Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

Date of Birth:

Nov 23, 1923

Place of Birth:

Gunma, Japan

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Keiju Kobayashi (23 November 1923–16 September 2010) was a Japanese actor. Born in Gunma Prefecture, he began acting at the Nikkatsu studio after dropping out of Nihon University and made his film debut in 1942. In a career that spanned 65 years, he appeared in over 250 films, most famously in the "Company President" (Shachō) comedy films made at Toho, where he worked alongside Hisaya Morishige, Daisuke Kato, Norihei Miki, and others. There he helped define the popular image of the postwar salaryman. He also won many awards for his acting, including best actor awards at the Mainichi Film Awards for The Naked General in 1958 (where he played Kiyoshi Yamashita), for Kuroi gashū in 1960, and for The Elegant Life of Mr Everyman in 1963. Kobayashi appeared in films made by such notable directors as Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and Kihachi Okamoto. He continued to give powerful performances after largely moving to television in the late 1960s.

He died on 16 September 2010 of heart failure at the age of 86.

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filmography:

Price of Beauty Price of Beauty

1957

Tokyo Sweetheart Tokyo Sweetheart

1952

The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya

1998

L・O・V・I・N・G L・O・V・I・N・G

1983

Born in Sin Born in Sin

1962

Pressure of Guilt Pressure of Guilt

1963

Beast Alley Beast Alley

1965

Challenge for Glory Challenge for Glory

1966

Okinawan Boys Okinawan Boys

1983

Night School Night School

1956

Clothes of Deception Clothes of Deception

1951

The Daphne The Daphne

1966

Young Challengers Young Challengers

1968

The Naked General The Naked General

1958

Adolescence Part II Adolescence Part II

1953

Makeraremasen katsumadewa Makeraremasen katsumadewa

1958

Love and Separation in Sri Lanka Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

1976

Yawara! Yawara!

1989

The Gentlemen’s Alliance The Gentlemen’s Alliance

1986

こんにちは赤ちゃん こんにちは赤ちゃん

1964

Nonki saiban Nonki saiban

1955

Mr. Pu Mr. Pu

1953

The Return of Godzilla The Return of Godzilla

1984

The Lost Alibi The Lost Alibi

1960

I Hear the Whistle I Hear the Whistle

1971

Snow in the South Seas Snow in the South Seas

1961

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

2002

3 Dolls and Baby Gang 3 Dolls and Baby Gang

1961

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

2002

Tsuki yori no haha Tsuki yori no haha

1951

Mr. Lucky Mr. Lucky

1952

Acchan no bebi gyangu Acchan no bebi gyangu

1961

The Masterless 47 – Part II The Masterless 47 – Part II

1961

Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows. Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows.

2001

Could I But Live Could I But Live

1964

The Third President The Third President

1958

社長太平記 社長太平記

1959

Five Gents' Trick Book Five Gents' Trick Book

1965

はりきり社長 はりきり社長

1956

Resurrection Resurrection

1950

Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre

1951

Zoku shachōtaiheiki Zoku shachōtaiheiki

1959

The Hopeful Family The Hopeful Family

1947

The Dead Beauty Incident The Dead Beauty Incident

1948

Madam of the first class and husband of the third class Madam of the first class and husband of the third class

1954

Student Double Suicide Student Double Suicide

1954

Horror of the Fifth Columnist Horror of the Fifth Columnist

1942

Japan's Longest Day Japan's Longest Day

1967

Mado Kara Tobidase Mado Kara Tobidase

1950

Girls in the Orchard Girls in the Orchard

1953

Hail the 3 Gents Hail the 3 Gents

1964

Tora-san, the Intellectual Tora-san, the Intellectual

1975

The Eagle of the Pacific The Eagle of the Pacific

1953

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

1962

A Taxing Woman A Taxing Woman

1987

The Tiger of Malaya The Tiger of Malaya

1943

Mother Country Mother Country

1962

My Wonderful Yellow Car My Wonderful Yellow Car

1953

Their Father's Wife Their Father's Wife

1953

The President Talks Bank The President Talks Bank

1956

Assistant President Assistant President

1958

The President's Boss The President's Boss

1956

Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells

2005

Youth of Heiji Senigata Youth of Heiji Senigata

1953

Red-Light Bases Red-Light Bases

1953

The First Kiss The First Kiss

1955

The Wiser Age The Wiser Age

1962

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

1969

The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

1969

The Storm of the Pacific The Storm of the Pacific

1960

Submersion of Japan Submersion of Japan

1973

Yaji and Kita on the Road Yaji and Kita on the Road

1958

Ôban Ôban

1957

Samurai Assassin Samurai Assassin

1965

Mount Hakkoda Mount Hakkoda

1977

Master Fencer Sees the World Master Fencer Sees the World

1960

The Thin Line The Thin Line

1966

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong

1962

Sudden Rain Sudden Rain

1956

Summer Clouds Summer Clouds

1958

Tree Without Leaves Tree Without Leaves

1986

The Battle of Okinawa The Battle of Okinawa

1971

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

1963

Third Class Executives Third Class Executives

1952

47 Ronin 47 Ronin

1962

続サラリーマン清水港 続サラリーマン清水港

1962

Love's Cheerleader Love's Cheerleader

1952

Whisper of the Heart Whisper of the Heart

1995

Sanjuro Sanjuro

1962

The End of Summer The End of Summer

1961

恐妻時代 恐妻時代

1952

First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband

1953

Godzilla 1985 Godzilla 1985

1985

To Love To Love

1997

Salaryman Shimizu Minato Salaryman Shimizu Minato

1962

Repast Repast

1951

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

1969

女難コースを突破せよ 女難コースを突破せよ

1962

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

1958

For Business For Business

1986

Happiness of Us Alone Happiness of Us Alone

1961

Life's Simple Pleasures Life's Simple Pleasures

1955

Little Peach Little Peach

1958

Zoku shachō shinshiroku Zoku shachō shinshiroku

1964

Husband and Wife Husband and Wife

1953

Fūryū onsen bantō nikki Fūryū onsen bantō nikki

1962

Tasmania Story Tasmania Story

1990

A Wanderer's Notebook A Wanderer's Notebook

1962

My Hobo My Hobo

1962

The Militarists The Militarists

1970

Dimple of Tokyo Dimple of Tokyo

1952

Diary of a Nurse Diary of a Nurse

1947

Here Is a Spring Here Is a Spring

1955

The Golden Bat Shows Up The Golden Bat Shows Up

1972

White Love White Love

1979

A Wife's Heart A Wife's Heart

1956

The Imperial Navy The Imperial Navy

1981

田舎刑事　時間よ、とまれ 田舎刑事　時間よ、とまれ

1977

Settlement of Love Settlement of Love

1956

The Ambitious The Ambitious

1970

The Man From Chungking The Man From Chungking

1943

Judge and Jeopardy Judge and Jeopardy

1968

Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi

1965

The Masterless 47 The Masterless 47

1960

Saotome-ka no musume-tachi Saotome-ka no musume-tachi

1962

Wakarete ikiru toki mo Wakarete ikiru toki mo

1961

One Summer's Day One Summer's Day

1999

The Rainbow Man The Rainbow Man

1949

Take the 'A' Train, Someday Take the 'A' Train, Someday

2003

幻の殺意 幻の殺意

1971

のど自慢三羽烏 のど自慢三羽烏

1951

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

1952

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