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{{short description|Japanese actor}}
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| caption = Kobayashi in 1955
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|11|23}}
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| birth_place = [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]], [[Japan]]
| birth_place = [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]], [[Japan]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|9|16|1923|11|23}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|9|16|1923|11|23|df=y}}
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| yearsactive = 1942–2009
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{{nihongo|'''Keiju Kobayashi'''| 小林桂樹|Kobayashi Keiju|23 November 1923 – 16 September 2010}} was a Japanese [[actor]] who appeared in 253 films in a career spanning 67 years.
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{{nihongo|'''Keiju Kobayashi'''| 小林桂樹|Kobayashi Keiju|23 November 1923 – 16 September 2010}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[actor]]. Born in [[Gunma Prefecture]],<ref name="JT">{{cite news|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100919b1.html|title=Actor Keiju Kobayashi dies at 86|date=19 September 2010|work=The Japan Times|accessdate=2 October 2010}}</ref> he began acting at the [[Nikkatsu]] studio after [[dropping out]] of [[Nihon University]] and made his film debut in 1942.<ref name="Filmbiz">{{cite news|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/veteran-actor-kobayashi-keiju-dies|title=Veteran actor Kobayashi Keiju dies|last=Cremin|first=Stephen|date=19 September 2010|work=Film Business Asia|accessdate=2 October 2010}}</ref> In a career that spanned 65 years, he appeared in over 250 films, most famously in the "Company President" (Shachō) comedy films made at [[Toho]], where he worked alongside [[Hisaya Morishige]], [[Daisuke Katō]], [[Norihei Miki]], and others.<ref name="Filmbiz" /> There he helped define the popular image of the postwar [[salaryman]].<ref name="Tange">{{cite web|url=http://www.aarongerow.com/news/kobayashi-keiju.html|title=Kobayashi Keiju|last=Gerow|first=Aaron|date=18 September 2010|publisher=Tangemania|accessdate=2 October 2010}}</ref> He also won many awards for his acting, including best actor awards at the [[Mainichi Film Awards]] for ''[[The Naked General]]'' in 1958 (where he played [[Kiyoshi Yamashita]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-movie.net/about/history13.html|title=Mainichi Eiga Konkūru no ayumi: 1958-nen|publisher=Mainichi Film Awards|language=Japanese|accessdate=2 October 2010}}</ref> for ''[[Kuroi gashū]]'' in 1960,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-movie.net/about/history15.html |title=Mainichi Eiga Konkūru no ayumi: 1960-nen |publisher=Mainichi Film Awards |language=Japanese |accessdate=2 October 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723085354/http://www.japan-movie.net/about/history15.html |archivedate=23 July 2011 |df= }}</ref> and for ''[[The Elegant Life of Mr Everyman]]'' in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-movie.net/about/history18.html |title=Mainichi Eiga Konkūru no ayumi: 1963-nen |publisher=Mainichi Film Awards |language=Japanese |accessdate=2 October 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005052001/http://www.japan-movie.net/about/history18.html |archivedate= 5 October 2010 |df= }}</ref> Kobayashi appeared in films made by such notable directors as [[Akira Kurosawa]], [[Yasujirō Ozu]], [[Mikio Naruse]], and [[Kihachi Okamoto]]. He continued to give powerful performances after largely moving to television in the late 1960s.<ref name="Tange" />

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Born in [[Gunma Prefecture]],<ref name="JT">{{cite news|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100919b1.html|title=Actor Keiju Kobayashi dies at 86|date=19 September 2010|work=The Japan Times|access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref> he began acting at the [[Nikkatsu]] studio after [[dropping out]] of [[Nihon University]] and made his film debut in 1942.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2010/09/19/kiji/K20100919Z00001990.html|title=小林桂樹さん逝く…サラリーマン像非凡に演じる|work=スポニチ|date=19 September 2010|accessdate=13 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="kine">{{cite web|url=http://sp.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/person.aspx?person_id=87443&key_search=%E5%B0%8F%E6%9E%97%E6%A1%82%E6%A8%B9|title=Keiju Kobayashi Biography|publisher=[[Kinema Junpo]]|access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="Filmbiz">{{cite news|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/veteran-actor-kobayashi-keiju-dies|title=Veteran actor Kobayashi Keiju dies|last=Cremin|first=Stephen|date=19 September 2010|work=Film Business Asia|access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref> In 1956 he moved to [[Toho]] film company.<ref name="kine" /> In a career that spanned 65 years, he appeared in over 250 films, most famously in the "Company President" (Shachō) comedy films made at [[Toho]], where he worked alongside [[Hisaya Morishige]], [[Daisuke Katō]], [[Norihei Miki]], and others.<ref name="Filmbiz" /> There he helped define the popular image of the postwar [[salaryman]].<ref name="Tange">{{cite web|url=http://www.aarongerow.com/news/kobayashi-keiju.html|title=Kobayashi Keiju|last=Gerow|first=Aaron|date=18 September 2010|publisher=Tangemania|access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref> He also won many awards for his acting, including best actor awards at the [[Mainichi Film Awards]] for ''[[The Naked General]]'' in 1958 (where he played [[Kiyoshi Yamashita]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-movie.net/about/history13.html|title=Mainichi Eiga Konkūru no ayumi: 1958-nen|publisher=Mainichi Film Awards|language=ja|access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref> for ''[[Kuroi gashū]]'' in 1960,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-movie.net/about/history15.html |title=Mainichi Eiga Konkūru no ayumi: 1960-nen |publisher=Mainichi Film Awards |language=ja |access-date=2 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723085354/http://www.japan-movie.net/about/history15.html |archive-date=23 July 2011 }}</ref> and for ''[[The Elegant Life of Mr Everyman]]'' in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-movie.net/about/history18.html |title=Mainichi Eiga Konkūru no ayumi: 1963-nen |publisher=Mainichi Film Awards |language=ja |access-date=2 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005052001/http://www.japan-movie.net/about/history18.html |archive-date= 5 October 2010 }}</ref> Kobayashi appeared in films made by such notable directors as [[Akira Kurosawa]], [[Yasujirō Ozu]], [[Mikio Naruse]], and [[Kihachi Okamoto]]. He continued to give powerful performances after largely moving to television in the late 1960s.<ref name="Tange" />

He also portrayed the voice of the "Shirō Nishi" in the original Japanese version of the [[Studio Ghibli]] anime film [[Whisper of the Heart]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eiga-square.jp/title/mimi_wo_sumaseba/character/3|title=西 司朗(小林 桂樹)|work=映画スクエア|accessdate=13 June 2021}}</ref>


He died on 16 September 2010 of heart failure at the age of 86.<ref name="JT" /><ref name="Filmbiz" />
He died on 16 September 2010 of heart failure at the age of 86.<ref name="JT" /><ref name="Filmbiz" />


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
===Film===
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*''[[The Rainbow Man (1949 film)|The Rainbow Man]]'' (1949) - Ryosuke Akashi
*''[[Husband and Wife (1953 film)|Husband and Wife]]'' (1953)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.japanese-cinema-db.jp/Details?id=4955|title= 夫婦(1953)|access-date= 31 January 2021|work= Japanese Cinema Database}}</ref>
*''[[Night School (1956 film)|Night School]]'' (1956)
*''[[Night School (1956 film)|Night School]]'' (1956)
*''[[Shūu]]'' (1956)
*''[[Shūu]]'' (1956)
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*''[[The End of Summer]]'' (1961)
*''[[The End of Summer]]'' (1961)
*''[[Burari Bura-bura Monogatari]]'' (1962)
*''[[Burari Bura-bura Monogatari]]'' (1962)
*{{nihongo|''[[The Elegant Life of Mr Everyman]]''|江分利満氏の優雅な生活|Eburi Man-shi no yūgana seikatsu}} (1963)
*''[[The Elegant Life of Mr Everyman]]'' (1963)
*''[[Sanjuro]]'' (1962)
*''[[Sanjuro]]'' (1962)
*''[[Ken (film)|The Sword]]'' (1964)
*''[[Ken (film)|The Sword]]'' (1964)
*''[[Samurai Assassin]]'' (1965)
*''[[Samurai Assassin]]'' (1965)
*''[[The Stranger Within a Woman]]'' (1966)
*''[[Japan's Longest Day]]'' (1967)
*''[[Japan's Longest Day]]'' (1967)
*''[[Shinsengumi (1969 film)|Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor]]'' (1969)
*''[[Shinsengumi (1969 film)|Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor]]'' (1969)
*''[[The Militarists]]'' (1970), [[Hideki Tojo]]
*''[[Bakumatsu (film)|Bakumatsu]]'' (1970)
*''[[Battle of Okinawa (film)|Battle of Okinawa]]'' (1971)
*''[[Battle of Okinawa (film)|Battle of Okinawa]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Submersion of Japan (1973 film)|Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Submersion of Japan (1973 film)|Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973)
*''[[Tora-san, the Intellectual]]'' (1975)
*''[[Tora-san, the Intellectual]]'' (1975)
*''[[Mount Hakkoda (1977 film)|Mount Hakkoda]]'' (1977) – Tsumura
*''[[Mount Hakkoda (1977 film)|Mount Hakkoda]]'' (1977) – Tsumura
*''[[Imperial Navy (film)|Imperial Navy]]'' (1981) – [[Isoroku Yamamoto]]
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*''[[Okinawan Boys]]'' (1983)
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984)
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984)
*''[[Tree Without Leaves]]'' (1986)
*''[[Tree Without Leaves]]'' (1986)
*''[[A Taxing Woman]]'' (1987)
*''[[A Taxing Woman]]'' (1987)
*''[[Whisper of the Heart (film)|Whisper of the Heart]]'' (1995) – Shirō Nishi (voice)
*''[[Whisper of the Heart (film)|Whisper of the Heart]]'' (1995) – Shirō Nishi (voice)
*''[[Vengeance for Sale]]'' (2002)
*''Koi Suru Kanojo, Nishi e'' (2008)
*''Koi Suru Kanojo, Nishi e'' (2008)
*''Hoshino Kunikara Magofutari'' (2009) Genichi Kuwano(Final film role)
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===Television===
*''[[Katsu Kaishū (Taiga drama)|Katsu Kaishū]]'' (1975, [[Taiga drama]]) - Tadahiro Okubo
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*''[[Kaze to Kumo to Niji to]]'' (1975, Taiga drama) - Taira no Yoshimasa
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*''[[Edo no Kaze]]'' (1975~1981, Edo series) - Magobei Hayashida
*''[[Edo no Uzu]]'' (1978, Edo series) - Hanbei Karaki
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*''[[Edo no Gekitou]]'' (1979, Edo series) - Chobei Hanasaka
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*''[[Tokugawa Ieyasu (Taiga drama)|Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'' (1983, Taiga drama) - [[Sessai Choro|Taigen Sessai]]
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*''Haru no Hatō'' (1985, Taiga drama) - [[Fukuzawa Yukichi]]
*''Muta Kenji Jikenfailu'' (1983-2007) - Ichiro Muta
*''Haikei Chichiuesama'' (2007) -Seisiro Kumazawa


===Dubbing===
==Selected television appearances==
*''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' – Tramp<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.thecinema.jp/vod/ladyandthetramp-movie/|title= わんわん物語|access-date= 30 January 2023|work= The Cinema}}</ref>
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*''[[Kaze to Kumo to Niji to ]]'' (1975)
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*''[[Edo no Kaze ]]'' (1975~1981)
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*''[[Edo no Uzu]]'' (1978)
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*''[[Edo no Gekitou　]]'' (1979)
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*''[[Tokugawa Ieyasu (Taiga drama)|Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'' (1983) - [[Sessai Choro|Taigen Sessai]]
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*''Haru no Hatō'' (1985) - [[Fukuzawa Yukichi]]


==Honours==
==Honours==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb name|id=0462013|name=Keiju Kobayashi}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0462013|name=Keiju Kobayashi}}
* {{jmdb name|id=0181180|name=Kobayashi Keiju}}
* {{jmdb name|id=0181180|name=Kobayashi Keiju}}


{{Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor}}
{{Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor}}
{{Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor}}
{{Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor}}
{{Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor}}


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[[Category:1923 births]]
[[Category:1923 births]]
[[Category:2010 deaths]]
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Latest revision as of 12:46, 29 April 2024

Keiju Kobayashi
Kobayashi in 1955
Born(1923-11-23)23 November 1923
Gunma, Japan
Died16 September 2010(2010-09-16) (aged 86)
OccupationActor
Years active1942–2009

Keiju Kobayashi (小林桂樹, Kobayashi Keiju, 23 November 1923 – 16 September 2010) was a Japanese actor who appeared in 253 films in a career spanning 67 years.

Born in Gunma Prefecture,[1] he began acting at the Nikkatsu studio after dropping out of Nihon University and made his film debut in 1942.[2][3][4] In 1956 he moved to Toho film company.[3] In a career that spanned 65 years, he appeared in over 250 films, most famously in the "Company President" (Shachō) comedy films made at Toho, where he worked alongside Hisaya Morishige, Daisuke Katō, Norihei Miki, and others.[4] There he helped define the popular image of the postwar salaryman.[5] He also won many awards for his acting, including best actor awards at the Mainichi Film Awards for The Naked General in 1958 (where he played Kiyoshi Yamashita),[6] for Kuroi gashū in 1960,[7] and for The Elegant Life of Mr Everyman in 1963.[8] Kobayashi appeared in films made by such notable directors as Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and Kihachi Okamoto. He continued to give powerful performances after largely moving to television in the late 1960s.[5]

He also portrayed the voice of the "Shirō Nishi" in the original Japanese version of the Studio Ghibli anime film Whisper of the Heart in 1995.[9]

He died on 16 September 2010 of heart failure at the age of 86.[1][4]

Selected filmography

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Film

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Television

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Dubbing

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Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Actor Keiju Kobayashi dies at 86". The Japan Times. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  2. ^ "小林桂樹さん逝く…サラリーマン像非凡に演じる". スポニチ. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Keiju Kobayashi Biography". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Cremin, Stephen (19 September 2010). "Veteran actor Kobayashi Keiju dies". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  5. ^ a b Gerow, Aaron (18 September 2010). "Kobayashi Keiju". Tangemania. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Mainichi Eiga Konkūru no ayumi: 1958-nen" (in Japanese). Mainichi Film Awards. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Mainichi Eiga Konkūru no ayumi: 1960-nen" (in Japanese). Mainichi Film Awards. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Mainichi Eiga Konkūru no ayumi: 1963-nen" (in Japanese). Mainichi Film Awards. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  9. ^ "西 司朗(小林 桂樹)". 映画スクエア. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  10. ^ "夫婦(1953)". Japanese Cinema Database. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. ^ "わんわん物語". The Cinema. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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