Personal Info
Known Credits
79
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1930-09-06 (95 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Yodobashi ward, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known For
Shōji KobayashiKobayashi Akiji
Akiji Kobayashi
Biography
Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二, Kobayashi Akiji, September 6, 1930 – August 27, 1996), sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi, was a Japanese actor. He attended Nihon University College of Art, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1949. He made his film debut with Satsujin Yogisha in 1952. He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Toshio Muramatsu in the 1966-1967 television series, Ultraman. From 1983-84, he appeared in the popular tel ...
Known For
Acting
1997 --
Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone
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1996 --
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
| Senior sergeant
1996 --
Revive! Ultraman
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1996 --
Ultraman Zearth
| Fisherman
1995 --
Getting Any?
| Chief of World Defence Force
1994 --
47 Ronin
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1993 --
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
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1993 --
Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko
| Toubei Tachibana (voice)
1992 --
Godzilla vs. Mothra
| Yuzo Tsuchiashi
1992 --
Run, Melos!
| Dionysus II (voice)
1991 --
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
| Yuzo Tsuchiashi
1991 --
Noh Mask Murders
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1990 --
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
| Detective
1990 --
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
| Konton
1989 --
Afternoon When Flowers Fell
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1989 --
Black Rain
| Katayama
1989 --
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87
| Toshio Muramatsu
1989 --
The Men Who Made Ultraman
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1986 --
Death Shadows
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1986 --
Desperate Pursuit
| Inoue
1986 --
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
| Hanazuki
1985 --
The Empty Table
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1983 --
The Makioka Sisters
| Seitaro Jinba
1982 --
The Longest Tunnel
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1982 --
Suspicion
| Chief of Police, Ishihara
1982 --
Karate Cop
| Asst Chief Fuji
1982 --
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
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1981 --
The Black Hood
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1981 --
Lonely Heart
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1981 --
Yuki
| Jinjii (voice)
1980 --
Koto: The Ancient City
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1980 --
Shogun Assassin
| Lord Kurogawa
1979 --
The Tale of Jean Valjean
| Jean Valjean (voice)
1979 --
Immortal Kamen Rider Special
| Tobei Tachibana
1979 --
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
| Toshio Muramatsu
1979 --
The House of Hanging
| Sannosuke
1979 --
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman
| Captain Toshio Muramatsu
1978 --
Queen Bee
| Detective Kogure
1977 --
Island of Hell
| Takezo
1977 --
Lullaby to Kill
| Koreya Kusakabe (manager)
1977 --
Utamaro's World
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1976 --
The Inugami Family
| Kokichi Inugami
1976 --
The Kagestar: The Movie
| Inspector Tonda
1976 --
All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!
| Tōbei Tachibana
1975 --
Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie
| Tôbei Tachibana
1975 --
Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie
| Tōbei Tachibana
1975 --
Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders
| Tobei Tachibana
1974 --
Five Riders vs. King Dark
| Tobei Tachibana
1973 --
Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants
| Tobei Tachibana
1973 --
Internal Sleuth
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1973 --
Kamen Rider V3: The Movie
| Tōbei Tachibana
1973 --
The Woman Who Calls for Corpses
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1972 --
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
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1972 --
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
| Narrator
1972 --
Daigoro vs. Goliath
| Hitoshi Suzuki
1972 --
Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell
| Tōbei Tachibana
1972 --
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
| Ozunu Kurokuwa
1972 --
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
| Tobei Tachibana
1972 --
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
| Narrator
1972 --
The Pirates of Buban
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1971 --
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
| Captain Takamura
1971 --
Mandala
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1971 --
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife
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1971 --
Go Go Kamen Rider
| Tobei Tachibana
1970 --
This Transient Life
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1969 --
Prison Break
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1969 --
The Curse of the Ghost
| Naosuke
1967 --
The Return of the Filthy Seven
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1967 --
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
| Capt. Toshio Muramatsu
1966 --
The Birth of Ultraman
| Toshio Muramatsu
1966 --
ウルトラマン前夜祭 ウルトラマン誕生
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1965 --
Pleasures of the Flesh
| Mari's pimp
1965 --
Kwaidan
| (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
1963 --
Fight of the Gamblers
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1963 --
Youth of the Beast
| Tatsuo Nomoto
1963 --
Intruders
| Ichiro Honma
1962 --
Harakiri
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1962 --
Foundry Town
| Hei-san
1959 --
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
| Nonaka Shôi