Actor

Kaoru Kobayashi

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.

Born September 4, 1951 Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan1 movie on MoviHero

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Princess Mononoke

1997 · 2h 14m · Adventure · Animation

A voice performance as Jikobo (voice).

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1997
Princess Mononoke2h 14m · Adventure · Animation
Jikobo (voice)

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2025
The Last Blossom
Akutsu (1986) (voice)
2025
Sham
Actor
2025
Oboe no Nai Satsujin
Actor
2024
Promised Land
Actor
2024
The Yin Yang Master Zero
Fujiwara Yosuke
2023
Kubi
Tokugawa Ieyasu
2023
Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
Actor
2023
The Boy and the Heron
Noble Pelican (voice)
2023
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
Actor
2023
Trapped Balloon
Shigezo Kojima
2022
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Shoichi Hoshino
2022
Yes, I Can't Swim
Professor Kamoshita
2022
Winter Rose
Giichi Wataguchi
2021
Arc
Rihito
2021
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
Hirotaro Yamane
2020
Independence of Japan
Actor
2019
The Island of Cats
Iwao
2019
His Lost Name
Tetsuro
2018
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
Mamoru Fujita
2017
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
Takeo Matsuoka
2017
Lear on the Shore
Actor
2017
Mukoku
Shozo Yatabe
2017
Kiseki: Sobito of That Day
Seiichi Morita
2017
An Emblem Dedicated To You
Nakagawa Akiko
2016
Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
Jisaku Koka
2016
Midnight Diner 2
Master
2016
Natsumi's Firefly
Sakakiyama
2016
Botchan
Madonna’s father
2014
Midnight Diner
Master
2014
Climbing to Spring
Isao Nagamine
2013
The End of Summer
Shingo Kosugi
2013
Leaving on the 15th Spring
Toshiharu Nakazato
2013
The Great Passage
Kohei Araki
2013
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
Masashi Sera
2011
The Egoists
Kazuyuki Ninomiya
2010
Sketches of Kaitan City
Ryuzo Higa
2010
Abraxas
Actor
2010
A Crowd of Three
Actor
2010
Haru's Journey
Kinoshita
2010
Boys on the Run
Suzuki san
2009
Kamui
Hanbei
2008
Then Summer Came
Actor
2008
Vacation
Toru Hirai
2008
Double Trouble
Actor
2007
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Oton
2006
The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya
Yasutada Kamiya
2006
Tales from Earthsea
The King (voice)
2005
A Melody for My Father
Actor
2005
Female
Old man
2004
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
Mitsuru Watanabe
2003
Like Asura
Takao Satomi
2002
Ten Dark Women
Actor
2002
Ghiblies: Episode 2
Toshi-chan (Voice)
1999
Le Secret
杉田平介
1999
The Black House
Actor
1999
Secret
Heisuke Sugita
1999
The Washing Machine
Taiji Ogami
1999
Coquille
Tatsuya Urayama
1996
The Way of Osaka Financing 1
Actor
1994
Uneasy Encounters
Actor
1993
Chibusa
Actor
1993
The Tomb & the Divorce
Yoshinori Ishino
1993
The Last U-Boat
Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän
1991
Shimanto River
Actor
1990
Hong Kong Paradise
Hachirou Ooishi
1989
Untamagiru
Giru
1988
Love and Action in Osaka
Actor
1988
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)
1987
Twilight of the Cockroaches
Saitô (voice)
1986
For Business
Miyabi Sakuramiya
1985
And Then
Tsunejiro Hiraoka
1985
Love Letter
Tetsushi Kamiya
1985
Paradise View
Reishu Goya
1984
The Funeral
Inose
1984
The Wangan Highway
Nakamura
1984
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!
Actor
1983
The Second Love
Hideo Hyuga
1982
The Dropout
Miura
1982
Nikutai no shokei
Magazine reporter
1981
Hear the Wind Sing
Me
1981
Call from Darkness
Tatsuo Tamura
1979
Eighteen Years, to the Sea
Eisuke Morimoto
1977
Ballad of Orin
Torazo
1976
The Sea of Genkai
Actor

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Princess Mononoke

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Akihiro Miwa

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Princess Mononoke

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

1 shared film on MoviHero

Princess Mononoke

Actor

Hisaya Morishige

1 shared film on MoviHero

Princess Mononoke

Actor

Makoto Satō

1 shared film on MoviHero

Princess Mononoke

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Actor

Kaoru Kobayashi

Born September 4, 1951 Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan1 movie on MoviHero

Explore movies

WHERE TO START

Where to start

A selection of released films from our catalog, with the credited role to help you choose.

Princess Mononoke

1997 · 2h 14m · Adventure · Animation

A voice performance as Jikobo (voice).

Open movie guide

THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About Kaoru Kobayashi

GALLERY

Photos

Portraits of Kaoru Kobayashi.

MOVIHERO CREDITS

Movies and roles

Explore 1 movie guide, credited roles and upcoming releases.

Movies on MoviHero 1

Showing 1 of 1 credit

1997
Princess Mononoke2h 14m · Adventure · Animation
Jikobo (voice)

More film credits 84 additional titles

These credits do not currently have a MoviHero movie guide. Use the filters to separate released and upcoming work.

Search movie titles, years and roles

Showing 8 of 84 credits

2025
The Last Blossom
Akutsu (1986) (voice)
2025
Sham
Actor
2025
Oboe no Nai Satsujin
Actor
2024
Promised Land
Actor
2024
The Yin Yang Master Zero
Fujiwara Yosuke
2023
Kubi
Tokugawa Ieyasu
2023
Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
Actor
2023
The Boy and the Heron
Noble Pelican (voice)
2023
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
Actor
2023
Trapped Balloon
Shigezo Kojima
2022
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Shoichi Hoshino
2022
Yes, I Can't Swim
Professor Kamoshita
2022
Winter Rose
Giichi Wataguchi
2021
Arc
Rihito
2021
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
Hirotaro Yamane
2020
Independence of Japan
Actor
2019
The Island of Cats
Iwao
2019
His Lost Name
Tetsuro
2018
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
Mamoru Fujita
2017
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
Takeo Matsuoka
2017
Lear on the Shore
Actor
2017
Mukoku
Shozo Yatabe
2017
Kiseki: Sobito of That Day
Seiichi Morita
2017
An Emblem Dedicated To You
Nakagawa Akiko
2016
Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
Jisaku Koka
2016
Midnight Diner 2
Master
2016
Natsumi's Firefly
Sakakiyama
2016
Botchan
Madonna’s father
2014
Midnight Diner
Master
2014
Climbing to Spring
Isao Nagamine
2013
The End of Summer
Shingo Kosugi
2013
Leaving on the 15th Spring
Toshiharu Nakazato
2013
The Great Passage
Kohei Araki
2013
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody
Masashi Sera
2011
The Egoists
Kazuyuki Ninomiya
2010
Sketches of Kaitan City
Ryuzo Higa
2010
Abraxas
Actor
2010
A Crowd of Three
Actor
2010
Haru's Journey
Kinoshita
2010
Boys on the Run
Suzuki san
2009
Kamui
Hanbei
2008
Then Summer Came
Actor
2008
Vacation
Toru Hirai
2008
Double Trouble
Actor
2007
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Oton
2006
The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya
Yasutada Kamiya
2006
Tales from Earthsea
The King (voice)
2005
A Melody for My Father
Actor
2005
Female
Old man
2004
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
Mitsuru Watanabe
2003
Like Asura
Takao Satomi
2002
Ten Dark Women
Actor
2002
Ghiblies: Episode 2
Toshi-chan (Voice)
1999
Le Secret
杉田平介
1999
The Black House
Actor
1999
Secret
Heisuke Sugita
1999
The Washing Machine
Taiji Ogami
1999
Coquille
Tatsuya Urayama
1996
The Way of Osaka Financing 1
Actor
1994
Uneasy Encounters
Actor
1993
Chibusa
Actor
1993
The Tomb & the Divorce
Yoshinori Ishino
1993
The Last U-Boat
Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän
1991
Shimanto River
Actor
1990
Hong Kong Paradise
Hachirou Ooishi
1989
Untamagiru
Giru
1988
Love and Action in Osaka
Actor
1988
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
Shigeru Kosaka (Episode 4)
1987
Twilight of the Cockroaches
Saitô (voice)
1986
For Business
Miyabi Sakuramiya
1985
And Then
Tsunejiro Hiraoka
1985
Love Letter
Tetsushi Kamiya
1985
Paradise View
Reishu Goya
1984
The Funeral
Inose
1984
The Wangan Highway
Nakamura
1984
Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!
Actor
1983
The Second Love
Hideo Hyuga
1982
The Dropout
Miura
1982
Nikutai no shokei
Magazine reporter
1981
Hear the Wind Sing
Me
1981
Call from Darkness
Tatsuo Tamura
1979
Eighteen Years, to the Sea
Eisuke Morimoto
1977
Ballad of Orin
Torazo
1976
The Sea of Genkai
Actor

CHARACTER GUIDES

Characters and roles

Explore character guides connected to Kaoru Kobayashi's movie credits.

voice

Jikobo

Princess Mononoke

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Shared credits

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Actor

Akihiro Miwa

1 shared film on MoviHero

Princess Mononoke

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

1 shared film on MoviHero

Princess Mononoke

Actor

Hisaya Morishige

1 shared film on MoviHero

Princess Mononoke

Actor

Makoto Satō

1 shared film on MoviHero

Princess Mononoke

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