Born in Kyoto on September 4, 1951, Kaoru Kobayashi has built a career recognized at home and abroad. The Yokohama Film Festival honored him twice: he took the best supporting actor prize at its 8th edition for Sorobanzuku, then returned years later to win best actor at the festival's 30th edition. On the big screen he starred in Yoichi Sai's Quill and appeared in Yuya Ishii's The Great Passage. T…
