Where to watch Akira Kobayashi in the UK
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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").
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- The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977) Cast
- Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (1993) Cast
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973) as Akira Takeda
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) Cast
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) as Akira Takeda
- Tarao Bannai (1978) as Bannai Tarao
- Retaliation (1968) as Kojiro Samukawa
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974) as Akira Takeda
- Father of the Kamikaze (1974) Cast
- The Gate of Youth (1975) Cast
- Violent Streets (1974) as Yazaki Ryuji
- A Legend of Turmoil (1992) as Shuji Otaki
- Code of Wolves (1974) Cast
- The Flower and the Angry Waves (1964) Cast
- The Rambling Guitarist (1959) as Taki
- Black Tight Killers (1966) as Daisuke Hondo
- Operation Plazma in Osaka (1976) Cast
- A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957) as Genzui Kusaka
- Rusty Knife (1958) as Makoto Terada
- Tale on Tokai Chivalry (1964) Cast
- The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers (1974) Cast
- The Perfect Game (1958) as Sôji Ôki
- The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village (1978) as Bannai Tarao
- Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger (1970) as Masaaki Kagari
- The Demon Comes in Spring (1989) Director
- Modern Yakuza: Chivalry (1965) Cast
- The Yakuza Code Still Lives (1976) as Akimitsu Hojo
- Bloody Territories (1969) as Yuuji Komatsu, Oonogi Clan senior member
- Greatest Boss of Japan (1970) Cast
- Return of the Whirlwind (1962) Cast
- Women's Police (1969) as Masaaki Kagari
- Who's the Real Killer (1957) as Jiro
- Night of Bloody Hell (1962) Cast
- Hungry Soul, Part II (1956) as Akira Ogouchi
- The Dragon of Macao (1965) as Ryu
- Road to the Don Theatrical Version (2003) Cast
- Standing Towards the Great Forest (1961) Cast
- Punishment of a Lawless Villian (1964) Cast
- Shura Group Part 3 (2002) Cast
- The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice (1965) as Koji Himuro
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Most-watched Akira Kobayashi films currently: The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977), Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973), Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973), Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974), Tarao Bannai (1978).
What TV shows has Akira Kobayashi appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (1993).
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