Cast & creator
Akiji Kobayashi
Best known for Kamen Rider, Tales of the Bizarre, Ultraman
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 television role was Tōbei Tachibana ("Oya-san") in several series of the Kamen Rider franchise. He was one of Kon Ichikawa's favorite actors, appearing in 12 Ichikawa films. His final film appearance was Yatsuhaka-mura as Head of a Factory directed by Kon Ichikawa in 1996. He was the official dubbing artist of John Wayne and Richard Crenna. Kobayashi died of lung cancer in Yokohama on August 27, 1996, ten days before his 66th birthday.
Also known as: Shōji Kobayashi
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film credits
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television credits
103
1959–1997 · acting roles
7.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (103)
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Kamen Rider
Tobei Tachibana
1971
Tales of the Bizarre
1990
Ultraman
Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu
1966
Harakiri
1962
Professional Killers
1972
宇宙少年ソラン
ワイラー
1965
Attack, Jun
1979
Kamen Rider Stronger
Tobei Tachibana
1975
Kamen Rider V3
Tobei Tachibana
1973
Kamen Rider X
Tobei Tachibana
1974
Kojika Monogatari
ペニー
1983
Kamen Rider
Tobei Tachibana
1971The 47 Ronins of Ako
Hara Soemon
1979
Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories
1968
Operation: Mystery
Taizo Machida
1968
Kamen Rider Amazon
Tobei Tachibana
1974
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Nonaka Shôi
1959
Kwaidan
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
1965
Seibu Keisatsu
Minami Choutaro
1979
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Yuzo Tsuchiashi
1992
The Kagestar
Inspector Keibu Tonda
1976
Ie Naki Ko
1994
Shogun Assassin
Lord Kurogawa
1980
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Yuzo Tsuchiashi
1991
The Makioka Sisters
Seitaro Jinba
1983
The Longest Tunnel
1982Kamen Norider
Tobei Tachibana
1988
Fushoku no kōzō
Detective Okawa
1977
Afternoon When Flowers Fell
1989
47 Ronin
1994
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Ozunu Kurokuwa
1972
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972
Kamen Rider V3: The Movie
Tōbei Tachibana
1973
The Inugami Family
Kokichi Inugami
1976
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Narrator
1972
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Senior sergeant
1996
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Narrator
1972
Getting Any?
Chief of World Defence Force
1995
The Empty Table
1985
Death Shadows
1986
Black Rain
Katayama
1989
Pleasures of the Flesh
Mari's pimp
1965
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
Konton
1990
The Pornographers
Man at the Party
1966
Island of Hell
Takezo
1977
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
Capt. Toshio Muramatsu
1967
Mandala
1971
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
1993
Youth of the Beast
Tatsuo Nomoto
1963
Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders
Tobei Tachibana (archive footage)
1975
Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie
Tôbei Tachibana
1975
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
Toshio Muramatsu
1979
Lullaby to Kill
Koreya Kusakabe (manager)
1977
The Shogun Assassins
1979
Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko
Toubei Tachibana (voice)
1993
Queen Bee
Detective Kogure
1978
Suspicion
Chief of Police, Ishihara
1982
The 8-Tomb Village
1996
The House of Hanging
Sannosuke
1979
Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell
Tōbei Tachibana
1972
Utamaro's World
1977
The Return of the Filthy Seven
1967
Noh Mask Murders
1991
The Tale of Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean (voice)
1979
All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!
Tōbei Tachibana
1976
Yuki
Jinjii (voice)
1981
This Transient Life
1970
Run, Melos!
Dionysus II (voice)
1992
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman
Captain Toshio Muramatsu
1979
Ultraman Zearth
Fisherman
1996
The Father of Ultra Q
1966
Desperate Pursuit
Inoue
1986
Foundry Town
Hei-san
1962
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
Hanazuki
1986
Lonely Heart
1981
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
Tobei Tachibana
1972
Koto: The Ancient City
1980
Daigoro vs. Goliath
Hitoshi Suzuki
1972
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
Detective
1990
Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants
Tobei Tachibana
1973
Karate Cop
Asst Chief Fuji
1982
Five Riders vs. King Dark
Tobei Tachibana
1974
Go Go Kamen Rider
Tobei Tachibana
1971
Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie
Tōbei Tachibana
1975
The Black Hood
1981
The Pirates of Buban
1972
Fight of the Gamblers
1963
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87
Toshio Muramatsu
1989
Internal Sleuth
1973
The Curse of the Ghost
Naosuke
1969
The Birth of Ultraman
Toshio Muramatsu
1966
Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone
1997
Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
Captain Takamura
1971
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife
1971
Prison Break
1969
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
1982
The Men Who Made Ultraman
1989
Revive! Ultraman
1996Intruders
Ichiro Honma
1963
The Kagestar: The Movie
Inspector Tonda
1976
Immortal Kamen Rider Special
Tobei Tachibana
1979
The Woman Who Calls for Corpses
1973
Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
Kodera
1982