Akiji Kobayashi

Akiji Kobayashi

Actor Sep 6 (died age 65) Yodobashi ward, Tokyo, Japan 1959–1997 (38 year career)

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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 tel…

Known For

Harakiri

Harakiri

Kwaidan

Kwaidan

(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Nonaka Shôi

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Narrator

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Yuzo Tsuchiashi

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

Ozunu Kurokuwa

Godzilla vs. Mothra

Godzilla vs. Mothra

Yuzo Tsuchiashi

Black Rain

Black Rain

Katayama

Filmography

Acting (100)

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Movies (82)

Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone

Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone

The 8-Tomb Village

The 8-Tomb Village

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

as Senior sergeant

Ultraman Zearth

Ultraman Zearth

as Fisherman

Revive! Ultraman

Revive! Ultraman

Getting Any?

Getting Any?

as Chief of World Defence Force

47 Ronin

47 Ronin

Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko

Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko

as Toubei Tachibana (voice)

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

Godzilla vs. Mothra

Godzilla vs. Mothra

as Yuzo Tsuchiashi

Run, Melos!

Run, Melos!

as Dionysus II (voice)

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

as Yuzo Tsuchiashi

Noh Mask Murders

Noh Mask Murders

Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars

Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars

as Detective

Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

as Konton

The Men Who Made Ultraman

The Men Who Made Ultraman

Afternoon When Flowers Fell

Afternoon When Flowers Fell

Black Rain

Black Rain

as Katayama

Ultraman: Terror on Route 87

Ultraman: Terror on Route 87

as Toshio Muramatsu

Death Shadows

Death Shadows

Desperate Pursuit

Desperate Pursuit

as Inoue

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma

as Hanazuki

The Empty Table

The Empty Table

The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters

as Seitaro Jinba

Suspicion

Suspicion

as Chief of Police, Ishihara

The Longest Tunnel

The Longest Tunnel

Karate Cop

Karate Cop

as Asst Chief Fuji

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2

Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey

Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey

as Kodera

The Black Hood

The Black Hood

Yuki

Yuki

as Jinjii (voice)

Lonely Heart

Lonely Heart

Shogun Assassin

Shogun Assassin

as Lord Kurogawa

Koto: The Ancient City

Koto: The Ancient City

Akio Jissoji's Ultraman

Akio Jissoji's Ultraman

as Captain Toshio Muramatsu

The House of Hanging

The House of Hanging

as Sannosuke

The Shogun Assassins

The Shogun Assassins

Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle

Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle

as Toshio Muramatsu

Immortal Kamen Rider Special

Immortal Kamen Rider Special

as Tobei Tachibana

The Tale of Jean Valjean

The Tale of Jean Valjean

as Jean Valjean (voice)

Queen Bee

Queen Bee

as Detective Kogure

Island of Hell

Island of Hell

as Takezo

Utamaro's World

Utamaro's World

Lullaby to Kill

Lullaby to Kill

as Koreya Kusakabe (manager)

The Inugami Family

The Inugami Family

as Kokichi Inugami

The Kagestar: The Movie

The Kagestar: The Movie

as Inspector Tonda

All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!

All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!

as Tōbei Tachibana

Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie

Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie

as Tôbei Tachibana

Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie

Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie

as Tōbei Tachibana

Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders

Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders

as Tobei Tachibana

Five Riders vs. King Dark

Five Riders vs. King Dark

as Tobei Tachibana

Kamen Rider V3: The Movie

Kamen Rider V3: The Movie

as Tōbei Tachibana

The Woman Who Calls for Corpses

The Woman Who Calls for Corpses

Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants

Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants

as Tobei Tachibana

Internal Sleuth

Internal Sleuth

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

as Narrator

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

as Narrator

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

as Ozunu Kurokuwa

Daigoro vs. Goliath

Daigoro vs. Goliath

as Hitoshi Suzuki

The Pirates of Buban

The Pirates of Buban

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker

as Tobei Tachibana

Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell

Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell

as Tōbei Tachibana

Go Go Kamen Rider

Go Go Kamen Rider

as Tobei Tachibana

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife

Mandala

Mandala

Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

as Captain Takamura

This Transient Life

This Transient Life

The Curse of the Ghost

The Curse of the Ghost

as Naosuke

Prison Break

Prison Break

Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature

Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature

as Capt. Toshio Muramatsu

The Return of the Filthy Seven

The Return of the Filthy Seven

The Birth of Ultraman

The Birth of Ultraman

as Toshio Muramatsu

The Father of Ultra Q

The Father of Ultra Q

Kwaidan

Kwaidan

as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Pleasures of the Flesh

Pleasures of the Flesh

as Mari's pimp

Youth of the Beast

Youth of the Beast

as Tatsuo Nomoto

Intruders

as Ichiro Honma

Fight of the Gamblers

Fight of the Gamblers

Harakiri

Harakiri

Foundry Town

Foundry Town

as Hei-san

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

as Nonaka Shôi

Television (18)

Ie Naki Ko

Ie Naki Ko

Tales of the Bizarre

Tales of the Bizarre

Kamen Norider

as Tobei Tachibana

Kojika Monogatari

Kojika Monogatari

as ペニー

Attack, Jun

Attack, Jun

The 47 Ronins of Ako

as Hara Soemon

Seibu Keisatsu

Seibu Keisatsu

Fushoku no kōzō

Fushoku no kōzō

as Detective Okawa

The Kagestar

The Kagestar

as Inspector Keibu Tonda

Kamen Rider Stronger

Kamen Rider Stronger

as Tobei Tachibana

Kamen Rider Amazon

Kamen Rider Amazon

as Tobei Tachibana

Kamen Rider X

Kamen Rider X

as Tobei Tachibana

Kamen Rider V3

Kamen Rider V3

as Tobei Tachibana

Professional Killers

Professional Killers

Kamen Rider

Kamen Rider

as Tobei Tachibana

Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories

Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories

Ultraman

Ultraman

as Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu

宇宙少年ソラン

宇宙少年ソラン

as ワイラー