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Kaoru Kobayashi

Acting · Born September 4, 1951 · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

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.

Kaoru Kobayashi movies and shows

  • Solomon's Perjury2021
  • Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue2012
  • Princess Mononoke1997
  • Carnation2011
  • Midnight Diner2009
  • The Tiger and Her Wings2024
  • Dr. Coto's Clinic2003
  • Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories2016
  • The Boy and the Heron2023
  • Ten urara1998
  • Reach Beyond the Blue Sky2021
  • Toge no Gunzo1982
  • Tales from Earthsea2006
  • THE DAYS2023
  • Fixer2023
  • The Private Detective Mike2002
  • ふぞろいの林檎たち1983
  • The Emperor's Cook2015
  • Hibana: Spark2016
  • Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero2023
  • Woman2013
  • We Made a Beautiful Bouquet2021
  • Off the Record2020
  • Iki no Iiyatsu1987