Keiju Kobayashi

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keiju Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Whisper of the Heart

Karin

Tuesday Suspense Theater

Submersion of Japan

Sanjuro

Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow

The Return of Godzilla

Pieces of Autumn

All Movies (204)

• Godzilla Resurrection2018 · as Prime Minister Mitamura
• Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells2005 · as Narrator
• Take the 'A' Train, Someday2003 · as 平松
• Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'2002 · as Self
• Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'2002 · as Self
• Vengeance for Sale2002 · as Undertaker
• Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows.2001 · as Inspector Muta
• One Summer's Day1999 · as Kenshiro Ooi
• The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya1998
• To Love1997 · as Kamijo
• Whisper of the Heart1995 · as Shiro Nishi (voice)
• Tasmania Story1990
• Yawara!1989 · as Jigoro inokuma
• The Wives of Rokumeikan1988
• A Taxing Woman1987 · as Ryoko's Boss
• The Gentlemen’s Alliance1986
• Tree Without Leaves1986 · as Hatsu-rojin
• For Business1986 · as Mihara
• Godzilla 19851985 · as Prime Minister Mitamura
• The Return of Godzilla1984 · as Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
• L・O・V・I・N・G1983
• Okinawan Boys1983
• Baian Mayoibashi1982
• The Imperial Navy1981 · as Isoroku Yamamoto
• White Love1979 · as Keisuke Uemura
• Afterglow1978
• 田舎刑事　時間よ、とまれ1977
• Mount Hakkoda1977
• Love and Separation in Sri Lanka1976
• Tora-san, the Intellectual1975
• Tidal Wave1975 · as Dr. Tadokoro
• Submersion of Japan1973 · as Dr. Tadokoro
• The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi1973
• The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!1972
• Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here1972 · as Tokuhei Kyojima
• First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri1971 · as Shinsuke Narada, President of Yoyo Industries
• I Hear the Whistle1971 · as Takashi Sugimoto
• The Battle of Okinawa1971 · as General Ushijima
• First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff1971 · as Shinsuke Narada
• Maboroshi no Satsui1971
• The Militarists1970 · as Premier Hideki Tojo
• Five Gents and a Kuniang1970 · as Tanba Hisashi
• The Ambitious1970 · as Yoshinosuke Saigo
• Five Gents Fly to Taiwan1970 · as Hisashi Tamba
• Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor1969 · as Toshizo Hijikata
• The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club1969 · as Tomizô Funakoshi
• Black Comedy - Ah, Fool1969
• 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II1969 · as Saijō Takashi (PR manager)
• 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu1969 · as Takashi Saijō (PR and Planning Manager)
• Young Challengers1968 · as Junpei Namikawa
• Judge and Jeopardy1968 · as Hiroshi Masaki
• Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant1968 · as Kenichi Honjō
• Five Gents and Karate Grandpa1968 · as Kenichi Honjo (Takayama Trading 1st Sales Manager)
• Japan's Longest Day1967 · as Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa
• Five Gents Prefer Geisha1967 · as Shingo Kimura
• Discover Japan with the 5 Gents1967 · as Nobuyoshi Kimura (Development Director)
• Challenge for Glory1966
• The Daphne1966 · as Ooka (Umeko's husband)
• Five Gents on the Spot1966 · as Keigo Kojima
• The Stranger Within a Woman1966 · as Isao Tashiro
• A Company President's Life Story1966 · as Kojima Keigo (Chief of Secretary)
• Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi1965
• Beast Alley1965 · as Detective Hisatsune
• We Will Remember1965
• President's Ninja Trick Book Part II1965 · as Takashi Ishikawa (Technical Manager)
• Samurai Assassin1965 · as Einosuke Kurihara
• Five Gents' Trick Book1965
• Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins1964 · as 1st Sin & 7th Sin
• Could I But Live1964
• Hello, Baby1964 · as Keisuke Yomoyama
• Ken1964 · as Eri Itami
• 3 Gents in the Snow Country1964
• Hail the 3 Gents1964 · as Tsutomu Harada (President's Secretary)
• We Are Salarymen1963 · as Head of Sales, Seihō Electric
• The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman1963 · as Eburi Toshimaru
• Walleyed Nippon1963 · as Narrator & Matchmaker
• Company President Travels Abroad Part II1963 · as Hiroshi Nakamura (Chief Secretary)
• Company President Travels Abroad1963 · as Nakamura Hiroshi (Chief Secretary)
• Travel Stories of a Company President Part II1963 · as Susumu Kimura (Chief Secretary)
• Pressure of Guilt1963
• Travel Stories of a Company President1963
• Fūryū onsen bantō nikki1962
• My Hobo1962 · as Junpei Shishido
• Born in Sin1962
• Chûshingura1962 · as Awajinokami Wakisake
• A Wanderer's Notebook1962 · as Fujiyama
• The Daughters of the Saotome Family1962
• Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong1962
• Mother Country1962
• Three Gentlemen from Tokyo1962
• Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble1962
• Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II1962
• The Wiser Age1962 · as Jiro Ishikawa
• Shimizu Port Salaryman1962
• Sanjuro1962 · as The Spy
• 3 Dolls and Baby Gang1961
• The End of Summer1961 · as Hisao
• Snow in the South Seas1961
• Acchan no bebi gyangu1961
• Playboy President: Part II1961 · as Takeshi Kuwabara
• Playboy President1961 · as Kuwabara Takeshi
• Eternity of Love1961
• 七人の敵あり1961
• The Masterless 47 – Part II1961
• Taking a Success Course1961
• Happiness of Us Alone1961 · as Michio Katayama
• The Masterless 471960 · as Heitaro Teraoka
• Master Fencer Sees the World1960
• Respect, Flatter, and Love1960
• New Third Class Executive: Husband Education1960 · as Namikichi Yashiro
• Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success1960 · as Isshin Tarō
• The Storm of the Pacific1960
• New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller1960 · as Namiyoshi Yashiro
• Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.11960
• The Lost Alibi1960 · as Teiichiro Ishino
• Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes1960 · as Isshin Tarō
• New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking1960 · as Namikichi Yashiro (Employee)
• New Third-Class Executive1959 · as Namiyoshi Yashiro
• Samurai in the Office1959
• Bringing Up Husbands1959
• Fox and Raccoon1959 · as Goichi Yufune
• Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II1959
• Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period1959
• Yajikita dōchū sugoroku1958
• The Naked General1958
• Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 31958 · as Hideyoshi Kinoshita
• Summer Clouds1958 · as Hatsuji
• Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring1958 · as Officer Furuyama
• Little Peach1958 · as Tayama
• Yaji and Kita on the Road1958 · as Kitahachi Kitariya
• Holiday in Tokyo1958
• The Third President1958
• Makeraremasen katsumadewa1958
• Assistant President1958
• Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 21957 · as Kinoshita Hideyoshi
• Schooldays1957 · as Yamaoka
• Atarashii Sebiro1957
• Diary of a Successful Salaryman1957 · as Kinoshita Hideyoshi
• Elephant from "Zoo Story"1957 · as Head of Animal Care Division, Higashi
• Price of Beauty1957
• Ôban1957 · as Policeman
• Story of a Detective's Assistant1957 · as Heikurō
• The Luckiest Dai1957
• Pure Love1956
• A Brother and His Sister1956 · as Utsumi
• In Case of One Woman1956 · as Sankichi Hashimoto
• Newlywed of the First Section1956
• Three Generations of Company Presidents1956
• A Wife's Heart1956 · as Shinji
• Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl1956 · as Miki
• Night School1956 · as Night time teacher
• Settlement of Love1956 · as Takeuchi
• The President Talks Bank1956
• Sudden Rain1956 · as Nenkichi Imazato (the man next door)
• All Sold Out1956
• The President's Boss1956
• Young Love Conquers All1955
• Detour to Love1955 · as Tetsuo Iwatani
• The First Kiss1955 · as Seikichi
• Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei1955
• Nonki saiban1955
• Here Is a Spring1955
• Husband Comes Home Every Suturday1954
• Student Double Suicide1954
• Zoku botchan shain1954
• Madam of the first class and husband of the third class1954
• Young Eyes1954
• The Red Light Military Base1953 · as School Teacher Uenishi
• First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband1953 · as Heima Sakamoto
• The Eagle of the Pacific1953 · as Staff Officer (uncredited)
• Girls in the Orchard1953
• A Song of Little Men1953
• Youth of Heiji Senigata1953
• Adolescence Part II1953 · as (uncredited)
• Their Father's Wife1953
• Mr. Pu1953
• Husband and Wife1953 · as Shigekichi Hayakawa
• My Wonderful Yellow Car1953 · as Drunken man A
• 恐妻時代1952 · as Shinichi Utsumi
• Zoku santō jūyaku1952
• Dimple of Tokyo1952 · as Policeman
• Tokyo Sweetheart1952
• Love's Cheerleader1952 · as Mr. Gan
• Third Class Executives1952 · as Wakahara
• Kin no tamago: Golden Girl1952
• Mr. Lucky1952 · as 若原俊平
• Repast1951 · as Shinzo Murata
• のど自慢三羽烏1951
• Tsuki yori no haha1951 · as Kenji
• Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre1951
• Saijoke no kyoen1951
• Clothes of Deception1951 · as Kōji
• Resurrection1950 · as Kunihiko Murai
• Mado Kara Tobidase1950 · as Yûji Tokuyama
• The Rainbow Man1949 · as Ryôsuke Akashi
• The Dead Beauty Incident1948
• Music's Twenty Doors1948
• Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat Woman1948
• Diary of a Nurse1947
• The Hopeful Family1947
• Odoriko monogatari1947
• The Man From Chungking1943 · as 中原精一
• The Tiger of Malaya1943 · as Hassan
• Horror of the Fifth Columnist1942

All TV Shows (9)

• Karin1993 · as 小森弥之助
• 弁護士朝日岳之助1988
• Waves of Spring1985
• 松田聖子のはじめての情事1983
• Tuesday Suspense Theater1981
• Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow1976 · as Taira no Yoshimasa
• Submersion of Japan1974 · as Dr. Yusuke Tadokoro
• Japan Sinks1974 · as 田所雄介博士
• Pieces of Autumn1973