Kaoru Kobayashi

Acting β€’ 125 Credits

Biography

Kaoru Kobayashi is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto. A multi-award winning thespian, he won best actor at the 30th Yokohama Film Festival and best-supporting actor at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Sorobanzuku.

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

1997 ⭐ 4.2
as Jikobo (voice)
The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

2023 ⭐ 3.7
as Noble Pelican (voice)
Tales from Earthsea

Tales from Earthsea

2006 ⭐ 3.3
as The King (voice)
THE DAYS

THE DAYS

2023 ⭐ 3.9
as Furuya
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

2021 ⭐ 3.9
as Hirotaro Yamane
Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

2009 ⭐ 4.1
as Master
Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

2014 ⭐ 3.9
as Master
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

2016 ⭐ 4.0
as Master
The Great Passage

The Great Passage

2013 ⭐ 3.6
as Kohei Araki
The Funeral

The Funeral

1984 ⭐ 3.6
as Inose
Kamui

Kamui

2009 ⭐ 3.0
as Hanbei
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

2017 ⭐ 3.5
as Takeo Matsuoka
Kubi

Kubi

2023 ⭐ 3.5
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

2004 ⭐ 3.5
as Mitsuru Watanabe
The Emperor's Cook

The Emperor's Cook

2015 ⭐ 3.8
Midnight Diner 2

Midnight Diner 2

2016 ⭐ 3.8
as Master
Secret

Secret

1999 ⭐ 3.5
as Heisuke Sugita
Woman

Woman

2013 ⭐ 3.8
as Uesugi Kentaro
Hibana: Spark

Hibana: Spark

2016 ⭐ 4.1
Ballad of Orin

Ballad of Orin

1977 ⭐ 3.6
as Torazo
And Then

And Then

1985 ⭐ 3.6
as Tsunejiro Hiraoka
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

2007 ⭐ 3.5
as Oton
Like Asura

Like Asura

2003 ⭐ 3.3
as Takao Satomi
The Black House

The Black House

1999 ⭐ 3.0
Ghiblies: Episode 2

Ghiblies: Episode 2

2002 ⭐ 3.5
as Toshi-chan (Voice)
Boys on the Run

Boys on the Run

2010 ⭐ 2.5
as Suzuki san
Haru's Journey

Haru's Journey

2010 ⭐ 3.3
as Kinoshita
Twilight of the Cockroaches

Twilight of the Cockroaches

1987 ⭐ 3.1
as SaitΓ΄ (voice)
The Yin Yang Master Zero

The Yin Yang Master Zero

2024 ⭐ 3.1
as Fujiwara Yosuke
Sham

Sham

2025 ⭐ 3.5