Akiji Kobayashi
Actor
Born September 6, 1930 in Yodobashi ward, Tokyo, Japan
Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二, Kobayashi Akiji, September 6, 1930 – August 27, 1996), sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi, was a Japanese actor. He attended Nihon University College of Art, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1949. He made his film debut with Satsujin Yogisha in 1952. He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Toshio Muramatsu in the 1966-1967 television series, Ultraman. From 1983-84, he appeared in the popular television detective series Seibu Keisatsu. His other notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana ("Oya-san") in several series of the Kamen Rider franchise. He was one of Kon Ichikawa's favorite actors, appearing in 12 Ichikawa films. His final film appearance was Yatsuhaka-mura as Head of a Factory directed by Kon Ichikawa in 1996. He was the official dubbing artist of John Wayne and Richard Crenna. Kobayashi died of lung cancer in Yokohama on August 27, 1996, ten days before his 66th birthday.
Filmography
Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone
The 8-Tomb Village
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Senior sergeant
Ultraman Zearth
Fisherman
Revive! Ultraman
Getting Any?
Chief of World Defence Force
47 Ronin
Ie Naki Ko
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko
Toubei Tachibana (voice)
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Yuzo Tsuchiashi
Run, Melos!
Dionysus II (voice)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Yuzo Tsuchiashi
Noh Mask Murders
Tales of the Bizarre
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
Detective
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
Konton
Afternoon When Flowers Fell
Black Rain
Katayama
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87
Toshio Muramatsu
The Men Who Made Ultraman
Death Shadows
Desperate Pursuit
Inoue
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
Hanazuki
The Empty Table
Kojika Monogatari
ペニー
The Makioka Sisters
Seitaro Jinba
The Longest Tunnel
Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
Kodera
Suspicion
Chief of Police, Ishihara
Karate Cop
Asst Chief Fuji
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
The Black Hood
Lonely Heart
Yuki
Jinjii (voice)
Koto: The Ancient City
Shogun Assassin
Lord Kurogawa
Seibu Keisatsu
Minami Choutaro
The Tale of Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean (voice)
Immortal Kamen Rider Special
Tobei Tachibana
The Shogun Assassins
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
Toshio Muramatsu
The House of Hanging
Sannosuke
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman
Captain Toshio Muramatsu
Attack, Jun
Queen Bee
Detective Kogure
Fushoku no kōzō
Detective Okawa
Utamaro's World
Island of Hell
Takezo
Lullaby to Kill
Koreya Kusakabe (manager)
The Inugami Family
Kokichi Inugami
The Kagestar: The Movie
Inspector Tonda
The Kagestar
Inspector Keibu Tonda
All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!
Tōbei Tachibana
Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie
Tôbei Tachibana
Kamen Rider Stronger
Tobei Tachibana
Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie
Tōbei Tachibana
Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders
Tobei Tachibana (archive footage)
Kamen Rider Amazon
Tobei Tachibana
Five Riders vs. King Dark
Tobei Tachibana
Kamen Rider X
Tobei Tachibana
Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants
Tobei Tachibana
Internal Sleuth
Kamen Rider V3: The Movie
Tōbei Tachibana
Kamen Rider V3
Tobei Tachibana
The Woman Who Calls for Corpses
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Narrator
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Daigoro vs. Goliath
Hitoshi Suzuki
Professional Killers
Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell
Tōbei Tachibana
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Ozunu Kurokuwa
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
Tobei Tachibana
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Narrator
The Pirates of Buban
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
Captain Takamura
Mandala
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife
Go Go Kamen Rider
Tobei Tachibana
Kamen Rider
Tobei Tachibana
This Transient Life
Prison Break
The Curse of the Ghost
Naosuke
Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories
Operation: Mystery
Taizo Machida
The Return of the Filthy Seven
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
Capt. Toshio Muramatsu
Ultraman
Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu
The Birth of Ultraman
Toshio Muramatsu
The Father of Ultra Q
Pleasures of the Flesh
Mari's pimp
宇宙少年ソラン
ワイラー
Kwaidan
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Fight of the Gamblers
Youth of the Beast
Tatsuo Nomoto
Harakiri
Foundry Town
Hei-san
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Nonaka Shôi