Where to watch Akira Kobayashi in the UK
Find every Akira Kobayashi film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 6 May 2026.
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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- Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) Cast
- Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (1993) Cast
- Violent Streets (1974) as Yazaki Ryuji
- The Gate of Youth (1975) Cast
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) as Akira Takeda
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974) as Akira Takeda
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973) as Akira Takeda
- A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957) as Genzui Kusaka
- A Legend of Turmoil (1992) as Shuji Otaki
- Operation Plazma in Osaka (1976) Cast
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980) as Akira Takeda
- The Rambler under the Southern Cross (1961) Cast
- Father of the Kamikaze (1974) Cast
- The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977) Cast
- Black Tight Killers (1966) as Daisuke Hondo
- The Flower and the Angry Waves (1964) Cast
- Road to the Don Theatrical Version (2003) Cast
- Retaliation (1968) as Kojiro Samukawa
- Emperor of Upheaval (1993) Cast
- Tarao Bannai (1978) as Bannai Tarao
- Kanto Wanderer (1963) as Katsuta
- Zesshou (1958) as Junkichi Sonoda
- 100 Gamblers (1969) Cast
- Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell (1969) as One-eyed Ipponmatsu
- Code of Wolves (1974) Cast
- The Perfect Game (1958) as Sôji Ôki
- The Elder Sister (1969) as Goro Fujikawa
- The Plateau Man (1961) Cast
- Rusty Knife (1958) as Makoto Terada
- Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps (1975) Cast
- The Rambling Guitarist (1959) as Taki
- The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers (1974) Cast
- Bloody Territories (1969) as Yuuji Komatsu, Oonogi Clan senior member
- The Yakuza Code Still Lives (1976) as Akimitsu Hojo
- Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger (1970) as Masaaki Kagari
- Farewell to Southern Tosa (1959) Cast
- I Will Challenge (1959) Cast
- My Sweetheart (1967) as Director Sudo
- The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village (1978) as Bannai Tarao
- The Human Cyclone (1959) as Takuya Nikaidō (The "Ginza Whirlwind")
- Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou (1963) Cast
- The Rough One (1969) as Yuji
- Shura Group (2002) Cast
- The Black Scar (1961) Cast
- Standing Towards the Great Forest (1961) Cast
- Exiled to Hell (1969) as Koiso Kikuji
- Tale on Tokai Chivalry (1964) Cast
- Who's the Real Killer (1957) as Jiro
- Zorome no San Kyoudai (1972) Cast
- Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary (1963) Cast
- Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler (1969) Cast
- The Reckless One (1967) Cast
- The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice (1965) as Koji Himuro
- Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin (1969) Cast
- The Poem of the Blue Star (1960) Cast
- Gambling is My Destiny (1965) Cast
- The Rambler Returns Home (1962) as Hiroshi Taki
- Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm (1961) as Ginza Whirlwind
- Wind of Volcano (1960) Cast
- Punishment of a Lawless Villian (1964) Cast
- Greatest Boss of Japan (1970) Cast
- Get Over Her (1959) as Osamu Tadokoro
- Duel in the Storm (1968) as Seijiro Tamimura
- The Guitarist from the Sea (1960) Cast
- The Rambler Goes North (1962) Cast
- The Angry Rambler (1960) Cast
- The Killer (1971) Cast
- Dice and Swords (1968) Cast
- Utau abarenbō (1962) Cast
- The Boy Who Came Back (1958) as Nobuo Kasahara
- Friendship of Jazz (1959) as Minoru Hata
- Pacific Porters (1961) Cast
- Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies (1970) as Masaaki Kagari
- Bastards Without Borders (1965) as Shinsuke Henmi
- Rambling in the Sea (1961) Cast
- Fearless Comrades (1966) Cast
- 対決 (1967) Cast
- The Rambler on a Pearl Farm (1960) Cast
- A Wandering Gambler (1964) Cast
- Bōkyō no umi (1962) Cast
Akira Kobayashi — FAQ
Where can I watch Akira Kobayashi films in the UK?
Akira Kobayashi's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Akira Kobayashi's most popular films?
Most-watched Akira Kobayashi films currently: Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973), Violent Streets (1974), The Gate of Youth (1975), Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974), Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974).
What TV shows has Akira Kobayashi appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (1993), Falcon (1981).
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