
Keiju Kobayashi
Known for ActingBorn 1923-11-23Died 2010-09-16Gunma, Japan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Keiju Kobayashi (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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keiju Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on WikipediaRead more
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Godzilla Resurrection
2018 · Movie
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One Summer's Day
1999 · Movie
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Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
1976 · Movie
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First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
1971 · Movie
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5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969 · Movie
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The Daphne
1966 · Movie
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Five Gents' Trick Book
1965 · Movie
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We Will Remember
1965 · Movie
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3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964 · Movie
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Hello, Baby
1964 · Movie
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Playboy President
1961 · Movie
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The Masterless 47
1960 · Movie
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Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959 · Movie
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Assistant President
1958 · Movie
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The Third President
1958 · Movie
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Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
1958 · Movie
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Price of Beauty
1957 · Movie
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Night School
1956 · Movie
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Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
1954 · Movie
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Adolescence Part II
1953 · Movie
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Dimple of Tokyo
1952 · Movie
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Mr. Lucky
1952 · Movie
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Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre
1951 · Movie
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Horror of the Fifth Columnist
1942 · Movie
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Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
1976 · Series
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Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970 · Movie
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Judge and Jeopardy
1968 · Movie
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Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968 · Movie
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Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967 · Movie
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Challenge for Glory
1966 · Movie
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Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963 · Movie
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Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962 · Movie
My Hobo
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My Hobo
1962 · Movie
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Born in Sin
1962 · Movie
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Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962 · Movie
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Happiness of Us Alone
1961 · Movie
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Snow in the South Seas
1961 · Movie
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Acchan no bebi gyangu
1961 · Movie
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The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961 · Movie
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Master Fencer Sees the World
1960 · Movie
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New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960 · Movie
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Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959 · Movie
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Fox and Raccoon
1959 · Movie
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Samurai in the Office
1959 · Movie
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Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958 · Movie
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Holiday in Tokyo
1958 · Movie
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Ôban
1957 · Movie
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Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957 · Movie