Keiju Kobayashi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keiju Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
Godzilla Resurrection
as Prime Minister Mitamura
Godzilla Resurrection
as Prime Minister Mitamura
Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells
as Narrator
Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells
as Narrator
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
as Self
Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows.
as Inspector Muta
Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows.
as Inspector Muta
The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya
The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya
To Love
as Kamijo
To Love
as Kamijo
Whisper of the Heart
as Shiro Nishi (voice)
Whisper of the Heart
as Shiro Nishi (voice)
Tasmania Story
Tasmania Story
The Wives of Rokumeikan
The Wives of Rokumeikan
The Gentlemen’s Alliance
The Gentlemen’s Alliance
Tree Without Leaves
as Hatsu-rojin
Tree Without Leaves
as Hatsu-rojin
For Business
as Mihara
For Business
as Mihara
Godzilla 1985
as Prime Minister Mitamura
Godzilla 1985
as Prime Minister Mitamura
The Return of Godzilla
as Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
The Return of Godzilla
as Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
L・O・V・I・N・G
L・O・V・I・N・G
Okinawan Boys
Okinawan Boys
Baian Mayoibashi
Baian Mayoibashi
The Imperial Navy
as Isoroku Yamamoto
The Imperial Navy
as Isoroku Yamamoto
White Love
as Keisuke Uemura
White Love
as Keisuke Uemura
Afterglow
Afterglow
田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
Mount Hakkoda
Mount Hakkoda
Tora-san, the Intellectual
Tora-san, the Intellectual
Tidal Wave
as Dr. Tadokoro
Tidal Wave
as Dr. Tadokoro
Submersion of Japan
as Dr. Tadokoro
Submersion of Japan
as Dr. Tadokoro
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!
The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
as Shinsuke Narada, President of Yoyo Industries
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
as Shinsuke Narada, President of Yoyo Industries
I Hear the Whistle
as Takashi Sugimoto
I Hear the Whistle
as Takashi Sugimoto
The Battle of Okinawa
as General Ushijima
The Battle of Okinawa
as General Ushijima
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
as Shinsuke Narada
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
as Shinsuke Narada
The Militarists
as Premier Hideki Tojo
The Militarists
as Premier Hideki Tojo
Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Tanba Hisashi
Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Tanba Hisashi
The Ambitious
as Yoshinosuke Saigo
The Ambitious
as Yoshinosuke Saigo
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
as Hisashi Tamba
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
as Hisashi Tamba
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
as Tomizô Funakoshi
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
as Tomizô Funakoshi
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Saijō Takashi (PR manager)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Saijō Takashi (PR manager)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Takashi Saijō (PR and Planning Manager)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Takashi Saijō (PR and Planning Manager)
Young Challengers
as Junpei Namikawa
Young Challengers
as Junpei Namikawa
Judge and Jeopardy
as Hiroshi Masaki
Judge and Jeopardy
as Hiroshi Masaki
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
as Kenichi Honjō
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
as Kenichi Honjō
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
as Kenichi Honjo (Takayama Trading 1st Sales Manager)
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
as Kenichi Honjo (Takayama Trading 1st Sales Manager)
Japan's Longest Day
as Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa
Japan's Longest Day
as Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
as Shingo Kimura
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
as Shingo Kimura
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
as Nobuyoshi Kimura (Development Director)
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
as Nobuyoshi Kimura (Development Director)
Challenge for Glory
Challenge for Glory
The Daphne
as Ooka (Umeko's husband)
The Daphne
as Ooka (Umeko's husband)
The Stranger Within a Woman
as Isao Tashiro
The Stranger Within a Woman
as Isao Tashiro
Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi
Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi
Beast Alley
as Detective Hisatsune
Beast Alley
as Detective Hisatsune
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Takashi Ishikawa (Technical Manager)
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Takashi Ishikawa (Technical Manager)
Samurai Assassin
as Einosuke Kurihara
Samurai Assassin
as Einosuke Kurihara
Five Gents' Trick Book
Five Gents' Trick Book
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
as 1st Sin & 7th Sin
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
as 1st Sin & 7th Sin
Could I But Live
Could I But Live
I Am a Medical Examiner
I Am a Medical Examiner
Hello, Baby
as Keisuke Yomoyama
Hello, Baby
as Keisuke Yomoyama
3 Gents in the Snow Country
3 Gents in the Snow Country
Hail the 3 Gents
as Tsutomu Harada (President's Secretary)
Hail the 3 Gents
as Tsutomu Harada (President's Secretary)
We Are Salarymen
as Head of Sales, Seihō Electric
We Are Salarymen
as Head of Sales, Seihō Electric
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
as Eburi Toshimaru
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
as Eburi Toshimaru
Walleyed Nippon
as Narrator & Matchmaker
Walleyed Nippon
as Narrator & Matchmaker
Aloha 3 Gents
as Hiroshi Nakamura (Chief Secretary)
Aloha 3 Gents
as Hiroshi Nakamura (Chief Secretary)
3 Gents In Hawaii
as Nakamura Hiroshi (Chief Secretary)
3 Gents In Hawaii
as Nakamura Hiroshi (Chief Secretary)
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
as Susumu Kimura (Chief Secretary)
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
as Susumu Kimura (Chief Secretary)
Pressure of Guilt
Pressure of Guilt
Travel Stories of a Company President
Travel Stories of a Company President
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
My Hobo
as Junpei Shishido
My Hobo
as Junpei Shishido
Chûshingura
as Awajinokami Wakisake
Chûshingura
as Awajinokami Wakisake
A Wanderer's Notebook
as Fujiyama
A Wanderer's Notebook
as Fujiyama
The Daughters of the Saotome Family
The Daughters of the Saotome Family
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Mother Country
Mother Country
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
The Wiser Age
as Jiro Ishikawa
The Wiser Age
as Jiro Ishikawa
Shimizu Port Salaryman
Shimizu Port Salaryman
Sanjuro
as The Spy
Sanjuro
as The Spy
The End of Summer
as Hisao
The End of Summer
as Hisao
Playboy President
as Kuwabara Takeshi
Playboy President
as Kuwabara Takeshi
Eternity of Love
Eternity of Love
Taking a Success Course
Taking a Success Course
Happiness of Us Alone
as Michio Katayama
Happiness of Us Alone
as Michio Katayama
The Masterless 47
as Heitaro Teraoka
The Masterless 47
as Heitaro Teraoka
Master Fencer Sees the World
Master Fencer Sees the World
Respect, Flatter, and Love
Respect, Flatter, and Love
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
as Namikichi Yashiro
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
as Namikichi Yashiro
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
as Isshin Tarō
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
as Isshin Tarō
The Storm of the Pacific
The Storm of the Pacific
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
as Namiyoshi Yashiro
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
as Namiyoshi Yashiro
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
The Lost Alibi
as Teiichiro Ishino
The Lost Alibi
as Teiichiro Ishino
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
as Isshin Tarō
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
as Isshin Tarō
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Namikichi Yashiro (Employee)
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Namikichi Yashiro (Employee)
New Third-Class Executive
as Namiyoshi Yashiro
New Third-Class Executive
as Namiyoshi Yashiro
Samurai in the Office
Samurai in the Office
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
The Naked General
as Kiyoshi Yamashita
The Naked General
as Kiyoshi Yamashita
Summer Clouds
as Hatsuji
Summer Clouds
as Hatsuji
Holiday in Tokyo
Holiday in Tokyo
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
as Kinoshita Hideyoshi
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
as Kinoshita Hideyoshi
Pure Love
Pure Love
Three Generations of Company Presidents
Three Generations of Company Presidents
A Wife's Heart
as Shinji
A Wife's Heart
as Shinji
Night School
as Night time teacher
Night School
as Night time teacher
Settlement of Love
as Takeuchi
Settlement of Love
as Takeuchi
All Sold Out
All Sold Out
The President's Boss
The President's Boss
Young Love Conquers All
Young Love Conquers All
Detour to Love
as Tetsuo Iwatani
Detour to Love
as Tetsuo Iwatani
The First Kiss
as Seikichi
The First Kiss
as Seikichi
School Girls in Costume
School Girls in Costume
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
Nonki saiban
Nonki saiban
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
Student Double Suicide
Student Double Suicide
Young Eyes
Young Eyes
The Red Light Military Base
as School Teacher Uenishi
The Red Light Military Base
as School Teacher Uenishi
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
as Heima Sakamoto
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
as Heima Sakamoto
The Eagle of the Pacific
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
The Eagle of the Pacific
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth
Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth
Adolescence Part II
as (uncredited)
Adolescence Part II
as (uncredited)
Their Father's Wife
Their Father's Wife
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu
Husband and Wife
as Shigekichi Hayakawa
Husband and Wife
as Shigekichi Hayakawa
My Wonderful Yellow Car
as Drunken man A
My Wonderful Yellow Car
as Drunken man A
Love's Cheerleader
as Mr. Gan
Love's Cheerleader
as Mr. Gan
Yobiko hoshi
Yobiko hoshi
Mr. Lucky
as 若原俊平
Mr. Lucky
as 若原俊平
Gunrō no machi
Gunrō no machi
Repast
as Shinzo Murata
Repast
as Shinzo Murata
Tsuki yori no haha
as Kenji
Tsuki yori no haha
as Kenji
Mado Kara Tobidase
as Yûji Tokuyama
Mado Kara Tobidase
as Yûji Tokuyama
The Hopeful Family
The Hopeful Family
Odoriko monogatari
Odoriko monogatari
Convent Bride
Convent Bride
Kenrantaru fukushū
Kenrantaru fukushū
The Man From Chungking
as 中原精一
The Man From Chungking
as 中原精一