Portrait of Akiji Kobayashi

Acting

Akiji Kobayashi

Career

Active from 1963 to 1996, busiest in 1979 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Akiji Kobayashi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Romance
    2.2, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.6, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Tokusatsu 4
  • Good vs. Evil 4
  • Superhero Action 3
  • Sci-Fi Fantasy 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Monster Battles 3
  • Tokusatsu 2
  • Kaiju 2
  • Retro Aesthetic 2
  • Tokusatsu Action 2
  • Science Fiction 2
  • Monster Battle 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

11 titles · average score 66
Ultraman Zearth
Ultraman Zearth (1996)

as Fisherman

Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996)
GoodWatch score 76

as Senior sergeant

Getting Any?
Getting Any? (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

as Chief of World Defence Force

Ie Naki Ko
Ie Naki Ko (1994)

TV show

Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko
Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko (1993)
GoodWatch score 62

as Toubei Tachibana (voice)

Godzilla vs. Mothra
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

as Yuzo Tsuchiashi

Run, Melos!
Run, Melos! (1992)

as Dionysus II (voice)

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
GoodWatch score 61

as Yuzo Tsuchiashi

Tales of the Bizarre
Tales of the Bizarre (1990)

TV show

Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

as Konton

Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990)

as Detective

1980s

12 titles · average score 76
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87 (1989)

as Toshio Muramatsu

Black Rain
Black Rain (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

as Katayama

Kamen Norider
Kamen Norider (1988)

TV show · as Tobei Tachibana

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma (1986)

as Hanazuki

Desperate Pursuit
Desperate Pursuit (1986)

as Inoue

Kojika Monogatari
Kojika Monogatari (1983)

TV show · as ペニー

The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters (1983)
GoodWatch score 78

as Seitaro Jinba

Karate Cop
Karate Cop (1982)

as Asst Chief Fuji

Suspicion
Suspicion (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

as Chief of Police, Ishihara

Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey (1982)

as Kodera

Yuki
Yuki (1981)

as Jinjii (voice)

Shogun Assassin
Shogun Assassin (1980)
GoodWatch score 79

as Lord Kurogawa

1970s

37 titles · average score 73
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman (1979)

as Captain Toshio Muramatsu

The Tale of Jean Valjean
The Tale of Jean Valjean (1979)

as Jean Valjean (voice)

The Kagestar
The Kagestar (1976)

TV show · as Inspector Keibu Tonda

Kamen Rider Stronger
Kamen Rider Stronger (1975)

TV show · as Tobei Tachibana

Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie
Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie (1975)

as Tōbei Tachibana

Kamen Rider Amazon
Kamen Rider Amazon (1974)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Tobei Tachibana

Kamen Rider X
Kamen Rider X (1974)

TV show · as Tobei Tachibana

Kamen Rider V3
Kamen Rider V3 (1973)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Tobei Tachibana

Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell
Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell (1972)

as Tōbei Tachibana

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972)

as Tobei Tachibana

Daigoro vs. Goliath
Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972)

as Hitoshi Suzuki

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
GoodWatch score 90

as Ozunu Kurokuwa

1960s

13 titles · average score 74
The Curse of the Ghost
The Curse of the Ghost (1969)

as Naosuke

Operation: Mystery
Operation: Mystery (1968)

TV show · as Taizo Machida

Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories
Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories (1968)

TV show

Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

as Capt. Toshio Muramatsu

Ultraman
Ultraman (1966)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu

The Birth of Ultraman
The Birth of Ultraman (1966)

as Toshio Muramatsu

The Pornographers
The Pornographers (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

as Man at the Party

宇宙少年ソラン
宇宙少年ソラン (1965)

TV show · as ワイラー

Kwaidan
Kwaidan (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Pleasures of the Flesh
Pleasures of the Flesh (1965)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mari's pimp

Youth of the Beast
Youth of the Beast (1963)
GoodWatch score 81

as Tatsuo Nomoto

Foundry Town
Foundry Town (1962)
GoodWatch score 75

as Hei-san

1950s

1 title · average score 87
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
GoodWatch score 87

as Nonaka Shôi