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Akiji Kobayashi (小林 昭二, Kobayashi Akiji), sometimes credited as Shoji Kobayashi (小林 昭二, Kobayashi Shōji), was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was best known for portraying Captain Toshio Muramatsu in Ultraman. He also portrayed Tobee Tachibana throughout the Kamen Rider Series.

Death[]

Akiji Kobayashi died of lung cancer on August 27, 1996 in Yokahama, Japan, ten days before his 66th birthday. He was 65 years old at the time.

Roles[]

Year Title Role Notes
1966 Ultra Q Major Amano Episode 19 "Challenge from the Year 2020"
The Birth of Ultraman Toshio Muramatsu
Ultraman
1968 Ultraseven Sato Episode 47 "Who are You?"
Operation: Mystery Taizo Machida
1971 Return of Ultraman Captain Takamura Episode 13 "Terror of the Tsunami Monsters, Tokyo's Big Pinch!
Episode 14 "Terror of the Two Giant Monsters, Tokyo in a Giant Tornado"
1972 Ultraman Ace Akira Koyama Episode 6 "Solve the Mystery of the Transforming Terrible-Monster!"
Daigoro vs. Goliath Suzuki
1973 Horror Theater Unbalance Nishiguchi Episode 5 "The Woman Calling a Corpse"
1989 The Men Who Made Ultraman: Moon Ship in a Forest of Stars Barkeeper
1990 Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars Detective
Ultraman: Towards the Future Arthur Grant Japanese dub voice
1996 Revive! Ultraman Toshio Muramatsu Voiced stock footage
Ultraman Zearth: Parody Chapter Tobee Tachibana
Ultraman Zearth Fisherman

Other Roles[]

  • Kamen Rider - Tobee Tachibana
  • Kamen Rider V3 - Tobee Tachibana
  • Kamen Rider X - Tobee Tachibana
  • Kamen Rider Amazon - Tobee Tachibana
  • Kamen Rider Stronger - Tobee Tachibana
  • All assembled! 7 Kamen Riders!! - Tobee Tachibana
  • Immortal Kamen Rider Special - Tobee Tachibana
  • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah - Ryuzo Dobashi
  • Godzilla vs. Mothra - Ryuzo Dobashi
  • Gamera 2: Attack of Legion - Senior Infantry Officer

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Trivia[]

  • Kobayashi passed away before the first Zearth movie was released, making it a posthumous appearance and his last appearance in the Ultraman Series. In Ultraman Zearth 2, a photograph of the fisherman he portrayed in the first film is on a drawer in the house of the civilian played by Masanari Nihei, also revealing him to be that character's father.
  • Kobayashi dubbed America actor John Wayne in numerous movies.
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