Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二 Kobayashi Akiji?, September 6, 1930—August 27, 1996, born in Tokyo, Japan), 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.[1] Another notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana ("Oya-san") in the 1971 series, Kamen Rider.[1] Kobayashi died of lung cancer in Yokohama at the age of 65.[1]
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
Notes[]
Bibliography[]
- Oyassan: Tachibana, Tobei, fansite
- Akiji Kobayashi at the Internet Movie Database
- Yoshimaru, Satoko (November 1996). "Captain Mura Dies at Age 65". Kaiju-Fan Vol. 1, No. 4. p. 5.
| Stub icon | This article about a Japanese actor or actress is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
