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Keiju Kobayashi is a Actor Japonais born on 23 november 1923 at Gunma Prefecture (Japon)
Keiju Kobayashi ( 小林桂樹, Kobayashi Keiju, 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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Nationality Japon
Birth 23 november 1923 at Gunma Prefecture (Japon)
Death 16 september 2010 (at 86 years)
Birth 23 november 1923 at Gunma Prefecture (Japon)
Death 16 september 2010 (at 86 years)
Keiju Kobayashi ( 小林桂樹, Kobayashi Keiju, 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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Keiju Kobayashi a tourné dans 265 films entre 1942 et 2003.Usually with
Filmography of Keiju Kobayashi (37 films)
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Ani to sono musume (2009)
Actors Setsuko Hara, Keiju Kobayashi, Kamatari Fujiwara, Yōko Tsukasa, Akihiko Hirata, Daisuke Katō
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
, 1h51Directed by Yoshifumi Kondō
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Feminist films, Films about cats, Political films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Yōko Honna, Shigeru Muroi, Keiju Kobayashi, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Minami Takayama, Mayumi Iizuka
Roles Shiro Nishi (voice)
Rating78%
Shizuku Tsukishima is a 14-year-old student at Mukaihara Junior High School, where she is best friends with Yuko Harada. Living in Tokyo with her parents Asako and Seiya, as well as her older sister Shiho, Shizuku is a bookworm and is keen on writing. During an ordinary evening, she looks through the checkout cards in her library books. She discovers they have been checked out by Seiji Amasawa. Over the next few days, Shizuku encounters a young man, later revealed to be Seiji, who often annoys her.
Tasmania Story (1990)
, 1h50Directed by Yasuo Furuhata
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Kunie Tanaka, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Jinpachi Nezu, Sumiko Fuji, Haruko Katō, Naoto Ogata
Rating52%
A sixth-grade elementary school student, Shoichi, is visiting his divorced father who lives in Australia after retiring from a leading Japanese company in order to find the Tasmanian tiger. Shoichi had run away from home and is in Sydney looking for his father.
A Taxing Woman (1987)
, 2h7Directed by Jūzō Itami
Origin Japon
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masahiko Tsugawa (津川 雅彦), Shinsuke Ashida, Hideo Murota, Mariko Okada
Roles Ryoko's Boss
Rating72%
A female tax auditor, Ryōko Itakura, inspects the accounts of various Japanese companies, uncovering hidden incomes and recovering unpaid taxes.
For Business (1986)
Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Takaaki Ishibashi, Narumi Yasuda, Kaoru Kobayashi, Issei Ogata, Midori Kiuchi, Keiju Kobayashi
Roles Mihara
Rating45%
Tree Without Leaves (1986)
Directed by Kaneto Shindō
Genres Drama
Actors Keiju Kobayashi, Nobuko Otowa, Hideji Ōtaki, Taiji Tonoyama, Meiko Kaji
Roles Hatsu-rojin
Rating77%
The film is a voiced-over narrative describing the early boyhood of a narrator, who is also depicted as an old man. The narrator describes his relationship with his mother (played by Nobuko Otowa) and his father (played by Ichiro Zaitsu).
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
, 1h43Directed by Kōji Yakusho, Kōji Hashimoto
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Giant monster films, Godzilla films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Yasuko Sawaguchi, Ken Tanaka, Raymond Burr, Keiju Kobayashi, David Ury, Eitarō Ozawa
Roles Prime Minister Mitamura
Rating67%
After a volcanic eruption on Daikoku Island, the Yahata-Maru Japanese fishing vessel is caught in strong currents off its shores. As the boat drifts into shore, the island begins to erupt, and a giant monster lifts itself out of the volcano. A few days later, reporter Goro Maki is sailing in the area and finds the vessel intact but deserted. As he explores the vessel, he finds all the crew dead except for one young man called Hiroshi Okamura, who has been badly wounded. Suddenly a giant Shockirus sea louse attacks him but he is saved by Maki who kills it with a cleaver.
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
, 1h27Directed by Kōji Hashimoto
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, Kaiju films, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Giant monster films, Godzilla films, Disaster films
Actors Raymond Burr, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Keiju Kobayashi, Eitarō Ozawa, Hiroshi Koizumi
Roles Prime Minister Mitamura
Rating61%
The Japanese fishing vessel Yahata Maru is trying to find its way to shore in a horrible storm while near an uninhabited island, when a giant monster appears out of the island and attacks the boat. A day later, reporter Goro Maki finds the vessel intact, along with its sole survivor Hiroshi "Kenny" Okumura.
Okinawan Boys (1983)
Directed by Taku Shinjō
Genres Drama
Actors Ken Ogata, Mitsuko Baishō, Takashi Naitō, Miyuki Ono, Keiju Kobayashi
White Love (1979)
Genres Romance
Actors Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Bunjaku Han, Keiju Kobayashi, Miyoko Akaza, Kōichi Iwaki
Roles Keisuke Uemura
Rating60%
Mount Hakkoda (1977)
, 2h49Directed by Shirō Moritani
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Ken Takakura, Kin'ya Kitaōji, Rentarō Mikuni, Hideji Ōtaki, Tetsurō Tanba, Shōgo Shimada
Rating68%
En 1902, au Japon, une compagnie de soldats japonais, commandée par le colonel Nakabayashi, entreprend une traversée des Monts Hakkoda. Malgré l'apparition d'une importante tempête de neige, les officiers décident de continuer le voyage. La quasi-totalité des hommes périront de froid ou d'épuisement.
Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975)
, 1h40Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Comedy
Actors Kiyoshi Atsumi, Fumie Kashiyama, Chieko Baishō, Junko Sakurada, Masami Shimojō, Keiju Kobayashi
Roles Professor Tadokoro
Rating67%
Tora-san returns to his family's shop in Shibamata, Tokyo to find himself accused of being the father of a 17-year-old girl. It turns out that Tora-san had only given help to the girl's mother after her husband had left her. Tora-san becomes infatuated with the female archeology student who is staying with his family, and attempts to take up intellectual pursuits to get near her.
Submersion of Japan (1973)
, 2h23Directed by Shirō Moritani
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes La fin du monde, Films based on science fiction novels, Disaster films
Actors Keiju Kobayashi, Ayumi Ishida, Hiroshi Fujioka, Tetsurō Tanba, Lorne Greene, Shōgo Shimada
Roles Dr. Tadokoro
Rating55%
Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes shake Japan. Firestorms burn beautiful Japanese cities to the ground. A weather survey group discovers that the Japanese Archipelago is moving towards the Japanese Trench, which if left to continue on its collision course, would bring the whole island of Japan under the sea.
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
, 2h29Directed by Kihachi Okamoto
Genres War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi, Yūzō Kayama, Tetsurō Tanba, Kenji Sahara, Ryō Ikebe
Roles General Ushijima
Rating68%
7 Août 1942. L'armée américaine envoie une grande flotte navale à l'assaut de Guadalcanal. Cela a marqué le début du Pacifique la contre-offensive de l'armée américaine. Guadalcanal devait être défendu jusqu'à la mort! Après six mois de bataille mortelle les munitions et vivres de la garnison japonaise étaient épuisés Souffrant de la faim, des blessures, le paludisme et la dysenterie amibienne, ils ont finalement été vaincus la contre-offensive de l'armée américaine qui a conquis Guadalcanal propagation d'île en île comme une avalanche:.. Bougainville, l'archipel Bismarck, Nouvelle-Guinée, Makin, Tarawa et enfin, en 1944, le 7 Juillet, les défenseurs de Saipan ont choisi le chemin de la "gyokusai". (Gyokusai = honorable mort plutôt que de se rendre, soit en luttant contre la mort ou le suicide.
, 2h2Directed by Tadashi Sawashima
Genres Drama, Action, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Toshiro Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Kin'ya Kitaōji, Rentarō Mikuni, Yōko Tsukasa, Yuriko Hoshi
Roles Toshizo Hijikata
Rating68%
Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...