Akira Kobayashi

Akira Kobayashi

Acting

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").

Appears In

The Boy Who Came Back
⭐ 7.8
The Boy Who Came Back
1958
Violent Streets
⭐ 6.6
Violent Streets
1974

as Yazaki Ryuji

Battles Without Honor and Humanity
⭐ 7.3
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
Wakai hyou no mure
⭐ 0.0
Wakai hyou no mure
1959
The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil
⭐ 10.0
The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil
1966
The Tokyo Mighty Guy
⭐ 6.4
The Tokyo Mighty Guy
1960

as Jirô Shimizu

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
⭐ 7.0
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957

as Genzui Kusaka

The Gate of Youth
⭐ 9.0
The Gate of Youth
1975
The Flower and the Angry Waves
⭐ 6.9
The Flower and the Angry Waves
1964
Black Tight Killers
⭐ 6.7
Black Tight Killers
1966

as Daisuke Hondo

Ginza Poacher
⭐ 0.0
Ginza Poacher
1969

as Tsuchida Akira

Badge of the Night
⭐ 0.0
Badge of the Night
1963
The Rambling Guitarist
⭐ 6.5
The Rambling Guitarist
1959

as Taki

Song of a Traveller
⭐ 0.0
Song of a Traveller
1962
The Dragon of Macao
⭐ 8.0
The Dragon of Macao
1965

as Ryu

Rusty Knife
⭐ 5.7
Rusty Knife
1958

as Makoto Terada

The Champion
⭐ 6.0
The Champion
1957

as Cameo

A Legend of Turmoil
⭐ 7.5
A Legend of Turmoil
1992

as Shuji Otaki

Young Breasts
⭐ 0.0
Young Breasts
1958
Hungry Soul
⭐ 6.0
Hungry Soul
1956

as Akira Ogouchi

Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
⭐ 0.0
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
1962

as Jun Yamakawa

Tale on Tokai Chivalry
⭐ 0.0
Tale on Tokai Chivalry
1964
The Call of Blood
⭐ 5.3
The Call of Blood
1964

as Ryôta Asari

Diamonds of the Andes
⭐ 0.0
Diamonds of the Andes
1968
Three Seconds to Zero Hour
⭐ 6.4
Three Seconds to Zero Hour
1967

as Yabuki

The Elder Sister
⭐ 0.0
The Elder Sister
1969

as Goro Fujikawa

My Sweetheart
⭐ 0.0
My Sweetheart
1967

as Director Sudo

The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate
⭐ 7.0
The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate
1965

as Koji Himuro

Shura Group
⭐ 0.0
Shura Group
2002
The Guitarist and the Rancher
⭐ 0.0
The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960
Bloody Territories
⭐ 4.4
Bloody Territories
1969

as Yuuji Komatsu, Oonogi Clan senior member

Where the Horizon Meets the Sun
⭐ 0.0
Where the Horizon Meets the Sun
1961
The Killer
⭐ 9.0
The Killer
1971
Pacific Porters
⭐ 0.0
Pacific Porters
1961
Get Over Her
⭐ 0.0
Get Over Her
1959
Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps
⭐ 0.0
Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps
1975
Shura Group Part 3
⭐ 0.0
Shura Group Part 3
2002
Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell
⭐ 0.0
Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell
1969

as One-eyed Ipponmatsu

Modern Yakuza: Chivalry
⭐ 0.0
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry
1965
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
⭐ 7.0
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973

as Akira Takeda

Shura Group Part 2
⭐ 0.0
Shura Group Part 2
2002
Father of the Kamikaze
⭐ 0.0
Father of the Kamikaze
1974
The Perfect Game
⭐ 6.2
The Perfect Game
1958

as Sôji Ôki

The Rambler under the Southern Cross
⭐ 0.0
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
1961
Tale on Kanto Chivalry
⭐ 0.0
Tale on Kanto Chivalry
1963

as Daisaku

Ginza no jirochō
⭐ 0.0
Ginza no jirochō
1963
Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji
⭐ 0.0
Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji
1963
Retaliation
⭐ 5.8
Retaliation
1968

as Kojiro Samukawa

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
⭐ 0.0
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993
He's the Witness
⭐ 0.0
He's the Witness
1960
Bastards Without Borders
⭐ 0.0
Bastards Without Borders
1965

as Shinsuke Henmi

Tarao Bannai
⭐ 9.0
Tarao Bannai
1978

as Bannai Tarao

Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero
⭐ 0.0
Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero
1959
Yume ga ippai abarenbō
⭐ 0.0
Yume ga ippai abarenbō
1962
Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
⭐ 0.0
Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
1963
A Wandering Gambler
⭐ 0.0
A Wandering Gambler
1964
I Will Challenge
⭐ 0.0
I Will Challenge
1959
Rambling in the Wind
⭐ 0.0
Rambling in the Wind
1961
The Poem of the Blue Star
⭐ 0.0
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960
Road to the Don Theatrical Version
⭐ 0.0
Road to the Don Theatrical Version
2003
Duel in the Storm
⭐ 0.0
Duel in the Storm
1968

as Seijiro Tamimura

The Nun
⭐ 0.0
The Nun
1958

as Akio Agata

Gambling is My Destiny
⭐ 0.0
Gambling is My Destiny
1965
Again
⭐ 0.0
Again
1984
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
⭐ 0.0
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969
Zorome no San Kyoudai
⭐ 0.0
Zorome no San Kyoudai
1972
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
⭐ 7.0
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974

as Akira Takeda

Love in the Air
⭐ 0.0
Love in the Air
1962

as Shōji Satake

Code of Wolves
⭐ 7.0
Code of Wolves
1974
The Gate of Youth Part 2
⭐ 8.0
The Gate of Youth Part 2
1977
The Yakuza Code Still Lives
⭐ 7.0
The Yakuza Code Still Lives
1976

as Akimitsu Hojo

Kanto Wanderer
⭐ 6.3
Kanto Wanderer
1963

as Katsuta

Friendship of Jazz
⭐ 0.0
Friendship of Jazz
1959

as Minoru Hata

Utau abarenbō
⭐ 0.0
Utau abarenbō
1962
Emperor of Upheaval
⭐ 0.0
Emperor of Upheaval
1993
The Black Scar
⭐ 0.0
The Black Scar
1961
Farewell to Southern Tosa
⭐ 0.0
Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
⭐ 0.0
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
1969
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
⭐ 5.5
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980

as Akira Takeda

Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler
⭐ 0.0
Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler
1969
The Rough One
⭐ 0.0
The Rough One
1969

as Yuji

Shin yūkyōden
⭐ 0.0
Shin yūkyōden
1966
Fearless Comrades
⭐ 0.0
Fearless Comrades
1966
Dice and Swords
⭐ 7.0
Dice and Swords
1968
The Plateau Man
⭐ 0.0
The Plateau Man
1961
The Human Cyclone
⭐ 0.0
The Human Cyclone
1959

as Takuya Nikaidō (The "Ginza Whirlwind")

The Rambler Goes North
⭐ 0.0
The Rambler Goes North
1962
Wind of Volcano
⭐ 0.0
Wind of Volcano
1960
Standing Towards the Great Forest
⭐ 0.0
Standing Towards the Great Forest
1961
Immortal Guy
⭐ 0.0
Immortal Guy
1967
Return of the Whirlwind
⭐ 0.0
Return of the Whirlwind
1962
Hungry Soul, Part II
⭐ 6.4
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956

as Akira Ogouchi

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
⭐ 0.0
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
1960
Zesshou
⭐ 0.0
Zesshou
1958

as Junkichi Sonoda

Punishment of a Lawless Villian
⭐ 0.0
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
1964
Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm
⭐ 0.0
Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm
1961

as Ginza Whirlwind

The Singing Gunman
⭐ 0.0
The Singing Gunman
1967
The Angry Rambler
⭐ 0.0
The Angry Rambler
1960
Records of Bloodshed
⭐ 0.0
Records of Bloodshed
1970

as Minoru Nojiri

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary
⭐ 0.0
Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary
1963
100 Gamblers
⭐ 0.0
100 Gamblers
1969
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure
⭐ 0.0
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure
1965
Greatest Boss Of Japan
⭐ 0.0
Greatest Boss Of Japan
1970
Hatoba no tobakushi
⭐ 0.0
Hatoba no tobakushi
1963
Who's the Real Killer
⭐ 0.0
Who's the Real Killer
1957

as Jiro

Exiled to Hell
⭐ 0.0
Exiled to Hell
1969

as Koiso Kikuji

高校四年
⭐ 0.0
高校四年
1957
Rambling in the Sea
⭐ 0.0
Rambling in the Sea
1961
Traveling Alone with a Guitar
⭐ 0.0
Traveling Alone with a Guitar
1964
Gunshū no naka no taiyō
⭐ 0.0
Gunshū no naka no taiyō
1959
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
⭐ 0.0
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974
対決
⭐ 0.0
対決
1967
Three Rogues
⭐ 0.0
Three Rogues
1968
Jigoku no yoru wa makka da ze
⭐ 0.0
Jigoku no yoru wa makka da ze
1962
The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
⭐ 0.0
The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
1965

as Koji Himuro

The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village
⭐ 7.0
The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village
1978

as Bannai Tarao

The Endless Duel
⭐ 0.0
The Endless Duel
1967
Who is in the Background?
⭐ 0.0
Who is in the Background?
1959
The Reckless One
⭐ 0.0
The Reckless One
1967
The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow
⭐ 0.0
The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow
1965
Tokyo no Kodoku
⭐ 0.0
Tokyo no Kodoku
1959
The Way of Youth
⭐ 0.0
The Way of Youth
1957
This Day's Life
⭐ 0.0
This Day's Life
1957
The Rambler Returns Home
⭐ 0.0
The Rambler Returns Home
1962

as Hiroshi Taki

The Guitarist from the Sea
⭐ 3.5
The Guitarist from the Sea
1960
Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies
⭐ 0.0
Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies
1970

as Masaaki Kagari

Sign of the Jack
⭐ 0.0
Sign of the Jack
1970

as Yuji Hanamura

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
⭐ 7.2
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974

as Akira Takeda

Peonies And Dragons
⭐ 0.0
Peonies And Dragons
1970
Women Smell of Night
⭐ 0.0
Women Smell of Night
1970
Call My Black Dice
⭐ 0.0
Call My Black Dice
1964
Falcon
⭐ 0.0
Falcon
1981
Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger
⭐ 0.0
Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger
1970

as Masaaki Kagari

Return of the Vagabond
⭐ 5.0
Return of the Vagabond
1960
Operation Plazma in Osaka
⭐ 6.5
Operation Plazma in Osaka
1976
The Rambler Rides Again
⭐ 0.0
The Rambler Rides Again
1960

as Shinji

でかんしょ風来坊
⭐ 0.0
でかんしょ風来坊
1961
Bōkyō no umi
⭐ 0.0
Bōkyō no umi
1962
The Rambler in the Sunset
⭐ 0.0
The Rambler in the Sunset
1960
Women's Police
⭐ 0.0
Women's Police
1969

as Masaaki Kagari

Women's Police: Part II
⭐ 0.0
Women's Police: Part II
1969

as Masaaki Kagari

Three Stray Dogs
⭐ 0.0
Three Stray Dogs
1965