Akira Kobayashi

Akira Kobayashi

🎂 3rd November 1938 (87 yrs) 📍 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Known For

Zesshou

Biography

Akira Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 旭, Hepburn: Kobayashi Akira, born November 3, 1938) is a Japanese actor and singer. His nickname is Maito Gai (マイトガイ, "Might Guy").

Akira Kobayashi

Movies Featuring Akira Kobayashi

Road to the Don Theatrical Version

Road to the Don Theatrical Version (2003)

Shura Group Part 2

Shura Group Part 2 (2002)

Shura Group

Shura Group (2002)

Shura Group Part 3

Shura Group Part 3 (2002)

Emperor of Upheaval

Emperor of Upheaval (1993)

A Legend of Turmoil

A Legend of Turmoil (1992)

as Shuji Otaki
Again

Again (1984)

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)

as Akira Takeda
The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village

The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village (1978)

as Bannai Tarao
Tarao Bannai

Tarao Bannai (1978)

as Bannai Tarao
The Gate of Youth Part 2

The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977)

The Yakuza Code Still Lives

The Yakuza Code Still Lives (1976)

as Akimitsu Hojo
Operation Plazma in Osaka

Operation Plazma in Osaka (1976)

Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps

Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps (1975)

The Gate of Youth

The Gate of Youth (1975)

Code of Wolves

Code of Wolves (1974)

Father of the Kamikaze

Father of the Kamikaze (1974)

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)

as Akira Takeda
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers (1974)

Violent Streets

Violent Streets (1974)

as Yazaki Ryuji
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)

as Akira Takeda
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)

as Akira Takeda
Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)

Zorome no San Kyoudai

Zorome no San Kyoudai (1972)

The Killer

The Killer (1971)

Women Smell of Night

Women Smell of Night (1970)

Sign of the Jack

Sign of the Jack (1970)

as Yuji Hanamura
Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies

Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies (1970)

as Masaaki Kagari
Records of Bloodshed

Records of Bloodshed (1970)

as Minoru Nojiri
Greatest Boss of Japan

Greatest Boss of Japan (1970)

Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger

Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger (1970)

as Masaaki Kagari
Peonies And Dragons

Peonies And Dragons (1970)

Ginza Poacher

Ginza Poacher (1969)

as Tsuchida Akira
Bloody Territories

Bloody Territories (1969)

as Yuuji Komatsu, Oonogi Clan senior member
Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler

Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler (1969)

Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell

Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell (1969)

as One-eyed Ipponmatsu
The Rough One

The Rough One (1969)

as Yuji
The Elder Sister

The Elder Sister (1969)

as Goro Fujikawa
Women's Police: Part II

Women's Police: Part II (1969)

as Masaaki Kagari
100 Gamblers

100 Gamblers (1969)

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood (1969)

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin (1969)

Women's Police

Women's Police (1969)

as Masaaki Kagari
Exiled to Hell

Exiled to Hell (1969)

as Koiso Kikuji
Three Rogues

Three Rogues (1968)

Retaliation

Retaliation (1968)

as Kojiro Samukawa
Duel in the Storm

Duel in the Storm (1968)

as Seijiro Tamimura
Diamonds of the Andes

Diamonds of the Andes (1968)

Dice and Swords

Dice and Swords (1968)

The Endless Duel

The Endless Duel (1967)

My Sweetheart

My Sweetheart (1967)

as Director Sudo
Three Seconds to Zero Hour

Three Seconds to Zero Hour (1967)

as Yabuki
対決

対決 (1967)

The Singing Gunman

The Singing Gunman (1967)

The Reckless One

The Reckless One (1967)

Immortal Guy

Immortal Guy (1967)

Shin yūkyōden

Shin yūkyōden (1966)

Fearless Comrades

Fearless Comrades (1966)

Black Tight Killers

Black Tight Killers (1966)

as Daisuke Hondo
The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil

The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil (1966)

The Dragon of Macao

The Dragon of Macao (1965)

as Ryu
Bastards Without Borders

Bastards Without Borders (1965)

as Shinsuke Henmi
The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice

The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice (1965)

as Koji Himuro
Three Stray Dogs

Three Stray Dogs (1965)

The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate

The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate (1965)

as Koji Himuro
Gambling is My Destiny

Gambling is My Destiny (1965)

The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow

The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow (1965)

Modern Yakuza: Chivalry

Modern Yakuza: Chivalry (1965)

Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure

Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure (1965)

Traveling Alone with a Guitar

Traveling Alone with a Guitar (1964)

Call My Black Dice

Call My Black Dice (1964)

The Call of Blood

The Call of Blood (1964)

as Ryôta Asari
A Wandering Gambler

A Wandering Gambler (1964)

Punishment of a Lawless Villian

Punishment of a Lawless Villian (1964)

The Flower and the Angry Waves

The Flower and the Angry Waves (1964)

Tale on Tokai Chivalry

Tale on Tokai Chivalry (1964)

Kanto Wanderer

Kanto Wanderer (1963)

as Katsuta
Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji

Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji (1963)

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary (1963)

Tale on Kanto Chivalry

Tale on Kanto Chivalry (1963)

as Daisaku
Ginza no jirochō

Ginza no jirochō (1963)

Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou

Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou (1963)

Badge of the Night

Badge of the Night (1963)

Hatoba no tobakushi

Hatoba no tobakushi (1963)

Utau abarenbō

Utau abarenbō (1962)

Bōkyō no umi

Bōkyō no umi (1962)

Jigoku no yoru wa makka da ze

Jigoku no yoru wa makka da ze (1962)

The Rambler Returns Home

The Rambler Returns Home (1962)

as Hiroshi Taki
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love

Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love (1962)

as Jun Yamakawa
Return of the Whirlwind

Return of the Whirlwind (1962)

Song of a Traveller

Song of a Traveller (1962)

A Rampage Full of Dreams

A Rampage Full of Dreams (1962)

Love in the Air

Love in the Air (1962)

as Shōji Satake
The Rambler Goes North

The Rambler Goes North (1962)

The Black Scar

The Black Scar (1961)

Standing Towards the Great Forest

Standing Towards the Great Forest (1961)

The Plateau Man

The Plateau Man (1961)

Where the Horizon Meets the Sun

Where the Horizon Meets the Sun (1961)

Rambling in the Sea

Rambling in the Sea (1961)

Rambling in the Wind

Rambling in the Wind (1961)

でかんしょ風来坊

でかんしょ風来坊 (1961)

Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm

Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm (1961)

as Ginza Whirlwind
Pacific Porters

Pacific Porters (1961)

The Rambler under the Southern Cross

The Rambler under the Southern Cross (1961)

The Angry Rambler

The Angry Rambler (1960)

The Rambler Rides Again

The Rambler Rides Again (1960)

as Shinji
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm (1960)

Tokyo Mighty Guy

Tokyo Mighty Guy (1960)

as Jirô Shimizu
The Rambler in the Sunset

The Rambler in the Sunset (1960)

Wind of Volcano

Wind of Volcano (1960)

Return of the Vagabond

Return of the Vagabond (1960)

He's the Witness

He's the Witness (1960)

The Guitarist from the Sea

The Guitarist from the Sea (1960)

The Poem of the Blue Star

The Poem of the Blue Star (1960)

The Guitarist and the Rancher

The Guitarist and the Rancher (1960)

Who is in the Background?

Who is in the Background? (1959)

The Rambling Guitarist

The Rambling Guitarist (1959)

as Taki
The Human Cyclone

The Human Cyclone (1959)

as Takuya Nikaidō (The "Ginza Whirlwind")
Farewell to Southern Tosa

Farewell to Southern Tosa (1959)

Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero

Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero (1959)

Wakai hyou no mure

Wakai hyou no mure (1959)

Tokyo no Kodoku

Tokyo no Kodoku (1959)

I Will Challenge

I Will Challenge (1959)

Gunshū no naka no taiyō

Gunshū no naka no taiyō (1959)

Get Over Her

Get Over Her (1959)

Friendship of Jazz

Friendship of Jazz (1959)

as Minoru Hata
The Perfect Game

The Perfect Game (1958)

as Sôji Ôki
Zesshou

Zesshou (1958)

as Junkichi Sonoda
Young Breasts

Young Breasts (1958)

The Boy Who Came Back

The Boy Who Came Back (1958)

The Nun

The Nun (1958)

as Akio Agata
Rusty Knife

Rusty Knife (1958)

as Makoto Terada
高校四年

高校四年 (1957)

The Way of Youth

The Way of Youth (1957)

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)

as Genzui Kusaka
Who's the Real Killer

Who's the Real Killer (1957)

as Jiro
This Day's Life

This Day's Life (1957)

The Champion

The Champion (1957)

as Cameo
Hungry Soul, Part II

Hungry Soul, Part II (1956)

as Akira Ogouchi
Hungry Soul

Hungry Soul (1956)

as Akira Ogouchi