Osamu Kobayashi (voice actor)

Osamu Kobayashi
小林 修
Born	(1934-11-22)November 22, 1934 Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died	June 28, 2011(2011-06-28) (aged 76) Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Actor voice actor
Years active	1950–2011
Agent	Dojinsha Production
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)

Osamu Kobayashi (小林修, Kobayashi Osamu, November 22, 1934 – June 28, 2011) was a Japanese actor and the former executive director of Dōjinsha Production until its closure. He was a baritone.

Death

On June 28, 2011, Kobayashi died of pancreatic cancer at age 76.[1] His company closed after his death.

Filmography

Live-action

• Kousoku Esper (1967) – Narrator
• Seiun Kamen Machineman (1984) – Narrator
• Kyodai Ken Byclosser (1985) Narrator
• Chouriki Sentai Ohranger (1995, Episode: 46) – Bara Guard (voice)
• Gekisou Sentai Carranger (1996, Episodes: 37-48) – Reckless Dash Emperor Exhaus / Exhaus Super-Strong (voice)

Television animation

• Ōgon Bat (1967) (Ōgon Bat)
• Space Battleship Yamato (1974) (Admiral Domel)
• Space Battleship Yamato II (1978) (Emperor Zwordar)
• Space Battleship Yamato III (1980) (Captain Jiro Dan)
• New Tetsujin-28 (1980) (Branch)
• Six God Combination Godmars (1981) (President Gyron)
• Story of the Alps: My Annette (1983) (Pierre)
• Panzer World Galient (1984) (Azbes)
• Space Legend Ulysses 31 (1991 NHK edition) (Ulysses)[2]
• Noir (2001) (Salvatore)

Original video animation (OVA)

• Panzer World Galient: Tetsu no Monshō (1986) (Mādaru)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) (Ottō Braunshweig)
• Mars (1994) (Chief Cabinet Secretary)

Theatrical animation

• Space Battleship Yamato (1977) – Domel
• Hokkyoku no Muushika Miishika (1979) (Muu)
• Phoenix 2772 (1980) – Boon
• Gamera: Super Monster (1980) – 'Zanon' Captain (voice)
• Be Forever Yamato (1980) – Osamu Yamanami
• Crusher Joe: The Movie (1983) – Bard
• Final Yamato (1983) – Captain Mizutani
• Silent Möbius 2 (1992) – Combined Apparition
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993) – Otto Von Braunschweig
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003) – Yaku
• Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (2004) – Chris
• Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection (2009) – Blue Noah Captain

Video games

• Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (The Emperor of China)
• Toy Story 3: The Video Game (xxxx, Japanese dub) (Prospector)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• Yul Brynner
  • Anastasia (General Bounine)
  • The Brothers Karamazov (Dmitri Karamazov)
  • The Magnificent Seven (Chris Adams)
  • Taras Bulba (Taras Bulba)
  • Invitation to a Gunfighter (Jules Gaspard d'Estaing)
  • Cast a Giant Shadow (Asher)
  • Return of the Seven (Chris Adams)
  • Triple Cross (Col. Baron von Grunen)
  • The Double Man (Dan Slater / Kalmar)
  • Villa Rides (Pancho Villa)
  • Battle of Neretva (Vlado)
  • The File of the Golden Goose (Peter Novak)
  • Adiós, Sabata (Sabata/Indio Black)
  • Catlow (Catlow)
  • Fuzz (The Deaf Man)
  • Night Flight from Moscow (Vlassov)
  • Westworld (Gunslinger)
  • The Ultimate Warrior (Carson)
• 12 Angry Men (1969 TV Asahi edition) (Juror #1 (Martin Balsam))
• Amadeus (1986 TV Asahi edition) (Leopold Mozart (Roy Dotrice))[3]
• Big (MacMillan (Robert Loggia))
• Chain Reaction (1999 TV Asahi edition) (Dr. Paul Shannon (Morgan Freeman))
• Coming to America (1991 Fuji TV edition) (King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones))[4]
• The Crazies (1979 Fuji TV edition) (David (W.G. McMillan))
• Days of Thunder (Tim Daland (Randy Quaid))[5]
• Deliverance (Lewis Medlock (Burt Reynolds))
• Die Hard (1990 TV Asahi edition) (Dwayne T. Robinson (Paul Gleason))
• The Distinguished Gentleman (Dick Dodge (Lane Smith))[6]
• Dracula: Prince of Darkness (Alan Kent (Bud Tingwell))[7]
• Dune (Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV (José Ferrer))[8]
• El Dorado (Cole Thornton (John Wayne))[9]
• First Blood (1999 Nippon TV edition) (Colonel Sam Trautman (Richard Crenna))[10]
• The Full Monty (Gerald Arthur Cooper (Tom Wilkinson))[11]
• The Glenn Miller Story (1968 TV Asahi edition) (Don Haynes (Charles Drake))
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (Brendan Gleeson))[12]
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (Brendan Gleeson))[13]
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (Brendan Gleeson))[14]
• Hulk (Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (Sam Elliott))[15]
• Iron Will (J.W. Harper (David Ogden Stiers))[16]
• Jacob's Ladder (1993 Nippon TV edition) (Louis Denardo (Danny Aiello))[17]
• Loaded Weapon 1 (General Curtis Mortars (William Shatner))[18]
• The Longest Day (1997 TV Tokyo edition) (Benjamin H. Vandervoort (John Wayne))
• The Matrix Reloaded (2006 Fuji TV edition) (Captain Mifune (Nathaniel Lees))
• The Matrix Revolutions (2007 Fuji TV edition) (Captain Mifune (Nathaniel Lees))
• National Treasure (Patrick Henry Gates (Jon Voight))[19]
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Patrick Henry Gates (Jon Voight))[20]
• Pride and Glory (Francis Tierney, Sr. (Jon Voight))[21]
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1985 Nippon TV and 1993 DVD edition) (Sallah (John Rhys-Davies))[22][23]
• Rawhide (Gil Favor (Eric Fleming))
• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (George Grove (Charles Cioffi))[24]
• The Rookie (Jim Morris Sr. (Brian Cox))[25]
• Scrooged (Preston Rhinelander (Robert Mitchum))[26]
• Secondhand Lions (Garth McCann (Michael Caine))[27]
• Sherlock Holmes (Sir Thomas Rotheram (James Fox))[28]
• Top Gun (1989 Fuji TV edition) (CDR Tom "Stinger" Jordan (James Tolkan))
• The Towering Inferno (1989 TBS edition) (James Duncan (William Holden))[29]

Animation

• The Fantastic Four (Mister Fantastic)
• Mulan (The Emperor of China)
• Mulan II (The Emperor of China)[30]
• Toy Story 2 (Stinky Pete the Prospector)
• We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (Rex)

Successors

• Katsunosuke Hori — Hyouge Mono: Fujitaka Hosokawa
• Ikuya Sawaki — Second Super Robot Taisen Z Reunion: Branch
• Akimitsu Takase — Mission: Impossible: Willie Armitage
• Minoru Inaba — Under Siege 2: Dark Territory: Admiral Bates (TV Asahi version)
• Hideyuki Tanaka — Anpanman: Mr. Cherokee
• Jin Urayama — Amadeus: Leopold Mozart
• Ryokai Morita — Enter the Dragon: Han (TBS version)
• Kenyu Horiuchi — Monkey Business: Dr. Burnaby Fulton (Cary Grant)

References

1. http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201107/2011070400365 ^[dead link‍]
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6. "ホワイトハウス狂騒曲". Disney. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
7. "ホラー・マニアックス シリーズ - 驚きの強力ラインナップ、特別仕様で蘇る傑作ホラーコレクション!". Happinet. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
8. "デューン/砂の惑星 日本公開30周年記念特別版 Blu-ray BOX". Amazon. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
9. "エル・ドラド（１９６６）". Star Channel. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
10. "ランボー 4Kレストア版". HMV. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
11. "フル・モンティ". Wowow. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
12. "ハリー・ポッターと炎のゴブレット". NTV. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
13. "ハリー・ポッターと不死鳥の騎士団". Nippon Television. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
14. "ハリー・ポッターと死の秘宝 PART1". Fukikaeru. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
15. "ハルク". The Cinema. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
16. "アイアン・ウィル -白銀に燃えて-". Disney Japan. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
17. "ジェイコブス・ラダー". Zeque Productions. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
18. "37172[VHS]ローデッド・ウェポン１（吹替）標準語". Aucfan. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
19. "ナショナル・トレジャー". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
20. "ナショナル・トレジャー２／リンカーン暗殺者の日記". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
21. "プライド＆グローリー". Warner Bros. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
22. "15年ぶりの最新作‼『#インディ・ジョーンズと運命のダイヤル』公開記念！5月、6月「#インディ・ジョーンズ」4作品を放送！第4作は #村井國夫 さんによる金曜ロード･オリジナルの新録音!｜金曜ロードシネマクラブ". 金曜ロードシネマクラブ (in Japanese). Retrieved May 16, 2023.
23. "インディ・ジョーンズ レイダース 失われたアーク《聖櫃》 / Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark [Blu-ray] / パラマウント ジャパン". paramount.jp. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
24. "レモ／第１の挑戦＜HDマスター・スペシャルエディション＞". Zeque Productions. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
25. "オールド・ルーキー". Star Channel. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
26. "3人のゴースト". The Cinema. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
27. "ウォルター少年と、夏の休日". Warner Bros. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
28. "シャーロック・ホームズ[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
29. "THE TOWERING INFERNO". www.cinemagate.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
30. "ムーラン2". The Cinema. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

External links

• Osamu Kobayashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia