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Kaoru Kobayashi

11 films · 3 series

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.

Where to Start with Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi appears in 11 films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Princess Mononoke, Midnight Diner, Midnight Diner 2, a strong place to start exploring Kaoru Kobayashi's work.

Princess Mononoke 89

Princess Mononoke

1997
Midnight Diner 73

Midnight Diner

2014
Midnight Diner 2 71

Midnight Diner 2

2016

Kaoru Kobayashi: Films 11

Princess Mononoke 89

Princess Mononoke

1997
Midnight Diner 73

Midnight Diner

2014
Midnight Diner 2 71

Midnight Diner 2

2016
And Then 68

And Then

1985
Secret 67

Secret

1999
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog 69

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

2004
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad 68

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

2007
Haru's Journey 67

Haru's Journey

2010
Twilight of the Cockroaches 67

Twilight of the Cockroaches

1987
Sketches of Kaitan City 67

Sketches of Kaitan City

2010
Boys on the Run 67

Boys on the Run

2010

Kaoru Kobayashi: TV Series 3

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories 73

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

2016-2019
Midnight Diner 73

Midnight Diner

2009-2014
The Emperor's Cook 67

The Emperor's Cook

2015

Frequent Collaborators

Jōji Matsuoka Jōji Matsuoka 3 films together Yuriko Ishida Yuriko Ishida 2 films together Yuko Tanaka Yuko Tanaka 2 films together Hayao Miyazaki Hayao Miyazaki 1 film together Yoji Matsuda Yoji Matsuda 1 film together Masahiko Nishimura Masahiko Nishimura 1 film together