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Keiju Kobayashi is a Actor Japonais born on 23 november 1923 at Gunma Prefecture (Japon)
Keiju Kobayashi ( 小林桂樹, Kobayashi Keiju, 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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Nationality Japon
Birth 23 november 1923 at Gunma Prefecture (Japon)
Death 16 september 2010 (at 86 years)
Birth 23 november 1923 at Gunma Prefecture (Japon)
Death 16 september 2010 (at 86 years)
Keiju Kobayashi ( 小林桂樹, Kobayashi Keiju, 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.
Biography
Keiju Kobayashi a tourné dans 265 films entre 1942 et 2003.Usually with
Filmography of Keiju Kobayashi (37 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ani to sono musume | Actor | |
| 1995 | Whisper of the Heart | Actor | Shiro Nishi (voice) |
| 1990 | Tasmania Story | Actor | |
| 1987 | A Taxing Woman | Actor | Ryoko's Boss |
| 1986 | For Business | Actor | Mihara |
| 1986 | Tree Without Leaves | Actor | Hatsu-rojin |
| 1985 | The Return of Godzilla | Actor | Prime Minister Mitamura |
| 1985 | Godzilla 1985 | Actor | Prime Minister Mitamura |
| 1983 | Okinawan Boys | Actor | |
| 1979 | White Love | Actor | Keisuke Uemura |
| 1977 | Mount Hakkoda | Actor | |
| 1975 | Tora-san, the Intellectual | Actor | Professor Tadokoro |
| 1973 | Submersion of Japan | Actor | Dr. Tadokoro |
| 1971 | The Battle of Okinawa | Actor | General Ushijima |
| 1969 | Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor | Actor | Toshizo Hijikata |
| 1967 | Japan's Longest Day | Actor | Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa |
| 1966 | The Thin Line | Actor | Isao Tashiro |
| 1965 | Samurai Assassin | Actor | Einosuke Kurihara |
| 1964 | Ken | Actor | Eri Itami |
| 1964 | Ken | Actor | Eri Itami |
| 1962 | Sanjuro | Actor | The Spy |
| 1962 | 47 Ronin | Actor | Awajinokami Wakisake |
| 1962 | A Wanderer's Notebook | Actor | Fujiyama |
| 1962 | My Hobo | Actor | Junpei Shishido |
| 1961 | The End of Summer | Actor | Hisao |
| 1960 | The Storm of the Pacific | Actor | |
| 1958 | Summer Clouds | Actor | Hatsuji |
| 1956 | A Wife's Heart | Actor | Shinji |
| 1956 | Sudden Rain | Actor | Nenkichi Imazato (the man next door) |
| 1956 | Night School | Actor | Night time teacher |
| 1953 | Adolescence Part II | Actor | (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Eagle of the Pacific | Actor | Staff Officer (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Husband and Wife | Actor | Shigekichi Hayakawa |
| 1953 | Husband and Wife | Actor | Shigekichi Hayakawa |
| 1951 | Repast | Actor | Shinzo Murata |
| 1951 | Clothes of Deception | Actor | Kōji |
| 1943 | The Tiger of Malaya | Actor | Hassan |