Kobayashi Akiji

Kobayashi Akiji (小林昭二) was born on September 6, 1930. Kobayashi Akiji movies and tv shows: The 8-Tomb Village 1996 (Japan), Revive! Ultraman 1996 (Japan), Company-Sponsored Funeral 1989 (Japan), The Inugami Family 1976 (Japan), Five Riders vs. King Dark 1974 (Japan)...

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First Name: Akiji

Family Name: Kobayashi

Native Name: 小林昭二

Also Known As: こばやしあきじ; Mori Issei; Kobayashi Shouji;

Nationality: Japanese

Gender: Male

Born: September 6, 1930

Kobayashi Akiji, sometimes credited as Kobayashi Shouji or Mori Issei, was a Japanese actor who played Tōbei Tachibana ("Oya-san") in the early years of the Kamen Rider Series, starting in the original Kamen Rider in 1971 to Kamen Rider Stronger in 1976. He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Mura (Muramatsu)Icon-crosswiki in the 1966-1967 television series, UltramanIcon-crosswiki.
In 1993, Kobayashi returned to voice an animated version of his character in Kamen Rider SD: Strange!? Kumo Otoko, making him the only actor in the movie to reprise his original role. This was Kobayashi's final contribution to the Kamen Rider franchse.
Kobayashi died of lung cancer in Yokohama at the age of 65.