Keiju Kobayashi date of birth:
November 23, 1923
How old was Keiju Kobayashi when died?
86
Where was Keiju Kobayashi born?
Gunma, Japan
When did Keiju Kobayashi die?
September 16, 2010
Where did Keiju Kobayashi die?
Tokyo, Japan
How tall is Keiju Kobayashi?
5' 7" (170 cm)
Keiju Kobayashi body shape:
Slim
What color are Keiju Kobayashi's eyes?
Black
What color is Keiju Kobayashi's hair?
Salt and Pepper
What is Keiju Kobayashi's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Keiju Kobayashi nationality?
Japanese
What is Keiju Kobayashi's occupation?
Actor
Short Biography
Keiju Kobayashi ( 小林桂樹, Kobayashi Keiju, 23 November 1923 – 16 September 2010) was a Japanese actor. Born in Gunma Prefecture, he began acting at the Nikkatsu studio after dropping out of Nihon University and made his film debut in 1942. In a career that spanned 65 years, he appeared in over 250 films, most famously in the "Company President" (Shachō) comedy films made at Toho, where he worked alongside Hisaya Morishige, Daisuke Kato, Norihei Miki, and others. There he helped define the popular image of the postwar salaryman. He also won many awards for his acting, including best actor awards at the Mainichi Film Awards for The Naked General in 1958 (where he played Kiyoshi Yamashita), for Kuroi gashū in 1960, and for The Elegant Life of Mr Everyman in 1963. Kobayashi appeared in films made by such notable directors as Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and Kihachi Okamoto. He continued to give powerful performances after largely moving to television in the late 1960s.