Acting
Akira Kobayashi
- Titles
- 61movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1957 to 1993, busiest in 1969 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 50top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode72/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.4average 2.6
- Crime8.1average 3.6
- Violence8.0average 4.2
- Politics5.5average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism6.1average 3.3
- Adrenaline6.9average 4.9
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.8
- Tension7.2average 6.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.4
- Wholesome1.5, average 3.4
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Family Dynamics3.6, average 4.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 4
- Historical Setting 3
- Gang Warfare 3
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Gritty Crime Drama 2
- Yakuza Warfare 2
- Power Struggles 2
- Masculinity 2
- Brotherhood & Betrayal 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Japanese Cinema 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- GGan YamazakiWriterGambling is My Destiny, Tale on Kanto Chivalry, The Dragon of Macao, A Wandering Gambler, The Rough One, +5 more
- MMasanori TsujiiEditorWho's the Real Killer, Rusty Knife, The Human Cyclone, The Perfect Game, Sign of the Jack, +5 more
Ruriko AsaokaActorThe Human Cyclone, The Rambling Guitarist, The Boy Who Came Back, Friendship of Jazz, Tokyo Mighty Guy, +4 more
Eiji GōActorRetaliation, Black Tight Killers, The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil, Women's Police: Part II, Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell, +3 more- AAkira SuzukiEditorBlack Tight Killers, Kanto Wanderer, The Boy Who Came Back, The Dragon of Macao, Friendship of Jazz, +3 more
Joe ShishidoActorBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode, Retaliation, Rusty Knife, The Human Cyclone, The Rambling Guitarist, +2 more- RRyuzo NakanishiWriterBlack Tight Killers, Women's Police, Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger, Women's Police: Part II, The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate, +2 more
Shōki FukaeActorRetaliation, A Wandering Gambler, Exiled to Hell, Love in the Air, Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love, +1 more- MMutsuo TanjiEditorRetaliation, Bloody Territories, The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil, The Rough One, Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell, +1 more
Hajime KaburagiComposerRetaliation, Bloody Territories, Tale on Kanto Chivalry, Sign of the Jack, Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell, +1 more
Chieko MatsubaraActorBlack Tight Killers, Kanto Wanderer, The Dragon of Macao, Love in the Air, The Call of Blood
Tatsuya FujiActorRetaliation, Women's Police, Bloody Territories, Women's Police: Part II, The Rough One
Movies and TV shows
621990s
2 titles
as Shuji Otaki
1980s
3 titles
Director
TV show
as Akira Takeda
1970s
11 titles · average score 70
as Bannai Tarao
as Bannai Tarao
as Akimitsu Hojo
as Ryuji Yazaki
as Akira Takeda
as Akira Takeda
as Akira Takeda
as Yuji Hanamura
as Masaaki Kagari
as Masaaki Kagari
as Minoru Nojiri
1960s
31 titles · average score 64
as Yuuji Komatsu, Oonogi Clan senior member
as Masaaki Kagari
as Goro Fujikawa
as Kojiro Samukawa
as Yabuki
as Daisuke Hondo
as Koji Himuro (Gambler)
as Ryôta Asari
as Katsuta
as Jirô Shimizu
as Shinji
1950s
15 titles · average score 67
as Taki
as Minoru Hata
as Takuya Nikaidō (The "Ginza Whirlwind")
as Chūji Nakanishi (President of the Nakanishi-gumi construction company)
as Nobuo Kasahara
as Sôji Ôki
as Makoto Terada
as Jiro
as Genzui Kusaka
as Cameo
as Akira Ogouchi
as Akira Ogouchi