Kazuo Kobayashi
Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles
Movie - 1958, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they suspect will try to reunite with an old flame.
Movie - 1959, 2h 15m • as Villager
After surviving the double suicide pact she made with her lover, a woman gives birth to their child.
Movie - 1961, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never returns. Teiko travels across Japan to search for him, and along the way discovers some surprising facts about her husband's past. With only a pair of old photographs among his belongings to go off of, Teiko tries to figure out what has happened to him.
Movie - 1960, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very poor peasant family, living alongside the bridge over the Fuefuki river, decides to serve a warlord to escape his miserable condition, being soon followed by his younger brothers. Although not all the men of the family take this tragic path of death, women of the family will be doomed to endure the pain of loss during the next five generations.
Movie - 1961, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A vengeful contractor hires a series of young killers to target a woman muckraker. Trouble brews when an amateur marksman shows up his eclectic competition.
Movie - 1958, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Bank robbers hide their loot in an underwater cave in a small fishing village, but the Ama (female divers) of the village suspect something and dive to find it.
Movie - 1957, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1957, 2h 15m • as Ken Masuda
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1956, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A film by Hiroshi Inagaki.
Movie - 1953, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A social columnist and a rookie photographer are sent to cover a bank armed robbery, but a woman gets them involved with the gang of thieves. Shochiku's first 3D film.