Seiran Kobayashi Explained

is a Japanese actress.

Career

Kobayashi first appeared on TV in a commercial for Calpis in 2009, and subsequently gained popularity as a child actress in Japanese TV dramas such as Yōkame no Semi and Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku in 2010, and Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari and Namae o Nakushita Megami in 2011.^[1]

Filmography

Live-action film

• (2010)
• Spotlight (2012)^[2]

Animated film

• Okko's Inn (2018), Oriko Seki^[3]
• The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022), Karen Tōno^[4]

Japanese dub

• The Peanuts Movie (2015), Sally Brown^[5]
• The Lion King (2019), Young Nala^[6]

Television

• (Fuji TV, 2009)
• (NHK, 2009)
• (Fuji TV, 2010)
• (NHK, 2010)
• (NTV, 2010)
• (Fuji TV, 2010)
• (TBS, 2010)
• (Fuji TV, 2011)
• (TBS, 2011)
• (Fuji TV, 2011)
• (TV Asahi, 2012)
• (Fuji TV, 2012), as Sayo^[7]
• (TV Tokyo, 2013), as Momo^[8]
• (Fuji TV, 2013)
• (NHK, 2013)
• (Tokyo MX, 2014) – Erssime (voice)
• (TBS, 2014) – Momoko Sugimura
• (TV Asahi, 2015) – Elena
• My Hero Academia (僕のヒーローアカデミア) (NNS, 2019-) – Eri

Discography

Singles

Kobayashi and Kanon Tani released two music singles as part of the duo "Star Flower".

• "Toshishita no Otokonoko" (August 2012), cover of the 1975 song by the Candies^[9]
• "White Love" (December 2012), cover of the 1997 number-one song by Speed^[10]

No.	Title	Release date	Charts			Notes
			JPN Oricon [11]	JPN Hot 100	JPN RIAJ
1	(with Kanon Tani as the duo Star Flower)		62	—	—	Music video
2	(with Kanon Tani as the duo Star Flower)		131			Music video

External links

• • Official agency profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://eiga.com/person/92429/. ja:小林星蘭. Seiran Kobayashi. Eiga.com. Eiga.com Inc.. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20140331030818/http://eiga.com/person/92429/. 31 March 2014. 16 September 2013. live.
2. Web site: 小林星蘭(コバヤシセイラン,Seiran Kobayashi)の映画作品. Movies featuring Seiran Kobayashi. Movie Walker. Kadokawa Magazines Inc.. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20150509025711/http://movie.walkerplus.com/person/266939/. 9 May 2015. 16 September 2013. live.
3. Web site: 若おかみは小学生！. 12 July 2022. eiga.com.
4. Web site: 夏へのトンネル、さよならの出口. 12 July 2022. eiga.com.
5. Web site: ja:映画「I LOVE スヌーピー THE PEANUTS MOVIE」. eiga.com. http://eiga.com/movie/80743/. Japanese. 9 September 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925105049/http://eiga.com/movie/80743/. 25 September 2015.
6. Web site: ライオン･キング(2019). 30 August 2019. Fukikaeru.
7. Web site: Suzuki Fuku to star in Fuji TV drama special, 'Ikkyu-san'. 19 May 2012. Tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC.. Japan. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925124349/http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2012/05/suzuki-fuku-to-star-in-fuji-tv-drama-special-ikkyu-san/. 25 September 2015. 18 September 2013. live.
8. Web site: Takashi Murakami's Paji Manga Gets Live-Action TV Special. 9 February 2013. Anime News Network. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019043732/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-09/takashi-murakami-paji-manga-gets-live-action-tv-special. 19 October 2013. 18 September 2013. live.
9. Web site: Star Flower appears for a public recording of their debut song. 11 July 2012. Tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC.. Japan. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925124347/http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2012/07/star-flower-appears-for-a-public-recording-of-their-debut-song. 25 September 2015. 18 September 2013. live.
10. Web site: Star Flower covers SPEED and dresses like Santa at public recording session. 5 December 2012. Tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC.. Japan. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221736/http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2012/12/star-flower-covers-speed-and-dresses-like-santa-at-public-recording-session. 4 October 2013. 18 September 2013. live.
11. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/569702/rank/single/. ja:すたーふらわーのシングル売上ランキング. Oricon Inc.. 26 April 2015. Japanese. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925131949/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/569702/rank/single/. 25 September 2015.