Akiji Kobayashi
Born in Yodobashi ward, Tokyo, Japan — Sep 06 1930• Died Aug 27 1996
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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 television detective series Seibu Keisatsu. His other notable t…
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Kamen Rider
Tobei Tachibana
Tales of the Bizarre
Professional Killers
Harakiri
Ultraman
Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu
Attack, Jun
Kamen Rider X
Tobei Tachibana
Kamen Rider Stronger
Tobei Tachibana
宇宙少年ソラン
ワイラー
Kamen Rider V3
Tobei Tachibana
Kamen Rider Amazon
Tobei Tachibana
The 47 Ronins of Ako
Hara Soemon
Ie Naki Ko
Kwaidan
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Lullaby to Kill
Koreya Kusakabe (manager)
Youth of the Beast
Tatsuo Nomoto
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Yuzo Tsuchiashi
Kojika Monogatari
ペニー
The Kagestar
Inspector Keibu Tonda
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Narrator
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Nonaka Shôi
Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Narrator
47 Ronin
Black Rain
Katayama
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Senior sergeant
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Yuzo Tsuchiashi
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Ozunu Kurokuwa
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Getting Any?
Chief of World Defence Force
The Shogun Assassins
Internal Sleuth
Island of Hell
Takezo
Suspicion
Chief of Police, Ishihara
The Makioka Sisters
Seitaro Jinba
The Men Who Made Ultraman
Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko
Toubei Tachibana (voice)
The Longest Tunnel
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
Konton
This Transient Life
The Inugami Family
Kokichi Inugami
Noh Mask Murders
Fight of the Gamblers
Utamaro's World
Shogun Assassin
Lord Kurogawa
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
Capt. Toshio Muramatsu
The House of Hanging
Sannosuke
Mandala
Karate Cop
Asst Chief Fuji
Fushoku no kōzō
Detective Okawa
Queen Bee
Detective Kogure
The 8-Tomb Village
Five Riders vs. King Dark
Tobei Tachibana
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
Detective
Run, Melos!
Dionysus II (voice)
Desperate Pursuit
Inoue
Death Shadows
Lonely Heart
Yuki
Jinjii (voice)
Seibu Keisatsu
Foundry Town
Hei-san
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
Captain Takamura
Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants
Tobei Tachibana
Prison Break
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
The Tale of Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean (voice)
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman
Captain Toshio Muramatsu
Koto: The Ancient City
Kamen Norider
Tobei Tachibana
Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie
Tōbei Tachibana
Afternoon When Flowers Fell
Kamen Rider V3: The Movie
Tōbei Tachibana
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
Tobei Tachibana
The Black Hood
Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell
Tōbei Tachibana
All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!
Tōbei Tachibana
Pleasures of the Flesh
Mari's pimp
Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie
Tôbei Tachibana
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
Hanazuki
The Empty Table
Go Go Kamen Rider
Tobei Tachibana
Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone
Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders
Tobei Tachibana
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
Toshio Muramatsu
Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
Kodera
The Return of the Filthy Seven
Daigoro vs. Goliath
Hitoshi Suzuki
Ultraman Zearth
Fisherman
The Pirates of Buban
The Curse of the Ghost
Naosuke
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife
The Birth of Ultraman
Toshio Muramatsu
Revive! Ultraman
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87
Toshio Muramatsu
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
The Father of Ultra Q
Immortal Kamen Rider Special
Tobei Tachibana
Intruders
Ichiro Honma
The Woman Who Calls for Corpses
The Kagestar: The Movie
Inspector Tonda