Streamline
Kaoru Kobayashi
Known for
Acting
Born
1951-09-04 · 74 years old
Place of birth
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Kaoru Kobayashi

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.

Known for · 123 titles

Princess Mononoke
8.3

Princess Mononoke

1997

Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue
9.3

Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

2012

Carnation
8.1

Carnation

2011

The Boy and the Heron
7.4

The Boy and the Heron

2023

Midnight Diner
8.2

Midnight Diner

2009

Dr. Coto's Clinic
8.7

Dr. Coto's Clinic

2003

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
7.9

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

2016

The Private Detective Mike
8.5

The Private Detective Mike

2002

THE DAYS
7.8

THE DAYS

2023

The Tiger and Her Wings
8.3

The Tiger and Her Wings

2024

ふぞろいの林檎たち
6.0

ふぞろいの林檎たち

1983

Tales from Earthsea
6.5

Tales from Earthsea

2006

Hibana: Spark
8.2

Hibana: Spark

2016

Ten urara

Ten urara

1998

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
7.8

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

2021

Heaven
7.0

Heaven

2017

Toge no Gunzo

Toge no Gunzo

1982

Fixer
8.6

Fixer

2023

Woman
7.5

Woman

2013

The Great White Tower
6.5

The Great White Tower

2019

Reach Beyond the Blue Sky
7.3

Reach Beyond the Blue Sky

2021

Hagetaka
7.0

Hagetaka

2018

Koinaka
6.6

Koinaka

2015

The Emperor's Cook
7.4

The Emperor's Cook

2015

Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
8.8

Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku

2020

The Funeral
7.1

The Funeral

1984

Untamagiru
4.6

Untamagiru

1989

Miracles
6.6

Miracles

2018

Secret
6.9

Secret

1999

Top League
8.3

Top League

2019

Villiany Ganbo
7.3

Villiany Ganbo

2014

Off the Record
7.8

Off the Record

2020

Iki no Iiyatsu

Iki no Iiyatsu

1987

Solomon's Perjury
7.5

Solomon's Perjury

2021

Trembling Cow
8.0

Trembling Cow

2013

Grade A Reversal

Grade A Reversal

2017

Midnight Diner 2
7.4

Midnight Diner 2

2016

Worry Not, She's the Boss
7.5

Worry Not, She's the Boss

2023

News Sokuho wa Nagareta

News Sokuho wa Nagareta

2009

The Marriage Counselor
8.5

The Marriage Counselor

2011

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai
7.8

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

2024

Sunflower on the Hill

Sunflower on the Hill

1993

The Sun in Kurobe

The Sun in Kurobe

2009

The Yin Yang Master Zero
6.2

The Yin Yang Master Zero

2024

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
6.9

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

2004

The Tomb & the Divorce

The Tomb & the Divorce

1993

Sham
7.6

Sham

2025

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
7.1

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

2017

The Castle of Sand
7.0

The Castle of Sand

2011

The Last Blossom
8.1

The Last Blossom

2025

1972 Fireflies on the Shore
8.3

1972 Fireflies on the Shore

2025

Ballad of Orin
7.1

Ballad of Orin

1977

Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
8.1

Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

2016

Like Asura
6.5

Like Asura

2003

Kubi
6.9

Kubi

2023

Midnight Diner
7.6

Midnight Diner

2014

The Island of Cats
7.0

The Island of Cats

2019

Kamui
6.1

Kamui

2009

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
7.0

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

2018

The Egoists
4.9

The Egoists

2011

Dr. Coto's Clinic
7.6

Dr. Coto's Clinic

2022

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
6.9

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

2007

Kiseki: Sobito of That Day
7.9

Kiseki: Sobito of That Day

2017

Paradise View
6.5

Paradise View

1985

Climbing to Spring
8.4

Climbing to Spring

2014

Botchan
8.3

Botchan

2016

Ghiblies: Episode 2
7.1

Ghiblies: Episode 2

2002

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
8.0

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

1988

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

2013

Twilight of the Cockroaches
6.2

Twilight of the Cockroaches

1987

And Then
7.1

And Then

1985

Hello Life from 55
8.0

Hello Life from 55

2014

The Great Passage
7.2

The Great Passage

2013

Sketches of Kaitan City
5.4

Sketches of Kaitan City

2010

The Second Love
6.3

The Second Love

1983

Natsumi's Firefly
6.1

Natsumi's Firefly

2016

Uneasy Encounters
8.0

Uneasy Encounters

1994

Godan
5.0

Godan

2015

Haru's Journey
6.5

Haru's Journey

2010

Female
6.2

Female

2005

The Dropout
6.7

The Dropout

1982

Love and Action in Osaka
5.2

Love and Action in Osaka

1988

Mukoku
6.8

Mukoku

2017

The Sea of Genkai
5.8

The Sea of Genkai

1976

The Black House
6.0

The Black House

1999

Eighteen Years, to the Sea
6.7

Eighteen Years, to the Sea

1979

Arc
6.6

Arc

2021

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
7.8

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

2023

Shimanto River
6.8

Shimanto River

1991

Boys on the Run
5.0

Boys on the Run

2010

Love Letter
7.8

Love Letter

1985

Call from Darkness
6.3

Call from Darkness

1981

Hear the Wind Sing
6.6

Hear the Wind Sing

1981

The End of Summer
6.5

The End of Summer

2013

An Emblem Dedicated To You
4.5

An Emblem Dedicated To You

2017

Vacation
7.0

Vacation

2008

A Crowd of Three
4.9

A Crowd of Three

2010

Coquille
7.6

Coquille

1999

Lear on the Shore
6.2

Lear on the Shore

2017

Then Summer Came
4.0

Then Summer Came

2008

For Business
8.0

For Business

1986

Winter Rose
6.0

Winter Rose

2022

The Last U-Boat
5.7

The Last U-Boat

1993

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

2013

Independence of Japan

Independence of Japan

2020

The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya
7.6

The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya

2006

The Wangan Highway
8.0

The Wangan Highway

1984

Hong Kong Paradise
7.5

Hong Kong Paradise

1990

Chibusa
9.0

Chibusa

1993

Leaving on the 15th Spring
6.6

Leaving on the 15th Spring

2013

The Washing Machine
7.0

The Washing Machine

1999

Promised Land
6.0

Promised Land

2024

Oboe no Nai Satsujin
7.0

Oboe no Nai Satsujin

2025

Double Trouble
8.0

Double Trouble

2008

Yes, I Can't Swim
6.3

Yes, I Can't Swim

2022

Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
6.0

Tsugaru Lacquer Girl

2023

His Lost Name
5.6

His Lost Name

2019

Le Secret

Le Secret

1999

Abraxas
10.0

Abraxas

2010

The Way of Osaka Financing 1
6.0

The Way of Osaka Financing 1

1996

Ten Dark Women

Ten Dark Women

2002

Trapped Balloon

Trapped Balloon

2023

A Melody for My Father

A Melody for My Father

2005