Portrait of Kenta Kobayashi

Acting

Kenta Kobayashi

Career

Active from 2000 to 2026, busiest in 2025 with 17 main titles.

Leading roles
57
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score80/100
Highest rated
Poster for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
GoodWatch score82/100

Characters

2

The characters Kenta Kobayashi played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kenta Kobayashi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Social Commentary
    1.8, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    1.6, average 4.7
  • Mystery
    0.9, average 3.9
  • Psychological
    2.7, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Sports Entertainment 30
  • Professional Wrestling 27
  • Japanese Wrestling 17
  • High-Energy Action 12
  • Live Event 11
  • Competitive 10
  • High-Energy 9
  • Athletic Spectacle 7
  • Action-Packed 6
  • In-Ring Action 6
  • Tournament 6
  • Wrestling Event 6

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

267
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

189 titles
Mystery Wrestling #24
Mystery Wrestling #24 (2026)

as KENTA

JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026
JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026 (2026)

as Kenta

MLW Blood & Thunder
MLW Blood & Thunder (2024)

as KENTA

IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive (2023)

as KENTA

IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023 (2023)

as Kenta

NJPW Capital Collision 2023
NJPW Capital Collision 2023 (2023)

as KENTA

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023 (2023)

as Kenta

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1 (2021)

as KENTA

AEW Beach Break
AEW Beach Break (2021)

as Kenta

NJPW STRONG
NJPW STRONG (2020)

TV show Β· as Kenta

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 (2020)

as KENTA

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2 (2020)

as KENTA

2010s

52 titles Β· average score 76
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (2019)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show Β· as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3 (2019)

as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9 (2019)

as KENTA

NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show (2018)

as Hideo Itami

WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago (2017)
GoodWatch score 78

as Hideo Itami

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III (2017)
GoodWatch score 82

as Hideo Itami

WWE 205 Live
WWE 205 Live (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show Β· as Hideo Itami

WWE WrestleMania 31
WWE WrestleMania 31 (2015)
GoodWatch score 80

as Hideo Itami

NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution (2014)
GoodWatch score 81

as Hideo Itami

NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way (2014)

as Hideo Itami

WWE Main Event
WWE Main Event (2012)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

WWE NXT
WWE NXT (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show Β· as Hideo Itami / HIdeo Itami

2000s

24 titles Β· average score 69
Ring of Honor Wrestling
Ring of Honor Wrestling (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as Kenta

ROH: 7th Anniversary
ROH: 7th Anniversary (2009)

as KENTA

NOAH: European Navigation 2008
NOAH: European Navigation 2008 (2008)

as KENTA

ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston (2006)

as KENTA

ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two (2006)

as KENTA

ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle (2006)

as KENTA

ROH: Throwdown
ROH: Throwdown (2006)

as KENTA

NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005 (2005)

as KENTA

NOAH: Destiny 2005
NOAH: Destiny 2005 (2005)

as KENTA

NOAH: Departure 2004
NOAH: Departure 2004 (2004)

as KENTA

NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9 (2001)

as KENTA

Pro Wrestling NOAH
Pro Wrestling NOAH (2000)

TV show Β· as Kenta

1990s

1 title Β· average score 72
Raw
Raw (1993)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

1970s

1 title Β· average score 82
New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling (1972)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show Β· as Kenta / KENTA