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Akira Kobayashi

Japanese actor and singer (1938-)
Person human Q1092056

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
November 3, 1938
Place of birth
Setagaya
Country of citizenship
Japan[8]
Occupation
actor, singer, film director, professional golfer, recording artist
Educated at
Meiji University, Meguro Gakuin[9][10]
Award received
Golden Arrow Award[20]
Notable work
熱き心に, 昔の名前で出ています, 自動車ショー歌, 北帰行, 鹿児島おはら節, The Gate of Youth, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War, The Wandering Guitarist, 銀座旋風児[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Spouse
Kyōko Aoyama, Hibari Misora
Genre
enka[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[29]
Blood type
AB[32]
Discography
Akira Kobayashi discography[24]
Family name
Kobayashi[26]
Given name
Akira[27]
Height
+180[34]
Instrument
voice[28]
Mass
+98[35]
Name in kana
こばやし あきら[31]
Name in native language
小林旭[30]
P14588
112596
P14750
C7FA-D9C2-FC2D-E102-E4E5
Record label
Nippon Columbia[23]
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Sport
golf[25]
Start of work period
1956[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Akira Kobayashi en Kobayashi Akira ar أكيرا كوباياشي el Ακίρα Κομπαγιάσι fa آکیرا کوبایاشی hu Kobajasi Akira ja こばやし あきら ja マイトガイ ja 小林旭 ko 고바야시 아키라 ru Акира Кобаяси ru Кобаяси, Акира
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
0000000051243599, 000000037239980X
VIAF cluster ID
34264496
Library of Congress authority ID
no2008057725
GND ID
1117491145
AllMovie person ID
p277702
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001328046
Allcinema person ID
121940
AlloCiné person ID
59062
Amazon Music artist ID
B003ZLK4JI
Amazon author ID
B000AQW304
Apple Music artist ID
76115207
BIBSYS ID
1512647519164
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
166613966
CiNii Research ID
1140000791660968960
Discogs artist ID
6796026
Douban movie celebrity ID
1042963
Douban personage ID
27248718
Elonet person ID
1046112
Europeana entity
agent/base/73902
FAST ID
1967708
Film.ru person ID
akira-kobayasi
Freebase ID
/m/06jvgh
HKCAN ID
9811113588203406
IMDb ID
nm0461985
JMDb person or company ID
0180760
Japan Search name ID
小林旭
KINENOTE person ID
89345
Kinobox person ID
875854
Kinopoisk person ID
420143
Last.fm ID
小林旭
Listal ID
akira-kobayashi
Mora Artist ID
28690
Movie Walker Press person ID
84335
MovieMeter person ID
136874
MusicBrainz artist ID
6fcfd8b4-cb77-4b43-8535-8953740d6a97
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA1335250X
NDL Authority ID
00374534
NHK Archives Portal person ID
D0009070401
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
286837374
Nihon Tarento Meikan ID
M93-1309
Oricon News ID
219047
PORT person ID
332796
Prabook ID
2139503
Rate Your Music artist ID
小林旭
Shazam artist ID
76115207
Spotify artist ID
2JEoT6nTr1ejkaso7K823c
TMDB person ID
136874
Topic's main category
Category:Akira Kobayashi
Uta-net.com artist ID
2693
WikiTree person ID
小林-20
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtmrTvVv8Tq6x9VkkbyBP
Yahoo! JAPAN Talent Database ID
4820
Yale LUX ID
person/bd0190b9-923d-4f4f-a291-8191f663ca28
ČSFD person ID
170674

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
actor, singer, film director, professional golfer, recording artist
← Cast member 4
Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode, Kanto Wanderer, Rusty Knife
Award received 1
Golden Arrow Award
Country of citizenship 1
Japan
Educated at 1
Meiji University
Family name 1
Kobayashi
Genre 1
enka
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Mb:performer of 1
GOLDEN☆BEST
Place of birth 1
Setagaya
Record label 1
Nippon Columbia
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
golf
Spouse 1
Hibari Misora
Spouses 1
Hibari Misora
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Summary

Akira Kobayashi was born on November 3, 1938[1], in Setagaya[2]. He has worked as an actor[3], singer[4], film director[5], professional golfer[6], and recording artist[7].

FAQs

Where was Akira Kobayashi born?

Akira Kobayashi was born in Setagaya[2].

What did Akira Kobayashi do for work?

Akira Kobayashi worked as an actor[3], singer[4], film director[5], professional golfer[6], and recording artist[7].

Where did Akira Kobayashi go to school?

Akira Kobayashi was educated at Meiji University[9] and Meguro Gakuin[10].

What awards did Akira Kobayashi receive?

Honors received include Golden Arrow Award[20].

Related Entities

Hibari Misora Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . columbia.jp. columbia.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Nihon Tarento Meikan. Retrieved . talent.yahoo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Nihon Tarento Meikan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Nihon Tarento Meikan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → enka
    Topic's main category → Category:Akira Kobayashi
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+98'}
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+180'}
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