Keiju Kobayashi

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Keiju Kobayashi
Keiju Kobayashi Studio Still from Atsukama-shi to Oyakama-shi 1955 Scan10002 161022.jpg
Kobayashi in 1955
Born(1923-11-23)November 23, 1923
Gunma, Japan
DiedSeptember 16, 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. 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, , 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 in 1958 (where he played Kiyoshi Yamashita),[6] for 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[]

Film[]

Television[]

  • Katsu Kaishū (1975, Taiga drama) - Tadahiro Okubo
  • Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1975, Taiga drama) - Taira no Yoshimasa
  • Edo no Kaze (1975~1981, Edo series) - Magobei Hayashida
  • Edo no Uzu (1978, Edo series) - Hanbei Karaki
  • Edo no Gekitou (1979, Edo series) - Chobei Hanasaka
  • Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983, Taiga drama) - Taigen Sessai
  • Haru no Hatō (1985, Taiga drama) - Fukuzawa Yukichi
  • Muta Kenji Jikenfailu (1983-2007) - Ichiro Muta
  • Haikei Chichiuesama (2007) -Seisiro Kumazawa

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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. 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Keiju Kobayashi Biography". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Cremin, Stephen (19 September 2010). "Veteran actor Kobayashi Keiju dies". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  5. ^ Jump up to: 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 2021-06-13.
  10. ^ "夫婦(1953)". Japanese Cinema Database. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

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