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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.
Filmography17 titles

Dr. Coto's Clinic
2003as 星野正一
2003as 星野正一

Princess Mononoke
1997as Jikobo (voice)
1997as Jikobo (voice)

Midnight Diner
2009as Master
2009as Master

Hibana: Spark

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
2016as Master
2016as Master

The Days
2023as Furuya
2023as Furuya

Off the Record
as Noto Toru
as Noto Toru

Woman
as Uesugi Kentaro
as Uesugi Kentaro

The Boy and the Heron
2023as Noble Pelican (voice)
2023as Noble Pelican (voice)

Midnight Diner 2
2016as Master
2016as Master

Reach Beyond the Blue Sky
as Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]
as Shibusawa Ichiroemon [Eiichi's father]

The Funeral
1984as Inose
1984as Inose

Ballad of Orin
1977as Torazo
1977as Torazo

The Island of Cats
2019as Iwao
2019as Iwao

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
2004as Mitsuru Watanabe
2004as Mitsuru Watanabe

Koinaka
as Hirotoshi Serizawa
as Hirotoshi Serizawa

Tales from Earthsea
2006as The King (voice)
2006as The King (voice)