Nenji Kobayashi
Known for Acting · 231 credits
- Born
- 1941-02-07 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan
- Also known as
- Toshiji Kobayashi · 小林 稔侍
Biography
Toshiji Kobayashi (小林 稔侍, Kobayashi Toshiji, born on February 7, 1941), known by his stage name, Nenji Kobayashi (alternative reading of 稔侍), is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for Poppoya.
Known For
TV Shows (39)
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
as Tsuyosi Teshigawara（勅使河原 毅）
SMAP×SMAP
1996
as Skit Guest
The Woman of S.R.I.
1999
as Shunsuke Koba
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994
Pro Hunter
1981
as 木戸吾郎
Mission To Kill
2009
Hanekonma
1986
as Kojiro Tachibana
HOTEL
1990
as Mochida Kenichi
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
1981
さよなら李香蘭
1989
Dear Students!
2007
Papa for One Summer
2003
as Daigoro Konari
Older brother
1977
as Bunkichi
Papa to Nat-chan
1991
Stalker
1997
The Castle of Sand
2011
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi
1993
Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
1987
Nogaremono Orin
2006
as Mikawado Seneimon
Yellow Taped Newswoman
2015
as Kenkichi Isomura
Summer Department Store Story
1995
A Dangerous Woman
1998
The Story of Bodyguard Shuhei Fujisawa
1997
as Matahachiro Aoe
マリッジ
2012
仮面の女
1998
Zeimuchou Sakan Madogiwa Tarou no Jikenbo Special
Onna Keiji Mizuki: Kyoto Rakusai Sho Monogatari
2005
as Narumi Toshiro
軽井沢駐在犬日誌
2015
真実を追う男
2002
西村京太郎サスペンス 寝台特急「はやぶさ」の女
2003
西村京太郎トラベルサスペンス 寝台特急八分停車
2004
走れ！事件記者 娘に捧げる最後のスクープ
2006
日丸教授の事件ノート
2003
鉄道警察官・清村公三郎
2005
高村薫サスペンス 去りゆく日に
2009
横山秀夫サスペンス「真相」
2005
大空港警察副署長 日暮征次郎走る!
2005
炎の警備隊長・五十嵐杜夫
2003
いなか刑事 伊原泰三の退職捜査日誌
2001
Movies (192)
Tokyo Taxi
2025
Gate of Youth
1981
as Chota
Railroad Man
1999
as Senji Sugiura
Night Train
1987
as Shinji
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
1972
as The Young Man
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
as Tsune
Tracked
1985
as Moritani
Love Beast: Attack!
1981
as Kawamura
The Twilight Samurai
2002
as Choubei Kusaka
Virus
1980
as Doctor's Assistant #2
Moment of Demon
1985
as Sushi chef
Shogun's Samurai
1978
as Scarred Ronin
Impossibility Defense
2018
as Hiroshi Torimori
The Bullet Train
1975
as Morimoto
His Motorbike, Her Island
1986
as News Reporter
Message from Space
1978
as Officer Fox
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
1983
as Customer at 'Hero'
Tokyo Family
2013
as Numata
Abunai Deka Forever The Movie
1998
Love and Honor
2006
as Sakunosuke Higuchi
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
as Hiroshi Taniguchi
Tokyo Bordello
1987
as Giichi Tsubosaka
The Political Game
1989
Demon
1985
as Toshio
What a Wonderful Family! 2
2017
as Ginnpei Maruta
The Little House
2014
as Gunji Arai
Lonely Heart
1985
as Douryou Inoue
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020
as Kizuma
Japan's Don
1977
The Seburi Story
1985
47 Ronin
1994
The Yoshida School
1983
as Eiichi Nishimura
Station
1981
as Detective Tatsumi
It's a Flickering Life
2021
Winter's Flower
1978
as Kiichiro Hanai
The Wicked
1980
as Detective
Eijanaika
1981
as Matakichi
Café Lumière
2004
as Yoko's Father
Nuns That Bite
1977
What a Wonderful Family!
2016
as Numata
The Story of a Man Among Men
1984
The Hidden Blade
2004
as Kôda
Choji Snack Bar
1983
as Kozeki
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986
as Gonzoh
Yakuza Skirmishes
1972
The Armed Organization
1971
Suspicion
1982
as Prosecutor Munakata
Secret Information
1968
as Thug A
MARKS
1995
as Yuzo Rinbara
The Classroom of Terror
1976
Early Spring Story
1985
as Coffee shop owner
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977
Farewell to the Land
1982
as Farmer
The Motive
2004
as Mutuo Toura
Gang's Upward Strategy
1965
Pretty Devil Yoko
1966
as Cook
Momoe's Lips: Love Beast
1980
as Masanobu Ômichi
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2015
Street Mobster
1972
as Tetsuo
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
1965
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
1998
as Takano
About Her Brother
2010
as Shohei Tanno
The Longest Tunnel
1982
Japan Organized Crime Boss
1969
as Hamanaka-gumi Member
A Kamikaze Cop
1970
Quarreling with Yakuza
1973
Military Comfort Woman
1974
Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 31
2016
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
1972
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
1976
Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 30
2016
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
1978
as Takenosuke Shiga
Patience Has An End
1971
Yakuza Graveyard
1976
as Akira Kitajima
Violent Panic: The Big Crash
1976
Doberman Cop
1977
as Katsuo Kōyama
The Hoodlum Brothers
1965
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975
Nuclear Gypsies
1985
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
2019
It All Began When I Met You
2013
as Taizou
Uzumasa Limelight
2014
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976
Captain Ultra: The Movie
1967
as Joe, Space Alien
A Homance
1986
as Fukuoka
The Island Closest to Heaven
1984
as Yoshimi Aoyama
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
1988
as Noboru Takahashi (Episode 4)
Amateur Singing Contest
1999
The Drifting Classroom
1987
as Yoshio
Asabuki Riyako, Female Lawyer: The Young Eyewitness
1999
as Yunoshin Yabuhara
The Firefly
2001
Desperate Pursuit
1986
as Sano
Tsubaki Sanjuro
2007
as Kurofuji
Makeup
1987
The Domain: Flower and Dragon
1969
as Shunji
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969
Nogare no machi
1983
The Revolt
1980
as Sergeant Harada
Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
1970
Umi e, See You
1988
as Mizuki
A Brief Message from the Heart
1995
Festival Champ
1976
Gate of Youth 2
1982
as Ryoji Kimoto
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
1973
樅ノ木は残った
2010
The Stupid Teacher
2000
Curse of the Dog God
1977
Oda Nobunaga
1998
as Hirate Masahide
Chūshingura Urabanashi: Nakazō Kyōran
2000
Akuma no hitojichi
1983
as Mariko's Former Husband
Flower Season
1990
Karate Warriors
1976
as Goro Higashida
Girl in College
1969
Night Guy
1968
Turkish March: Castle of Dreams
1984
as Yoshikazu Honjô
The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor
2008
Giwaku
2009
as Fukutaro Shirakawa
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
1972
About Nenji Kobayashi
Toshiji Kobayashi (小林 稔侍, Kobayashi Toshiji, born on February 7, 1941), known by his stage name, Nenji Kobayashi (alternative reading of 稔侍), is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for Poppoya. With 231 credits spanning from 1963 to 2025, Nenji Kobayashi has appeared in 192 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nenji Kobayashi Movies
- Tokyo Taxi (2025)
- Gate of Youth (1981) — as Chota
- Railroad Man (1999) — as Senji Sugiura
- Night Train (1987) — as Shinji
- Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
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