Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

Born 1951-09-04 (age 74) Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
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Biography

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.

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Known For

Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke

1997

as Jikobo (voice)

The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron

2023

as Noble Pelican (voice)

Untamagiru
Untamagiru

1989

as Giru

Tales from Earthsea
Tales from Earthsea

2006

as The King (voice)

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

2021

as Hirotaro Yamane

Secret
Secret

1999

as Heisuke Sugita

Midnight Diner 2
Midnight Diner 2

2016

as Master

Sham
Sham

2025

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

2004

as Mitsuru Watanabe

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
Ballad of Orin
Ballad of Orin

1977

as Torazo

The Funeral
The Funeral

1984

as Inose

The Second Love
The Second Love

1983

as Hideo Hyuga

Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
The Last Blossom
The Last Blossom

2025

as Akutsu (1986) (voice)

Dr. Coto's Clinic
Dr. Coto's Clinic

2022

as Shoichi Hoshino

Climbing to Spring
Climbing to Spring

2014

as Isao Nagamine

The Yin Yang Master Zero
The Yin Yang Master Zero

2024

as Fujiwara Yosuke

Twilight of the Cockroaches
Twilight of the Cockroaches

1987

as Saitô (voice)