Akira Kobayashi

Profile

Akira Kobayashi

Acting

Born 1938-11-03

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Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

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").

Filmography

142 credits across movies and TV

Tale on Tokai Chivalry

Tale on Tokai Chivalry

1964

Zesshou

Zesshou

1958 · Junkichi Sonoda

Women's Police

Women's Police

1969 · Masaaki Kagari

Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell

Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell

1969 · One-eyed Ipponmatsu

Zorome no San Kyoudai

Zorome no San Kyoudai

1972

100 Gamblers

100 Gamblers

1969

Fearless Comrades

Fearless Comrades

1966

Kanto Wanderer

Kanto Wanderer

1963 · Katsuta

The Angry Rambler

The Angry Rambler

1960

Road to the Don Theatrical Version

Road to the Don Theatrical Version

2003

A Rampage Full of Dreams

A Rampage Full of Dreams

1962

Violent Streets

Violent Streets

1974 · Yazaki Ryuji

Black Tight Killers

Black Tight Killers

1966 · Daisuke Hondo

Rusty Knife

Rusty Knife

1958 · Makoto Terada

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

1973 · Akira Takeda

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

1974 · Akira Takeda

Three Seconds to Zero Hour

Three Seconds to Zero Hour

1967 · Yabuki

Badge of the Night

Badge of the Night

1963

Records of Bloodshed

Records of Bloodshed

1970 · Minoru Nojiri

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957 · Genzui Kusaka

Bloody Territories

Bloody Territories

1969 · Yuuji Komatsu, Oonogi Clan senior member

The Perfect Game

The Perfect Game

1958 · Sôji Ôki

The Flower and the Angry Waves

The Flower and the Angry Waves

1964

Greatest Boss of Japan

Greatest Boss of Japan

1970

Women's Police: Part II

Women's Police: Part II

1969 · Masaaki Kagari

Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger

Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger

1970 · Masaaki Kagari

Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies

Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies

1970 · Masaaki Kagari

Standing Towards the Great Forest

Standing Towards the Great Forest

1961

Exiled to Hell

Exiled to Hell

1969 · Koiso Kikuji

Peonies And Dragons

Peonies And Dragons

1970

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

1974 · Akira Takeda

Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou

Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou

1963

Bastards Without Borders

Bastards Without Borders

1965 · Shinsuke Henmi

Song of a Traveller

Song of a Traveller

1962

Gambling is My Destiny

Gambling is My Destiny

1965

Women Smell of Night

Women Smell of Night

1970

Duel in the Storm

Duel in the Storm

1968 · Seijiro Tamimura

Three Rogues

Three Rogues

1968

Who is in the Background?

Who is in the Background?

1959

Jigoku no yoru wa makka da ze

Jigoku no yoru wa makka da ze

1962

The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate

The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate

1965 · Koji Himuro

The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice

The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice

1965 · Koji Himuro

Return of the Whirlwind

Return of the Whirlwind

1962

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary

1963

He's the Witness

He's the Witness

1960

Bōkyō no umi

Bōkyō no umi

1962

Shura Group

Shura Group

2002

Traveling Alone with a Guitar

Traveling Alone with a Guitar

1964

Punishment of a Lawless Villian

Punishment of a Lawless Villian

1964

Utau abarenbō

Utau abarenbō

1962

I Will Challenge

I Will Challenge

1959

Return of the Vagabond

Return of the Vagabond

1960

Immortal Guy

Immortal Guy

1967

The Gate of Youth

The Gate of Youth

1975

The Gate of Youth Part 2

The Gate of Youth Part 2

1977

This Day's Life

This Day's Life

1957

The Rambler Rides Again

The Rambler Rides Again

1960 · Shinji

The Rambling Guitarist

The Rambling Guitarist

1959 · Taki

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm

1960

The Elder Sister

The Elder Sister

1969 · Goro Fujikawa

The Reckless One

The Reckless One

1967

Retaliation

Retaliation

1968 · Kojiro Samukawa

The Singing Gunman

The Singing Gunman

1967

Wakai hyou no mure

Wakai hyou no mure

1959

Shin yūkyōden

Shin yūkyōden

1966

The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village

The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village

1978 · Bannai Tarao

Shura Group Part 3

Shura Group Part 3

2002

Shura Group Part 2

Shura Group Part 2

2002

A Legend of Turmoil

A Legend of Turmoil

1992 · Shuji Otaki

Tokyo Mighty Guy

Tokyo Mighty Guy

1960 · Jirô Shimizu

The Call of Blood

The Call of Blood

1964 · Ryôta Asari

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

1973

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

1980 · Akira Takeda

Tokyo no Kodoku

Tokyo no Kodoku

1959

Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero

Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero

1959

The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil

The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil

1966

The Poem of the Blue Star

The Poem of the Blue Star

1960

Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love

Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love

1962 · Jun Yamakawa

Father of the Kamikaze

Father of the Kamikaze

1974

The Yakuza Code Still Lives

The Yakuza Code Still Lives

1976 · Akimitsu Hojo

Young Breasts

Young Breasts

1958

The Boy Who Came Back

The Boy Who Came Back

1958

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

1974

Code of Wolves

Code of Wolves

1974

Dice and Swords

Dice and Swords

1968

The Rambler in the Sunset

The Rambler in the Sunset

1960

Wind of Volcano

Wind of Volcano

1960

The Plateau Man

The Plateau Man

1961

The Guitarist from the Sea

The Guitarist from the Sea

1960

The Rough One

The Rough One

1969 · Yuji

My Sweetheart

My Sweetheart

1967 · Director Sudo

Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm

Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm

1961 · Ginza Whirlwind

Love in the Air

Love in the Air

1962 · Shōji Satake

The Human Cyclone

The Human Cyclone

1959 · Takuya Nikaidō (The "Ginza Whirlwind")

Sign of the Jack

Sign of the Jack

1970 · Yuji Hanamura

The Rambler under the Southern Cross

The Rambler under the Southern Cross

1961

The Rambler Goes North

The Rambler Goes North

1962

Operation Plazma in Osaka

Operation Plazma in Osaka

1976

The Black Scar

The Black Scar

1961

Farewell to Southern Tosa

Farewell to Southern Tosa

1959

The Dragon of Macao

The Dragon of Macao

1965 · Ryu

Hungry Soul

Hungry Soul

1956 · Akira Ogouchi

The Nun

The Nun

1958 · Akio Agata

Tarao Bannai

Tarao Bannai

1978 · Bannai Tarao

Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps

Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps

1975

Hungry Soul, Part II

Hungry Soul, Part II

1956 · Akira Ogouchi

The Rambler Returns Home

The Rambler Returns Home

1962 · Hiroshi Taki

The Champion

The Champion

1957 · Cameo

Who's the Real Killer

Who's the Real Killer

1957 · Jiro

Emperor of Upheaval

Emperor of Upheaval

1993

The Killer

The Killer

1971

The Guitarist and the Rancher

The Guitarist and the Rancher

1960

Rambling in the Sea

Rambling in the Sea

1961

Again

Again

1984

Friendship of Jazz

Friendship of Jazz

1959 · Minoru Hata

Diamonds of the Andes

Diamonds of the Andes

1968

Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler

Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler

1969

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

1969

A Wandering Gambler

A Wandering Gambler

1964

Pacific Porters

Pacific Porters

1961

Where the Horizon Meets the Sun

Where the Horizon Meets the Sun

1961

Call My Black Dice

Call My Black Dice

1964

The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow

The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow

1965

高校四年

高校四年

1957

The Way of Youth

The Way of Youth

1957

The Endless Duel

The Endless Duel

1967

対決

1967

Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure

Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure

1965

Gunshū no naka no taiyō

Gunshū no naka no taiyō

1959

Hatoba no tobakushi

Hatoba no tobakushi

1963

Modern Yakuza: Chivalry

Modern Yakuza: Chivalry

1965

Get Over Her

Get Over Her

1959 · Osamu Tadokoro

Ginza Poacher

Ginza Poacher

1969 · Tsuchida Akira

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 no jirochō

Ginza no jirochō

1963

Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji

Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji

1963

Tale on Kanto Chivalry

Tale on Kanto Chivalry

1963 · Daisaku

Three Stray Dogs

Three Stray Dogs

1965

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

1969

Falcon

Falcon

1981

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

1993