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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 6, 1930
Died
August 27, 1996
Place of Birth
Yodobashi ward, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
- Shōji Kobayashi
- Kobayashi Akiji
Akiji Kobayashi
0.9 Popularity
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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Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone
1997
5.7
The 8-Tomb Village
1996
7.4
Senior sergeant
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996
7.2
Fisherman
Ultraman Zearth
1996
6.0
Revive! Ultraman
1996
5.7
Chief of World Defence Force
Getting Any?
1995
7.5
47 Ronin
1994
7.0
Ie Naki Ko
1994
0.0
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
1993
6.6
Toubei Tachibana (voice)
Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko
1993
Credits
Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone
1997
0.0
The 8-Tomb Village
1996
5.7
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
as Senior sergeant
1996
7.4
Ultraman Zearth
as Fisherman
1996
7.2
Revive! Ultraman
1996
6.0
Getting Any?
as Chief of World Defence Force
1995
5.7
47 Ronin
1994
7.5
Ie Naki Ko
1994
7.0
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
1993
0.0
Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko
as Toubei Tachibana (voice)
1993
6.6
Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Yuzo Tsuchiashi
1992
6.9
Run, Melos!
as Dionysus II (voice)
1992
6.2
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
as Yuzo Tsuchiashi
1991
6.9
Noh Mask Murders
1991
5.6
Tales of the Bizarre
1990
7.8
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
as Detective
1990
7.5
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
as Konton
1990
6.9
Afternoon When Flowers Fell
1989
0.0
Black Rain
as Katayama
1989
7.5
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87
as Toshio Muramatsu
1989
8.0
The Men Who Made Ultraman
1989
10.0
🎬
Kamen Norider
as Tobei Tachibana
1988
0.0
Death Shadows
1986
6.1
Desperate Pursuit
as Inoue
1986
0.0
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
as Hanazuki
1986
0.0
The Empty Table
1985
5.3
Kojika Monogatari
as ペニー
1983
0.0
The Makioka Sisters
as Seitaro Jinba
1983
7.4
The Longest Tunnel
1982
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Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
as Kodera
1982
2.0
Suspicion
as Chief of Police, Ishihara
1982
7.0
Karate Cop
as Asst Chief Fuji
1982
0.0
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
1982
0.0
The Black Hood
1981
0.0
Lonely Heart
1981
6.0
Yuki
as Jinjii (voice)
1981
7.1
Koto: The Ancient City
1980
6.0
Shogun Assassin
as Lord Kurogawa
1980
6.9
The Tale of Jean Valjean
as Jean Valjean (voice)
1979
5.3
Immortal Kamen Rider Special
as Tobei Tachibana
1979
9.0
The Shogun Assassins
1979
5.1
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
as Toshio Muramatsu
1979
6.3
The House of Hanging
as Sannosuke
1979
6.0
🎬
The 47 Ronins of Ako
as Hara Soemon
1979
0.0
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman
as Captain Toshio Muramatsu
1979
8.2
Attack, Jun
1979
8.2
Queen Bee
as Detective Kogure
1978
7.3
Fushoku no kōzō
as Detective Okawa
1977
0.0
Utamaro's World
1977
5.0
Island of Hell
as Takezo
1977
5.0
Lullaby to Kill
as Koreya Kusakabe (manager)
1977
6.4
The Inugami Family
as Kokichi Inugami
1976
6.9
The Kagestar: The Movie
as Inspector Tonda
1976
8.0
The Kagestar
as Inspector Keibu Tonda
1976
10.0
All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!
as Tōbei Tachibana
1976
5.0
Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie
as Tôbei Tachibana
1975
7.0
Kamen Rider Stronger
as Tobei Tachibana
1975
10.0
Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie
as Tōbei Tachibana
1975
6.0
Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders
as Tobei Tachibana
1975
4.2
Kamen Rider Amazon
as Tobei Tachibana
1974
10.0
Five Riders vs. King Dark
as Tobei Tachibana
1974
5.5
Kamen Rider X
as Tobei Tachibana
1974
10.0
Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants
as Tobei Tachibana
1973
4.7
Internal Sleuth
1973
7.5
Kamen Rider V3: The Movie
as Tōbei Tachibana
1973
7.0
Kamen Rider V3
as Tobei Tachibana
1973
10.0
The Woman Who Calls for Corpses
1973
0.0
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
as Narrator
1972
7.3
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972
6.2
Daigoro vs. Goliath
as Hitoshi Suzuki
1972
4.8
Professional Killers
1972
8.0
Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell
as Tōbei Tachibana
1972
6.5
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
as Ozunu Kurokuwa
1972
7.3
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
as Tobei Tachibana
1972
5.8
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
as Narrator
1972
7.4
The Pirates of Buban
1972
6.5
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
as Captain Takamura
1971
6.5
Mandala
1971
5.8
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife
1971
0.0
Go Go Kamen Rider
as Tobei Tachibana
1971
7.3
Kamen Rider
as Tobei Tachibana
1971
6.5
This Transient Life
1970
7.3
Prison Break
1969
7.0
The Curse of the Ghost
as Naosuke
1969
6.2
Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories
1968
0.0
The Return of the Filthy Seven
1967
0.0
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
as Capt. Toshio Muramatsu
1967
6.8
Ultraman
as Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu
1966
8.4
The Birth of Ultraman
as Toshio Muramatsu
1966
6.0
The Father of Ultra Q
1966
0.0
Pleasures of the Flesh
as Mari's pimp
1965
5.6
宇宙少年ソラン
as ワイラー
1965
6.0
Kwaidan
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
1965
7.7
Fight of the Gamblers
1963
6.0
Youth of the Beast
as Tatsuo Nomoto
1963
6.9
🎬
Intruders
as Ichiro Honma
1963
0.0
Harakiri
1962
8.4
Foundry Town
as Hei-san
1962
7.6
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Nonaka Shôi
1959
8.2