Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
September 4, 1951 (age 74)
Place of Birth
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
小林薫
小林薰
こばやし かおる
کائورو کوبایاشی
Kaoru Kobayashi
Kaoru Kobayashi
Biography
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
Film
Princess Mononoke
Jikobo (voice)
1997
TV
Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue
Self - Narrator (voice)
2012
Film
The Boy and the Heron
Noble Pelican (voice)
2023
TV
Heaven
Doizaki Gen
2017
TV
Midnight Diner
Master
2009
Film
Tales from Earthsea
The King (voice)
2006
TV
The Tiger and Her Wings
穗高重亲
2024
TV
The Private Detective Mike
2002
TV
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Master
2016
TV
Dr. Coto's Clinic
星野正一
2003
TV
THE DAYS
Furuya
2023
TV
Reach Beyond the Blue Sky
Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]
2021
TV
Hibana: Spark
2016
TV
Carnation
Zensaku Ohara
2011
TV
Toge no Gunzo
1982
TV
Ten urara
松尾良治
1998
TV
Hagetaka
Ryosuke Iijima
2018
Film
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
Hirotaro Yamane
2021
TV
The Great White Tower
Mataichi Zaizen
2019
Film
The Funeral
Inose
1984
Filmography
2025TV1972 Fireflies on the Shoreas Taiei Tamashiro2025FilmThe Last Blossomas Akutsu (1986) (voice)2025FilmSham2025FilmOboe no Nai Satsujin2024TVShrink: Psychiatrist Yowaias 仙川鶴一2024FilmPromised Land2024FilmThe Yin Yang Master Zeroas Fujiwara Yosuke2024TVThe Tiger and Her Wingsas 穗高重亲2023FilmKubias Tokugawa Ieyasu2023FilmTsugaru Lacquer Girl2023TVWorry Not, She's the Bossas Yamagami Tatsuo2023FilmThe Boy and the Heronas Noble Pelican (voice)2023TVTHE DAYSas Furuya2023TVFixeras Ichiro Suzaki2023FilmBaian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 22023FilmTrapped Balloonas Shigezo Kojima2022FilmDr. Coto's Clinicas Shoichi Hoshino2022FilmYes, I Can't Swimas Professor Kamoshita2022FilmWinter Roseas Giichi Wataguchi2021TVSolomon's Perjuryas 津崎 正男2021FilmArcas Rihito2021TVReach Beyond the Blue Skyas Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]2021FilmWe Made a Beautiful Bouquetas Hirotaro Yamane2020FilmIndependence of Japan2020TVKotaki Brothers and Shikuhakkuas Kotaki Reiji2020TVOff the Recordas Noto Toru2019TVTop League2019TVThe Great White Toweras Mataichi Zaizen2019FilmThe Island of Catsas Iwao2019FilmHis Lost Nameas Tetsuro2018TVMiraclesas Shun Samejima2018FilmThe Miracle of Crybaby Shottan2018TVHagetakaas Ryosuke Iijima2017FilmThe Miracles of the Namiya General Storeas Takeo Matsuoka2017FilmLear on the Shore2017FilmMukokuas Shozo Yatabe2017FilmKiseki: Sobito of That Dayas Seiichi Morita2017TVGrade A Reversal2017TVHeavenas Doizaki Gen2017FilmAn Emblem Dedicated To Youas Nakagawa Akiko2016FilmFueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"as Jisaku Koka2016FilmMidnight Diner 2as Master2016TVMidnight Diner: Tokyo Storiesas Master2016FilmNatsumi's Fireflyas Sakakiyama2016TVHibana: Spark2016FilmBotchanas Madonna’s father2015TVGodan2015TVKoinakaas Hirotoshi Serizawa2015TVThe Emperor's Cook2014FilmMidnight Dineras Master2014FilmClimbing to Springas Isao Nagamine2014TVHello Life from 552014TVVilliany Ganboas Gen Koshimizu2013FilmThe End of Summeras Shingo Kosugi2013TVWomanas Uesugi Kentaro2013TVTrembling Cow2013FilmLeaving on the 15th Springas Toshiharu Nakazato2013FilmThe Great Passageas Kohei Araki2013FilmKyokuhoku Rhapsodyas Masashi Sera2013TVKyokuhoku Rhapsody2012TVMitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogueas Self - Narrator (voice)2011TVCarnationas Zensaku Ohara2011TVThe Castle of Sand2011FilmThe Egoistsas Kazuyuki Ninomiya2011TVThe Marriage Counseloras Syogo Yanagisawa2010FilmSketches of Kaitan Cityas Ryuzo Higa2010FilmAbraxas2010FilmA Crowd of Three2010FilmHaru's Journeyas Kinoshita2010FilmBoys on the Runas Suzuki san2009TVNews Sokuho wa Nagareta2009TVMidnight Dineras Master2009FilmKamuias Hanbei2009TVThe Sun in Kurobeas Kunpei Takiyama2008FilmThen Summer Came2008FilmVacationas Toru Hirai2008FilmDouble Trouble2007FilmTokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dadas Oton2006FilmThe Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiyaas Yasutada Kamiya2006FilmTales from Earthseaas The King (voice)2005FilmA Melody for My Father2005FilmFemaleas Old man2004FilmQuill: The Life of a Guide Dogas Mitsuru Watanabe2003FilmLike Asuraas Takao Satomi2003TVDr. Coto's Clinicas 星野正一2002FilmTen Dark Women2002FilmGhiblies: Episode 2as Toshi-chan (Voice)2002TVThe Private Detective Mike1999FilmLe Secretas 杉田平介1999FilmThe Black House1999FilmSecretas Heisuke Sugita1999FilmThe Washing Machineas Taiji Ogami1999FilmCoquilleas Tatsuya Urayama1998TVTen uraraas 松尾良治1997FilmPrincess Mononokeas Jikobo (voice)1996FilmThe Way of Osaka Financing 11996TVナニワ金融道as 桑田 澄男1994FilmUneasy Encounters1993FilmChibusa1993FilmThe Tomb & the Divorceas Yoshinori Ishino1993TVSunflower on the Hillas Yuzuhara Kohei1993FilmThe Last U-Boatas Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän1991FilmShimanto River1990FilmHong Kong Paradiseas Hachirou Ooishi1989FilmUntamagiruas Giru1988FilmLove and Action in Osaka1988FilmBakayaro! I'm Plenty Madas Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)1987FilmTwilight of the Cockroachesas Saitô (voice)1987TVIki no Iiyatsu1986FilmFor Businessas Miyabi Sakuramiya1985FilmAnd Thenas Tsunejiro Hiraoka1985FilmLove Letteras Tetsushi Kamiya1985FilmParadise Viewas Reishu Goya1984FilmThe Funeralas Inose1984FilmThe Wangan Highwayas Nakamura1984FilmGubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!1983TVふぞろいの林檎たちas 仲手川 耕一1983FilmThe Second Loveas Hideo Hyuga1982FilmThe Dropoutas Miura1982TVToge no Gunzo1981FilmHear the Wind Singas Me1981FilmCall from Darknessas Tatsuo Tamura1979FilmEighteen Years, to the Seaas Eisuke Morimoto1977FilmBallad of Orinas Torazo1976FilmThe Sea of Genkai