Akira Kobayashi - Actor Profile

Akira Kobayashi

50Movies
10.0 Best Rating

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").

Top Rated Movies

★10.0
The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil (1966) movie poster
★10.0

The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil — The fictional land "Pandora" sends three (numbered) graduates of the "National Gambling University" to Japan. You should

The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil

1966•Action
★9.0
The Gate of Youth (1975) movie poster
★9.0

The Gate of Youth — Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and t

The Gate of Youth

1975•Drama
★9.0
Tarao Bannai (1978) movie poster
★9.0

Tarao Bannai — Legendary detective returns.

Tarao Bannai

1978
★9.0
The Killer (1971) movie poster
★9.0

The Killer — A former gang leader and lone wolf who has left the organization works behind the scenes in a new city to take revenge o

The Killer

1971•Action
★8.0
The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977) movie poster
★8.0

The Gate of Youth Part 2 — Mid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.

The Gate of Youth Part 2

1977•Drama

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2003 Road to the Don Theatrical Version - ★ 0.0 FLOP
1992 A Legend of Turmoil Shuji Otaki ★ 7.5 HIT
1980 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga Akira Takeda ★ 5.5 FLOP
1978 The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village Bannai Tarao ★ 7.0 HIT
1978 Tarao Bannai Bannai Tarao ★ 9.0 HIT
1977 The Gate of Youth Part 2 - ★ 8.0 HIT
1976 The Yakuza Code Still Lives Akimitsu Hojo ★ 7.0 HIT
1976 Operation Plazma in Osaka - ★ 6.5 HIT
1975 The Gate of Youth - ★ 9.0 HIT
1974 Code of Wolves - ★ 7.0 HIT
1974 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode Akira Takeda ★ 7.2 HIT
1974 Violent Streets Yazaki Ryuji ★ 6.6 HIT
1974 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics Akira Takeda ★ 7.0 HIT
1973 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War Akira Takeda ★ 7.0 HIT
1973 Battles Without Honor and Humanity - ★ 7.3 HIT
1972 Zorome no San Kyoudai - ★ 0.0 FLOP
1971 The Killer - ★ 9.0 HIT
1970 Records of Bloodshed Minoru Nojiri ★ 0.0 FLOP
1970 Greatest Boss Of Japan - ★ 0.0 FLOP
1969 Bloody Territories Yuuji Komatsu, Oonogi Clan senior member ★ 4.4 FLOP
1969 Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell One-eyed Ipponmatsu ★ 0.0 FLOP
1969 100 Gamblers - ★ 0.0 FLOP
1969 Women's Police Masaaki Kagari ★ 0.0 FLOP
1968 Retaliation Kojiro Samukawa ★ 5.8 FLOP
1968 Dice and Swords - ★ 7.0 HIT
1967 Three Seconds to Zero Hour Yabuki ★ 6.4 FLOP
1966 Fearless Comrades - ★ 0.0 FLOP
1966 Black Tight Killers Daisuke Hondo ★ 6.7 HIT
1966 The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil - ★ 10.0 HIT
1965 The Dragon of Macao Ryu ★ 8.0 HIT
1965 The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate Koji Himuro ★ 7.0 HIT
1964 The Call of Blood Ryôta Asari ★ 5.3 FLOP
1964 The Flower and the Angry Waves - ★ 6.9 HIT
1964 Tale on Tokai Chivalry - ★ 0.0 FLOP
1963 Kanto Wanderer Katsuta ★ 6.3 FLOP
1963 Badge of the Night - ★ 0.0 FLOP
1962 Yume ga ippai abarenbō - ★ 0.0 FLOP
1960 The Angry Rambler - ★ 0.0 FLOP
1960 The Tokyo Mighty Guy Jirô Shimizu ★ 6.4 FLOP
1960 Return of the Vagabond - ★ 5.0 FLOP
1960 The Guitarist from the Sea - ★ 3.5 FLOP
1959 The Rambling Guitarist Taki ★ 6.2 FLOP
1958 The Perfect Game Sôji Ôki ★ 6.2 FLOP
1958 Zesshou Junkichi Sonoda ★ 0.0 FLOP
1958 The Boy Who Came Back - ★ 7.8 HIT
1958 Rusty Knife Makoto Terada ★ 5.7 FLOP
1957 A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era Genzui Kusaka ★ 7.0 HIT
1957 The Champion Cameo ★ 6.0 FLOP
1956 Hungry Soul, Part II Akira Ogouchi ★ 6.4 FLOP
1956 Hungry Soul Akira Ogouchi ★ 6.0 FLOP