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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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Release Date:28/04/1963

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Release Date:01/03/1963

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Release Date:23/11/1962

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Release Date:14/02/1960

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
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Release Date:15/01/1960

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Release Date:09/08/1959

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Release Date:28/10/1958

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
Character:Hideyoshi Kinoshita
Release Date:16/09/1958

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Character:Hatsuji
Release Date:02/09/1958

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
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Release Date:19/08/1958

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Character:Tayama
Release Date:13/05/1958

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Character:Kitahachi Kitariya
Release Date:29/04/1958

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The Third President
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Release Date:18/03/1958

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Release Date:03/01/1958

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Release Date:12/11/1957

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Release Date:22/09/1957

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Release Date:19/06/1957

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Release Date:03/05/1956

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Release Date:25/04/1956

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Release Date:18/04/1956

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Character:Takeuchi
Release Date:28/03/1956

The President Talks Bank
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Sudden Rain
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Release Date:14/01/1956

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Release Date:24/04/1955

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Release Date:12/02/1955

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Release Date:24/08/1954

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Release Date:27/07/1954

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Release Date:07/05/1954

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Release Date:13/04/1954

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Character:School Teacher Uenishi
Release Date:08/12/1953

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Character:Heima Sakamoto
Release Date:11/11/1953

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Character:Staff Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:21/10/1953

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Release Date:15/09/1953

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Release Date:19/08/1953

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Character:Shigekichi Hayakawa
Release Date:22/01/1953

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Release Date:15/01/1953

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Character:Shinichi Utsumi
Release Date:30/10/1952

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Character:Policeman
Release Date:15/07/1952

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Character:Mr. Gan
Release Date:19/06/1952

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Character:Wakahara
Release Date:30/05/1952

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Release Date:24/08/1951

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Character:Kōji
Release Date:13/01/1951

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Character:Kunihiko Murai
Release Date:10/06/1950

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Character:Yûji Tokuyama
Release Date:26/03/1950

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Character:Ryôsuke Akashi
Release Date:18/07/1949

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Diary of a Nurse
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Character:中原精一
Release Date:11/11/1943

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Character:Hassan
Release Date:24/06/1943

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