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Akira Kobayashi

Actor · 97 credits · 5 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Demon Comes in Spring (1989)

Frequent collaborators: Ruriko Asaoka, Shōki Fukae, Eiji Gō, Saburo Hiromatsu, Kaku Takashina

Movies (95 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Human Cyclone

    1959

    Crime, Action

    1

  2. Black Tight Killers

    1966 · ★ 6.9 (14 votes)

    Drama, Action, Thriller

    2

  3. Violent Streets

    1974 · ★ 6.8 (21 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    3

  4. The Endless Duel

    1967

    Drama, Action, Romance

    4

  5. Farewell to Southern Tosa

    1959

    Action

    5

  6. The Gate of Youth

    1975 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. The Gate of Youth Part 2

    1977 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Friendship of Jazz

    1959

    8

  9. The Killer

    1971 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Crime

    9

  10. The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice

    1965

    10

  11. Tokyo Mighty Guy

    1960 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)

    Action, Comedy

    11

  12. Tarao Bannai

    1978 · ★ 9.5 (2 votes)

    12

  13. The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil

    1966 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Action

    13

  14. Young Breasts

    1958

    Drama

    14

  15. The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate

    1965 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Crime

    15

  16. The Rambler under the Southern Cross

    1961

    Action

    16

  17. Rusty Knife

    1958 · ★ 5.9 (16 votes)

    Thriller, Action, Crime

    17

  18. Kanto Wanderer

    1963 · ★ 6.6 (11 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    18

  19. The Flower and the Angry Waves

    1964 · ★ 7.2 (10 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    19

  20. The Yakuza Code Still Lives

    1976 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    20

  21. The Rambler in the Sunset

    1960

    Action, Western

    21

  22. Three Seconds to Zero Hour

    1967 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    22

  23. The Perfect Game

    1958 · ★ 6.2 (6 votes)

    Crime

    23

  24. The Dragon of Macao

    1965 · ★ 8.0 (3 votes)

    Crime, Action

    24

  25. This Day's Life

    1957

    Drama

    25

  26. Diamonds of the Andes

    1968

    Action, Crime

    26

  27. Light The Explosives

    1959

    Action, Drama

    27

  28. Modern Yakuza: Chivalry

    1965

    Action, Comedy

    28

  29. The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village

    1978 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Mystery

    29

  30. The Call of Blood

    1964 · ★ 5.8 (8 votes)

    Action, Crime

    30

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