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Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Actor · Born February 7, 1941 (85) · Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 7, 1941 (85)
From
Katsuragi, Wakayama, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 233 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 39% in 30 days

What are Nenji Kobayashi's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Self
21%
Bonds
17%
Survival
12%
Power
7%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAging3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 6 · Dark 9

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 11 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 11

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
11
Tense
8
Warm
6
Bittersweet
5
Contemplative
5
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nenji Kobayashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nenji Kobayashi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

233 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tokyo Taxi(2025)

    as Customer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • ホリデイ～江戸の休日～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • 森村誠一女のサスペンス「マリッジ」 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • It's a Flickering Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Labyrinth of Cinema(2019)

    as Kizuma

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tora-san, Welcome Back!(2019)

    as 洼田

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Impossibility Defense(2017)

    as Hiroshi Torimori

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Hoshi Meguri no Machi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Yusaku Shimada

  • What a Wonderful Family(2017)

    as Ginnpei Maruta

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Detective Tokunosuke Jinbo 11 ~ Friendship Through Train Trip ~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 31 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Detective Tokunosuke Jinbo 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 30 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • What a Wonderful Family!(2016)

    as Numata

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Saraba Abunai Deka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Nagasaki: Memories of My Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • 軽井沢駐在犬日誌 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dr. Hikojiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kyosuke Tanigawa

  • Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 29 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Yellow Taped Newswoman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kenkichi Isomura

  • Uzumasa Limelight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • The Little House(2014)

    as Gunji Arai

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • It All Began When I Met You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Taizou

  • Clock Store's Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Tomoyasu

  • The Watchmaker's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Tomoyasu

  • Tokyo Family(2013)

    as Numata

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Doctor X(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Tsuyosi Teshigawara（勅使河原 毅）

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • マリッジ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hanayome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Castle of Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Sosuke Ohara

  • Toire no kamisama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Shunji Uemura

  • 樅ノ木は残った (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • About Her Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Shohei Tanno

  • 高村薫サスペンス 去りゆく日に (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Giwaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Fukutaro Shirakawa

  • Mission To Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Tsubaki Sanjuro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Kurofuji

  • Dear Students! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Love and Honor(2006)

    as Sakunosuke Higuchi

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Nogaremono Orin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Mikawado Seneimon

  • 走れ！事件記者 娘に捧げる最後のスクープ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kuhei Sagihara

  • Onna Keiji Mizuki: Kyoto Rakusai Sho Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 19 episodes · as Narumi Toshiro

  • 鉄道警察官・清村公三郎 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • 実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • 大空港警察副署長　日暮征次郎走る! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 横山秀夫サスペンス「真相」 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Motive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mutuo Toura

  • The Hidden Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Kôda

  • Café Lumière (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Yoko's Father

  • 西村京太郎トラベルサスペンス 寝台特急八分停車 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 西村京太郎サスペンス 寝台特急「はやぶさ」の女 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 日丸教授の事件ノート (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 炎の警備隊長・五十嵐杜夫 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Papa for One Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 10 episodes · as Daigoro Konari

  • Kyotaro Nishimura Special: Murder on the ‘Traveling Go’ around Japan. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Detective Kamei

  • Another Battle/Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Oda Tsunemi

  • 真実を追う男 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Twilight Samurai(2002)

    as Choubei Kusaka

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • いなか刑事 伊原泰三の退職捜査日誌 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Firefly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Chūshingura Urabanashi: Nakazō Kyōran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Hideo

  • Home Sweet Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The Stupid Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The Woman of S.R.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 18 episodes · as Shunsuke Koba

  • The Railroad Man(1999)

    as Senji Sugiura

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Asabuki Riyako, Female Lawyer: The Young Eyewitness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Yunoshin Yabuhara

  • Amateur Singing Contest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Takano

  • 仮面の女 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Abunai Deka Forever The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Asabuki Riyako, Female Attorney: The Little Accomplice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Yunoshin Yabuhara

  • Oda Nobunaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Hirate Masahide

  • A Dangerous Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Free and Easy 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Tsunetaro Baba

  • The Story of Bodyguard Shuhei Fujisawa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Matahachiro Aoe

  • Insurance Investigator Shigarami Taro's Case Files ~Sanuki Murder Case~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Shiragami Taro

  • Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • SMAP×SMAP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Skit Guest

  • A Brief Message from the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Summer Department Store Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • The detective whose path was crossed by a snake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • MARKS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Yuzo Rinbara

  • 47 Ronin(1994)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Furuhata Ninzaburo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Desirable Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Masayuki Yamauchi

  • Papa to Nat-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Megumi no Sekai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Flower Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • HOTEL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 11 episodes · as Mochida Kenichi

  • さよなら李香蘭 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Water Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Virgin Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Ryosuke Okada (Episode 1)

  • The Political Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Noboru Takahashi (Episode 4)

  • Stay or go? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Umi e, See You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Mizuki

  • Maiko monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • The Drifting Classroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Yoshio

  • Tokyo Bordello(1987)

    as Giichi Tsubosaka

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Paper Lantern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Makeup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Night Train(1987)

    as Shinji

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • A Homance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Fukuoka

  • Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast(1986)

    as Gonzoh

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Desperate Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Sano

  • His Motorbike, Her Island(1986)

    as News Reporter

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Hanekonma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 156 episodes · as Kojiro Tachibana

  • Tracked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Moritani

  • Early Spring Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Coffee shop owner

  • Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Toshio

  • The Seburi Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Nuclear Gypsies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Lonely Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Douryou Inoue

  • Time of Wickedness(1985)

    as Sushi chef

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Island Closest to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Yoshimi Aoyama

  • The Audition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Yamawaki

  • The Story of a Man Among Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Jugyo Sankan no Onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Kirihara

  • Turkish March: Castle of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Yoshikazu Honjô

  • Choji Snack Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Kozeki

  • Nogare no machi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Crimson Night Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Ichitarô Ogawa

  • The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor(1983)

    as Customer at 'Hero'

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Akuma no hitojichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Mariko's Former Husband

  • The Ballad of Narayama(1983)

    as Tsune

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Yoshida School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Eiichi Nishimura

  • Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Kaikyô(1982)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Zeccho shimai ochiru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Shôji Sonoda

  • Lullaby of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Detective Akutsu

  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Prosecutor Munakata

  • Farewell to the Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Farmer

  • Gate of Youth 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ryoji Kimoto

  • Station(1981)

    as Detective Tatsumi

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Love Beast: Attack! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Kawamura

  • Essential Information for a College Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Ken Kakurai - Handsome Homosexual

  • Pro Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 25 episodes · as 木戸吾郎

  • Gate of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Chota

  • Eijanaika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Matakichi

  • The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Momoe's Lips: Love Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Masanobu Ômichi

  • The Bear Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • The Wicked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Detective

  • Virus(1980)

    as Doctor's Assistant #2

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Crazy Thunder Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Tsuyoshi

  • The Revolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Sergeant Harada

  • Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Takenosuke Shiga

  • Winter's Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Kiichiro Hanai

  • Message from Space(1978)

    as Officer Fox

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Yagyu Clan Conspiracy(1978)

    as Scarred Ronin

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Older brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 13 episodes · as Bunkichi

  • Doberman Cop(1977)

    as Katsuo Kōyama

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Curse of the Dog God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Nuns That Bite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Hokuriku Proxy War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Japan's Don(1977)

    as Takenosuke Shiga

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Graveyard(1976)

    as Akira Kitajima

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Truckster Goes to Hokkaido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Classroom of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Festival Champ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Karate Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Goro Higashida

  • Violent Panic: The Big Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Mitsuo Seki

  • The Boss's Head(1975)

    as Katsuo Shimura

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Bullet Train(1975)

    as Morimoto

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Military Comfort Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Police Tactics(1974)

    as Hiroshi Taniguchi

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Ando Gang Documentary Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Big Bad Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Love Lost in Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • A True Story of the Private Ginza Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Quarreling with Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41(1972)

    as The Young Man

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences(1972)

    as Katsu

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Skirmishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion(1972)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Woman His Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Rogue of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Shōwa Gokudōshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Street Mobster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Tetsuo

  • Gang Warfare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Under the Flag of the Rising Sun(1972)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Delinquent Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Shimizu

  • Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Armed Organization (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Gambler's Counterattack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Yamano Saburo

  • Patience Has An End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Thugs of Shinjuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Fear of Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • King of the Night Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • A Kamikaze Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Code Between Brothers: All New (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Private Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Japan Organized Crime Boss(1969)

    as Hamanaka-gumi Member

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Domain: Flower and Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Shunji

  • Girl in College (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Night Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Secret Information (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Thug A

  • Prison Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Yanagase Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Gambler's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Honma

  • Captain Ultra: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Joe, Space Alien

  • Organized Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Glorious Fights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Game of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Tiger

  • Nerves for Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Pretty Devil Yoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Cook

  • Gang's Upward Strategy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Secret Club 000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Hoodlum Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Case Files of Tax Investigator Madogiwa Tarou (1998) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 233 titles, 232 of them dated from 1963 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Love and Honor (2006)

$34M worldwide

Highest rated

The Twilight Samurai (2002)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting233 of 233: 233 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

By decade

1960s25 · acting1970s53 · acting1980s59 · acting1990s27 · acting2000s33 · acting2010s30 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 23 roles
72779712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Nenji Kobayashi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)

69th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Twilight Samurai (2002)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Nenji Kobayashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nenji Kobayashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yōji Yamada shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers