Nenji Kobayashi
Known for Acting · 232 credits
- Born
- 1941-02-07 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan
- Also known as
- Toshiji Kobayashi
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)
SMAP×SMAP
1996
as Skit Guest
The Woman of S.R.I.
1999
as Shunsuke Koba
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
as Tsuyosi Teshigawara（勅使河原 毅）
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994
HOTEL
1990
as Mochida Kenichi
Hanekonma
1986
as Kojiro Tachibana
Mission To Kill
2009
Onna Keiji Mizuki: Kyoto Rakusai Sho Monogatari
2005
as Narumi Toshiro
Pro Hunter
1981
as 木戸吾郎
Dear Students!
2007
The Castle of Sand
2011
Papa to Nat-chan
1991
Papa for One Summer
2003
as Daigoro Konari
仮面の女
1998
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
1981
A Dangerous Woman
1998
Stalker
1997
さよなら李香蘭
1989
Older brother
1977
as Bunkichi
Summer Department Store Story
1995
Nogaremono Orin
2006
as Mikawado Seneimon
Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
1987
The Story of Bodyguard Shuhei Fujisawa
1997
as Matahachiro Aoe
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi
1993
Yellow Taped Newswoman
2015
as Kenkichi Isomura
マリッジ
2012
高村薫サスペンス 去りゆく日に
2009
真実を追う男
2002
Zeimuchou Sakan Madogiwa Tarou no Jikenbo Special
走れ！事件記者 娘に捧げる最後のスクープ
2006
炎の警備隊長・五十嵐杜夫
2003
鉄道警察官・清村公三郎
2005
いなか刑事 伊原泰三の退職捜査日誌
2001
大空港警察副署長 日暮征次郎走る!
2005
軽井沢駐在犬日誌
2015
横山秀夫サスペンス「真相」
2005
西村京太郎サスペンス 寝台特急「はやぶさ」の女
2003
日丸教授の事件ノート
2003
西村京太郎トラベルサスペンス 寝台特急八分停車
2004
Movies (193)
Yakuza Skirmishes
1972
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
1968
Captain Ultra: The Movie
1967
as Joe, Space Alien
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972
The Hoodlum Brothers
1965
Gang's Upward Strategy
1965
Girl in College
1969
Asabuki Riyako, Female Lawyer: The Young Eyewitness
1999
as Yunoshin Yabuhara
Tokyo Taxi
2025
as Customer
Night Train
1987
as Shinji
Secret Club 000
1965
The Twilight Samurai
2002
as Choubei Kusaka
Color
1965
Nogare no machi
1983
The Bullet Train
1975
as Morimoto
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
as Tsune
Message from Space
1978
as Officer Fox
Station
1981
as Detective Tatsumi
Railroad Man
1999
as Senji Sugiura
Tracked
1985
as Moritani
Love Beast: Attack!
1981
as Kawamura
The Armed Organization
1971
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
1983
as Customer at 'Hero'
The Longest Tunnel
1982
Shogun's Samurai
1978
as Scarred Ronin
Secret Information
1968
as Thug A
Demon
1985
as Toshio
New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
1976
What a Wonderful Family!
2016
as Numata
Nuns That Bite
1977
Love and Honor
2006
as Sakunosuke Higuchi
Tokyo Family
2013
as Numata
Tokyo Bordello
1987
as Giichi Tsubosaka
His Motorbike, Her Island
1986
as News Reporter
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
as Hiroshi Taniguchi
Gambler's World
1967
as Honma
Curse of the Dog God
1977
Yakuza Graveyard
1976
as Akira Kitajima
Moment of Demon
1985
as Sushi chef
Japan Organized Crime Boss
1969
as Hamanaka-gumi Member
47 Ronin
1994
Code Between Brothers: All New
1970
Big Bad Wolf
1973
Choji Snack Bar
1983
as Kozeki
Café Lumière
2004
as Yoko's Father
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
1972
Karate Warriors
1976
as Goro Higashida
The Motive
2004
as Mutuo Toura
The Little House
2014
as Gunji Arai
Virus
1980
as Doctor's Assistant #2
A Kamikaze Cop
1970
Crazy Thunder Road
1980
as Tsuyoshi
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
1998
as Takano
Gate of Youth
1981
as Chota
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
1976
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975
as Katsuo Shimura
Farewell to the Land
1982
as Farmer
What a Wonderful Family! 2
2017
as Ginnpei Maruta
The Drifting Classroom
1987
as Yoshio
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986
as Gonzoh
The Hidden Blade
2004
as Kôda
Doberman Cop
1977
as Katsuo Kōyama
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020
as Kizuma
About Her Brother
2010
as Shohei Tanno
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
1970
Uzumasa Limelight
2014
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969
It's a Flickering Life
2021
Suspicion
1982
as Prosecutor Munakata
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
1972
The Wicked
1980
as Detective
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
1972
as Shimizu
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
2019
Japan's Don
1977
MARKS
1995
as Yuzo Rinbara
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
1978
as Takenosuke Shiga
Glorious Fights
1966
Impossibility Defense
2018
as Hiroshi Torimori
Eijanaika
1981
as Matakichi
Military Comfort Woman
1974
The Revolt
1980
as Sergeant Harada
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2015
Lonely Heart
1985
as Douryou Inoue
Gate of Youth 2
1982
as Ryoji Kimoto
Tsubaki Sanjuro
2007
as Kurofuji
It All Began When I Met You
2013
as Taizou
Desperate Pursuit
1986
as Sano
Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters
1970
Saraba Abunai Deka
2016
Street Mobster
1972
as Tetsuo
Umi e, See You
1988
as Mizuki
Amateur Singing Contest
1999
A Homance
1986
as Fukuoka
Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File 3
2014
Winter's Flower
1978
as Kiichiro Hanai
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976
Akuma no hitojichi
1983
as Mariko's Former Husband
Prison Boss
1968
Oda Nobunaga
1998
as Hirate Masahide
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
1965
Game of Chance
1966
as Tiger
Lullaby of Death
1982
as Detective Akutsu
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
1972
as The Young Man
Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
1971
Early Spring Story
1985
as Coffee shop owner
The Island Closest to Heaven
1984
as Yoshimi Aoyama
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Toire no kamisama
2011
as Shunji Uemura
Hanayome
2012
Nuclear Gypsies
1985
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
1988
as Noboru Takahashi (Episode 4)
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
1973
Violent Panic: The Big Crash
1976
as Mitsuo Seki
Momoe's Lips: Love Beast
1980
as Masanobu Ômichi
Fear of Sex
1970
The Stupid Teacher
2000
The Seburi Story
1985
Nerves for Victory
1966
森村誠一女のサスペンス「マリッジ」
2021
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 232 credits spanning from 1963 to 2025, Nenji Kobayashi has appeared in 193 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nenji Kobayashi Movies
- Yakuza Skirmishes (1972)
- Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza (1968)
- Captain Ultra: The Movie (1967) — as Joe, Space Alien
- Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
- The Hoodlum Brothers (1965)
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