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Kaoru Kobayashi

Person
1
Popularity
125
Credits
1951
Born
(74 years old)
Japan
Origin

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

Acting

Birthday

1951-09-04

Place of Birth

Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

小林薫, 小林薰, こばやし かおる

Movies (84)

Poster image of The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

2023
7.5
Movie
Poster image of Princess Mononoke

TV Shows (41)

Poster image of Carnation

Carnation

2011
8.2
TV Show
Poster image of The Tiger and Her Wings
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Princess Mononoke

1997
8.4
Movie
Poster image of We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

2021
7.7
Movie
Poster image of Midnight Diner 2

Midnight Diner 2

2016
7.4
Movie
Poster image of Kubi

Kubi

2023
7
Movie
Poster image of Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

2007
7
Movie
Poster image of Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

2004
6.8
Movie
Poster image of The Second Love

The Second Love

1983
5.5
Movie
Poster image of Ballad of Orin

Ballad of Orin

1977
7.1
Movie
Poster image of Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

2014
7.6
Movie
Poster image of The Egoists

The Egoists

2011
4.2
Movie
Poster image of Twilight of the Cockroaches

Twilight of the Cockroaches

1987
5.8
Movie
Poster image of The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

2017
7
Movie
Poster image of Like Asura

Like Asura

2003
6.5
Movie
Poster image of The Great Passage

The Great Passage

2013
7.3
Movie
Poster image of Climbing to Spring

Climbing to Spring

2014
8.3
Movie
Poster image of Hear the Wind Sing

Hear the Wind Sing

1981
6
Movie
Poster image of Secret

Secret

1999
6.9
Movie
Poster image of The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

2018
7
Movie
Poster image of A Crowd of Three

A Crowd of Three

2010
4.9
Movie
Poster image of The Island of Cats

The Island of Cats

2019
6.9
Movie
Poster image of The Last U-Boat

The Last U-Boat

1993
5.4
Movie
Poster image of Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

2016
7.8
Movie
Poster image of Call from Darkness

Call from Darkness

1981
5.7
Movie
Poster image of Haru's Journey

Haru's Journey

2010
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Kamui

Kamui

2009
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Sketches of Kaitan City

Sketches of Kaitan City

2010
5.4
Movie
Poster image of Sham

Sham

2025
9
Movie
Poster image of Tales from Earthsea

Tales from Earthsea

2006
6.6
Movie
Poster image of The Dropout

The Dropout

1982
7
Movie
Poster image of The Funeral

The Funeral

1984
7.1
Movie
Poster image of Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

1988
7
Movie
Poster image of Untamagiru

Untamagiru

1989
3.8
Movie
Poster image of Then Summer Came

Then Summer Came

2008
4
Movie
Poster image of The Black House

The Black House

1999
6
Movie
Poster image of Natsumi's Firefly

Natsumi's Firefly

2016
6.2
Movie
Poster image of The End of Summer

The End of Summer

2013
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Love and Action in Osaka

Love and Action in Osaka

1988
4.8
Movie
Poster image of Oboe no Nai Satsujin

Oboe no Nai Satsujin

2025
0
Movie
Poster image of Female

Female

2005
5.6
Movie
Poster image of Promised Land

Promised Land

2024
6
Movie
Poster image of Lear on the Shore

Lear on the Shore

2017
6.2
Movie
Poster image of Love Letter

Love Letter

1985
7.9
Movie
Poster image of Leaving on the 15th Spring

Leaving on the 15th Spring

2013
6.6
Movie
Poster image of An Emblem Dedicated To You

An Emblem Dedicated To You

2017
3
Movie
Poster image of The Sea of Genkai

The Sea of Genkai

1976
5
Movie
Poster image of The Tomb & the Divorce

The Tomb & the Divorce

1993
0
Movie
Poster image of Botchan

Botchan

2016
8
Movie
Poster image of The Washing Machine

The Washing Machine

1999
0
Movie
Poster image of Winter Rose

Winter Rose

2022
5
Movie
Poster image of Eighteen Years, to the Sea

Eighteen Years, to the Sea

1979
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Boys on the Run

Boys on the Run

2010
5
Movie
Poster image of The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya

The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya

2006
7.6
Movie
Poster image of Paradise View

Paradise View

1985
5.3
Movie
Poster image of Kiseki: Sobito of That Day

Kiseki: Sobito of That Day

2017
7.9
Movie
Poster image of Dr. Coto's Clinic

Dr. Coto's Clinic

2022
7.6
Movie
Poster image of The Wangan Highway

The Wangan Highway

1984
0
Movie
Poster image of Hong Kong Paradise

Hong Kong Paradise

1990
5
Movie
Poster image of For Business

For Business

1986
0
Movie
Poster image of Abraxas

Abraxas

2010
10
Movie
Poster image of Double Trouble

Double Trouble

2008
8
Movie
Poster image of Uneasy Encounters

Uneasy Encounters

1994
0
Movie
Poster image of Shimanto River

Shimanto River

1991
6
Movie
Poster image of Yes, I Can't Swim

Yes, I Can't Swim

2022
6.3
Movie
Poster image of And Then

And Then

1985
7
Movie
Poster image of Tsugaru Lacquer Girl

Tsugaru Lacquer Girl

2023
6
Movie
Poster image of Vacation

Vacation

2008
7
Movie
Poster image of The Yin Yang Master Zero

The Yin Yang Master Zero

2024
5.4
Movie
Poster image of Chibusa

Chibusa

1993
0
Movie
Poster image of His Lost Name

His Lost Name

2019
5.6
Movie
Poster image of Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

2013
0
Movie
Poster image of Independence of Japan

Independence of Japan

2020
0
Movie
Poster image of Trapped Balloon

Trapped Balloon

2023
0
Movie
Poster image of Coquille

Coquille

1999
7.8
Movie
Poster image of Mukoku

Mukoku

2017
6.2
Movie
Poster image of Ten Dark Women

Ten Dark Women

2002
0
Movie
🎬
No Poster

Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!

1984
0
Movie
Poster image of The Last Blossom

The Last Blossom

2025
0
Movie
Poster image of Castle of Sand

Castle of Sand

2011
0
Movie
Poster image of Ghiblies: Episode 2

Ghiblies: Episode 2

2002
7
Movie
Poster image of Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

2023
8.2
Movie
Poster image of The Way of Osaka Financing 1

The Way of Osaka Financing 1

1996
6
Movie
Poster image of Arc

Arc

2021
6.7
Movie
Poster image of A Melody for My Father

A Melody for My Father

2005
0
Movie

The Tiger and Her Wings

2024
8
TV Show
Poster image of Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

2009
8.1
TV Show
Poster image of Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

2012
9.3
TV Show
Poster image of Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

2016
7.8
TV Show
Poster image of Dr. Coto's Clinic

Dr. Coto's Clinic

2003
8.6
TV Show
Poster image of THE DAYS

THE DAYS

2023
7.8
TV Show
Poster image of The Private Detective Mike

The Private Detective Mike

2002
8.4
TV Show
Poster image of Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

2024
7.8
TV Show
Poster image of Toge no Gunzo

Toge no Gunzo

1982
0
TV Show
Poster image of Woman

Woman

2013
7.4
TV Show
Poster image of Hibana: Spark

Hibana: Spark

2016
8.3
TV Show
Poster image of The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

2019
6.5
TV Show
Poster image of Reach Beyond the Blue Sky

Reach Beyond the Blue Sky

2021
7.3
TV Show
Poster image of The Emperor's Cook

The Emperor's Cook

2015
7.4
TV Show
Poster image of Koinaka

Koinaka

2015
6.6
TV Show
Poster image of Fixer

Fixer

2023
8.5
TV Show
Poster image of Ten urara

Ten urara

1998
0
TV Show
Poster image of Hagetaka

Hagetaka

2018
0
TV Show
Poster image of Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku

Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku

2020
8.8
TV Show
Poster image of Top League

Top League

2019
0
TV Show
Poster image of Off the Record

Off the Record

2020
8
TV Show
Poster image of Iki no Iiyatsu

Iki no Iiyatsu

1987
0
TV Show
Poster image of Solomon's Perjury

Solomon's Perjury

2021
7.2
TV Show
Poster image of Miracles

Miracles

2018
6.3
TV Show
Poster image of ふぞろいの林檎たち

ふぞろいの林檎たち

1983
6
TV Show
Poster image of The Marriage Counselor

The Marriage Counselor

2011
8.5
TV Show
Poster image of News Sokuho wa Nagareta

News Sokuho wa Nagareta

2009
0
TV Show
Poster image of Grade A Reversal

Grade A Reversal

2017
0
TV Show
Poster image of Villiany Ganbo

Villiany Ganbo

2014
7.3
TV Show
Poster image of Worry Not, She's the Boss

Worry Not, She's the Boss

2023
7.5
TV Show
Poster image of 1972 Fireflies on the Shore

1972 Fireflies on the Shore

2025
0
TV Show
📺
No Poster

ナニワ金融道

1996
6
TV Show
Poster image of Heaven

Heaven

2017
6.3
TV Show
Poster image of Trembling Cow

Trembling Cow

2013
0
TV Show
Poster image of Hello life from 55

Hello life from 55

2014
8
TV Show
Poster image of The Castle of Sand

The Castle of Sand

2011
7
TV Show
Poster image of Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

2013
0
TV Show
Poster image of The Sun in Kurobe

The Sun in Kurobe

2009
0
TV Show
Poster image of Sunflower on the Hill

Sunflower on the Hill

1993
0
TV Show
Poster image of Godan

Godan

2015
5
TV Show