Kaoru Kobayashi
Known for ActingBorn 1951-09-04Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
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.
Known for
Princess Mononoke
1997 · as Jikobo (voice)
The Boy and the Heron
2023 · as Noble Pelican (voice)
Tales from Earthsea
2006 · as The King (voice)
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
2021 · as Hirotaro Yamane
Ghiblies: Episode 2
2002 · as Toshi-chan (Voice)
Midnight Diner 2
2016 · as Master
Untamagiru
1989 · as Giru
Secret
1999 · as Heisuke Sugita
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2022 · as Shoichi Hoshino
Ballad of Orin
1977 · as Torazo
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
2017 · as Takeo Matsuoka
Kamui
2009 · as Hanbei
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007 · as Oton
Kubi
2023 · as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Midnight Diner
2014 · as Master
Sham
2025
The Island of Cats
2019 · as Iwao
The Yin Yang Master Zero
2024 · as Fujiwara Yosuke