

Acting
Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二, Kobayashi Akiji, September 6, 1930 – August 27, 1996), sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi, was a Japanese actor. He attended Nihon University College of Art, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1949. He made his film debut with Satsujin Yogisha in 1952. He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Toshio Muramatsu in the 1966-1967 television series, Ultraman. From 1983-84, he appeared in the popular television detective series Seibu Keisatsu. His other notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana...
Highest rated appearances

Afternoon When Flowers Fell

Black Rain
as Katayama

Ultraman: Terror on Route 87
as Toshio Muramatsu

The Men Who Made Ultraman

Death Shadows

Desperate Pursuit
as Inoue

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
as Hanazuki

The Empty Table

The Makioka Sisters
as Seitaro Jinba

The Longest Tunnel

Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
as Kodera

Suspicion
as Chief of Police, Ishihara

Karate Cop
as Asst Chief Fuji

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2

The Black Hood

Lonely Heart

Yuki
as Jinjii (voice)

Koto: The Ancient City

Shogun Assassin
as Lord Kurogawa

The Tale of Jean Valjean
as Jean Valjean (voice)

Immortal Kamen Rider Special
as Tobei Tachibana

The Shogun Assassins

Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
as Toshio Muramatsu

The House of Hanging
as Sannosuke

Akio Jissoji's Ultraman
as Captain Toshio Muramatsu

Queen Bee
as Detective Kogure

Utamaro's World

Island of Hell
as Takezo

Lullaby to Kill
as Koreya Kusakabe (manager)

The Inugami Family
as Kokichi Inugami

The Kagestar: The Movie
as Inspector Tonda

All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!
as Tōbei Tachibana

Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie
as Tôbei Tachibana

Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie
as Tōbei Tachibana

Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders
as Tobei Tachibana (archive footage)

Five Riders vs. King Dark
as Tobei Tachibana

Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants
as Tobei Tachibana

Internal Sleuth

Kamen Rider V3: The Movie
as Tōbei Tachibana

The Woman Who Calls for Corpses

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
as Narrator

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

Daigoro vs. Goliath
as Hitoshi Suzuki

Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell
as Tōbei Tachibana

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
as Ozunu Kurokuwa

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
as Tobei Tachibana

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
as Narrator

The Pirates of Buban

Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
as Captain Takamura

Mandala

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 5 - The Mystery of the Skull Wife

Go Go Kamen Rider
as Tobei Tachibana

This Transient Life

Prison Break

The Curse of the Ghost
as Naosuke

The Return of the Filthy Seven

Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
as Capt. Toshio Muramatsu

The Birth of Ultraman
as Toshio Muramatsu

The Father of Ultra Q

The Pornographers
as Man at the Party

Pleasures of the Flesh
as Mari's pimp

Kwaidan
as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Fight of the Gamblers

Youth of the Beast
as Tatsuo Nomoto
Intruders
as Ichiro Honma

Harakiri

Foundry Town
as Hei-san