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Kaoru Kobayashi
Acting
Born: September 4, 1951
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Kaoru Kobayashi is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto. A multi-award winning thespian, he won best actor at the 30th Yokohama Film Festival and best-supporting actor at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Sorobanzuku.
Known For

Princess Mononoke
as Jikobo (voice)

The Boy and the Heron
as Noble Pelican (voice)

Tales from Earthsea
as The King (voice)

Sketches of Kaitan City
as Ryuzo Higa

The Yin Yang Master Zero
as Fujiwara Yosuke

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
as Hirotaro Yamane

Secret
as Heisuke Sugita

Kubi
as Tokugawa Ieyasu

Midnight Diner
as Master

The Funeral
as Inose