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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.〔〔 ==Selected filmography== *''Night School'' (1956) * ''Shūu'' (1956) *''The Naked General'' (裸の大将, Hadaka no taishō) (1958) *''Kuroi gashū'' (黒い画集) (1960) *''The End of Summer'' (1961) *''Burari Bura-bura Monogatari'' (1962) *''The Elegant Life of Mr Everyman'' (江分利満氏の優雅な生活, Eburi Man-shi no yūgana seikatsu) (1963) *''Sanjuro'' (1962) *''The Sword'' (1964) *''Samurai Assassin'' (1965) *''Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor'' (1969) *''Battle of Okinawa'' (1971) *''Tidal Wave'' (1973) *''Tora-san, the Intellectual'' (1975) *''The Return of Godzilla'' (1984) *''Tree Without Leaves'' (1986) *''A Taxing Woman'' (1987) *''Whisper of the Heart'' (1995) – Shirō Nishi (voice) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Keiju Kobayashi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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