About

Known credits:
180
Birthday:
1923-11-23
Place of birth:
Gunma, Japan
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Keiju Kobayashi

Overview

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Keiju Kobayashi (23 November 1923–16 September 2010) was a Japanese actor. Born in Gunma Prefecture, he began acting at the Nikkatsu studio after dropping out of Nihon University and made his film debut in 1942. 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 Kato, Norihei Miki, and others. There he helped define the popular image of the postwar salaryman. He also won many awards for his acting, including best actor awards at the Mainichi Film Awards for The Naked General in 1958 (where he played Kiyoshi Yamashita), for Kuroi gashū in 1960, and for The Elegant Life of Mr Everyman in 1963. 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.

He died on 16 September 2010 of heart failure at the age of 86.

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Known for

Acting
2018 Godzilla Resurrection Actor Prime Minister Mitamura 59
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2005 Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells Actor Narrator N/A
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2003 Take the 'A' Train, Someday Actor 平松 58
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2002 Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' Actor Self 58
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2002 Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' Actor Self N/A
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2002 Vengeance for Sale Actor Undertaker 58
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2001 Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows. Actor Inspector Muta N/A
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1999 One Summer's Day Actor Kenshiro Ooi N/A
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1998 The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya Actor N/A
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1997 To Love Actor Kamijo 58
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1995 Whisper of the Heart Actor Shiro Nishi (voice) 75
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1993 Karin Actor 小森弥之助 N/A
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1990 Tasmania Story Actor 59
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1989 Yawara! Actor Jigoro inokuma N/A
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1988 弁護士朝日岳之助 Actor N/A
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1987 A Taxing Woman Actor Ryoko's Boss 59
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1986 The Gentlemen’s Alliance Actor 58
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1986 Tree Without Leaves Actor Hatsu-rojin 58
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1986 For Business Actor Mihara N/A
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1985 Godzilla 1985 Actor Prime Minister Mitamura 61
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1985 Waves of Spring Actor N/A
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1984 The Return of Godzilla Actor Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura 63
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1983 L・O・V・I・N・G Actor N/A
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1983 松田聖子のはじめての情事 Actor N/A
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1983 Okinawan Boys Actor N/A
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1981 The Imperial Navy Actor Isoroku Yamamoto 58
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1979 White Love Actor Keisuke Uemura 58
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1977 田舎刑事　時間よ、とまれ Actor N/A
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1977 Mount Hakkoda Actor 58
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1976 Love and Separation in Sri Lanka Actor N/A
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1976 Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow Actor Taira no Yoshimasa N/A
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1975 Tora-san, the Intellectual Actor 58
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1975 Tidal Wave Actor Dr. Tadokoro N/A
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1974 Submersion of Japan Actor Dr. Yusuke Tadokoro N/A
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1974 Japan Sinks Actor 田所雄介博士 N/A
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1973 Submersion of Japan Actor Dr. Tadokoro 58
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1973 Pieces of Autumn Actor N/A
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1972 The Golden Bat Shows Up Actor Tokuhei Kyojima N/A
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1971 First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President: Monday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Friday Actor Shinsuke Narada, President of Yoyo Industries N/A
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1971 I Hear the Whistle Actor Takashi Sugimoto N/A
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1971 The Battle of Okinawa Actor General Ushijima 59
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1971 First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President Actor Shinsuke Narada N/A
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1971 幻の殺意 Actor N/A
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1970 The Militarists Actor Premier Hideki Tojo 58
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1970 Five Gents and a Kuniang Actor Tanba Hisashi N/A
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1970 The Ambitious Actor Yoshinosuke Saigo 59
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1970 Five Gents Fly to Taiwan Actor Hisashi Tamba N/A
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1969 Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor Actor Toshizo Hijikata 59
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1969 The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club Actor Tomizô Funakoshi N/A
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1969 Black Comedy - Ah, Fool Actor N/A
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1969 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II Actor Saijō Takashi (PR manager) N/A
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1969 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Actor Takashi Saijō (PR and Planning Manager) N/A
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1968 Young Challengers Actor Junpei Namikawa N/A
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1968 Judge and Jeopardy Actor Hiroshi Masaki N/A
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1968 Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant Actor Kenichi Honjō N/A
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1968 Five Gents and Karate Grandpa Actor Kenichi Honjo (Takayama Trading 1st Sales Manager) N/A
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1967 Japan's Longest Day Actor Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa 59
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1967 Five Gents Prefer Geisha Actor Shingo Kimura N/A
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1967 Discover Japan with the 5 Gents Actor Nobuyoshi Kimura (Development Director) N/A
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1966 Challenge for Glory Actor N/A
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1966 The Daphne Actor Ooka (Umeko's husband) N/A
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1966 Five Gents on the Spot Actor Keigo Kojima N/A
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1966 The Thin Line Actor Isao Tashiro 58
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1966 A Company President's Life Story Actor Kojima Keigo (Chief of Secretary) N/A
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1965 Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi Actor N/A
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1965 Beast Alley Actor Detective Hisatsune 58
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1965 President's Ninja Trick Book Part II Actor Takashi Ishikawa (Technical Manager) N/A
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1965 Samurai Assassin Actor Einosuke Kurihara 60
Fair
1965 Five Gents' Trick Book Actor N/A
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1964 Could I But Live Actor N/A
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1964 Hello, Baby Actor Keisuke Yomoyama 58
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1964 Ken Actor Eri Itami 59
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1964 3 Gents in the Snow Country Actor N/A
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1964 Hail the 3 Gents Actor Tsutomu Harada (President's Secretary) N/A
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1963 We Are Salarymen Actor Head of Sales, Seihō Electric N/A
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1963 The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman Actor Eburi Toshimaru 58
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1963 Walleyed Nippon Actor Narrator & Matchmaker N/A
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1963 Company President Travels Abroad Part II Actor Hiroshi Nakamura (Chief Secretary) N/A
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1963 Company President Travels Abroad Actor Nakamura Hiroshi (Chief Secretary) N/A
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1963 Travel Stories of a Company President Part II Actor Susumu Kimura (Chief Secretary) N/A
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1963 Pressure of Guilt Actor 59
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1963 Travel Stories of a Company President Actor N/A
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1962 Fūryū onsen bantō nikki Actor N/A
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1962 Born in Sin Actor N/A
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1962 My Hobo Actor Junpei Shishido N/A
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1962 Chûshingura Actor Awajinokami Wakisake 59
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1962 A Wanderer's Notebook Actor Fujiyama 58
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1962 The Daughters of the Saotome Family Actor N/A
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1962 Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong Actor N/A
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1962 Mother Country Actor 58
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1962 Three Gentlemen from Tokyo Actor N/A
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1962 Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble Actor N/A
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1962 Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II Actor N/A
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1962 The Wiser Age Actor Jiro Ishikawa 58
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1962 Shimizu Port Salaryman Actor N/A
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1962 Sanjuro Actor The Spy 70
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1961 3 Dolls and Baby Gang Actor N/A
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1961 The End of Summer Actor Hisao 61
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1961 Snow in the South Seas Actor N/A
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1961 Acchan no bebi gyangu Actor N/A
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1961 Playboy President: Part II Actor Takeshi Kuwabara N/A
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1961 Playboy President Actor Kuwabara Takeshi N/A
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1961 Wakarete ikiru toki mo Actor N/A
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1961 The Masterless 47 – Part II Actor N/A
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1961 Taking a Success Course Actor N/A
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1961 Happiness of Us Alone Actor Michio Katayama 58
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1960 The Masterless 47 Actor Heitaro Teraoka N/A
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1960 Master Fencer Sees the World Actor N/A
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1960 New Third Class Executive: Husband Education Actor Namikichi Yashiro N/A
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1960 Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success Actor Isshin Tarō N/A
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1960 New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller Actor Namiyoshi Yashiro N/A
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1960 The Storm of the Pacific Actor 58
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1960 The Lost Alibi Actor Teiichiro Ishino 58
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1960 Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes Actor Isshin Tarō N/A
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1960 New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking Actor Namikichi Yashiro (Employee) N/A
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1959 New Third-Class Executive Actor Namiyoshi Yashiro N/A
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1959 Bringing Up Husbands Actor N/A
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1959 Fox and Raccoon Actor Goichi Yufune N/A
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1959 Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents Actor N/A
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1959 Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period Actor N/A
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1958 Yajikita dōchū sugoroku Actor N/A
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1958 The Naked General Actor N/A
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1958 Summer Clouds Actor Hatsuji 59
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1958 Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring Actor Officer Furuyama N/A
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1958 Little Peach Actor Tayama 58
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1958 Yaji and Kita on the Road Actor Kitahachi Kitariya N/A
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1958 Holiday in Tokyo Actor N/A
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1958 The Third President Actor N/A
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1958 Makeraremasen katsumadewa Actor N/A
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1958 Assistant President Actor N/A
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1957 Atarashii Sebiro Actor N/A
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1957 Elephant from "Zoo Story" Actor Head of Animal Care Division, Higashi N/A
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1957 Price of Beauty Actor N/A
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1957 Ôban Actor Policeman N/A
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1956 Three Generations of Company Presidents Actor N/A
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1956 A Wife's Heart Actor Shinji 58
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1956 Night School Actor Night time teacher N/A
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1956 Settlement of Love Actor Takeuchi N/A
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1956 The President Talks Bank Actor N/A
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1956 Sudden Rain Actor Nenkichi Imazato (the man next door) 58
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1956 The President's Boss Actor N/A
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1955 The First Kiss Actor 59
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1955 Life's Simple Pleasures Actor N/A
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1955 Nonki saiban Actor N/A
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1955 Here Is a Spring Actor 58
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1954 Student Double Suicide Actor N/A
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1954 Zoku botchan shain Actor N/A
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1954 Madam of the first class and husband of the third class Actor N/A
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1953 Red-Light Bases Actor School Teacher Uenishi N/A
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1953 First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband Actor Heima Sakamoto N/A
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1953 The Eagle of the Pacific Actor Staff Officer (uncredited) 59
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1953 Girls in the Orchard Actor N/A
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1953 Youth of Heiji Senigata Actor N/A
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1953 Adolescence Part II Actor (uncredited) N/A
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1953 Their Father's Wife Actor N/A
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1953 Mr. Pu Actor 58
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1953 Husband and Wife Actor Shigekichi Hayakawa 58
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1953 My Wonderful Yellow Car Actor Drunken man A 58
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1952 恐妻時代 Actor Shinichi Utsumi N/A
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1952 Tokyo Sweetheart Actor 59
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1952 Dimple of Tokyo Actor Policeman N/A
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1952 Love's Cheerleader Actor Mr. Gan N/A
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1952 Third Class Executives Actor Wakahara N/A
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1952 Kin no tamago: Golden Girl Actor N/A
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1952 Mr. Lucky Actor 若原俊平 N/A
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1951 Repast Actor Shinzo Murata 59
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1951 のど自慢三羽烏 Actor N/A
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1951 Tsuki yori no haha Actor Kenji N/A
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1951 Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre Actor N/A
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1951 Clothes of Deception Actor Kōji 59
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1950 Resurrection Actor Kunihiko Murai N/A
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1950 Mado Kara Tobidase Actor Yûji Tokuyama N/A
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1949 The Rainbow Man Actor Ryôsuke Akashi 58
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1948 The Dead Beauty Incident Actor N/A
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1948 Music's Twenty Doors Actor N/A
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1947 Diary of a Nurse Actor N/A
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1947 The Hopeful Family Actor N/A
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1943 The Man From Chungking Actor 中原精一 N/A
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1943 The Tiger of Malaya Actor Hassan N/A
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1942 Horror of the Fifth Columnist Actor 59
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