Akiji Kobayashi
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Sep 6, 1930 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 1997 | Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone | |
| 1996 | Ultraman ZearthFisherman | |
| 1996 | Gamera 2: Attack of LegionSenior sergeant | |
| 1996 | Revive! Ultraman | |
| 1996 | The 8-Tomb Village | |
| 1995 | Getting Any?Chief of World Defence Force | |
| 1994 | 47 Ronin | |
| 1994 | Ie Naki Ko | |
| 1993 | Kogarashi Monjirō Returns | |
| 1993 | Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo OtokoToubei Tachibana (voice) | |
| 1992 | Godzilla vs. MothraYuzo Tsuchiashi | |
| 1992 | Run, Melos!Dionysus II (voice) | |
| 1991 | Godzilla vs. King GhidorahYuzo Tsuchiashi | |
| 1991 | Noh Mask Murders | |
| 1990 | Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the StarsDetective | |
| 1990 | Like the Clouds, Like the WindKonton | |
| 1990 | Tales of the Bizarre | |
| 1989 | The Men Who Made Ultraman | |
| 1989 | Black RainKatayama | |
| 1989 | Ultraman: Terror on Route 87Toshio Muramatsu | |
| 1989 | Afternoon When Flowers Fell | |
| 1988 | Kamen NoriderTobei Tachibana | |
| 1986 | Death Shadows | |
| 1986 | Desperate PursuitInoue | |
| 1986 | Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto RyomaHanazuki | |
| 1985 | The Empty Table | |
| 1983 | The Makioka SistersSeitaro Jinba | |
| 1983 | Kojika Monogatariペニー | |
| 1982 | The Longest Tunnel | |
| 1982 | Karate CopAsst Chief Fuji | |
| 1982 | SuspicionChief of Police, Ishihara | |
| 1982 | Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2 | |
| 1982 | Lady on 6th Street: Taste of HoneyKodera | |
| 1981 | Lonely Heart | |
| 1981 | The Black Hood | |
| 1981 | YukiJinjii (voice) | |
| 1980 | Shogun AssassinLord Kurogawa | |
| 1980 | Koto: The Ancient City | |
| 1979 | Immortal Kamen Rider SpecialTobei Tachibana | |
| 1979 | Akio Jissoji's UltramanCaptain Toshio Muramatsu | |
| 1979 | The Tale of Jean ValjeanJean Valjean (voice) | |
| 1979 | Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive BattleToshio Muramatsu | |
| 1979 | The House of HangingSannosuke | |
| 1979 | The Shogun Assassins | |
| 1979 | The 47 Ronins of AkoHara Soemon | |
| 1979 | Attack, Jun | |
| 1979 | Seibu Keisatsu | |
| 1978 | Queen BeeDetective Kogure | |
| 1977 | Lullaby to KillKoreya Kusakabe (manager) | |
| 1977 | Island of HellTakezo | |
| 1977 | Utamaro's World | |
| 1977 | Fushoku no kōzōDetective Okawa | |
| 1976 | The Kagestar: The MovieInspector Tonda | |
| 1976 | The Inugami FamilyKokichi Inugami | |
| 1976 | All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!Tōbei Tachibana | |
| 1976 | The KagestarInspector Keibu Tonda | |
| 1975 | Hanuman and the Five Kamen RidersTobei Tachibana | |
| 1975 | Kamen Rider Amazon: The MovieTōbei Tachibana | |
| 1975 | Kamen Rider Stronger: The MovieTôbei Tachibana | |
| 1975 | Kamen Rider StrongerTobei Tachibana | |
| 1974 | Five Riders vs. King DarkTobei Tachibana | |
| 1974 | Kamen Rider XTobei Tachibana | |
| 1974 | Kamen Rider AmazonTobei Tachibana | |
| 1973 | Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron MutantsTobei Tachibana | |
| 1973 | Kamen Rider V3: The MovieTōbei Tachibana | |
| 1973 | Internal Sleuth | |
| 1973 | The Woman Who Calls for Corpses | |
| 1973 | Kamen Rider V3Tobei Tachibana | |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in PerilNarrator | |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River StyxOzunu Kurokuwa | |
| 1972 | Kamen Rider vs. ShockerTobei Tachibana | |
| 1972 | Daigoro vs. GoliathHitoshi Suzuki | |
| 1972 | Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador HellTōbei Tachibana | |
| 1972 | Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice | |
| 1972 | The Pirates of Buban | |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of VengeanceNarrator | |
| 1972 | Professional Killers | |
| 1971 | Go Go Kamen RiderTobei Tachibana | |
| 1971 | Mandala | |
| 1971 | Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout MonstersCaptain Takamura | |
| 1971 | Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife | |
| 1971 | Kamen RiderTobei Tachibana | |
| 1970 | This Transient Life | |
| 1969 | The Curse of the GhostNaosuke | |
| 1969 | Prison Break | |
| 1968 | Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories | |
| 1967 | Ultraman: Monster Movie FeatureCapt. Toshio Muramatsu | |
| 1967 | The Return of the Filthy Seven | |
| 1966 | The Birth of UltramanToshio Muramatsu | |
| 1966 | The Father of Ultra Q | |
| 1966 | UltramanCaptain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu | |
| 1965 | Kwaidan(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) | |
| 1965 | Pleasures of the FleshMari's pimp | |
| 1965 | 宇宙少年ソランワイラー | |
| 1963 | Youth of the BeastTatsuo Nomoto | |
| 1963 | IntrudersIchiro Honma | |
| 1963 | Fight of the Gamblers | |
| 1962 | Foundry TownHei-san | |
| 1962 | Harakiri | |
| 1959 | The Human Condition II: Road to EternityNonaka Shôi |














