Person
Akira Kobayashi
Acting · Born 1938-11-03 · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Akira Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 旭, Hepburn: Kobayashi Akira, born November 3, 1938) is a Japanese actor and singer. His nickname is Maito Gai (マイトガイ, "Might Guy").
Known for
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993
Love in the Air
Shōji Satake
Young Breasts
1958
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
Jun Yamakawa
The Rambler in the Sunset
1960
Women Smell of Night
1970
The Nun
Akio Agata
The Demon Comes in Spring
Director
The Rambler Rides Again
Shinji
The Dragon of Macao
Ryu
Filmography
- 2003Road to the Don Theatrical Version
- 2002Shura Group Part 2
- 2002Shura Group
- 2002Shura Group Part 3
- 1993Emperor of Upheaval
- 1993Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
- 1992A Legend of TurmoilShuji Otaki
- 1989The Demon Comes in SpringDirector
- 1984Again
- 1981Falcon
- 1980Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete SagaAkira Takeda
- 1978The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask VillageBannai Tarao
- 1978Tarao BannaiBannai Tarao
- 1977The Gate of Youth Part 2
- 1976The Yakuza Code Still LivesAkimitsu Hojo
- 1976Operation Plazma in Osaka
- 1975Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps
- 1975The Gate of Youth
- 1974Code of Wolves
- 1974Father of the Kamikaze
- 1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final EpisodeAkira Takeda
- 1974The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
- 1974Violent StreetsRyuji Yazaki
- 1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police TacticsAkira Takeda
- 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy WarAkira Takeda
- 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity
- 1972Zorome no San Kyoudai
- 1971The Killer
- 1970Women Smell of Night
- 1970Sign of the JackYuji Hanamura
- 1970Women's Police: Swirling ButterfliesMasaaki Kagari
- 1970Records of BloodshedMinoru Nojiri
- 1970Greatest Boss of Japan
- 1970Woman's Police: Appointment with DangerMasaaki Kagari
- 1970Peonies And Dragons
- 1969Ginza PoacherTsuchida Akira
- 1969Bloody TerritoriesYuuji Komatsu, Oonogi Clan senior member
- 1969Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler
- 1969Family Crest: Loyalty Offering HellOne-eyed Ipponmatsu
- 1969The Rough OneYuji
- 1969The Elder SisterGoro Fujikawa
- 1969Women's Police: Part IIMasaaki Kagari
- 1969100 Gamblers
- 1969Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
- 1969Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
- 1969Women's PoliceMasaaki Kagari
- 1969Exiled to HellKoiso Kikuji
- 1968Three Rogues
- 1968RetaliationKojiro Samukawa
- 1968Duel in the StormSeijiro Tamimura
- 1968Diamonds of the Andes
- 1968Dice and Swords
- 1967The Endless Duel
- 1967My SweetheartDirector Sudo
- 1967Three Seconds to Zero HourYabuki
- 1967対決
- 1967The Singing Gunman
- 1967The Reckless One
- 1967Immortal Guy
- 1966Shin yūkyōden
- 1966Fearless Comrades
- 1966Wandering Song
- 1966Black Tight KillersDaisuke Hondo
- 1966The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil
- 1965The Dragon of MacaoRyu
- 1965Bastards Without BordersShinsuke Henmi
- 1965The Black Gambler: Murderous DiceKoji Himuro
- 1965Three Stray Dogs
- 1965The Black Gambler: The Gambling SyndicateKoji Himuro
- 1965Gambling is My Destiny
- 1965The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow
- 1965Modern Yakuza: Chivalry
- 1965Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure
- 1964Traveling Alone with a Guitar
- 1964Call My Black Dice
- 1964The Call of BloodRyôta Asari
- 1964A Wandering Gambler
- 1964Punishment of a Lawless Villian
- 1964The Flower and the Angry Waves
- 1964Tale on Tokai Chivalry
- 1963Kanto WandererKatsuta
- 1963Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji
- 1963Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary
- 1963Tale on Kanto ChivalryDaisaku
- 1963Ginza no jirochō
- 1963Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
- 1963Badge of the Night
- 1963Hatoba no tobakushi
- 1962Utau abarenbō
- 1962Bōkyō no umi
- 1962Night of Bloody Hell
- 1962The Rambler Returns HomeHiroshi Taki
- 1962Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad LoveJun Yamakawa
- 1962Return of the Whirlwind
- 1962Song of a Traveller
- 1962A Rampage Full of Dreams
- 1962Love in the AirShōji Satake
- 1962The Rambler Goes North
- 1961The Black Scar
- 1961Standing Towards the Great Forest
- 1961The Plateau Man
- 1961Where the Horizon Meets the Sun
- 1961Rambling in the Sea
- 1961Rambling in the Wind
- 1961The Famous Wanderer
- 1961Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the StormGinza Whirlwind
- 1961Pacific Porters
- 1961The Rambler under the Southern Cross
- 1960The Angry Rambler
- 1960The Rambler Rides AgainShinji
- 1960The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
- 1960Tokyo Mighty GuyJirô Shimizu
- 1960The Rambler in the Sunset
- 1960Wind of Volcano
- 1960Return of the Vagabond
- 1960He's the Witness
- 1960The Guitarist from the Sea
- 1960Yakuza Song
- 1960The Guitarist and the Rancher
- 1959Who is in the Background?
- 1959The Rambling GuitaristTaki
- 1959The Human CycloneTakuya Nikaidō (The "Ginza Whirlwind")
- 1959Farewell to Southern Tosa
- 1959Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero
- 1959Wakai hyou no mure
- 1959Tokyo no Kodoku
- 1959I Will Challenge
- 1959Gunshū no naka no taiyō
- 1959Get Over HerOsamu Tadokoro
- 1959Friendship of JazzMinoru Hata
- 1958The Perfect GameSôji Ôki
- 1958ZesshouJunkichi Sonoda
- 1958Young Breasts
- 1958The Boy Who Came BackNobuo Kasahara
- 1958The NunAkio Agata
- 1958Rusty KnifeMakoto Terada
- 1957高校四年
- 1957The Way of Youth
- 1957A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu EraGenzui Kusaka
- 1957Who's the Real KillerJiro
- 1957This Day's Life
- 1957The ChampionCameo
- 1956Hungry Soul, Part IIAkira Ogouchi
- 1956Hungry SoulAkira Ogouchi
- —Twist & Shoot: Mister SuzukiSelf
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