

Acting
Nenji Kobayashi
- Titles
- 99movies40TV shows
- Career
Active from 1966 to 2018, busiest in 2003 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 29top three billing
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
The Twilight Samurai87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Catharsis6.1average 5.1
- Social Commentary5.9average 4.9
- Violence5.1average 4.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.9, average 5.4
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Cringe Humor1.2, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.8, average 2.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 6
- Japanese Drama 5
- Character Study 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Revenge 3
- Quietly Moving 2
- Contemporary Realism 2
- Mystery 2
- Emotional Depth 2
- Crime Thriller 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- IIsao TomitaComposerThe Twilight Samurai, Love and Honor, A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage, About Her Brother, A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen
- IIwao IshiiEditorThe Twilight Samurai, Love and Honor, A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage, About Her Brother, A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen
Yoji YamadaDirectorThe Twilight Samurai, Love and Honor, A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage, About Her Brother, A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen
Kunie TanakaActorOlder brother, A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage, Demon, A Desirable Marriage
Ken TakakuraActorOlder brother, Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi, Demon, Umi e, See You
Takashi SasanoActorLove and Honor, A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage, About Her Brother, A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen- AAkira SuzukiEditorGate of Youth, Moment of Demon, Demon, Umi e, See You
Mutsuo NaganumaCinematographerThe Twilight Samurai, Love and Honor, A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage, A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen
Hideo MurotaActorViolent Panic: The Big Crash, The Island Closest to Heaven, Captain Ultra: The Movie
Kimiko YoActorA Dangerous Woman, Café Lumière, A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage- EEiju KiriyamaActorLove Beast: Attack!, Momoe's Lips: Love Beast, Zeccho shimai ochiru
Wakaba IrieActorLonely Heart, The Island Closest to Heaven, A Desirable Marriage
Movies and TV shows
139Upcoming
1 title
2020s
2 titles · average score 71
as Customer
as Kizuma
2010s
19 titles · average score 68
as Yusaku Shimada
as Hiroshi Torimori
as Ginnpei Maruta
as Numata
as Gunji Arai
as Numata
as Taizou
TV show · as Tsuyosi Teshigawara(勅使河原 毅)
as Shunji Uemura
TV show
as Shohei Tanno
2000s
27 titles · average score 76
as Fukutaro Shirakawa
TV show
as Kurofuji
TV show
as Sakunosuke Higuchi
as Kuhei Sagihara
as Yoko's Father
as Kôda
as Mutuo Toura
as Oda Tsunemi
as Choubei Kusaka
1990s
20 titles · average score 78
TV show · as Shunsuke Koba
as Senji Sugiura
TV show
as Hirate Masahide
TV show
as Tsunetaro Baba
TV show · as Skit Guest
as Yuzo Rinbara
TV show
as Masayuki Yamauchi
1980s
45 titles · average score 67
as Ryosuke Okada (Episode 1)
as Yoshio
as Douryou Inoue
as Sushi chef
as Toshio
as Yoshimi Aoyama
as Tsune
as Ichitarô Ogawa
as Mariko's Former Husband
as Kawamura
as Chota
as Doctor's Assistant #2
1970s
18 titles · average score 68
as Officer Fox
as Scarred Ronin
TV show · as Bunkichi
as Katsuo Kōyama
as Mitsuo Seki
as Akira Kitajima
as Goro Higashida
as Morimoto
as Katsuo Shimura
as Hiroshi Taniguchi
as The Young Man
as Tetsuo
1960s
7 titles · average score 71
as Hamanaka-gumi Member
as Shunji
as Thug A
as Joe, Space Alien
as Honma
as Cook
as Tiger






































































