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Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二, Kobayashi Akiji), sometimes credited as Shoji Kobayashi (小林昭二, Kobayashi Shōji) or Issei Mori, was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was best known in the West for portraying Captain Toshio Muramatsu in Ultraman. He also portrayed Tōbei 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"
1966	Ultraman	Toshio Muramatsu
1967	Ultraseven	Sato	Episode 47 "Who are You?"
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 "Pursue the Mystery of the Transformation Terrible-Monster"
1990	Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars	Detective
1996	Revive! Ultraman	Captain Muramatsu	Voiced stock footage
	Ultraman Zearth	Fisherman
	Ultraman Zearth: Parody Chapter	Tobei Tachibana

Gallery

Trivia

Akiji Kobayashi was meant to reprise his role as a fisherman in Ultraman Zearth in Ultraman Zearth 2, but because he passed away during filming, a photograph of him was shown in the film instead.
Akiji dubbed America actor John Wayne in numerous movies.

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-{{Infobox Real life people
+{{Real Life Person
 |title = Akiji Kobayashi
-|image = Akiji_Kobayashi.png
+|image = Akiji Kobayashi.png
+|born = September 26, 1930<br/>Tokyo, Japan
-|Size = 220px
-|Born = September 26, 1930<br>Tokyo, Japan
+|died = {{Death Date and Age|1930|9|26|1996|8|27}}<br/>Yokahama, Japan
-|Years active = 1952 - 1996
+|years active = 1952 - 1996
-|Occupation = Actor, Voice Actor
+|occupation = Actor, voice actor
-|Spouse = Unknown (? - 1996)
+|spouse = Unknown (? - 1996)
+|wikipedia = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiji_Kobayashi]
-|Website = N/A}}
+|wikipedia ja = [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/小林昭二]
-{{nihongo|'''Akiji Kobayashi'''|小林昭二, ''Kobayashi Akiji''}}, sometimes credited as '''Shōji Kobayashi''' or '''Issei Mori''', was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was born on September 26, 1930 in Tokyo, Japan. His real name is '''Shōji Kobayashi '''(小林 昭二 ''Kobayashi Shōji''). He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Mura Muramatsu in [[Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]. He also played {{KR|Tōbei Tachibana}} on {{KR|Kamen Rider (series)|Kamen Rider}}-{{KR|Kamen Rider Stronger}}. Akiji Kobayashi died of lung cancer on August 27, 1996 in Yokahama, Japan. He was 65 years old at that time.
+|imdb = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461983/]
+}}
+{{Nihongo|'''Akiji Kobayashi'''|小林昭二|Kobayashi Akiji}}, sometimes credited as {{Nihongo|'''Shoji Kobayashi'''|小林 昭二|Kobayashi Shōji}} or '''Issei Mori''', was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was best known in the West for portraying [[Toshio Muramatsu|Captain Toshio Muramatsu]] in ''[[Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]''. He also portrayed Tōbei 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==
+{| class="wikitable"
-*[[Ultra Q]]: (Episode 19)
+!Year
-*[[Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]: [[Toshio Muramatsu]]
+!Title
-*[[Ultraseven (series)|Ultraseven]]: Sato (Episode 47)
+!Role
-*[[Return of Ultraman]]: Captain Takamura (Episodes 13-14)
+!Notes
-*[[Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]: Akira Koyama (Episode 6)
+|-
-*[[Revive! Ultraman]]: Captain Muramatsu
+|rowspan="2"|1966
-*[[Ultraman Zearth (film)]]: Shouchiku
+|''[[Ultra Q]]''
-*[[Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow]]: Shouchiku (photograph)
+|Major Amano
+|Episode 19 "[[Challenge from the Year 2020]]"
+|-
+|''[[Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]''
+|[[Toshio Muramatsu]]
+|
+|-
+|1967
+|''[[Ultraseven (series)|Ultraseven]]''
+|Sato
+|Episode 47 "[[Who are You?]]"
+|-
+|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 (series)|Ultraman Ace]]''
+|Akira Koyama
+|Episode 6 "[[Pursue the Mystery of the Transformation Terrible-Monster]]"
+|-
+|1990
+|''[[Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars]]''
+|Detective
+|
+|-
+|rowspan="3"|1996
+|''[[Revive! Ultraman]]''
+|Captain Muramatsu
+|Voiced stock footage
+|-
+|''[[Ultraman Zearth (film)|Ultraman Zearth]]''
+|Fisherman
+|
+|-
+|''[[Ultraman Zearth: Parody Chapter]]''
+|Tobei Tachibana
+|
+|}
-== Gallery ==
+==Gallery==
 <gallery>
+Ultraman-Zearth-Parody-Chapter-Tobei.jpg|Akiji as Tobei Tachibana in the ''[[Ultraman Zearth: Parody Chapter]]'' short
-Akiji's final apperance on the Ultra Series before pass away.png|Akiji's final appears in the Ultra Series
-Akiji's photograph replaces him reprises the role in Zearth 2.png|Akiji's photograph appears in Ultraman Zearth 2
+Akiji's final apperance on the Ultra Series before pass away.png|Akiji's final appearance in the Ultraman Series
+Akiji's photograph replaces him reprises the role in Zearth 2.png|Akiji's photograph in ''Ultraman Zearth 2''
 </gallery>
-== Trivia ==
+==Trivia==
-* Akiji Kobayashi was meant to reprises his role as Shouchiku, a fisherman in Ultraman Zearth, again in Ultraman Zearth 2. However, Akiji passed away during filming so a photograph of him was shown in the film instead.
+*Akiji Kobayashi was meant to reprise his role as a fisherman in ''Ultraman Zearth'' in ''Ultraman Zearth 2'', but because he passed away during filming, a photograph of him was shown in the film instead.
+*Akiji dubbed America actor John Wayne in numerous movies.
+[[Category:Real Life People]]
-== Extra Links ==
-* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiji_Kobayashi
-* http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Akiji_Kobayashi (Kamen Rider Seris)
-[[Category:Ultraman]]
 [[Category:Actors]]
-[[Category:Deceased Actors]]
+[[Category:Male Actors]]
 [[Category:Actors who appeared in Kamen Rider]]
+[[Category:Deceased Actors]]
 [[Category:Voice Actors]]
+[[Category:Narrators]]