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Akira Kobayashi

Akira Kobayashi

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November 3, 1938Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Akira Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 旭, Hepburn: Kobayashi Akira, born November 3, 1938) is a Japanese actor and singer. His nickname is Maito Gai (マイトガイ, "Might Guy").

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Known for

Battles Without Honor and Humanitymovie

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

1973

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy Warmovie

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

1973

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tacticsmovie

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

1974

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episodemovie

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

1974

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Eramovie

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957

Violent Streetsmovie

Violent Streets

1974

Retaliationmovie

Retaliation

1968

Rusty Knifemovie

Rusty Knife

1958

Black Tight Killersmovie

Black Tight Killers

1966

Kanto Wanderermovie

Kanto Wanderer

1963

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Road to the Don Theatrical Versionmovie

Road to the Don Theatrical Version

2003

Shura Group Part 2movie

Shura Group Part 2

2002

Shura Groupmovie

Shura Group

2002

Shura Group Part 3movie

Shura Group Part 3

2002

Emperor of Upheavalmovie

Emperor of Upheaval

1993

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islandstv

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

1993

A Legend of Turmoilmovie

A Legend of Turmoil

1992

Shuji Otaki

Againmovie

Again

1984

Falcontv

Falcon

1981

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Sagamovie

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

1980

Akira Takeda

The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Villagemovie

The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village

1978

Bannai Tarao

Tarao Bannaimovie

Tarao Bannai

1978

Bannai Tarao

The Gate of Youth Part 2movie

The Gate of Youth Part 2

1977

The Yakuza Code Still Livesmovie

The Yakuza Code Still Lives

1976

Akimitsu Hojo

Operation Plazma in Osakamovie

Operation Plazma in Osaka

1976

Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corpsmovie

Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps

1975

The Gate of Youthmovie

The Gate of Youth

1975

Code of Wolvesmovie

Code of Wolves

1974

Father of the Kamikazemovie

Father of the Kamikaze

1974

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episodemovie

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

1974

Akira Takeda

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothersmovie

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

1974

Violent Streetsmovie

Violent Streets

1974

Yazaki Ryuji

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tacticsmovie

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

1974

Akira Takeda

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy Warmovie

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

1973

Akira Takeda

Battles Without Honor and Humanitymovie

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

1973

Zorome no San Kyoudaimovie

Zorome no San Kyoudai

1972

The Killermovie

The Killer

1971

Women Smell of Nightmovie

Women Smell of Night

1970

Sign of the Jackmovie

Sign of the Jack

1970

Yuji Hanamura

Women's Police: Swirling Butterfliesmovie

Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies

1970

Masaaki Kagari

Records of Bloodshedmovie

Records of Bloodshed

1970

Minoru Nojiri

Greatest Boss of Japanmovie

Greatest Boss of Japan

1970

Woman's Police: Appointment with Dangermovie

Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger

1970

Masaaki Kagari

Peonies And Dragonsmovie

Peonies And Dragons

1970

Ginza Poachermovie

Ginza Poacher

1969

Tsuchida Akira

Bloody Territoriesmovie

Bloody Territories

1969

Yuuji Komatsu, Oonogi Clan senior member

Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gamblermovie

Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler

1969

Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hellmovie

Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell

1969

One-eyed Ipponmatsu

The Rough Onemovie

The Rough One

1969

Yuji

The Elder Sistermovie

The Elder Sister

1969

Goro Fujikawa

Women's Police: Part IImovie

Women's Police: Part II

1969

Masaaki Kagari

100 Gamblersmovie

100 Gamblers

1969

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihoodmovie

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

1969

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skinmovie

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

1969

Women's Policemovie

Women's Police

1969

Masaaki Kagari

Exiled to Hellmovie

Exiled to Hell

1969

Koiso Kikuji

Three Roguesmovie

Three Rogues

1968

Retaliationmovie

Retaliation

1968

Kojiro Samukawa

Duel in the Stormmovie

Duel in the Storm

1968

Seijiro Tamimura

Diamonds of the Andesmovie

Diamonds of the Andes

1968

Dice and Swordsmovie

Dice and Swords

1968

The Endless Duelmovie

The Endless Duel

1967

My Sweetheartmovie

My Sweetheart

1967

Director Sudo

Three Seconds to Zero Hourmovie

Three Seconds to Zero Hour

1967

Yabuki

対決movie

対決

1967

The Singing Gunmanmovie

The Singing Gunman

1967

The Reckless Onemovie

The Reckless One

1967

Immortal Guymovie

Immortal Guy

1967

Shin yūkyōdenmovie

Shin yūkyōden

1966

Fearless Comradesmovie

Fearless Comrades

1966

Wandering Songmovie

Wandering Song

1966

Black Tight Killersmovie

Black Tight Killers

1966

Daisuke Hondo

The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devilmovie

The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil

1966

The Dragon of Macaomovie

The Dragon of Macao

1965

Ryu

Bastards Without Bordersmovie

Bastards Without Borders

1965

Shinsuke Henmi

The Black Gambler: Murderous Dicemovie

The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice

1965

Koji Himuro

Three Stray Dogsmovie

Three Stray Dogs

1965

The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicatemovie

The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate

1965

Koji Himuro

Gambling is My Destinymovie

Gambling is My Destiny

1965

The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrowmovie

The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow

1965

Modern Yakuza: Chivalrymovie

Modern Yakuza: Chivalry

1965

Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no muremovie

Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure

1965

Traveling Alone with a Guitarmovie

Traveling Alone with a Guitar

1964

Call My Black Dicemovie

Call My Black Dice

1964

The Call of Bloodmovie

The Call of Blood

1964

Ryôta Asari

A Wandering Gamblermovie

A Wandering Gambler

1964

Punishment of a Lawless Villianmovie

Punishment of a Lawless Villian

1964

The Flower and the Angry Wavesmovie

The Flower and the Angry Waves

1964

Tale on Tokai Chivalrymovie

Tale on Tokai Chivalry

1964

Kanto Wanderermovie

Kanto Wanderer

1963

Katsuta

Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaijimovie

Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji

1963

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diarymovie

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary

1963

Tale on Kanto Chivalrymovie

Tale on Kanto Chivalry

1963

Daisaku

Ginza no jirochōmovie

Ginza no jirochō

1963

Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichoumovie

Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou

1963

Badge of the Nightmovie

Badge of the Night

1963

Hatoba no tobakushimovie

Hatoba no tobakushi

1963

Utau abarenbōmovie

Utau abarenbō

1962

Bōkyō no umimovie

Bōkyō no umi

1962

Night of Bloody Hellmovie

Night of Bloody Hell

1962

The Rambler Returns Homemovie

The Rambler Returns Home

1962

Hiroshi Taki

Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Lovemovie

Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love

1962

Jun Yamakawa

Return of the Whirlwindmovie

Return of the Whirlwind

1962

Song of a Travellermovie

Song of a Traveller

1962

A Rampage Full of Dreamsmovie

A Rampage Full of Dreams

1962

Love in the Airmovie

Love in the Air

1962

Shōji Satake

The Rambler Goes Northmovie

The Rambler Goes North

1962

The Black Scarmovie

The Black Scar

1961

Standing Towards the Great Forestmovie

Standing Towards the Great Forest

1961

The Plateau Manmovie

The Plateau Man

1961

Where the Horizon Meets the Sunmovie

Where the Horizon Meets the Sun

1961

Rambling in the Seamovie

Rambling in the Sea

1961

Rambling in the Windmovie

Rambling in the Wind

1961

The Famous Wanderermovie

The Famous Wanderer

1961

Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Stormmovie

Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm

1961

Ginza Whirlwind

Pacific Portersmovie

Pacific Porters

1961

The Rambler under the Southern Crossmovie

The Rambler under the Southern Cross

1961

The Angry Ramblermovie

The Angry Rambler

1960

The Rambler Rides Againmovie

The Rambler Rides Again

1960

Shinji

The Rambler on a Pearl Farmmovie

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm

1960

Tokyo Mighty Guymovie

Tokyo Mighty Guy

1960

Jirô Shimizu

The Rambler in the Sunsetmovie

The Rambler in the Sunset

1960

Wind of Volcanomovie

Wind of Volcano

1960

Return of the Vagabondmovie

Return of the Vagabond

1960

He's the Witnessmovie

He's the Witness

1960

The Guitarist from the Seamovie

The Guitarist from the Sea

1960

Yakuza Songmovie

Yakuza Song

1960

The Guitarist and the Ranchermovie

The Guitarist and the Rancher

1960

Who is in the Background?movie

Who is in the Background?

1959

The Rambling Guitaristmovie

The Rambling Guitarist

1959

Taki

The Human Cyclonemovie

The Human Cyclone

1959

Takuya Nikaidō (The "Ginza Whirlwind")

Farewell to Southern Tosamovie

Farewell to Southern Tosa

1959

Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukeromovie

Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero

1959

Wakai hyou no muremovie

Wakai hyou no mure

1959

Tokyo no Kodokumovie

Tokyo no Kodoku

1959

I Will Challengemovie

I Will Challenge

1959

Gunshū no naka no taiyōmovie

Gunshū no naka no taiyō

1959

Get Over Hermovie

Get Over Her

1959

Osamu Tadokoro

Friendship of Jazzmovie

Friendship of Jazz

1959

Minoru Hata

The Perfect Gamemovie

The Perfect Game

1958

Sôji Ôki

Zesshoumovie

Zesshou

1958

Junkichi Sonoda

Young Breastsmovie

Young Breasts

1958

The Boy Who Came Backmovie

The Boy Who Came Back

1958

Nobuo Kasahara

The Nunmovie

The Nun

1958

Akio Agata

Rusty Knifemovie

Rusty Knife

1958

Makoto Terada

高校四年movie

高校四年

1957

The Way of Youthmovie

The Way of Youth

1957

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Eramovie

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957

Genzui Kusaka

Who's the Real Killermovie

Who's the Real Killer

1957

Jiro

This Day's Lifemovie

This Day's Life

1957

The Championmovie

The Champion

1957

Cameo

Hungry Soul, Part IImovie

Hungry Soul, Part II

1956

Akira Ogouchi

Hungry Soulmovie

Hungry Soul

1956

Akira Ogouchi

Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
movie

Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki

Self

Directing1

The Demon Comes in Springmovie

The Demon Comes in Spring

1989

Director

Sound1

Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichoumovie

Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou

1963

Theme Song Performance