Kaoru Kobayashi (小林 薫, Kobayashi Kaoru, born on September 4, 1951) is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto. A multi-award winning thespian, he won best actor at the 30th Yokohama Film Festival and best-supporting actor at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Sorobanzuku.
Career
Kobayashi starred in Yoichi Sai's Quill. He also appeared in Yuya Ishii's The Great Passage He appeared as "Master", the lead character in the Japanese TV series Midnight Diner and the two full-length films based on the series.
Filmography
Film
Television
Dubbing
- The West Wing (seasons 1-4), Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen)
Awards
References
External links
- Official profile Archived 2021-01-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- Kaoru Kobayashi at IMDb




