Akira Kobayashi
Known for Acting · 144 credits
- Born
- 1938-11-03 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Акира Кобаяси · آکیرا کوبایاشی · Mighty Guy · Akira Kobayashi
Biography
Akira Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 旭, Hepburn: Kobayashi Akira, born November 3, 1938) is a Japanese actor and singer. His nickname is Maito Gai (マイトガイ, "Might Guy").
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (142)
Love in the Air
1962
as Shōji Satake
The Dragon of Macao
1965
as Ryu
The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
1962
as Jun Yamakawa
The Nun
1958
as Akio Agata
Young Breasts
1958
Song of a Traveller
1962
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
as Shinji
Women Smell of Night
1970
The Rambler in the Sunset
1960
The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil
1966
Three Seconds to Zero Hour
1967
as Yabuki
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973
as Akira Takeda
The Gate of Youth Part 2
1977
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
as Akira Takeda
Wandering Song
1966
Badge of the Night
1963
Ginza no jirochō
1963
Hungry Soul
1956
as Akira Ogouchi
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969
Tale on Kanto Chivalry
1963
as Daisaku
Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji
1963
Violent Streets
1974
as Yazaki Ryuji
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Genzui Kusaka
The Champion
1957
as Cameo
Black Tight Killers
1966
as Daisuke Hondo
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
as Self
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
as Akira Takeda
Kanto Wanderer
1963
as Katsuta
The Singing Gunman
1967
Rusty Knife
1958
as Makoto Terada
Bloody Territories
1969
as Yuuji Komatsu, Oonogi Clan senior member
Call My Black Dice
1964
The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate
1965
as Koji Himuro
The Flower and the Angry Waves
1964
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
as Akira Takeda
Three Stray Dogs
1965
Women's Police
1969
as Masaaki Kagari
The Perfect Game
1958
as Sôji Ôki
Operation Plazma in Osaka
1976
Wakai hyou no mure
1959
The Boy Who Came Back
1958
as Nobuo Kasahara
Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler
1969
Code of Wolves
1974
The Call of Blood
1964
as Ryôta Asari
Father of the Kamikaze
1974
Tarao Bannai
1978
as Bannai Tarao
Emperor of Upheaval
1993
A Rampage Full of Dreams
1962
Tokyo Mighty Guy
1960
as Jirô Shimizu
Again
1984
The Rough One
1969
as Yuji
Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell
1969
as One-eyed Ipponmatsu
Shin yūkyōden
1966
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974
The Reckless One
1967
Rambling in the Sea
1961
Bastards Without Borders
1965
as Shinsuke Henmi
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956
as Akira Ogouchi
Retaliation
1968
as Kojiro Samukawa
The Famous Wanderer
1961
Immortal Guy
1967
Exiled to Hell
1969
as Koiso Kikuji
Get Over Her
1959
as Osamu Tadokoro
A Legend of Turmoil
1992
as Shuji Otaki
Return of the Vagabond
1960
Tokyo no Kodoku
1959
Bōkyō no umi
1962
My Sweetheart
1967
as Director Sudo
Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies
1970
as Masaaki Kagari
Traveling Alone with a Guitar
1964
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
1969
Dice and Swords
1968
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
1964
The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
1965
as Koji Himuro
The Black Scar
1961
The Gate of Youth
1975
Women's Police: Part II
1969
as Masaaki Kagari
Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959
Gambling is My Destiny
1965
The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village
1978
as Bannai Tarao
The Rambler Goes North
1962
The Rambling Guitarist
1959
as Taki
Pacific Porters
1961
Shura Group Part 3
2002
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure
1965
Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm
1961
as Ginza Whirlwind
The Elder Sister
1969
as Goro Fujikawa
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
1960
Records of Bloodshed
1970
as Minoru Nojiri
Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger
1970
as Masaaki Kagari
I Will Challenge
1959
Sign of the Jack
1970
as Yuji Hanamura
Duel in the Storm
1968
as Seijiro Tamimura
Yakuza Song
1960
The Killer
1971
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry
1965
The Yakuza Code Still Lives
1976
as Akimitsu Hojo
Zorome no San Kyoudai
1972
The Human Cyclone
1959
as Takuya Nikaidō (The "Ginza Whirlwind")
Shura Group Part 2
2002
Ginza Poacher
1969
as Tsuchida Akira
Rambling in the Wind
1961
The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow
1965
Zesshou
1958
as Junkichi Sonoda
He's the Witness
1960
高校四年
1957
Three Rogues
1968
対決
1967
Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary
1963
Greatest Boss of Japan
1970
Who's the Real Killer
1957
as Jiro
Night of Bloody Hell
1962
The Rambler Returns Home
1962
as Hiroshi Taki
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
1961
The Plateau Man
1961
The Endless Duel
1967
Gunshū no naka no taiyō
1959
Road to the Don Theatrical Version
2003
About Akira Kobayashi
Akira Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 旭, Hepburn: Kobayashi Akira, born November 3, 1938) is a Japanese actor and singer. His nickname is Maito Gai (マイトガイ, "Might Guy"). With 144 credits spanning from 1956 to 2003, Akira Kobayashi has appeared in 142 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Akira Kobayashi Movies
- Love in the Air (1962) — as Shōji Satake
- The Dragon of Macao (1965) — as Ryu
- The Guitarist and the Rancher (1960)
- Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love (1962) — as Jun Yamakawa
- The Nun (1958) — as Akio Agata
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