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Akiji Kobayashi

Acting
September 6, 1930
— August 27, 1996(65 years old)
Yodobashi ward, Tokyo, Japan
Popularity: 1
IMDb

Biography

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...

Also Known As

Shōji Kobayashi • Kobayashi Akiji

Known For

Kamen Rider series poster (1971)
6.4

Kamen Rider

Tobei Tachibana

Ultraman series poster (1966)
8.4

Ultraman

Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu

Tales of the Bizarre series poster (1990)
7.8

Tales of the Bizarre

Harakiri movie poster (1962)
8.4

Harakiri

Professional Killers series poster (1972)
8.0

Professional Killers

Kamen Rider X series poster (1974)
9.5

Kamen Rider X

Tobei Tachibana

Kamen Rider Amazon series poster (1974)
9.0

Kamen Rider Amazon

Tobei Tachibana

Attack, Jun series poster (1979)
8.2

Attack, Jun

Kamen Rider V3 series poster (1973)
10.0

Kamen Rider V3

Tobei Tachibana

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah movie poster (1991)
7.0

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Yuzo Tsuchiashi

Godzilla vs. Mothra movie poster (1992)
6.9

Godzilla vs. Mothra

Yuzo Tsuchiashi

Kojika Monogatari series poster (1983)
9.0

Kojika Monogatari

ペニー

Filmography

1990s

Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone movie poster (1997)

Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion movie poster (1996)
7.5

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

Senior sergeant

Ultraman Zearth movie poster (1996)
7.5

Ultraman Zearth

Fisherman

The 8-Tomb Village movie poster (1996)
6.8

The 8-Tomb Village

Revive! Ultraman movie poster (1996)
6.0

Revive! Ultraman

Getting Any? movie poster (1995)
5.7

Getting Any?

Chief of World Defence Force

47 Ronin movie poster (1994)
7.4

47 Ronin

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns movie poster (1993)
7.5

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko movie poster (1993)
6.6

Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko

Toubei Tachibana (voice)

Godzilla vs. Mothra movie poster (1992)
6.9

Godzilla vs. Mothra

Yuzo Tsuchiashi

Run, Melos! movie poster (1992)
6.0

Run, Melos!

Dionysus II (voice)

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah movie poster (1991)
7.0

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Yuzo Tsuchiashi

Noh Mask Murders movie poster (1991)
6.3

Noh Mask Murders

Like the Clouds, Like the Wind movie poster (1990)
6.7

Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

Konton

Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars movie poster (1990)
8.0

Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars

Detective

1980s

Afternoon When Flowers Fell movie poster (1989)
8.0

Afternoon When Flowers Fell

Black Rain movie poster (1989)
7.6

Black Rain

Katayama

The Men Who Made Ultraman movie poster (1989)
10.0

The Men Who Made Ultraman

Ultraman: Terror on Route 87 movie poster (1989)
8.0

Ultraman: Terror on Route 87

Toshio Muramatsu

Death Shadows movie poster (1986)
6.3

Death Shadows

Desperate Pursuit movie poster (1986)
10.0

Desperate Pursuit

Inoue

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma movie poster (1986)
8.0

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma

Hanazuki

The Empty Table movie poster (1985)
6.5

The Empty Table

The Makioka Sisters movie poster (1983)
7.4

The Makioka Sisters

Seitaro Jinba

Suspicion movie poster (1982)
7.0

Suspicion

Chief of Police, Ishihara

Karate Cop movie poster (1982)
9.0

Karate Cop

Asst Chief Fuji

The Longest Tunnel movie poster (1982)
10.0

The Longest Tunnel

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2 movie poster (1982)
10.0

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2

Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey movie poster (1982)
2.0

Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey

Kodera

Yuki movie poster (1981)
7.3

Yuki

Jinjii (voice)

Lonely Heart movie poster (1981)
7.5

Lonely Heart

The Black Hood movie poster (1981)

The Black Hood

Shogun Assassin movie poster (1980)
6.9

Shogun Assassin

Lord Kurogawa

Koto: The Ancient City movie poster (1980)
7.0

Koto: The Ancient City

1970s

The Shogun Assassins movie poster (1979)
5.4

The Shogun Assassins

The House of Hanging movie poster (1979)
6.3

The House of Hanging

Sannosuke

Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle movie poster (1979)
6.3

Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle

Toshio Muramatsu

Akio Jissoji's Ultraman movie poster (1979)
8.6

Akio Jissoji's Ultraman

Captain Toshio Muramatsu

The Tale of Jean Valjean movie poster (1979)
5.1

The Tale of Jean Valjean

Jean Valjean (voice)

Immortal Kamen Rider Special movie poster (1979)
9.0

Immortal Kamen Rider Special

Tobei Tachibana

Queen Bee movie poster (1978)
7.6

Queen Bee

Detective Kogure

Island of Hell movie poster (1977)
6.2

Island of Hell

Takezo

Utamaro's World movie poster (1977)
5.6

Utamaro's World

Lullaby to Kill movie poster (1977)
6.6

Lullaby to Kill

Koreya Kusakabe (manager)

The Inugami Family movie poster (1976)
7.0

The Inugami Family

Kokichi Inugami

All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!! movie poster (1976)
7.5

All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!

Tōbei Tachibana

The Kagestar: The Movie movie poster (1976)
8.0

The Kagestar: The Movie

Inspector Tonda

Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders movie poster (1975)
6.0

Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders

Tobei Tachibana (archive footage)

Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie movie poster (1975)
6.0

Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie

Tōbei Tachibana

Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie movie poster (1975)
7.0

Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie

Tôbei Tachibana

Five Riders vs. King Dark movie poster (1974)
6.0

Five Riders vs. King Dark

Tobei Tachibana

Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants movie poster (1973)
6.0

Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants

Tobei Tachibana

Internal Sleuth movie poster (1973)
7.5

Internal Sleuth

Kamen Rider V3: The Movie movie poster (1973)
7.0

Kamen Rider V3: The Movie

Tōbei Tachibana

The Woman Who Calls for Corpses movie poster (1973)

The Woman Who Calls for Corpses

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx movie poster (1972)
7.3

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

Ozunu Kurokuwa

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril movie poster (1972)
7.3

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Narrator

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance movie poster (1972)
7.4

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Narrator

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice movie poster (1972)
6.2

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker movie poster (1972)
6.0

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker

Tobei Tachibana

Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell movie poster (1972)
7.0

Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell

Tōbei Tachibana

The Pirates of Buban movie poster (1972)
6.5

The Pirates of Buban

Daigoro vs. Goliath movie poster (1972)
5.6

Daigoro vs. Goliath

Hitoshi Suzuki

Mandala movie poster (1971)
5.7

Mandala

Go Go Kamen Rider movie poster (1971)
6.0

Go Go Kamen Rider

Tobei Tachibana

Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters movie poster (1971)
6.5

Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

Captain Takamura

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife movie poster (1971)

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife

This Transient Life movie poster (1970)
7.4

This Transient Life

1960s

Prison Break movie poster (1969)
7.0

Prison Break

The Curse of the Ghost movie poster (1969)
6.8

The Curse of the Ghost

Naosuke

Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature movie poster (1967)
7.2

Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature

Capt. Toshio Muramatsu

The Return of the Filthy Seven movie poster (1967)
9.0

The Return of the Filthy Seven

The Birth of Ultraman movie poster (1966)
6.0

The Birth of Ultraman

Toshio Muramatsu

The Father of Ultra Q movie poster (1966)

The Father of Ultra Q

Kwaidan movie poster (1965)
7.7

Kwaidan

(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Pleasures of the Flesh movie poster (1965)
5.7

Pleasures of the Flesh

Mari's pimp

Youth of the Beast movie poster (1963)
6.9

Youth of the Beast

Tatsuo Nomoto

Fight of the Gamblers movie poster (1963)
6.0

Fight of the Gamblers

Harakiri movie poster (1962)
8.4

Harakiri

Foundry Town movie poster (1962)
7.8

Foundry Town

Hei-san

1950s

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity movie poster (1959)
8.2

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Nonaka Shôi