 52 episodes ) as ペニー
- 1990 Tales of the Bizarre ( 1 episode )
- 1966 Ultraman ( 39 episodes ) as Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu
- 1979 The 47 Ronins of Ako ( 36 episodes ) as Hara Soemon
- 1994 Ie Naki Ko ( 13 episodes )
- 1979 Attack, Jun ( 71 episodes )
- 1973 Kamen Rider V3 ( 52 episodes ) as Tobei Tachibana
- 1974 Kamen Rider X ( 35 episodes ) as Tobei Tachibana
- 1975 Kamen Rider Stronger ( 39 episodes ) as Tobei Tachibana
- 1974 Kamen Rider Amazon ( 24 episodes ) as Tobei Tachibana
- 1977 Fushoku no kōzō ( 1 episode ) as Detective Okawa
- 1988 Kamen Norider ( 71 episodes ) as Tobei Tachibana
- 1979 Seibu Keisatsu ( 50 episodes ) as Minami Choutaro
- 1968 Operation: Mystery ( 26 episodes ) as Taizo Machida
- 1971 Kamen Rider (1971) ( 6 episodes ) as Tobei Tachibana
