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Akiji Kobayashi , sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi or Issei Mori, was a Japanese actor. He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Mura (Muramatsu) in the 1966-1967 television series, Ultraman. He was one of the Kon Ichikawa's favorite actors, appearing in 12 Ichikawa's films. Another notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana ("Oya-san") in several series of the Kamen Rider franchise. Kobayashi died of lung cancer in Yokohama at the age of 65.
Born
Saturday, 06 September 1930
Died
Tuesday, 27 August 1996
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Yuzo Tsuchiashi | 2007 |
| Ultraman Zearth 2 | Fisherman | 1997 |
| The 8-Tomb Village | Head of a factory | 1996 |
| Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion | Senior sergeant / ASM Soldier (cameo) | 1996 |
| Urutoraman Zeasu | Fisherman | 1996 |
| Getting Any? | Chief of World Defence Force | 1995 |
| 47 Ronin | Kurobei Ôno | 1994 |
| Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth | Yuzo Tsuchiashi / Yuzo Tsuchihashi | 1992 |
| Hashire Melos! | Dionysius II / Dionysus II | 1992 |
| Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah | Yuzo Tsuchiashi / Yuzo Tsuchihashi | 1991 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Yuzo Tsuchiashi | 2007 |
| Ultraman Zearth 2 | Fisherman | 1997 |
| The 8-Tomb Village | Head of a factory | 1996 |
| Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion | Senior sergeant / ASM Soldier (cameo) | 1996 |
| Urutoraman Zeasu | Fisherman | 1996 |
| Getting Any? | Chief of World Defence Force | 1995 |
| 47 Ronin | Kurobei Ôno | 1994 |
| Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth | Yuzo Tsuchiashi / Yuzo Tsuchihashi | 1992 |
| Hashire Melos! | Dionysius II / Dionysus II | 1992 |
| Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah | Yuzo Tsuchiashi / Yuzo Tsuchihashi | 1991 |
| Satsujin ga ippai | 1991 | |
| Noh Mask Murders | Chief Police | 1991 |
| Urutora Q za mûbi: Hoshi no densetsu | 1990 | |
| Like the Clouds, Like the Wind | Konton | 1990 |
| Afternoon When Flowers Fell | 1989 | |
| Shaso | Takashi Kuriyama | 1989 |
| Black Rain | Katayama | 1989 |
| Death Shadow | 1986 | |
| Desperate Pursuit | Inoue | 1986 |
| Family Without a Dinner Table | 1985 | |
| The Makioka Sisters | Sentarô Jinba / Seitaro Jinba | 1983 |
| Kaikyô | 1982 | |
| Suspicion | Chief of Police, Ishihara / Chief of Police Ishihara | 1982 |
| Keiji monogatari | Todo | 1982 |
| The Black Hood | 1981 | |
| Lonely Heart | 1981 | |
| Yuki | 1981 | |
| Koto | 1980 | |
| Shogun Assassin | Lord Kurogawa / Master of Death | 1980 |
| The Shogun Assassins | Honda Masazumi | 1979 |
| Ultraman: Monster Big Battle | Toshio Muramatsu | 1979 |
| The House of Hanging | Sannosuke | 1979 |
| Firebird: Daybreak Chapter | Yamatai | 1978 |
| Queen Bee | Detective Kogure | 1978 |
| The Devil's Island | Takezô - Chief Fisherman / Narration / Takezo | 1977 |
| Akuma no temari-uta | Hisakabe - Chi'e's Manager / Koreya Kusakabe (manager) | 1977 |
| Utamaro's World | 1977 | |
| The Inugami Family | Kôkichi Inugami / Kokichi Inugami | 1976 |
| Kamen Rider Stronger: All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!! | Tôbei Tachibana / Tōbei Tachibana | 1976 |
| Kamen Rider Stronger | Tôbei Tachibana | 1975 |
| Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie | Tōbei Tachibana / Tôbei Tachibana | 1975 |
| Kamen Rider Amazon | Tobei Tachibana | 1974 |
| Kamen Rider X: Five Riders vs. King Dark | Tôbei Tachibana / Tobei Tachibana | 1974 |
| Kamen Rider X | Tôbei Tachibana | 1974 |
| Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants | Tôbei Tachibana / Tobei Tachibana | 1973 |
| Kamen Rider V3 the Movie | Tôbei Tachibana / Tōbei Tachibana | 1973 |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril | Narrator | 1972 |
| Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice | 1972 | |
| Daigoro vs. Goliath | Suzuki / Hitoshi Suzuki | 1972 |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx | Ozunu Kurokuwa | 1972 |
| Ultraman Ace | Koyama | 1972 |
| Kamen Rider vs. Shocker | Tobei Tachibana | 1972 |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance | Narrator | 1972 |
| The Pirates of Buban | (voice) | 1972 |
| Mandara | 1971 | |
| Kamen Rider | Tôbei Tachibana / Tobei Tachibana | 1971 |
| Return of Ultraman | Captain Takamura | 1971 |
| This Transient Life | 1970 | |
| The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan | 1970 | |
| The Oiwa Phantom | Naosuke | 1969 |
| Operation: Mystery! | Inspector Taizô Machida | 1968 |
| Shichinin no yajû: chi no sengen | 1967 | |
| Ultraseven | Satô | 1967 |
| Ultraman | Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu / Capt. Toshio Muramatsu | 1967 |
| Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series | Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu | 1966 |
| The Pornographers | 1966 | |
| Ultra Q | Lieutenant Colonel Amano | 1966 |
| Pleasures of the Flesh | Mari's pimp | 1965 |
| Kwaidan | (segment "Chawan no naka") | 1964 |
| Terebi geijutsuza | Furukawa | 1964 |
| Youth of the Beast | Tatsuo Nomoto | 1963 |
| Harakiri | Ii Clan Retainer | 1962 |
| Foundry Town | Hei-san | 1962 |
| The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity | Nonaka Shôi | 1959 |
