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Akiji Kobayashi
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Akiji Kobayashi

September 6, 1930 (age 65)
August 27, 1996
Yodobashi ward, Tokyo, Japan
Male
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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…

Movies

82 credits
Harakiri Movie
★ 8.4
Action, Drama
1962 Action, Drama
Kwaidan Movie
★ 7.7
Drama, Fantasy
1965 Drama, Fantasy
Godzilla vs. Mothra Movie
★ 6.9
Action, Adventure
1992 Action, Adventure
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Movie
★ 7.0
Action, Adventure
1991 Action, Adventure
Afternoon When Flowers Fell
★ 8.0
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Afternoon When Flowers Fell
1989
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril Movie
★ 7.3
Action, Adventure
1972 Action, Adventure
Getting Any?
★ 5.7
+
Getting Any?
1995 as Chief of World Defence…
Shogun Assassin
★ 6.9
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Shogun Assassin
1980 as Lord Kurogawa
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
★ 7.5
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Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996 as Senior sergeant
Black Rain
★ 7.6
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Black Rain
1989 as Katayama
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
★ 8.2
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959 as Nonaka Shôi
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
★ 7.3
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
1972 as Ozunu Kurokuwa
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
★ 7.2
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Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
1967 as Capt. Toshio Muramatsu
Death Shadows
★ 6.3
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Death Shadows
1986
The Shogun Assassins
★ 5.4
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The Shogun Assassins
1979
47 Ronin
★ 7.4
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47 Ronin
1994
Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders
★ 6.0
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Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders
1975 as Tobei Tachibana (archive footage)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
★ 7.4
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972 as Narrator
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
★ 6.3
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Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
1979 as Toshio Muramatsu
Kamen Rider V3: The Movie
★ 7.0
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Kamen Rider V3: The Movie
1973 as Tōbei Tachibana
The Tale of Jean Valjean
★ 5.1
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The Tale of Jean Valjean
1979 as Jean Valjean (voice)
The Inugami Family
★ 7.0
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The Inugami Family
1976 as Kokichi Inugami
Queen Bee
★ 7.6
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Queen Bee
1978 as Detective Kogure
Island of Hell
★ 6.2
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Island of Hell
1977 as Takezo
The Makioka Sisters
★ 7.4
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The Makioka Sisters
1983 as Seitaro Jinba
The Longest Tunnel
★ 10.0
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The Longest Tunnel
1982
Daigoro vs. Goliath
★ 5.6
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Daigoro vs. Goliath
1972 as Hitoshi Suzuki
Mandala
★ 5.7
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Mandala
1971
This Transient Life
★ 7.4
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This Transient Life
1970
Desperate Pursuit
★ 10.0
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Desperate Pursuit
1986 as Inoue

TV Shows

18 credits
Kamen Rider TV
★ 6.4
Action & Adventure, Drama
1971 Action & Adventure, Drama
Ultraman TV
★ 8.4
Action & Adventure, Mystery
1966 Action & Adventure, Mystery
Tales of the Bizarre TV
★ 7.8
Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
1990 Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Professional Killers TV
★ 8.0
Action & Adventure, Crime
1972 Action & Adventure, Crime
Attack, Jun TV
★ 8.2
Drama
1979 Drama
Kamen Rider X TV
★ 9.5
Action & Adventure, Drama
1974 Action & Adventure, Drama
Kamen Rider V3 TV
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Kamen Rider V3
1973 as Tobei Tachibana
宇宙少年ソラン TV
★ 7.5
Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
1965 Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Kamen Rider Stronger TV
+
Kamen Rider Stronger
1975 as Tobei Tachibana
Kamen Rider Amazon TV
+
Kamen Rider Amazon
1974 as Tobei Tachibana
The Kagestar TV
+
The Kagestar
1976 as Inspector Keibu Tonda
Kojika Monogatari TV
+
Kojika Monogatari
1983 as ペニー
Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories TV
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Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories
1968
The 47 Ronins of Ako TV
+
The 47 Ronins of Ako
1979 as Hara Soemon
Ie Naki Ko TV
+
Ie Naki Ko
1994
Seibu Keisatsu TV
+
Seibu Keisatsu
1979 as Minami Choutaro
Fushoku no kōzō TV
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Fushoku no kōzō
1977 as Detective Okawa
Kamen Norider TV
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Kamen Norider
1988 as Tobei Tachibana
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