Keiju Kobayashi
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Keiju Kobayashi (23 November 1923–16 September 2010) was a Japanese actor. Born in Gunma Prefecture, he began acting at the Nikkatsu studio after dropping out of Nihon University and made his film debut in 1942. In a career that spanned 65 years, he appeared in over 250 films, most famously in the "Company President" (Shachō) comedy films made at Toho, where he worked alongside Hisaya Morishige, Daisuke Kato, Norihei Miki, and others. There he helped define the popular image of the postwar salaryman. He also won many awards for his acting, including best actor awards at the Mainichi Film Awards for The Naked General in 1958 (where he played Kiyoshi Yamashita), for Kuroi gashū in 1960, and for The Elegant Life of Mr Everyman in 1963. Kobayashi appeared in films made by such notable directors as Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and Kihachi Okamoto. He continued to give powerful performances after largely moving to television in the late 1960s. He died on 16 September 2010 of heart failure at the age of 86. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keiju Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
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movieGodzilla Resurrection
2018
Prime Minister Mitamura
movieVengeance for Sale
2002
Undertaker
movieOne Summer's Day
1999
Kenshiro Ooi
movieTo Love
1997
Kamijo
movieWhisper of the Heart
1995
Shiro Nishi (voice)
tvKarin
1993
小森弥之助
movieYawara!
1989
Jigoro inokuma
movieA Taxing Woman
1987
Ryoko's Boss
movieTree Without Leaves
1986
Hatsu-rojin
movieFor Business
1986
Mihara
movieGodzilla 1985
1985
Prime Minister Mitamura
movieThe Return of Godzilla
1984
Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
movieThe Imperial Navy
1981
Isoroku Yamamoto
movieWhite Love
1979
Keisuke Uemura
tvWind, Clouds, and Rainbow
1976
Taira no Yoshimasa
movieTidal Wave
1975
Dr. Tadokoro
tvSubmersion of Japan
1974
Dr. Yusuke Tadokoro
tvJapan Sinks
1974
田所雄介博士
movieSubmersion of Japan
1973
Dr. Tadokoro
movieKamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here
1972
Tokuhei Kyojima
movieFirst-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
1971
Shinsuke Narada, President of Yoyo Industries
movieI Hear the Whistle
1971
Takashi Sugimoto
movieThe Battle of Okinawa
1971
General Ushijima
movieFirst-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
1971
Shinsuke Narada
movieThe Militarists
1970
Premier Hideki Tojo
movieFive Gents and a Kuniang
1970
Tanba Hisashi
movieThe Ambitious
1970
Yoshinosuke Saigo
movieFive Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970
Hisashi Tamba
movieShinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969
Toshizo Hijikata
movieThe Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
1969
Tomizô Funakoshi
movie5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969
Saijō Takashi (PR manager)
movie5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969
Takashi Saijō (PR and Planning Manager)
movieYoung Challengers
1968
Junpei Namikawa
movieJudge and Jeopardy
1968
Hiroshi Masaki
movieFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968
Kenichi Honjō
movieFive Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968
Kenichi Honjo (Takayama Trading 1st Sales Manager)
movieJapan's Longest Day
1967
Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa
movieFive Gents Prefer Geisha
1967
Shingo Kimura
movieDiscover Japan with the 5 Gents
1967
Nobuyoshi Kimura (Development Director)
movieThe Daphne
1966
Ooka (Umeko's husband)
movieFive Gents on the Spot
1966
Keigo Kojima
movieThe Stranger Within a Woman
1966
Isao Tashiro
movieA Company President's Life Story
1966
Kojima Keigo (Chief of Secretary)
movieBeast Alley
1965
Detective Hisatsune
moviePresident's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965
Takashi Ishikawa (Technical Manager)
movieSamurai Assassin
1965
Einosuke Kurihara
movieHousing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
1964
1st Sin & 7th Sin
movieHello, Baby
1964
Keisuke Yomoyama
movieKen
1964
Eri Itami
movieHail the 3 Gents
1964
Tsutomu Harada (President's Secretary)
movieWe Are Salarymen
1963
Head of Sales, Seihō Electric
movieThe Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963
Eburi Toshimaru
movieWalleyed Nippon
1963
Narrator & Matchmaker
movieAloha 3 Gents
1963
Hiroshi Nakamura (Chief Secretary)
movie3 Gents In Hawaii
1963
Nakamura Hiroshi (Chief Secretary)
movieTravel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963
Susumu Kimura (Chief Secretary)
My Hobo
1962
Junpei Shishido
movieChûshingura
1962
Awajinokami Wakisake
movieA Wanderer's Notebook
1962
Fujiyama
movieThe Wiser Age
1962
Jiro Ishikawa
movieSanjuro
1962
The Spy
moviePlayboy President: Part II
1961
Takeshi Kuwabara
moviePlayboy President
1961
Kuwabara Takeshi
movieHappiness of Us Alone
1961
Michio Katayama
movieThe Masterless 47
1960
Heitaro Teraoka
movieNew Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
Namikichi Yashiro
movieNew Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960
Namiyoshi Yashiro
movieThe Lost Alibi
1960
Teiichiro Ishino
movieNew Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
Namikichi Yashiro (Employee)
movieNew Third-Class Executive
1959
Namiyoshi Yashiro
movieFox and Raccoon
1959
Goichi Yufune
movieDiary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
1958
Hideyoshi Kinoshita
movieSummer Clouds
1958
Hatsuji
movieDiary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958
Officer Furuyama
movieLittle Peach
1958
Tayama
movieYaji and Kita on the Road
1958
Kitahachi Kitariya
movieDiary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
1957
Kinoshita Hideyoshi
movieSchooldays
1957
Yamaoka
movieDiary of a Successful Salaryman
1957
Kinoshita Hideyoshi
movieElephant from "Zoo Story"
1957
Head of Animal Care Division, Higashi
movieÔban
1957
Policeman
In Case of One Woman
1956
Sankichi Hashimoto
movieA Wife's Heart
1956
Shinji
movieNight School
1956
Night time teacher
movieSettlement of Love
1956
Takeuchi
movieSudden Rain
1956
Nenkichi Imazato (the man next door)
movieDetour to Love
1955
Tetsuo Iwatani
movieThe First Kiss
1955
Seikichi
movieThe Red Light Military Base
1953
School Teacher Uenishi
movieFirst-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
1953
Heima Sakamoto
movieThe Eagle of the Pacific
1953
Staff Officer (uncredited)
movieAdolescence Part II
1953
(uncredited)
movieHusband and Wife
1953
Shigekichi Hayakawa
movieMy Wonderful Yellow Car
1953
Drunken man A
movie恐妻時代
1952
Shinichi Utsumi
movieDimple of Tokyo
1952
Policeman
movieLove's Cheerleader
1952
Mr. Gan
movieThird Class Executives
1952
Wakahara
movieRepast
1951
Shinzo Murata
movieResurrection
1950
Kunihiko Murai
movieMado Kara Tobidase
1950
Yûji Tokuyama
movieThe Rainbow Man
1949
Ryôsuke Akashi
movieAll-out Attack on Singapore
1943
Private Kimura
