Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Actor

Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan
February 7, 1941

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.

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Nenji Kobayashi 1
Nenji Kobayashi 2

Representative Works

The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama
7.5
/ Japanese
The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai
7.8
/ Japanese
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
7.0
/ Japanese
Tokyo Taxi
Tokyo Taxi
7.3
/ Japanese
Virus
Virus
6.3
/ Japanese
What a Wonderful Family! 2
What a Wonderful Family! 2
7.0
/ Japanese
47 Ronin
47 Ronin
7.4
/ Japanese
Love Beast: Attack!
Love Beast: Attack!
5.0
/ Japanese
The Bullet Train
The Bullet Train
6.9
/ Japanese
Tokyo Family
Tokyo Family
7.3
/ Japanese
The Longest Tunnel
The Longest Tunnel
10.0
/ Japanese
Tokyo Bordello
Tokyo Bordello
5.6
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Ballad of Narayama
1983Winner

Best Performance

The Ballad of Narayama

The Twilight Samurai
2002Winner

Best Performance

The Twilight Samurai

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972Nominee

Best Performance

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

Career Highlights

Tokyo Taxi
2025Highlight

Best Performance

Tokyo Taxi

Virus
1980Highlight

Best Performance

Virus

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