Osamu Kobayashi (voice actor)

Osamu Kobayashi
Osamu Kobayashi
小林修
Born	November 22, 1934; Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died	June 28, 2011 (aged 76); Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor; voice actor;
Years active	1950–2011
Agent	Dojinsha Production
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)

Osamu Kobayashi (小林修, Kobayashi Osamu, November 22, 1934 – June 28, 2011) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and the former executive director of until its closure. He was a baritone.

Death[]

On June 28, 2011, Kobayashi died of pancreatic cancer at age 76.^[1] His company closed after his death.

Filmography[]

Live-action[]

Kousoku Esper (1967) - Narrator
Seiun Kamen Machineman (1984) - Narrator
Kyodai Ken Byclosser (1985) Narrator
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger (1995, Episode: 46) - Bara Guard (voice)
Gekisou Sentai Carranger (1996, Episodes: 37-48) - Reckless Dash Emperor Exhaus, / Exhaus Super-Strong (voice)

Television animation[]

Ōgon Bat (1967) (Ōgon Bat)
Space Battleship Yamato (1974) (Admiral Domel)
Space Battleship Yamato II (1978) (Emperor Zwordar)
Space Battleship Yamato III (1980) (Captain Jiro Dan)
New Tetsujin-28 (1980) (Branch)
Six God Combination Godmars (1981) (President Gyron)
Story of the Alps: My Annette (1983) (Pierre)
Panzer World Galient (1984) (Azbes)
Space Legend Ulysses 31 (1991 NHK edition) (Ulysses)^[2]
Noir (2001) (Salvatore)

Original video animation (OVA)[]

Panzer World Galient: Tetsu no Monshō (1986) (Mādaru)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) (Ottō Braunshweig)
Mars (1994) (Chief Cabinet Secretary)

Theatrical animation[]

Space Battleship Yamato (1977) - Domel
Hokkyoku no Muushika Miishika (1979) (Muu)
Phoenix 2772 (1980) - Boon
Gamera: Super Monster (1980) - 'Zanon' Captain (voice)
Be Forever Yamato (1980) - Osamu Yamanami
Crusher Joe: The Movie (1983) - Bard
Final Yamato (1983) - Captain Mizutani
Silent Möbius 2 (1992) - Combined Apparition
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993) - Otto Von Braunschweig
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) - Yaku
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (2004) - Chris
Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection (2009) - Blue Noah Captain

Video games[]

Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (The Emperor of China)
Toy Story 3: The Video Game (xxxx, Japanese dub) (Prospector)

Dubbing roles[]

Live-action[]

Yul Brynner
- Anastasia (General Bounine)
- The Brothers Karamazov (Dmitri Karamazov)
- The Magnificent Seven (Chris Adams)
- Taras Bulba (Taras Bulba)
- Invitation to a Gunfighter (Jules Gaspard d'Estaing)
- Cast a Giant Shadow (Asher)
- Return of the Seven (Chris Adams)
- Triple Cross (Col. Baron von Grunen)
- The Double Man (Dan Slater / Kalmar)
- Villa Rides (Pancho Villa)
- Battle of Neretva (Vlado)
- The File of the Golden Goose (Peter Novak)
- Adiós, Sabata (Sabata/Indio Black)
- Catlow (Catlow)
- Fuzz (The Deaf Man)
- Night Flight from Moscow (Vlassov)
- Westworld (Gunslinger)
- The Ultimate Warrior (Carson)
12 Angry Men (1969 TV Asahi edition) (Juror #1 (Martin Balsam))
Amadeus (1986 TV Asahi edition) (Leopold Mozart (Roy Dotrice))
Big (MacMillan (Robert Loggia))
Chain Reaction (1999 TV Asahi edition) (Dr. Paul Shannon (Morgan Freeman))
The Crazies (1979 Fuji TV edition) (David (W.G. McMillan))
Days of Thunder (Tim Daland (Randy Quaid))^[3]
Deliverance (Lewis Medlock (Burt Reynolds))
Die Hard (1990 TV Asahi edition) (Dwayne T. Robinson (Paul Gleason))
Dune (Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV (José Ferrer))^[4]
El Dorado (Cole Thornton (John Wayne))^[5]
The Full Monty (Gerald Arthur Cooper (Tom Wilkinson))^[6]
The Glenn Miller Story (1968 TV Asahi edition) (Don Haynes (Charles Drake))
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (Brendan Gleeson))
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (Brendan Gleeson))
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (Brendan Gleeson))^[7]
Iron Will (J.W. Harper (David Ogden Stiers))^[8]
Jacob's Ladder (1993 NTV edition) (Louis Denardo (Danny Aiello))^[9]
The Longest Day (1997 TV Tokyo edition) (Benjamin H. Vandervoort (John Wayne))
The Matrix Reloaded (2006 Fuji TV edition) (Captain Mifune (Nathaniel Lees))
The Matrix Revolutions (2007 Fuji TV edition) (Captain Mifune (Nathaniel Lees))
National Treasure (Patrick Henry Gates (Jon Voight))^[10]
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Patrick Henry Gates (Jon Voight))^[11]
Pride and Glory (Francis Tierney, Sr. (Jon Voight))^[12]
Rawhide (Gil Favor (Eric Fleming))
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (George Grove (Charles Cioffi))^[13]
The Rookie (Jim Morris Sr. (Brian Cox))^[14]
Sherlock Holmes (Sir Thomas Rotheram (James Fox))^[15]
Top Gun (1989 Fuji TV edition) (CDR Tom "Stinger" Jordan (James Tolkan))

Animation[]

Fantastic Four (Mister Fantastic)
Mulan (The Emperor of China)
Mulan II (The Emperor of China)
Toy Story 2 (Stinky Pete the Prospector)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (Rex)

Successors[]

Katsunosuke Hori — Hyouge Mono: Fujitaka Hosokawa
Ikuya Sawaki — Second Super Robot Taisen Z Reunion: Branch
Akimitsu Takase — Mission: Impossible: Willie Armitage
Minoru Inaba — Under Siege 2: Dark Territory: Admiral Bates (TV Asahi version)
Hideyuki Tanaka — Anpanman: Mr. Cherokee
Jin Urayama — Amadeus: Leopold Mozart
Ryokai Morita — Enter the Dragon: Han (TBS version)
Kenyu Horiuchi — Monkey Business: Dr. Burnaby Fulton (Cary Grant)

References[]

^ http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201107/2011070400365
^ 宇宙伝説ユリシーズ３１ (in Japanese). Animax. Retrieved January 22, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "デイズ・オブ・サンダー". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
^ "デューン/砂の惑星日本公開30周年記念特別版 Blu-ray BOX". Amazon. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "エル・ドラド（１９６６）". Star Channel. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "フル・モンティ". Fox Japan. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
^ "ハリー・ポッターと死の秘宝 PART1". Fukikaeru. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
^ "アイアン・ウィル -白銀に燃えて-". Disney Japan. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
^ "ジェイコブス・ラダー". Zeque Productions. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
^ "ナショナル・トレジャー". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
^ "ナショナル・トレジャー２／リンカーン暗殺者の日記". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
^ "プライド＆グローリー". Warner Bros. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "レモ／第１の挑戦＜HDマスター・スペシャルエディション＞". Zeque Productions. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
^ "オールド・ルーキー". Star Channel. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
^ "シャーロック・ホームズ[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

External links[]

Osamu Kobayashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[1] ttp://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201107/2011070400365

[Ulysses_31-2] 宇宙伝説ユリシーズ３１ (in Japanese). Animax. Retrieved January 22, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "デイズ・オブ・サンダー". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[4] "デューン/砂の惑星日本公開30周年記念特別版 Blu-ray BOX". Amazon. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[5] "エル・ドラド（１９６６）". Star Channel. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[6] "フル・モンティ". Fox Japan. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

[7] "ハリー・ポッターと死の秘宝 PART1". Fukikaeru. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

[8] "アイアン・ウィル -白銀に燃えて-". Disney Japan. Retrieved May 4, 2019.

[9] "ジェイコブス・ラダー". Zeque Productions. Retrieved June 29, 2021.

[10] "ナショナル・トレジャー". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[11] "ナショナル・トレジャー２／リンカーン暗殺者の日記". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[12] "プライド＆グローリー". Warner Bros. Retrieved March 26, 2020.

[13] "レモ／第１の挑戦＜HDマスター・スペシャルエディション＞". Zeque Productions. Retrieved June 29, 2021.

[14] "オールド・ルーキー". Star Channel. Retrieved March 12, 2019.

[15] "シャーロック・ホームズ[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved September 8, 2019.

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Osamu Kobayashi
小林修
Born	(1934-11-22)November 22, 1934 Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died	June 28, 2011(2011-06-28) (aged 76) Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor voice actor
Years active	1950–2011
Agent	Dojinsha Production
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)