Akiji Kobayashi

Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二), 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. Another notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana ("Oya-san") in the 1971 series, Kamen Rider. Kobayashi died of lung cancer in Yokohama at the age of 65.

Partial filmography

 * 1962 - Harakiri (Seppuku)
 * 1963 - Youth of the Beast (Yaju no seishun)
 * 1965 - Etsuraku
 * 1966 - Ultraman as Taishio Muramatsu
 * 1970 - Buraikan
 * 1971 - Kamen Rider
 * 1973 - Kamen Rider V3
 * 1974 - Kamen Rider X
 * 1974 - Kamen Rider Amazon
 * 1975 - Kamen Rider Stronger
 * 1976 - The Kagestar
 * 1972 - Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
 * 1979 - Moero Attack
 * 1980 - Shogun Assassin
 * 1981 - Kofuku
 * 1981 - Yuki
 * 1988 - Kamen Norida
 * 1990 - Best Guy
 * 1991 - Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
 * 1993 - Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
 * 1996 - Gamera 2: Attack of Legion