Kaoru Kobayashi
Current Interest
2.5
▼ 0.3Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Based on 67 rated titles
Title
Year
Pulse
Princess Mononoke
as Jikobo (voice)
1999
7.7
The Boy and the Heron
as Noble Pelican (voice)
2023
6.7
Tales from Earthsea
as The King (voice)
2010
4.1
Midnight Diner
as Master
2009
3.7
THE DAYS
as Furuya
2023
3.5
The Yin Yang Master Zero
as Fujiwara Yosuke
2024
2.9
Carnation
as Zensaku Ohara
2011
2.4
The Tiger and Her Wings
as Hodaka Shigechika
2024
2.2
The Last Blossom
as Akutsu (1986) (voice)
2025
1.7
Kubi
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
2023
1.7
The Funeral
as Inose
1984
1.6
Sham
2025
1.5
Secret
as Heisuke Sugita
1999
1.5
Kamui
as Hanbei
2010
1.5
The Great Passage
as Kohei Araki
2013
1.4
Twilight of the Cockroaches
as Saitô (voice)
1989
1.4
Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
as Jisaku Koka
2016
1.3
The Last U-Boat
as Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän
1993
1.3
Boys on the Run
as Suzuki san
2010
1.3
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
as Mitsuru Watanabe
2012
1.3
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
as Oton
2007
1.3
The Island of Cats
as Iwao
2019
1.2
Ballad of Orin
as Torazo
1978
1.2
Like Asura
as Takao Satomi
2003
1.2
And Then
as Tsunejiro Hiraoka
1985
1.2
For Business
as Miyabi Sakuramiya
1986
1.1
Female
as Old man
2005
1.1
Untamagiru
as Giru
1989
1.1
Lear on the Shore
2017
1.1
Haru's Journey
as Kinoshita
2010
1.1
The Egoists
as Kazuyuki Ninomiya
2011
1.1
Climbing to Spring
as Isao Nagamine
2014
1.1
The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya
as Yasutada Kamiya
2006
1.1
Coquille
as Tatsuya Urayama
1999
1.1
Sketches of Kaitan City
as Ryuzo Higa
2010
1.1
Ghiblies: Episode 2
as Toshi-chan (Voice)
2002
0.1
The Black House
1999
0.1
Vacation
as Toru Hirai
2008
0.1
Then Summer Came
2008
0.1
A Crowd of Three
2010
0.1
Abraxas
2011
0.1
Leaving on the 15th Spring
as Toshiharu Nakazato
2013
0.1
The End of Summer
as Shingo Kosugi
2013
0.1
Midnight Diner
as Master
2014
0.1
Uneasy Encounters
1994
0.1
Paradise View
as Reishu Goya
1985
0.1
Botchan
as Madonna’s father
2016
0.1
Kiseki: Sobito of That Day
as Seiichi Morita
2017
0.1
Midnight Diner 2
as Master
2016
0.1
An Emblem Dedicated To You
as Nakagawa Akiko
2017
0.1
Natsumi's Firefly
as Sakakiyama
2016
0.1
Mukoku
as Shozo Yatabe
2017
0.1
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
as Takeo Matsuoka
2017
0.1
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
2018
0.1
Eighteen Years, to the Sea
as Eisuke Morimoto
1979
0.1
His Lost Name
as Tetsuro
2019
0.1
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
as Masashi Sera
2013
0.1
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
as Hirotaro Yamane
2021
0.1
Arc
as Rihito
2021
0.1
Double Trouble
2008
0.1
Independence of Japan
2020
0.1
Yes, I Can't Swim
as Professor Kamoshita
2022
0.1
Winter Rose
as Giichi Wataguchi
2022
0.1
Trapped Balloon
as Shigezo Kojima
2023
0.1
Dr. Coto's Clinic
as Shoichi Hoshino
2022
0.1
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
2023
0.1
Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
2023
0.1
Promised Land
2024
0.1
Oboe no Nai Satsujin
2025
0.1
Ten Dark Women
2002
0.1
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
as Master
2016
0.1
1972 Fireflies on the Shore
as Taiei Tamashiro
2025
0.1
Hibana: Spark
2016
Kaoru Kobayashi's family
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Frequently Asked Questions About Kaoru Kobayashi
Kaoru Kobayashi has appeared in 73 titles, including 66 movies and 7 television shows.
The earliest title currently listed in Kaoru Kobayashi's filmography is Ballad of Orin (1978).
The most recent title featuring Kaoru Kobayashi is 1972 Fireflies on the Shore (2025).
One of the highest rated titles featuring Kaoru Kobayashi is Midnight Diner with an IMDb rating of 8.6.
Kaoru Kobayashi has been active for approximately 47 years, with credits spanning from 1978 to 2025.
Titles featuring Kaoru Kobayashi currently have an average IMDb rating of 6.7.
The busiest years in Kaoru Kobayashi's career include 2010, 2016, 2023.
