Acting

Kaoru Kobayashi

Born 1951

Known for Princess Mononoke, The Boy and the Heron, Tales from Earthsea.

8 linked movie credits shown

Born09/04/1951

Age75 years old

BirthplaceKyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

DepartmentActing

Also known as小林薫, 小林薰, こばやしかおる, کائورو کوبایاشی, Kaoru Kobayashi

Biography

Kaoru Kobayashi is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto. A multi-award winning thespian, he won best actor at the 30th Yokohama Film Festival and best-supporting actor at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Sorobanzuku.

Movie Credits

The Last Blossom (2025)

As Akutsu (1986) (voice)

Animation, Drama

Midnight Diner 2 (2016)

As Master

Drama, Comedy

Midnight Diner (2014)

As Master

Drama

Princess Mononoke (1997)

As Jikobo (voice)

Adventure, Fantasy, Animation

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)

As Hirotaro Yamane

Romance, Drama

Tales from Earthsea (2006)

As The King (voice)

Animation, Fantasy, Adventure

Terrestrial Verses (2023)

As Tokugawa Ieyasu

Comedy, Drama

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

As Noble Pelican (voice)

Animation, Fantasy, Drama