Akiji Kobayashi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 6, 1930
- Died
- August 27, 1996 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- Yodobashi ward, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二, Kobayashi Akiji, September 6, 1930 – August 27, 1996), sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi, was a Japanese actor. He attended Nihon University College of Art, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1949. He made his film debut with Satsujin Yogisha in 1952. He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Toshio Muramatsu in the 1966-1967 television series, Ultraman. From 1983-84, he appeared in the popular television detective series Seibu Keisatsu. His other notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana ("Oya-san") in several series of the Kamen Rider franchise. He was one of Kon Ichikawa's favorite actors, appearing in 12 Ichikawa films. His final film appearance was Yatsuhaka-mura as Head of a Factory directed by Kon Ichikawa in 1996. He was the official dubbing artist of John Wayne and Richard Crenna. Kobayashi died of lung cancer in Yokohama on August 27, 1996, ten days before his 66th birthday.
Known For
Harakiri
Kwaidan
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Godzilla vs. Mothra
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Shogun Assassin
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Black Rain
Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Filmography
Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone
Movie
Ultraman Zearth
Movie · as Fisherman
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Movie · as Senior sergeant
Revive! Ultraman
Movie
The 8-Tomb Village
Movie
Getting Any?
Movie · as Chief of World Defence Force
47 Ronin
Movie
Ie Naki Ko
TV · 13 eps
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
Movie
Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko
Movie · as Toubei Tachibana (voice)
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Movie · as Yuzo Tsuchiashi
Run, Melos!
Movie · as Dionysus II (voice)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Movie · as Yuzo Tsuchiashi
Noh Mask Murders
Movie
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
Movie · as Detective
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
Movie · as Konton
Tales of the Bizarre
TV · 1 ep
The Men Who Made Ultraman
Movie
Black Rain
Movie · as Katayama
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87
Movie · as Toshio Muramatsu
Afternoon When Flowers Fell
Movie
Kamen Norider
TV · as Tobei Tachibana · 71 eps
Death Shadows
Movie
Desperate Pursuit
Movie · as Inoue
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
Movie · as Hanazuki
The Empty Table
Movie
The Makioka Sisters
Movie · as Seitaro Jinba
Kojika Monogatari
TV · as ペニー · 52 eps
The Longest Tunnel
Movie
Karate Cop
Movie · as Asst Chief Fuji
Suspicion
Movie · as Chief of Police, Ishihara
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
Movie
Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
Movie · as Kodera
Lonely Heart
Movie
The Black Hood
Movie
Yuki
Movie · as Jinjii (voice)
Shogun Assassin
Movie · as Lord Kurogawa
Koto: The Ancient City
Movie
Immortal Kamen Rider Special
Movie · as Tobei Tachibana
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman
Movie · as Captain Toshio Muramatsu
The Tale of Jean Valjean
Movie · as Jean Valjean (voice)
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
Movie · as Toshio Muramatsu
The House of Hanging
Movie · as Sannosuke
The Shogun Assassins
Movie
The 47 Ronins of Ako
TV · as Hara Soemon · 36 eps
Attack, Jun
TV · 71 eps
Western Police
TV · as Minami Choutaro · 50 eps
Queen Bee
Movie · as Detective Kogure
Lullaby to Kill
Movie · as Koreya Kusakabe (manager)
Island of Hell
Movie · as Takezo
Utamaro's World
Movie
Fushoku no kōzō
TV · as Detective Okawa · 1 ep
The Kagestar: The Movie
Movie · as Inspector Tonda
The Inugami Family
Movie · as Kokichi Inugami
All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!
Movie · as Tōbei Tachibana
The Kagestar
TV · as Inspector Keibu Tonda · 34 eps
Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders
Movie · as Tobei Tachibana (archive footage)
Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie
Movie · as Tōbei Tachibana
Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie
Movie · as Tôbei Tachibana
Kamen Rider Stronger
TV · as Tobei Tachibana · 39 eps
Five Riders vs. King Dark
Movie · as Tobei Tachibana
Kamen Rider X
TV · as Tobei Tachibana · 35 eps
Kamen Rider Amazon
TV · as Tobei Tachibana · 24 eps
Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants
Movie · as Tobei Tachibana
Kamen Rider V3: The Movie
Movie · as Tōbei Tachibana
Internal Sleuth
Movie
The Woman Who Calls for Corpses
Movie
Kamen Rider V3
TV · as Tobei Tachibana · 52 eps
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Movie · as Narrator
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Movie · as Ozunu Kurokuwa
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
Movie · as Tobei Tachibana
Daigoro vs. Goliath
Movie · as Hitoshi Suzuki
Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell
Movie · as Tōbei Tachibana
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Movie
The Pirates of Buban
Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Movie · as Narrator
Professional Killers
TV · 1 ep
Go Go Kamen Rider
Movie · as Tobei Tachibana
Mandala
Movie
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
Movie · as Captain Takamura
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife
Movie
Kamen Rider
TV · as Tobei Tachibana · 248 eps
Kamen Rider
TV · as Tobei Tachibana · 98 eps
This Transient Life
Movie
The Curse of the Ghost
Movie · as Naosuke
Prison Break
Movie
Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories
TV · 52 eps
Operation: Mystery
TV · as Taizo Machida · 26 eps
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
Movie · as Capt. Toshio Muramatsu
The Return of the Filthy Seven
Movie
The Birth of Ultraman
Movie · as Toshio Muramatsu
The Father of Ultra Q
Movie
The Pornographers
Movie · as Man at the Party
Ultraman
TV · as Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu · 39 eps
Kwaidan
Movie · as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Pleasures of the Flesh
Movie · as Mari's pimp
宇宙少年ソラン
TV · as ワイラー · 96 eps
Youth of the Beast
Movie · as Tatsuo Nomoto
Intruders
Movie · as Ichiro Honma
Fight of the Gamblers
Movie
Foundry Town
Movie · as Hei-san
Harakiri
Movie
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Movie · as Nonaka Shôi