Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Kiyoshi Kobayashi (小林 清志, Kobayashi Kiyoshi, born January 11, 1933) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. He is attached to the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He is a graduate of the Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa High School and the arts department of Nihon University.

Kiyoshi Kobayashi
小林 清志
Born	January 11, 1933 Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Other names	Kobakiyo (コバキヨ)
Occupation	Actor, voice actor, narrator
Years active	1958–present
Agent	Haikyō
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Website	Official Profile

He is best known for his roles in Yōkai Ningen Bem (as Bem), the Lupin III series (as Daisuke Jigen), the Droopy cartoons (as the Wolf) and Shazzan (as Shazzan). As a narrator, he is best known for narrating Shukan Oriraji Keizaihakusho and Hikari Ota's If I Were Prime Minister... Secretary Tanaka. Also, He is the official dub-over voice of James Coburn and Lee Marvin.

Filmography

Television animation

• Star of the Giants (1968) (Armstrong Ozuma)
• Yōkai Ningen Bem (1968) (Bem)
• Lupin III series (1971) (Daisuke Jigen) [1]
• La Seine no Hoshi (1975) (Zarar)
• Space Cobra (1982) (Crystal Bowie)
• The King of Braves GaoGaiGar (1997) (Narrator)
• Basilisk (2005) (Kouga Danjo)
• The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final -Grand Glorious Gathering- (2005) (Narrator, Ryōsuke Takanohashi)
• Death Note (2006) (Watari/Quillsh Wammy)
• Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012) (Daisuke Jigen)
• Lupin the 3rd (2015) (Daisuke Jigen)
• Lupin the Third Part 5 (2018) (Daisuke Jigen)

OVA

• Megazone 23 (1985) (Eigen Yumekanou)
• Violence Jack (1988) (Jack)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (Adrian Rubinsky)
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991) (Aiguille Delaz)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (1993) (Muhammad Avdol)
• Queen Emeraldas (1998) (Captain)
• The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final (2000) (Narrator, Ryōsuke Takanohashi)
• Lupin III: Return of the Magician (2002) (Daisuke Jigen)
• Amuri in Star Ocean (2008) (Deus Allen, Ukatan)
• Lupin III: Green Vs. Red (2008) (Daisuke Jigen)

Animated films

• Mazinger Z vs. Devilman (1973) (Mashogun Zannin)
• Lupin III: Mystery of Mamo (1978) (Daisuke Jigen)
• Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) (Daisuke Jigen)
• Twelve Months (1980) (January)
• Crusher Joe (1983) (Talos)
• Golgo 13: The Professional (1983) (T. Jefferson)
• Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985) (Daisuke Jigen)
• Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991) (Gillet Krueger)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992) (Earthling A)
• Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995) (Daisuke Jigen)
• Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996) (Daisuke Jigen)
• Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) (James Moriarty)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) (Uranda)
• Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (2004) (Justice Love)
• Space Pirate Captain Harlock (2013) (Old man)
• Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (2013) (Daisuke Jigen)
• Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen's Gravestone (2014) (Daisuke Jigen)
• Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon Ishikawa's Spray of Blood (2017) (Daisuke Jigen)
• Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko Mine's Lie (2019) (Daisuke Jigen)
• Lupin The Third: The First (2019) (Daisuke Jigen)

Tokusatsu

• Kousoku Esper (xxxx) (Alien Giron)
• Spectreman (1971) (Dr. Gori)
• Kaiketsu Lion-Maru (1972) (Daimaou Gohsun)
• Zone Fighter (1973) (Narrator)
• Enban Senso Bankid (1976) (Guzale Commander)
• UFO Daisensou: Tatakae Red Tiger (xxxx) (Fuller Commander)
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) (Narrator)
• Chōriki Sentai Ohranger (1995) (Bara Darts)
• Gekisou Sentai Carranger (1996) (VRV Master)
• Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (1998) (Degius)
• Kamen Rider Black (1987) (Narrator (1 - 39))
• Kamen Rider OOO (2010) (Story within a story Narrator)
• Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (2012) (Narrator)

Video games

• Blood Will Tell (xxxx) (Narrator, Jukai)
• BS Zelda no Densetsu (MAP1 and MAP2) (xxxx) (Narrator)
• Samurai Shodown series (II, IV-V) (Jubei Yagyu)
• Tenchu: Kurenai (xxxx) (Narrator)
• Lupin III video games (1997-2010) (Daisuke Jigen)
• Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King (2002) (Daisuke Jigen)
• World of Final Fantasy (2016) (Odin)[2]

Live-action

• James Coburn
  • The Magnificent Seven (1974 NET Dub) (Britt)
  • The Great Escape (1971 Fuji TV Dub) (Louis Sedgwick)
  • Charade (1972 Fuji TV, 1985 TV Asahi, and 1994 NTV Dubs)(Tex Panthollow)
  • Major Dundee (1976 Fuji TV Dub) (Samuel Potts)
  • Our Man Flint (1978 Fuji TV Dub) (Derek Flint)
  • Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (Eli Kotch)
  • In Like Flint (1973 Tokyo Channel 12 Dub)(Derek Flint)
  • Duck, You Sucker! (1977 TBS and DVD Dubs)John H. Mallory)[3]
  • Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (Sheriff Pat Garrett)[4]
  • Bite the Bullet (1981 TV Asahi Dub) (Luke Matthews)
  • Hard Times (1981 TV Asahi Dub)(Speed)
  • The Last Hard Men (1981 Fuji TV Dub) (Zach Provo)
  • Midway (1979 TBS edition) (Capt. Vinton Maddox)
  • Young Guns II (VHS Dub) (John Chisum)
  • Hudson Hawk (DVD Dub)(George Kaplan)
  • Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (Mr. Crisp)
  • Maverick (Commodore Duvall)
  • Eraser (Arthur Beller)[5]
  • The Nutty Professor (Harlan Hartley)
  • Payback (Fairfax)
  • Snow Dogs (James "Thunder Jack" Johnson)
  • American Gun (Martin Tillman)
• Lee Marvin
  • The Caine Mutiny (1979 Fuji TV edition) ("Meatball")
  • Bad Day at Black Rock (1969 Tokyo Channel 12 and 1973[6] NTV editions) (Hector David)
  • Attack (TV Asahi edition) (Lt. Col. Clyde Bartlett)
  • The Comancheros (TV Asahi edition) (Tully Crow)
  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1971 Fuji TV Dub) (Liberty Valance)
  • Donovan's Reef (1969 Tokyo Channel 12 and 1975 TBS Dubs)(Thomas Aloysius "Boats" Gilhooley)
  • The Killers (Charlie Strom)
  • Cat Ballou (1972 NET edition) (Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn)
  • The Professionals (1980 TV Asahi Dub) (Henry 'Rico' Fardan)
  • Point Blank (1972 NET Dub)(Walker)
  • Paint Your Wagon (1978 Tokyo Channel 12 Dub) (Ben Rumson)
  • Emperor of the North Pole (1977 Tokyo Channel 12 edition) (A-No.-1)
  • Avalanche Express (1981 NTV edition) (Wargrave)
  • The Big Red One (1982 TBS edition) (The Sergeant)
  • Gorky Park (Jack Osborne)
• Tommy Lee Jones
  • Fire Birds (1993 TV Asahi edition) (Brad Little)
  • JFK (1994 TV Asahi edition) (Clay Shaw / Clay Bertrand)
  • The Fugitive (1996 TV Asahi edition) (Marshal Samuel Gerard)
  • Batman Forever (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Harvey Dent/Two-Face)
  • Blown Away (Ryan Gaerity)
  • Volcano (2005 TV Asahi edition) (Mike Roark)
  • U.S. Marshals (2004 TV Tokyo edition) (Chief Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard)
  • The Hunted (2008 TV Tokyo edition) (L.T. Bonham)
  • A Prairie Home Companion (Axeman)
  • The Family (Robert Stansfield)
• George Kennedy
  • Airport (Joe Patroni)
  • Cahill U.S. Marshal (Abe Fraser)
  • Earthquake (1986 TV Asahi edition) (Lou Slade)
  • The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1982 TV Asahi edition) (Capt. Joe Patroni)
  • Death Ship (Captain Ashland)
• Sam Elliott
  • Shakedown (Richie Marks)
  • The Hi-Lo Country (Jim Ed Love)
  • The Contender (Kermit Newman)
  • Ghost Rider (Carter Slade / Caretaker)[7]
  • The Golden Compass (Lee Scoresby)[8]
• Franco Nero
  • Django (1971 TV Asahi, 1975 TBS and 1980 TV Tokyo editions) (Django)
  • Texas, Adios (1989 TV Tokyo edition) (Burt Sullivan)[9]
  • Force 10 from Navarone (DVD and 1986 TV Asahi editions) (Lescovar)
  • Die Hard 2 (1992 Fuji TV edition) (General Ramon Esperanza)
• Jack Palance
  • Shane (1974 NTV and 1979 TV Asahi editions) (Jack Wilson)
  • Torture Garden (Ronald Wyatt)
  • Compañeros (John)
  • City Slickers (TV Tokyo edition) (Curly Washburn)
• Gian Maria Volonté
  • A Fistful of Dollars (1971 TV Asahi edition) (Ramón Rojo)
  • For a Few Dollars More (1973 TV Asahi edition) (El Indio)
  • A Bullet for the General (El Chuncho Muños)
• Clint Eastwood
  • True Crime (Steve Everett)[10]
  • Space Cowboys (Colonel Frank Corvin)[11]
  • Blood Work (Terry McCaleb)[12]
• The Best Years of a Life (Jean-Louis Duroc (Jean-Louis Trintignant))[13]
• Face to Face (1977 TV Asahi edition) (Solomon "Beauregard" Bennet (Tomas Milian))
• A Few Good Men (Colonel Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson))[14]
• The Godfather (1976 NTV edition) (Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo (Al Lettieri))
• Good Night, and Good Luck (Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn))[15]
• Hard Rain (Jim (Morgan Freeman))[16]
• The Hunt for Red October (Captain 1st rank Marko Ramius (Sean Connery))
• The Insider (Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer))
• Knight Rider (Narrator)
• Knives Out (Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer))[17]
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Witch-king of Angmar (Lawrence Makoare))
• Near Dark (Jesse Hooker (Lance Henriksen))[18]
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Captain Edward Teague (Keith Richards))[19]
• Presumed Innocent (Raymond Horgan (Brian Dennehy))[20]
• The Rookie (Strom (Raul Julia))[21]
• Snatch ("Brick Top" Pulford (Alan Ford))
• Tremors (Burt Gummer (Michael Gross))
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Splinter)
• Yes Man (Terrence Bundley (Terence Stamp))[22]
• The Young Master (Sang Kung (Shih Kien))[23]

Animation

• Adventure Time (Ice President)
• Balto II: Wolf Quest (Nava)
• Batman: The Animated Series (Jonah Hex)
• Droopy (The Wolf)
• Oliver & Company (Roscoe)
• Samurai Jack (Thief)
• Shazzan (Shazzan)
• SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (Katscratch)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Splinter)
• The Incredibles (Rick Dicker)
• The Road to El Dorado (Hernán Cortés)
• Thunderbirds (Commander Norman)
• Totally Spies! (Jerry)
• X-Men (TV Tokyo edition) (Forge)

Other roles

• Battle of Okinawa (1971, Film) (Narrator)
• Daitokai Series (1976–79, Tv drama)
• Dragon Zakura (2005, TV drama) (Narrator)
• Hikari Ota's If I Were Prime Minister... Secretary Tanaka (2006, Variety show) (Narrator)
• Sasuke (2006, Sports entertainment television special) (Narrator)
• Shukan Oriraji Keizaihakusho (2007, Variety show) (Narrator)
• Yōkai Ningen Bem (2011, TV drama) (Narrator)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result
2017	11th Seiyu Awards	Achievement Award	Won
2018	Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2018	Achievement Award	Won

References

1. "Kobayashi Kiyoshi". Luis A. Cruz. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
2. "Kiyoshi Kobayashi - 98 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
3. "夕陽のギャングたち". Star Channel. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
4. "ビリー・ザ・キッド 21才の生涯". Warner Bros. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
5. "イレイザー". Star Channel. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
6. "アトリエうたまる 日本語吹替版データベース". fukikaemaniax.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
7. "ゴーストライダー". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
8. "ライラの冒険 黄金の羅針盤". Star Channel. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
9. "ガンマン無頼[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
10. "トゥルー・クライム". Warner Bros. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
11. "スペース カウボーイ". Warner Bros. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
12. "ブラッド・ワーク". Warner Bros. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
13. "男と女 人生最良の日々". Twin. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
14. "ア・フュー・グッドメン". Star Channel. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
15. "グッドナイト＆グッドラック[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
16. "フラッド". Star Channel. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
17. "『ナイブズ・アウト/名探偵と刃の館の秘密』Blu-ray&DVDが7月22日発売". Tower Records Online. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
18. "ニア・ダーク／真夜中の出来事＜HDニューマスター版＞". Zeque Productions. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
19. "パイレーツ・オブ・カリビアン／生命の泉". Fukikaeru. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
20. "推定無罪". Warner Bros. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
21. "ルーキー". Warner Bros. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
22. "イエスマン "ＹＥＳ"は人生のパスワード[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
23. "ヤング・マスター／師弟出馬 ＜新録日本語吹替収録版／インターナショナル版＞ [DVD]". Twin. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

External links

• Haikyo profile (in Japanese)
• Kiyoshi Kobayashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Kiyoshi Kobayashi at IMDb