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Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二, Kobayashi Akiji, September 6, 1930 – August 27, 1996), sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi, was a Japanese actor. He attended Nihon University College of Art, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1949. He made his film debut with Satsujin Yogisha in 1952. He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Toshio Muramatsu in the 1966-1967 television series, Ultraman. From 1983-84, he appeared in the popular television detective series Seibu Keisatsu. His other notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana ("Oya…
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- Kamen Rider (1971) as Tobei Tachibana
- Tales of the Bizarre (1990) Cast
- Ultraman (1966) as Captain 'Cap' Toshio Muramatsu
- Kamen Rider Stronger (1975) as Tobei Tachibana
- Harakiri (1962) Cast
- Professional Killers (1972) Cast
- Seibu Keisatsu (1979) as Minami Choutaro
- Attack, Jun (1979) Cast
- Operation: Mystery (1968) as Taizo Machida
- Kamen Rider X (1974) as Tobei Tachibana
- Kamen Rider V3 (1973) as Tobei Tachibana
- Kojika Monogatari (1983) as ペニー
- The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) as Nonaka Shôi
- The 47 Ronins of Ako (1979) as Hara Soemon
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) as Yuzo Tsuchiashi
- Kamen Rider Amazon (1974) as Tobei Tachibana
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) as Yuzo Tsuchiashi
- Kwaidan (1965) as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
- 宇宙少年ソラン (1965) as ワイラー
- The Kagestar (1976) as Inspector Keibu Tonda
- Shogun Assassin (1980) as Lord Kurogawa
- 47 Ronin (1994) Cast
- Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories (1968) Cast
- Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972) Cast
- The Makioka Sisters (1983) as Seitaro Jinba
- Ie Naki Ko (1994) Cast
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972) as Ozunu Kurokuwa
- The Longest Tunnel (1982) Cast
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972) as Narrator
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) as Narrator
- Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996) as Senior sergeant
- Fushoku no kōzō (1977) as Detective Okawa
- Youth of the Beast (1963) as Tatsuo Nomoto
- Afternoon When Flowers Fell (1989) Cast
- Kamen Rider V3: The Movie (1973) as Tōbei Tachibana
- Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders (1975) as Tobei Tachibana (archive footage)
- The Inugami Family (1976) as Kokichi Inugami
- Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature (1967) as Capt. Toshio Muramatsu
- Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (1990) as Konton
- Black Rain (1989) as Katayama
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Most-watched Akiji Kobayashi films currently: Harakiri (1962), The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959), Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992), Kwaidan (1965).
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Selected TV credits: Kamen Rider (1971), Tales of the Bizarre (1990), Ultraman (1966), Kamen Rider Stronger (1975), Professional Killers (1972).
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