Keiju Kobayashi
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Keiju Kobayashi (23 November 1923–16 September 2010) was a Japanese actor. Born in Gunma Prefecture, he began acting at the Nikkatsu studio after dropping out of Nihon University and made his film debut in 1942. In a career that spanned 65 years, he appeared in over 250 films, most famously in the "Company President" (Shachō) comedy films made at Toho, where he worked alongside Hisaya Morishige, Daisuke Kato, Norihei Miki, and others. There he helped define the popular image of the postwar salaryman. He also won many awards for his acting, including best actor awards at the Mainichi Film Awards for The Naked General in 1958 (where he played Kiyoshi Yamashita), for Kuroi gashū in 1960, and for The Elegant Life of Mr Everyman in 1963. Kobayashi appeared in films made by such notable directors as Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and Kihachi Okamoto. He continued to give powerful performances after largely moving to television in the late 1960s. He died on 16 September 2010 of heart failure at the age of 86. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keiju Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
The Return of Godzilla
as Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
Age 61 (now 86)
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
as Toshizo Hijikata
Age 46 (now 86)
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
as Eburi Toshimaru
Age 39 (now 86)
Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells
as Narrator
Age 81 (now 86)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
as Self
Age 78 (now 86)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
as Self
Age 78 (now 86)
Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows.
as Inspector Muta
Age 77 (now 86)
The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya
The Return of Godzilla
as Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
Age 61 (now 86)
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!
Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here
as Tokuhei Kyojima
Age 48 (now 86)
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
as Shinsuke Narada, President of Yoyo Industries
Age 47 (now 86)
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
as Shinsuke Narada
Age 47 (now 86)
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
as Toshizo Hijikata
Age 46 (now 86)
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
as Tomizô Funakoshi
Age 45 (now 86)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Saijō Takashi (PR manager)
Age 45 (now 86)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Takashi Saijō (PR and Planning Manager)
Age 45 (now 86)
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
as Kenichi Honjō
Age 44 (now 86)
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
as Kenichi Honjo (Takayama Trading 1st Sales Manager)
Age 44 (now 86)
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
as Nobuyoshi Kimura (Development Director)
Age 43 (now 86)
A Company President's Life Story
as Kojima Keigo (Chief of Secretary)
Age 42 (now 86)
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Takashi Ishikawa (Technical Manager)
Age 41 (now 86)
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
as 1st Sin & 7th Sin
Age 41 (now 86)
Hail the 3 Gents
as Tsutomu Harada (President's Secretary)
Age 40 (now 86)
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
as Eburi Toshimaru
Age 39 (now 86)
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
as Hiroshi Nakamura (Chief Secretary)
Age 39 (now 86)
Company President Travels Abroad
as Nakamura Hiroshi (Chief Secretary)
Age 39 (now 86)
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
as Susumu Kimura (Chief Secretary)
Age 39 (now 86)
Travel Stories of a Company President
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
as Namikichi Yashiro
Age 36 (now 86)
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
as Isshin Tarō
Age 36 (now 86)
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
as Namiyoshi Yashiro
Age 36 (now 86)
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
as Isshin Tarō
Age 36 (now 86)
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Namikichi Yashiro (Employee)
Age 36 (now 86)
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
as Hideyoshi Kinoshita
Age 34 (now 86)
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
as Officer Furuyama
Age 34 (now 86)
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
as Kinoshita Hideyoshi
Age 33 (now 86)
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
as Kinoshita Hideyoshi
Age 33 (now 86)
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
as Head of Animal Care Division, Higashi
Age 33 (now 86)
Three Generations of Company Presidents
Madam of the first class and husband of the third class
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
as Heima Sakamoto
Age 29 (now 86)
The Eagle of the Pacific
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
Age 29 (now 86)
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
as Taira no Yoshimasa
Age 52 (now 86)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Кэйдзю Кобаяси
IMDB
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