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Nenji Kobayashi (小林 稔侍, Kobayashi Nenji, born February 7, 1943) is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for Poppoya.
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Nenji Kobayashi (小林 稔侍, Kobayashi Nenji, born February 7, 1943) is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for Poppoya.
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Nenji Kobayashi remporte le prix du meilleur second rôle aux 23e prix de cinéma de l'Académie japonaise pour Poppoya.Best films
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The Little House (2014)
, 2h16Directed by Yōji Yamada
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Chieko Baishō, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Yui Natsukawa
Roles Gunji Arai
Rating72%
The film is set in the 1930s and 1940s in Japan. It is narrated from the memoirs of Taki Nunomiya as an old woman. In 1930, she left Yamagata for Tokyo as an indentured servant to work as a housemaid.
Tokyo Family (2013)
, 2h26Directed by Yōji Yamada
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Yu Aoi, Tomoko Nakajima, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yui Natsukawa
Roles Numata
Rating74%
The film is set in Tokyo.
It All Began When I Met You (2013)
, 1h46Directed by Katsuhide Motoki
Genres Romance
Actors Hiroshi Tamaki, Rin Takanashi, Tsubasa Honda, Miwako Ichikawa, Saburō Tokitō, Masahiro Higashide
Roles Taizou
Rating61%
About Her Brother (2010)
, 2h6Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Sayuri Yoshinaga, Shōfukutei Tsurube II, Yu Aoi, Yuriko Ishida, Ryō Kase, Takashi Sasano
Roles Shohei Tanno
Rating69%
The story unfolds as the young Koharu (Yū Aoi), the daughter of a pharmacist in a modest neighborhood of Tokyo, is about to get married to the son of a prestigious family, and even before the event everybody is anxious that Tetsuro (Tsurube Shofukutei), the younger brother of Koharu's mother, Ginko (Sayuri Yoshinaga), might join the wedding ceremony, as he is considered to be the black sheep of the family and even Ginko and Koharu consider him to be an embarrassment, even though he has lived with the family for quite some time after the death of Koharu's father.
The Unbroken (2009)
, 3h22Directed by Setsurō Wakamatsu
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Ken Watanabe, Kyōka Suzuki, Erika Toda, Tomokazu Miura, Misa Shimizu, Gō Katō
Roles Deputy Prime Minister Takemaru
Rating4%
Love and Honor (2006)
, 1h58Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Films about disabilities
Actors Takuya Kimura, Takashi Sasano, Rei Dan, Nenji Kobayashi, Ken Ogata, Kaori Momoi
Roles Sakunosuke Higuchi
Rating76%
Shinnojo, a low level samurai, lives with his pretty, dutiful and loyal wife Kayo. He has come to find his position in a castle as a food-taster for a feudal lord to be boring and pointless, and talks about opening a kendo school open to boys of all castes where he can teach the use of the sword. Before he can act on his dream he becomes ill with a fever after tasting some sashimi made from shell fish, but an investigation reveals that the poisoning was not due to a human conspiracy, but a poor choice of food out of season. After three days he awakes but finds that the toxin from the food has blinded him. Kayo is summoned by Shinnojo's family to explain how the couple will survive. His uncle laments that he no longer knows anybody with influence in the castle, and asks Kayo if she knows of anybody. She relates how Toya Shimada, the chief duty officer in the castle and a samurai of high rank, offered to help and they tell her to act upon his offer of assistance. A message from the castle brings the good news that Shinnojo's stipend of rice will remain the same, and for life but his aunt tells him that Kayo was seen with another man. He has Tokuhei, his faithful servant, follow her. Kayo notices that she is being followed, and although Tokuhei offers to cover for her, she reveals to Shinnojo that Shimada offered to help but with a price, shown when he forced himself upon her. He then solicited three additional trysts by threatening to tell Shinnojo about the first. An enraged Shinnojo divorces her and orders her out of his house. When it is revealed to him that Shimada had nothing to do with maintaining his stipend, but that it came out of gratitude from the lord of the clan himself, Shinnojo seeks to renew his skill with the sword as a blind man to avenge the dishonor of Kayo. Through Tokuhei, he sends a message to Shimada to set up a duel, with the additional message to not underestimate him. The two samurai meet at the stables near the river to decide their destinies. In the subsequent fight Shinnojo cuts off Shimada's arm. He leaves Shimada to live a horribly disfigured life, telling Tokuhei that he has now avenged Kayo's dishonor. The next day Shinnojo is informed that the injured Shimada refused to tell anyone what had happened or who injured him in the duel. That night Shimada committed seppuku and killed himself, as a samurai cannot live with only one arm. He dies without anyone knowing of his sin against the Mimura family, his violation of Kayo, or his own dishonorable injury by a blinded man. Tokuhei tells Shinnojo he has found a girl to work in the kitchen and cook for him. After one taste of the girl's food, Shinnojo recognizes his wife's cooking, and calls Kayo to come into the house. Shinnojo and Kayo reconcile, with an understanding that they will begin their life together anew.
Café Lumière (2004)
, 1h43Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Actors Tadanobu Asano, Masato Hagiwara, Kimiko Yo, Nenji Kobayashi, Kimiko Yo
Roles Yoko's Father
Rating67%
The story revolves around Yoko Inoue (played by Yo Hitoto), a young Japanese woman doing research on Taiwanese composer Jiang Wen-Ye, whose work is featured on the soundtrack. The late composer's Japanese wife and daughter also make appearances as themselves.
The Hidden Blade (2004)
, 2h12Directed by Yōji Yamada
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Tabata, Reiko Takashima, Kunie Tanaka
Roles Kôda
Rating76%
The film takes place in Japan in the 1860s, a time of cultural assimilation. Two samurai, Munezo Katagiri (Masatoshi Nagase) and Samon Shimada (Hidetaka Yoshioka), bid farewell to their friend, Yaichiro Hazama (Yukiyoshi Ozawa), who is to serve in Edo (present-day Tokyo) under the shogunate of that region. Though the position is desirable, Katagiri voices his concern that a man of Yaichiro’s character is likely to run into trouble. His doubts are assured when the married Yaichiro expresses an intention to indulge in Edo’s sensual pleasures while stationed there.
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
, 2h9Directed by Yōji Yamada
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Osugi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Miki Hirano
Roles Choubei Kusaka
Rating80%
At the start of the film, the main character, Iguchi Seibei, becomes a widower when his wife succumbs to tuberculosis. His wife receives a grand funeral, more than what a low-ranking samurai such as Seibei could afford. Seibei works in the grain warehouse, accounting for stores inventory for the samurai clan. His samurai colleagues mock him behind his back with the nickname Tasogare (Twilight). When evening approaches, Seibei rushes home to look after his senile elderly mother and two young daughters, Kayano and Ito, instead of bonding with his supervisor and other samurai colleagues over customary nights of dinner, geisha entertainment, and sake drinking. Even though he is a samurai, Seibei neglects his appearance, failing to bathe and being shabbily dressed. The well-being of his young daughters and medicine for his mother take priority over new clothes or the monthly bath fee and his daughters say they are both happy, even without a mother.
Railroad Man (1999)
, 1h52Directed by Yasuo Furuhata
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Ken Takakura, Shinobu Ōtake, Ryōko Hirosue, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masanobu Ando, Tomoko Naraoka
Roles Senji Sugiura
Rating71%
A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railroader. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.
47 Ronin (1994)
, 2h12Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai, Rie Miyazawa, Kōji Ishizaka, Kōichi Iwaki, Ruriko Asaoka
Rating64%
The story of the Forty-seven Ronin has been depicted in many ways, with each version focusing the emphasis on different parts of the story—the rivalry of Lords Asano and Kira, Asano's assault on Kira, Asano's sentence of seppuku immediately afterward, and the revenge attack 21 months later against Kira by the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers. Oishi Kuranosuke, Asano's chamberlain and the head of the 47 samurai, is often the primary character, and his actions are often held up as the epitome of bushido, the honor code of the samurai.
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad (1988)
Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Tetsuya Nakashima, Eriko Watanabe
Genres Comedy
Actors Narumi Yasuda, Haruko Sagara, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Kaoru Kobayashi, Issei Ogata, Renji Ishibashi
Roles Noboru Takahashi (Episode 4)
Rating57%
A Homance (1986)
Directed by Yūsaku Matsuda
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Yūsaku Matsuda, Ryo Ishibashi, Yoko Aki, Susumu Terajima, Eiichi Kudō, Renji Ishibashi
Roles Fukuoka
Rating57%
A homeless man suffering from memory loss is unbeatable in a fight. He becomes involved with the Yakuza.
His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)
Directed by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Noriko Watanabe, Riki Takeuchi, Tomokazu Miura, Shigeru Izumiya, Ittoku Kishibe, Nenji Kobayashi
Roles News Reporter
Rating72%
Après une série de rencontres fortuites, Ko, passionné de moto, entame une relation amoureuse avec une fille insouciante, Miyo, après lui avoir appris à conduire. Lorsque Miyo fait ses preuves en tant que prodige du motard, Ko commence à craindre qu'elle ne soit destinée à s'écraser.
The Seburi Story (1985)
, 2h5Directed by Sadao Nakajima
Genres Drama
Actors Yumiko Fujita, Ai Saotome, Eiko Nagashima, Takashi Naitō, Taiji Tonoyama, Ken Mitsuishi
Roles Army
Rating64%