Born and raised in Tokyo, Kobayashi entered the theater department of Nihon University’s College of Art after an unsuccessful attempt to study at the University of Tokyo, and his university years sparked a lifelong devotion to performance. Following graduation he joined the stage troupe Izumi-za, where his translation of The Caine Mutiny earned praise and opened a parallel path in Japanese dubbing… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for Death Note 2006 The Castle of Cagliostro 1979 Space Pirate Captain Harlock 2013 Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God 2007 ★ 7.8 Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street 2002
James Moriarty (voice) ★ 7.8 Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray 2017
Daisuke Jigen (voice) Series ★ 8 Lupin the 3rd 1971
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 7.5 Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors 2009
Watari (voice) Series ★ 8.2 Tomorrow's Joe 1970
Kumetarou Inaba ★ 7.4 Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone 2014
Daisuke Jigen (voice) Series ★ 7.8 City Hunter 1987
Series ★ 7.7 Ninja Scroll: The Series 2003
★ 8.2 Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General 1974
Great Dark General ★ 8.2 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War 1993
Rubinsky Series ★ 7.4 Basilisk 2005
Kouga Danjo (voice) ★ 7.2 Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie 2019
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 7.6 LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline 2025
Daisuke Jigen (opening recap) (voice) Series ★ 7.4 Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory 1991
Aiguille Delaz (voice) Series ★ 7.2 Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine 2012
Daisuke Jigen (voice) Series ★ 7 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 1993
Mohammed Abdul (voice) ★ 6.9 Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan 2009
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 7 Lupin the Third: Prison of the Past 2019
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 7 Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun 2004
Justice Love (voice) ★ 6.9 Megazone 23 1985
Eigen Yumekanou (voice) ★ 6.9 Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog 2007
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.9 Twelve Months 1980
January (voice) ★ 6.8 Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie 2013
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.8 Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure 2003
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.7 Goku II: Midnight Eye 1989
Zenzō Kadoma (voice) ★ 6.7 Lupin the Third: Pilot Film 1969
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.7 Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night 2008
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.7 Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact 2002
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.7 Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger 1993
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.6 Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar 2000
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.6 Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers 1995
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.5 Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody 2006
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.5 Lupin the Third: Italian Game 2016
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.4 Lupin the Third: Princess of the Breeze 2013
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.5 Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo 2004
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.5 Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics 2005
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.3 Lupin the Third: The Last Job 2010
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.5 Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis 1998
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.2 Lupin the Third: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid 2011
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.5 Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom 1994
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.4 Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary 1991
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.3 Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files 1999
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.5 Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins 1997
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.4 Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini 1996
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 5.9 Violence Jack: Evil Town 1988
Jack ★ 6.1 Lupin the Third: Goodbye Partner 2019
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.4 Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure 1995
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.4 Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty 1989
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 5.7 Love City 1986
Kuu Ragua Lee ★ 5.9 Lupin the Third: The Secret Page of Marco Polo 2012
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.2 Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers 1990
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.2 Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love 1992
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.1 Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection 2001
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6.3 Lupin the Third: Green vs Red 2008
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 5.7 Cromartie High School: The Movie 2005
Space Apeman Gori / Narrator (voice) ★ 5.6 Mazinger Z vs. Devilman 1973
Mashogun Zannin ★ 6.2 Golgo 13: The Professional 1983
Gen. T. Jefferson ★ 6 Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal 2002
Daisuke Jigen (voice) ★ 6 Demon City Shinjuku 1988
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