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Kaoru Kobayashi

74 yearsSeptember 4, 1951Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, JapanPopularity 1.1

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.

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Known For

The Boy and the Heron poster
7.4
The Boy and the Heron
2023
as Noble Pelican (voice)
The Funeral poster
7.1
The Funeral
1984
as Inose
Kubi poster
6.9
Kubi
2023
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Sham poster
8.0
Sham
2025
Love Begins in the World of If poster
Love Begins in the World of If
2025
as Gaku Ibushi

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.

Career

Filmography

Love Begins in the World of If poster
Love Begins in the World of If
2025
as Gaku Ibushi
Kubi poster
6.9
Kubi
2023
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
The Boy and the Heron poster
7.4
The Boy and the Heron
2023
as Noble Pelican (voice)
The Funeral poster
7.1
The Funeral
1984
as Inose
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