Kaori Kobayashi
Known For & Full Filmography17 Titles
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Junko Yagisawa
Offering a caustic immersion into the lives of disaffected junior high students on the cusp of adulthood, the film takes place over the 5-day period before, during, and after a ferocious, seemingly liberating typhoon, which six of the students endure while marooned in their school.
Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Traveling entertainer
After his parent's divorce, Kazuo Saito moves with his mother from Onomichi and must leave his girlfriend behind. At his new school, Kazuo is surprised to reunite with his childhood friend Kazumi.
Movie - 1992, 2h 15m • as Teacher Momoko
It is 1965. High-school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara hears "Pipeline" by the Ventures, and is mesmerized by their unique sound. With three friends, he forms a band called "The Rocking Horsemen." A warm and comic glimpse into high-school and small-town life in Japan in the 60's.
Movie - 1988, 2h 15m • as Chiseko Kure
A young man murders his new bride and goes insane. He wakes in an asylum with no memory, left in the hands of two mysterious doctors who relate his condition with his biological identity.
Movie - 1996, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A would-be bank robber forgets his mask on his first big heist, and then botches an attempt to shoplift a replacement mask from a nearby convenience store. The store's clerk, a washed-up rock star, chases the thief and literally runs into a Yakuza to whom he owes money. Thus begins an all-night, three-way pursuit through the streets of Tokyo.
Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • as Atsuko Nagao
People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to go to a small island in the Inland Sea that evening.
Movie - 1994, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.
Movie - 1989, 2h 15m • as Mom
After the death of her mother a young woman wants to meet her real father
Movie - 1992, 2h 15m • as Masako
The screenplay is Haruhiko Arai of "Tragedy of W" and "Revolver". The man is a detective who doesn't take on anything other than background checks for marriage and looking for cats. One day, a request for a job that belongs to him comes in. It is from Masako, a married woman who suspects her husband of having an affair.
Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Geisha
Depicts the life of Nagaharu Yodogawa.
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A Japanese teenager bicycles aimlessly through the countryside after killing his mother.
Movie - 1990, 2h 15m • as Miho
Three young country boys are beginning to drift apart as friends. In the summer, they set off to have an adventure in the mountains.
Movie - 1982, 2h 15m • as Miyo Shinjo
Can a woman love two men at the same time? Set against the backdrop of Kyoto's rich history, this story depicts a woman's difficult choice for love. Ayako, played by Yukiyo Toake, is an international conference coordinator. Torn between her childhood sweetheart (played by Kenji Sawada) and her English professor (played by Noboru Nakaya), Ayako will seek answers to love, marriage, and choice.
Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Suspense TV movie adaptation of an original story by Sawako Ariyoshi, starring Yukiyo Toake.
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Aiko, born and raised in Tochigi, meets Rie, a visitor from Tokyo, at Shin-Tochigi Station. Rie fell asleep on the train and is unable to return home, so Aiko takes pity on her and the two of them head to a pub. The next day, Aiko and her childhood friend Tetsuo take Rie on a tour of the city...
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.