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Keiju Kobayashi

Nov 23, 1923 - Sep 16, 2010 (86 years old) in Gunma, Japan

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Keiju Kobayashi (23 November 1923–16 September 2010) was a Japanese actor. Born in Gunma Prefecture, he began acting at the Nikkatsu studio after dropping out of Nihon University and made his film debut in 1942. In a career that spanned 65 years, he appeared in over 250 films, most famously in the "Company President" (Shachō) comedy films made at Toho, where he worked alongside Hisaya Morishige, Daisuke Kato, Norihei Miki, and others. There he helped define the popular image of the postwar salaryman. He also won many awards for his acting, including best actor awards at the Mainichi Film Awards for The Naked General in 1958 (where he played Kiyoshi Yamashita), for Kuroi gashū in 1960, and for The Elegant Life of Mr Everyman in 1963. Kobayashi appeared in films made by such notable directors as Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and Kihachi Okamoto. He continued to give powerful performances after largely moving to television in the late 1960s.

He died on 16 September 2010 of heart failure at the age of 86.

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Known For

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Karin
小森弥之助
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Whisper of the Heart
Shiro Nishi (voice)
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Submersion of Japan
Dr. Yusuke Tadokoro
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The Return of Godzilla
Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
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Waves of Spring
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Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
Taira no Yoshimasa
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Tuesday Suspense Theater
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Godzilla 1985
Prime Minister Mitamura
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Chûshingura
Awajinokami Wakisake
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Japan's Longest Day
Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa

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