is a Japanese actor born in

Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...

. A multi-award winning thespian, he won best actor at the 30th

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and best-supporting actor at the 8th

for ''

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''.

Career

Kobayashi starred in

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's ''

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''. He also appeared in Yuya Ishii's ''

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'' and starred as "Master" in both the films,

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and

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. He is most widely recognized by Western audiences for his lead performance in the episodic counterpart drama series, Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories, which was later picked up for international streaming by

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. The show garnered critical-acclaim and holds a perfect 100% score on

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Filmography

Film

Television

Dubbing

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'' (seasons 1-4),

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)

Awards

References

External links

Official profile
* 1951 births Living people Male actors from Kyoto Japanese racehorse owners and breeders {{Japan-actor-stub