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Nenji Kobayashi

Actor · 100 credits · 22 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Twilight Samurai (2002)

Frequent collaborators: Takashi Sasano, Kunie Tanaka, Ken Takakura, Hideo Murota, Isao Hashizume

Best Nenji Kobayashi movies by genre

Movies (100 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Twilight Samurai

    2002 · ★ 7.8 (365 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    1

  2. Love and Honor

    2006 · ★ 7.5 (95 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    2

  3. Railroad Man

    1999 · ★ 7.1 (45 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. Tokyo Family

    2013 · ★ 7.3 (73 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. Shogun's Samurai

    1978 · ★ 6.9 (42 votes)

    Action, Drama, Adventure

    5

  6. What a Wonderful Family!

    2016 · ★ 7.3 (39 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    6

  7. It All Began When I Met You

    2013 · ★ 7.1 (7 votes)

    Romance

    7

  8. 47 Ronin

    1994 · ★ 7.3 (23 votes)

    Action, Drama

    8

  9. The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

    1983 · ★ 6.6 (7 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

    1972 · ★ 7.6 (28 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, War

    10

  11. Café Lumière

    2004 · ★ 6.8 (61 votes)

    Drama

    11

  12. What a Wonderful Family! 2

    2017 · ★ 7.0 (29 votes)

    Comedy

    12

  13. The Yoshida School

    1983

    Drama

    13

  14. Tsubaki Sanjuro

    2007 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)

    History, Action, Drama

    14

  15. Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate

    1970 · ★ 6.4 (4 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    15

  16. Lonely Heart

    1985 · ★ 7.2 (28 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Drama

    16

  17. Station

    1981 · ★ 6.4 (14 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Romance

    17

  18. Fear of Sex

    1970

    18

  19. Gang Warfare

    1972 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Crime

    19

  20. New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

    1975 · ★ 7.3 (18 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    20

  21. Organized Violence

    1967 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Crime

    21

  22. Love Lost in Tears

    1973 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. Paper Lantern

    1987

    Action, Drama

    23

  24. A Desirable Marriage

    1991 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    24

  25. Labyrinth of Cinema

    2020 · ★ 6.8 (29 votes)

    History, Fantasy, War

    25

  26. Tracked

    1985 · ★ 5.7 (10 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    26

  27. Winter's Flower

    1978 · ★ 6.6 (7 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    27

  28. The Firefly

    2001 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    28

  29. Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

    1986 · ★ 6.9 (7 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, War

    29

  30. About Her Brother

    2010 · ★ 6.4 (17 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.