Nenji Kobayashi (小林 稔侍, Kobayashi Nenji, born February 7, 1941) is a Japanese actor.[1] He won the award for best supporting actor at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for Poppoya.[2]
Nenji Kobayashi | |
|---|---|
小林 稔侍 | |
| Born | February 7, 1941 Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1962–present |
Kobayashi signed with Toei in 1961 and started his acting career with small roles. [3]
Filmography
Film
- Soshiki Bōryoku (1967)
- Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1971)
- Street Mobster (1972)
- Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothersr (1972)
- New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head (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)
- Dangerous Cops: Final 5 Days (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)