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Akiji Kobayashi

Actor · 54 credits · 12 in highly-rated films

Best known for Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)

Frequent collaborators: Hiroshi Fujioka, Susumu Kurobe, Hiroko Sakurai, Masaya Nihei, Sandayuu Dokumamushi

Best Akiji Kobayashi movies by genre

Movies (54 total, ranked by score)

  1. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

    1972 · ★ 7.4 (196 votes)

    Action, Drama, Adventure

    1

  2. Black Rain

    1989 · ★ 7.6 (134 votes)

    Drama, History

    2

  3. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

    1991 · ★ 7.0 (273 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    3

  4. Shogun Assassin

    1980 · ★ 6.9 (192 votes)

    Action, Adventure

    4

  5. Godzilla vs. Mothra

    1992 · ★ 6.9 (236 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    5

  6. The Tale of Jean Valjean

    1979 · ★ 7.5 (4 votes)

    Animation, History, Drama

    6

  7. Youth of the Beast

    1963 · ★ 6.9 (87 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Action

    7

  8. 47 Ronin

    1994 · ★ 7.3 (23 votes)

    Action, Drama

    8

  9. Revive! Ultraman

    1996 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    9

  10. The Curse of the Ghost

    1969 · ★ 6.2 (4 votes)

    Horror

    10

  11. The Birth of Ultraman

    1966 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Science Fiction

    11

  12. The Black Hood

    1981

    Action

    12

  13. Kamen Rider V3: The Movie

    1973 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

    13

  14. Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

    1990 · ★ 6.9 (19 votes)

    Romance, Animation, Comedy

    14

  15. Akio Jissoji's Ultraman

    1979 · ★ 8.0 (8 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    15

  16. Yuki

    1981 · ★ 7.3 (9 votes)

    Animation, Adventure, Family

    16

  17. Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars

    1990 · ★ 8.0 (7 votes)

    Adventure, Horror, Thriller

    17

  18. Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

    1972 · ★ 6.3 (48 votes)

    Action, Drama

    18

  19. Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature

    1967 · ★ 6.8 (5 votes)

    Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

    19

  20. Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie

    1975 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    20

  21. Immortal Kamen Rider Special

    1979 · ★ 9.0 (3 votes)

    Action, Science Fiction

    21

  22. Run, Melos!

    1992 · ★ 6.2 (10 votes)

    Animation, History, Drama

    22

  23. Karate Cop

    1982

    Action, Comedy, Romance

    23

  24. Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle

    1979 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    24

  25. Getting Any?

    1995 · ★ 5.7 (88 votes)

    Comedy

    25

  26. Internal Sleuth

    1973 · ★ 7.5 (4 votes)

    Action, Crime

    26

  27. Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

    1993 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    History

    27

  28. Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2

    1982 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Drama, TV Movie

    28

  29. Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants

    1973 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    29

  30. Ultraman: Terror on Route 87

    1989 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Science Fiction, Mystery

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.