Acting
Nenji Kobayashi
Born 1941-02-07
Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan
Department: Acting
Biography
Toshiji Kobayashi (小林 稔侍, Kobayashi Toshiji, born on February 7, 1941), known by his stage name, Nenji Kobayashi (alternative reading of 稔侍), is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for Poppoya.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Nenji Kobayashi
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SMAP×SMAP
1996
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The Woman of S.R.I.
1999
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The Twilight Samurai
2002
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The Ballad of Narayama
1983
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Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
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Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972
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Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994
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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
1972
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The Hidden Blade
2004
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Love and Honor
2006
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (232 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tokyo Taxi | Customer | Movie | 2025 |
 | ホリデイ～江戸の休日～ | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2023 |
 | 森村誠一女のサスペンス「マリッジ」 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2021 |
 | It's a Flickering Life | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2021 |
 | Labyrinth of Cinema | Kizuma | Movie | 2020 |
 | Tora-san, Wish You Were Here | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
 | Impossibility Defense | Hiroshi Torimori | Movie | 2018 |
 | Hoshi Meguri no Machi | Yusaku Shimada | Movie | 2018 |
 | What a Wonderful Family! 2 | Ginnpei Maruta | Movie | 2017 |
 | Detective Tokunosuke Jinbo 11 ~ Friendship Through Train Trip ~ | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2017 |
 | Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 31 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
 | Detective Tokunosuke Jinbo 10 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
 | Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 30 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
 | What a Wonderful Family! | Numata | Movie | 2016 |
 | Saraba Abunai Deka | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
 | Nagasaki: Memories of My Son | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 |
| 軽井沢駐在犬日誌 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2015 | |
 | Dr. Hikojiro | Kyosuke Tanigawa | Movie | 2015 |
 | Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 29 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 |
 | Yellow Taped Newswoman | Kenkichi Isomura | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Uzumasa Limelight | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2014 |
 | Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File 3 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Little House | Gunji Arai | Movie | 2014 |
 | It All Began When I Met You | Taizou | Movie | 2013 |
 | Clock Store's Girl | Tomoyasu | Movie | 2013 |
 | Tokyo Family | Numata | Movie | 2013 |
 | Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon | Tsuyosi Teshigawara（勅使河原 毅） | TV Series | 2012 |
 | マリッジ | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Hanayome | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Castle of Sand | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File | Sosuke Ohara | Movie | 2011 |
 | Toire no kamisama | Shunji Uemura | Movie | 2011 |
 | 樅ノ木は残った | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2010 |
 | About Her Brother | Shohei Tanno | Movie | 2010 |
| 高村薫サスペンス 去りゆく日に | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2009 | |
 | Giwaku | Fukutaro Shirakawa | Movie | 2009 |
 | Mission To Kill | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2009 |
| The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 | |
 | Tsubaki Sanjuro | Kurofuji | Movie | 2007 |
 | Dear Students! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Love and Honor | Sakunosuke Higuchi | Movie | 2006 |
 | Nogaremono Orin | Mikawado Seneimon | TV Series | 2006 |
| 走れ！事件記者 娘に捧げる最後のスクープ | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 | |
 | Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits | Kuhei Sagihara | Movie | 2006 |
 | Onna Keiji Mizuki: Kyoto Rakusai Sho Monogatari | Narumi Toshiro | TV Series | 2005 |
| 鉄道警察官・清村公三郎 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 | |
| 実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 | |
| 大空港警察副署長 日暮征次郎走る! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 | |
| 横山秀夫サスペンス「真相」 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 | |
 | The Motive | Mutuo Toura | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Hidden Blade | Kôda | Movie | 2004 |
 | Café Lumière | Yoko's Father | Movie | 2004 |
| 西村京太郎トラベルサスペンス 寝台特急八分停車 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 | |
| 西村京太郎サスペンス 寝台特急「はやぶさ」の女 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 | |
| 日丸教授の事件ノート | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 | |
| 炎の警備隊長・五十嵐杜夫 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 | |
 | Papa for One Summer | Daigoro Konari | TV Series | 2003 |
| Kyotaro Nishimura Special: Murder on the ‘Traveling Go’ around Japan. | Detective Kamei | Movie | 2003 | |
 | Another Battle/Conspiracy | Oda Tsunemi | Movie | 2003 |
| 真実を追う男 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2002 | |
 | The Twilight Samurai | Choubei Kusaka | Movie | 2002 |
| いなか刑事 伊原泰三の退職捜査日誌 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2001 | |
 | The Firefly | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 |
 | Chūshingura Urabanashi: Nakazō Kyōran | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 |
 | A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen | Hideo | Movie | 2000 |
| Home Sweet Home | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 | |
 | The Stupid Teacher | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Woman of S.R.I. | Shunsuke Koba | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Railroad Man | Senji Sugiura | Movie | 1999 |
| Asabuki Riyako, Female Lawyer: The Young Eyewitness | Yunoshin Yabuhara | Movie | 1999 | |
 | Amateur Singing Contest | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 |
 | A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage | Takano | Movie | 1998 |
 | 仮面の女 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Abunai Deka Forever The Movie | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1998 |
| Asabuki Riyako, Female Attorney: The Little Accomplice | Yunoshin Yabuhara | Movie | 1998 | |
 | Oda Nobunaga | Hirate Masahide | Movie | 1998 |
 | A Dangerous Woman | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Free and Easy 9 | Tsunetaro Baba | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Story of Bodyguard Shuhei Fujisawa | Matahachiro Aoe | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Insurance Investigator Shigarami Taro's Case Files ~Sanuki Murder Case~ | Shiragami Taro | Movie | 1997 |
 | Stalker | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 |
 | SMAP×SMAP | Skit Guest | TV Series | 1996 |
 | A Brief Message from the Heart | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1995 |
| Summer Department Store Story | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 | |
 | The detective whose path was crossed by a snake | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1995 |
 | MARKS | Yuzo Rinbara | Movie | 1995 |
 | 47 Ronin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1994 |
 | Furuhata Ninzaburo | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1993 |
 | A Desirable Marriage | Masayuki Yamauchi | Movie | 1991 |
 | Papa to Nat-chan | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Megumi no Sekai | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
 | Flower Season | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
 | HOTEL | Mochida Kenichi | TV Series | 1990 |
 | さよなら李香蘭 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1989 |
| Water Moon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 | |
 | Virgin Road | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
 | Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy | Ryosuke Okada (Episode 1) | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Political Game | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
 | Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad | Noboru Takahashi (Episode 4) | Movie | 1988 |
 | Stay or go? | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | Umi e, See You | Mizuki | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Drifting Classroom | Yoshio | Movie | 1987 |
 | Maiko monogatari | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
 | Tokyo Bordello | Giichi Tsubosaka | Movie | 1987 |
 | Paper Lantern | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
 | Makeup | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
 | Night Train | Shinji | Movie | 1987 |
 | Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1987 |
 | A Homance | Fukuoka | Movie | 1986 |
 | Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast | Gonzoh | Movie | 1986 |
 | Desperate Pursuit | Sano | Movie | 1986 |
 | His Motorbike, Her Island | News Reporter | Movie | 1986 |
 | Hanekonma | Kojiro Tachibana | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Tracked | Moritani | Movie | 1985 |
 | Early Spring Story | Coffee shop owner | Movie | 1985 |
 | Demon | Toshio | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Seburi Story | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1985 |
 | Nuclear Gypsies | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1985 |
 | Lonely Heart | Douryou Inoue | Movie | 1985 |
 | Moment of Demon | Sushi chef | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Island Closest to Heaven | Yoshimi Aoyama | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Story of a Man Among Men | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Audition | Yamawaki | Movie | 1984 |
 | Jugyo Sankan no Onna | Kirihara | Movie | 1984 |
 | Turkish March: Castle of Dreams | Yoshikazu Honjô | Movie | 1984 |
 | Choji Snack Bar | Kozeki | Movie | 1983 |
 | Nogare no machi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | Crimson Night Dream | Ichitarô Ogawa | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor | Customer at 'Hero' | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Ballad of Narayama | Tsune | Movie | 1983 |
 | Akuma no hitojichi | Mariko's Former Husband | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Yoshida School | Eiichi Nishimura | Movie | 1983 |
 | Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Longest Tunnel | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Zeccho shimai ochiru | Shôji Sonoda | Movie | 1982 |
 | Lullaby of Death | Detective Akutsu | Movie | 1982 |
 | Suspicion | Prosecutor Munakata | Movie | 1982 |
 | Farewell to the Land | Farmer | Movie | 1982 |
 | Gate of Youth 2 | Ryoji Kimoto | Movie | 1982 |
 | Station | Detective Tatsumi | Movie | 1981 |
 | Love Beast: Attack! | Kawamura | Movie | 1981 |
 | Essential Information for a College Girl | Ken Kakurai - Handsome Homosexual | Movie | 1981 |
 | Pro Hunter | 木戸吾郎 | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Gate of Youth | Chota | Movie | 1981 |
 | Eijanaika | Matakichi | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die? | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Momoe's Lips: Love Beast | Masanobu Ômichi | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Bear Storm | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Wicked | Detective | Movie | 1980 |
 | Virus | Doctor's Assistant #2 | Movie | 1980 |
 | Crazy Thunder Road | Tsuyoshi | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Revolt | Sergeant Harada | Movie | 1980 |
 | Japanese Godfather: Conclusion | Takenosuke Shiga | Movie | 1978 |
 | Winter's Flower | Kiichiro Hanai | Movie | 1978 |
 | Message from Space | Officer Fox | Movie | 1978 |
 | Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy | Scarred Ronin | Movie | 1978 |
 | Older brother | Bunkichi | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Doberman Cop | Katsuo Kōyama | Movie | 1977 |
 | Curse of the Dog God | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | Nuns That Bite | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | Hokuriku Proxy War | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | Japan's Don | Takenosuke Shiga | Movie | 1977 |
 | New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | Yakuza Graveyard | Akira Kitajima | Movie | 1976 |
 | Truckster Goes to Hokkaido | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Classroom of Terror | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | Festival Champ | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | Karate Warriors | Goro Higashida | Movie | 1976 |
 | Violent Panic: The Big Crash | Mitsuo Seki | Movie | 1976 |
 | New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss | Katsuo Shimura | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Bullet Train | Morimoto | Movie | 1975 |
 | Military Comfort Woman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
 | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics | Hiroshi Taniguchi | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Ando Gang Documentary Film | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | Big Bad Wolf | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | Love Lost in Tears | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | A True Story of the Private Ginza Police | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | Quarreling with Yakuza | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 | The Young Man | Movie | 1972 |
 | Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences | Katsu | Movie | 1972 |
 | Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Yakuza Skirmishes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Woman His Prey | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Shōwa Gokudōshi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Rogue of the Night | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Street Mobster | Tetsuo | Movie | 1972 |
 | Gang Warfare | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Under the Flag of the Rising Sun | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Delinquent Street | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder | Shimizu | Movie | 1972 |
 | Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Armed Organization | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Gambler's Counterattack | Yamano Saburo | Movie | 1971 |
 | Patience Has An End | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | Thugs of Shinjuku | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Fear of Sex | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | King of the Night Life | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | A Kamikaze Cop | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Code Between Brothers: All New | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Private Police | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Japan Organized Crime Boss | Hamanaka-gumi Member | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Domain: Flower and Dragon | Shunji | Movie | 1969 |
 | Girl in College | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Night Guy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Secret Information | Thug A | Movie | 1968 |
 | Prison Boss | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Yanagase Blues | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Gambler's World | Honma | Movie | 1967 |
 | Captain Ultra: The Movie | Joe, Space Alien | Movie | 1967 |
 | Organized Violence | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Glorious Fights | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Game of Chance | Tiger | Movie | 1966 |
 | Nerves for Victory | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Pretty Devil Yoko | Cook | Movie | 1966 |
 | Gang's Upward Strategy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Secret Club 000 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Hoodlum Brothers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Color | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Navy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Case Files of Tax Investigator Madogiwa Tarou (1998) | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |