Nenji Kobayashi Explained

is a Japanese actor.^[1] He won the award for best supporting actor at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for Poppoya.^[2]

Kobayashi signed with Toei in 1961 and started his acting career with small roles. ^[3]

Filmography

Film

• Soshiki Bōryoku (1967)
• (1971)
• Street Mobster (1972)
• Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothersr (1972)
• (1975) : Shimura
• The Bullet Train (1975) : Morimoto
• Karate Warriors (1976) : Higashida
• The Classroom of Terror (1976) : Fumio Odagiri
• Yakuza Graveyard (1976) : Akira Kitajima
• The Doberman Cop (1977) ; Katsuo Koyama
• Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)
• Message from Space (1978) : Fox
• Shogun's Samurai (1978)
• Nihon no Fixer (1979) : Shunsuke Mizumaki
• Virus (1980)
• The Gate of Youth (1981)
• Eijanaika (1981) : Matakichi
• Station (1981) : Tatsumi
• Theater of Life (1983)
• The Ballad of Narayama (1983) : Tsune
• Shōsetsu Yoshida Gakkō (1983), Eiichi Nishimura
• The Geisha (1983)
• The Go Masters (1983), Takii
• Izakaya Chōji (1983) : Ozeki
• Seburi monogatari (1985)
• The Burmese Harp (1985)
• Lonely Heart (1985)
• Chōchin (1987)
• 47 Ronin (1994) : Shindo Genshiro
• Poppoya (1999)
• The Twilight Samurai (2002)
• Café Lumière (2003)
• The Hidden Blade (2004)
• About Her Brother (2010)
• It All Began When I Met You (2013)
• (2016)
• Hoshi Megumino Machi (2018) (First Lead role in the film)
• Impossibility Defense (2018)
• Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)
• Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
• It's a Flickering Life (2021)^[4]

Television

• Captain Ultra (1967)
• Giant Robo (1967), Terroman (Episode 26)
• Pro Hunter (1981)
• Hanekonma (1986), Hiroshi (Hanekonma's father)^[5]
• Furuhata Ninzaburō (1994) (Episode 7)
• Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune (1995), Kanō Hisamichi
• Oda Nobunaga: Tenka wo Totta Baka (1998), Hirate Masahide
• Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro (1998-)
• Aoi (2000), Katagiri Katsumoto^[6]
• Yoshitsune (2005), Hōjō Tokimasa
• Detective Tokunosuke Jinbo (2007-2017)
• Shiroi Kyotō (2019)

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B0%8F%E6%9E%97%20%E7%A8%94%E4%BE%8D-1786328. Nenji Kobayashi. kotobannk. 27 December 2020.
2. Web site: 第 23 回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品. 2010-12-16. ja. Japan Academy Prize. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141031043947/http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=23. 2014-10-31.
3. Web site: https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/201710110000076.html. 小林稔侍映画初主演、高倉健さん喜んでもらえるかな. Nikkan sports. 27 December 2020.
4. Web site: キネマの神様. April 28, 2021. eiga.com.
5. Web site: はね駒. October 25, 2021. TV drama database.
6. Web site: 葵 徳川三代. May 30, 2024. TV drama database.