Nenji Kobayashi

Acting • 215 Credits

Biography

Toshiji Kobayashi (小林 稔侍, Kobayashi Toshiji, born on February 7, 1941), known by his stage name, Nenji Kobayashi (alternative reading of 稔侍), is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for Poppoya.

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai

2002 ⭐ 3.9
as Choubei Kusaka
The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

1983 ⭐ 3.8
as Tsune
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

1972 ⭐ 3.5
The Hidden Blade

The Hidden Blade

2004 ⭐ 3.7
as Kôda
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

1972 ⭐ 3.5
as The Young Man
Love and Honor

Love and Honor

2006 ⭐ 3.7
as Sakunosuke Higuchi
Virus

Virus

1980 ⭐ 3.2
as Doctor's Assistant #2
Tokyo Family

Tokyo Family

2013 ⭐ 3.6
as Numata
The Bullet Train

The Bullet Train

1975 ⭐ 3.5
as Morimoto
Café Lumière

Café Lumière

2004 ⭐ 3.5
as Yoko's Father
Message from Space

Message from Space

1978 ⭐ 3.0
as Officer Fox
His Motorbike, Her Island

His Motorbike, Her Island

1986 ⭐ 3.9
as News Reporter
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

1974 ⭐ 3.5
as Hiroshi Taniguchi
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy

Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy

1978 ⭐ 3.5
as Scarred Ronin
Street Mobster

Street Mobster

1972 ⭐ 3.4
as Tetsuo
Railroad Man

Railroad Man

1999 ⭐ 3.5
as Senji Sugiura
The Little House

The Little House

2014 ⭐ 3.4
as Gunji Arai
Impossibility Defense

Impossibility Defense

2018 ⭐ 3.6
as Hiroshi Torimori
Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard

1976 ⭐ 3.3
as Akira Kitajima
What a Wonderful Family!

What a Wonderful Family!

2016 ⭐ 3.6
as Numata
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon

2012 ⭐ 3.8
as Tsuyoshi Teshigawara
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

1972 ⭐ 3.8
Doberman Cop

Doberman Cop

1977 ⭐ 3.3
as Katsuo Kōyama
Labyrinth of Cinema

Labyrinth of Cinema

2020 ⭐ 3.5
as Kizuma
Lonely Heart

Lonely Heart

1985 ⭐ 3.6
as Douryou Inoue
What a Wonderful Family! 2

What a Wonderful Family! 2

2017 ⭐ 3.5
as Ginnpei Maruta
Tokyo Taxi

Tokyo Taxi

2025 ⭐ 3.6
as Customer
Furuhata Ninzaburo

Furuhata Ninzaburo

1994 ⭐ 4.4
47 Ronin

47 Ronin

1994 ⭐ 3.7
Crazy Thunder Road

Crazy Thunder Road

1980 ⭐ 2.9
as Tsuyoshi