Akiji Kobayashi , 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. He also played Template:KR on Template:KR-Template:KR. Akiji Kobayashi died of lung cancer on August 27, 1996 in Yokahama, Japan. He was 65 years old at that time.
Roles
- Ultra Q: (Episode 19)
- Ultraman: Toshio Muramatsu
- Ultraseven: Sato (Episode 47)
- Return of Ultraman: Captain Takamura (Episodes 13-14)
- Ultraman Ace: Akira Koyama (Episode 6)
- Revive! Ultraman: Captain Muramatsu
- Ultraman Zearth (film): Shouchiku
- Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow: Shouchiku (photograph)
Gallery
Akiji's final appears in the Ultra Series
Akiji's photograph appears in Ultraman Zearth 2
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.