Kaoru Kobayashi

Actor

Born: September 4, 1951 (74 years old)

Place of birth: Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Kaoru Kobayashi is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto. A multi-award winning thespian, he won best actor at the 30th Yokohama Film Festival and best-supporting actor at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Sorobanzuku.

Filmography (65)

• Princess Mononoke (1997, ★ 8.3)
• Coquille (1999, ★ 7.8)
• The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya (2006, ★ 7.6)
• Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 (2023, ★ 7.8)
• Dr. Coto's Clinic (2022, ★ 7.6)
• Climbing to Spring (2014, ★ 8.4)
• Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007, ★ 6.9)
• The Funeral (1984, ★ 7.1)
• Kubi (2023, ★ 6.9)
• Vacation (2008, ★ 7)
• Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004, ★ 6.9)
• The Boy and the Heron (2023, ★ 7.4)
• And Then (1985, ★ 7.1)
• The Great Passage (2013, ★ 7.2)
• Ballad of Orin (1977, ★ 7.1)
• Midnight Diner (2014, ★ 7.6)
• Kiseki: Sobito of That Day (2017, ★ 7.9)
• Midnight Diner 2 (2016, ★ 7.4)
• Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" (2016, ★ 7.8)
• The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017, ★ 7)
• The Island of Cats (2019, ★ 6.9)
• Love Letter (1985, ★ 7.6)
• Ghiblies: Episode 2 (2002, ★ 7)
• We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021, ★ 7.7)
• The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan (2018, ★ 7)
• Sham (2025, ★ 7.7)
• The Last Blossom (2025, ★ 7.8)
• Fixer (2023, ★ 8.5)
• Midnight Diner (2009, ★ 8.2)
• The Private Detective Mike (2002, ★ 8.4)