Osamu Kobayashi

Osamu Kobayashi

Born: November 22, 1934
Died: June 28, 2011
in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Osamu Kobayashi was a Japanese voice actor and the representative director of voice actor management company Doujinsha Production.

Movies for Osamu Kobayashi...

Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun
Title: Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun
Character: Chris
Released: April 16, 2004
Type: Movie
At a strange movie theater, everyone gets sucked into the film they're watching. The longer they stay, the less they remember about the real world!
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Title: Master Keaton
Released: October 6, 1998
Type: TV
The amazing Taichi Keaton works on cases around the globe that always lead to adventure! He combines his arsenal of multidisciplinary expertise in investigation, archeology, and survival with his experience as a professor, a Falklands Conflict veteran and a SAS agent to unravel the often dangerous challenges in each riveting episode.
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Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs Ohranger
Title: Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs Ohranger
Character: Exhaus
Released: March 13, 1997
Type: Movie
The team-up between Gekisou Sentai Carranger and Chouriki Sentai Ohranger.
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Title: Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
Character: Bara Guard (voice)
Released: March 3, 1995
Type: TV
It is the year 1995. The Machine Empire of Baranoia, led by Emperor Bacchus Wrath, has invaded Earth with the intention of wiping out all human life and bringing about machine rule. Chief Counselor Miura of the UAOH (United Airforce Overtech Hardware), in a desperate attempt to quell this invasion, has revived super energies born of the lost civilization of Pangaea. Enlisting an elite squad of the finest officers the UAOH has to offer, Miura has harnessed Tetrahedron Power, granting the team the power to transform into the Ohrangers… and save humanity from its darkest crisis yet!
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Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
Title: Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
Character: Stronburg
Released: July 12, 1991
Type: Movie
Japanese rock band Ziggy comes to London and gets attacked upon arrival at the hotel after a recording session. The musicians barely escape the attack; however, soon they learn that their producer has been murdered, and they are the suspects! Chased by police and some mysterious organization, they find shelter at a local rockers' place and even give a performance there; but it is not too long before their pursuers appear again.
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Title: Mad Bull 34
Character: Narrator (ep 1)
Released: December 21, 1990
Type: TV
Rookie Police Officer Daizaburo "Eddie" Ban joins New York's 34th precinct where he is partnered up with John Estes, also known as Sleepy to his friends and Mad Bull to everyone else. Mad Bull usually solves crimes using extreme violence and very unpoliceman-like behaviour which always gets him in trouble with the 34th precinct and his partner Daizaburo. Despite Mad Bulls questionable methods for solving crime he always has a good reason for what he did and together him and Daizaburo try to make New York a safer place for everyone.
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Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
Title: Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
Character: President Carlos (voice)
Released: March 1, 1990
Type: Movie
A bloody civil war is the setting for Lupin's latest caper; the leader for one of the factions holds documents written by Earnest Hemingway and contain the location of a remarkable treasure. With Goemon and Jigen fighting on opposite sides of the war, Lupin must tackle this challenge alone. As the war rages on, can Lupin secure the treasure and keep Goemon and Jigen from killing each other?!
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Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid
Title: Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid
Character: Yonen Majari (voice)
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Student Jiro Shutendo is unaware that he has mystical powers which could lead mankind to heaven or hell.
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Title: Zillion
Character: Chief
Released: April 12, 1987
Type: TV
On the planet Maris in the year 2387 three teen soldiers fight back against invading aliens.
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Title: Zillion
Released: April 12, 1987
Type: TV
On the planet Maris in the year 2387 three teen soldiers fight back against invading aliens.
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Dirty Pair: Project Eden
Title: Dirty Pair: Project Eden
Character: Chief Manager (voice)
Released: November 28, 1986
Type: Movie
Agerna is a planet rich in Vizorium, the one mineral necessary to space travel. When a series of mysterious attacks on mining operations has world leaders pointing fingers and pinning blame, 3WA naturally send in their top agents to investigate. But are the Lovely Angels up to the task of stopping a mad scientist bent on taking a long dormant alien race to its final evolutionary form? Throw in a thief after a bottle of WWII-vintage wine and it's a safe bet that nobody's safe. It's more chaos, more mayhem, and even more destruction than ever before as the Dirty Pair take on their wildest case yet!
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Roots Search
Title: Roots Search
Character: Marcus (voice)
Released: September 10, 1986
Type: Movie
When a research crew in deep space discovers the desolate ship "Green Planet" that warps into their area, they encounter Buzz, the commander and sole surivor of the ship. Being too incapacitated to make them aware of the situation of his ship, the research team will soon discover that they have found something far, far worse...
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Panzer World Galient
Title: Panzer World Galient
Character: Azubesu (voice)
Released: January 21, 1986
Type: Movie
Mader is trying to unify the land of Asato using giant robots. A legend says that a champion, the giant of Iron, will come to destroy all lesser armour. Mader's ambitious son Hai tries to kill him and his other children, Hai's own brother Jordy and little sister Chururu, wanting no question as to the succession.
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Title: Kyoudai Ken Byclosser
Character: Narrator
Released: January 10, 1985
Type: TV
Kyoudai Ken Byclosser was a serial Tokusatsu created by Shotaro Ishinomori (Ishinomori Productions) and Toei Company, in co-production with Nippon Television. The series consisted of 34 episodes, and aired in Japan starting January 10th, 1985 until August 29th of the same year.
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Title: Panzer World Galient
Character: アズベス
Released: October 5, 1984
Type: TV
Mader is trying to unify the land of Asato using giant robots. A legend says that a champion, the giant of Iron, will come to destroy all lesser armour. Mader's ambitious son Hai tries to kill him and his other children, Hai's own brother Jordy and little sister Chururu, wanting no question as to the succession.
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Title: Nebula Mask Machine Man
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 13, 1984
Type: TV
Seiun Kamen Machineman is a Japanese tokusatsu television series created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei Company. It aired from January 13th until September 28th, 1984. It revolves around the adventures of Nick, a college student from the Ivy planet and his arrival on Earth to study the earthlings' behavior. Upon arrival, he is called in for the activities of the evil organization called "Tentacle", whose don, Professor K, wishes to eliminate all children in the world. Several of the series' aspects are rumored to have been inspired by American DC Comics superhero Superman, although this was never confirmed by either Ishinomori or Toei.
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Space Battleship Yamato - Final Chapter
Title: Space Battleship Yamato - Final Chapter
Character: Captain Mizutani (voice)
Released: March 19, 1983
Type: Movie
The Galman Empire is destroyed but the planet Galmania is not, by a chance collision of galaxies. The Bolar Federation worlds including Planet Bolar are destroyed. The Yamato, back under the command of Captain Okita, encounters the planet Denguil too late to save its humanoid civilization from being flooded by the water planet Aquarius. The surviving Denguil, a warrior race who believe only the strong should survive, plan to use Aquarius to flood Earth and destroy humanity, in order to create a new home for their race.
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Crusher Joe
Title: Crusher Joe
Character: Bard (voice)
Released: March 12, 1983
Type: Movie
Enter the tale of the Crusher Council, a group of rugged individuals known for assignments ranging from transportation to terraforming and everything in between. In the early days of space exploration the Crushers took on the job of destroying asteroids and defining space lanes. Because of their work, they were nicknamed "Crushers" which eventually became their business moniker. Despite the rough and ready nature of the Crushers' work, they subscribe to a few steadfast rules. Unethical and illegal assignments are taboo, and any Crusher accepting one is barred from the Union. Of course, this presents problems for shady clients who try to trick the Crushers into accepting misleading assignments. They know that once the Union accepts a case the Crushers are honor-bound to follow it through. Among the various worlds, the Crusher Council has a stunning reputation, and among the Crushers, the most elite team is the one led by Crusher Dan and his successor, Crusher Joe.
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Title: Story of the Alps: My Annette
Character: Pierre Barniel (voice)
Released: January 9, 1983
Type: TV
An anime series based on the children's book and set in the Swiss mountain village of Rossinière.
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Future War 198X
Title: Future War 198X
Character: Secretary of State Girard (voice)
Released: October 30, 1982
Type: Movie
An American scientist constructs a laser satellite with hopes of preventing any nuclear conflicts from occurring. However, after a fatal error from both the US and the USSR governments, war breaks out and humanity faces a new bloodshed.
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GoShogun
Title: GoShogun
Character: Sabarath (voice)
Released: April 24, 1982
Type: Movie
A compilation movie containing episodes 20 and 17 from the GoShogun series plus additional scenes of background stories of the characters and fictional advertisements.
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Title: GoShogun
Character: Sabalas (voice)
Released: July 3, 1981
Type: TV
GoShogun was a super robot anime series produced in 1981 and aired in 1982 in Japan. It is variously referred to in English as "Demon God of the War-Torn Land GoShogun", "Warring Demon God GoShogun", "Civil War Devil-God GoShogun" and "Macron 1".
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Title: The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island
Character: The Father
Released: January 4, 1981
Type: TV
Flone and her family were on their way to Australia from Switzerland when their ship wrecked and they landed on an inhabited island. Relying on a strong conviction that they will return one day, the Family Robinson made a house on top of a tree and live on whatever resources available to them. Through the cooperation of each and every member, the family managed to survive on the island and eventually did return back to Australia.
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Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck
Title: Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck
Character: John Thornton
Released: January 3, 1981
Type: Movie
Buck is a half German Shepard half Saint Bernard whose life is peaceful and happy living with the Millers in California. However, one day he is tricked and sold off. He ends up in the snowy North where he has become a sled dog during the Gold Rush. His story takes many twists and turns and he has to fight for his own survival.
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Title: New Tetsujin-28
Character: Branch (voice)
Released: October 3, 1980
Type: TV
Shotaro Kaneda is a young boy whose dead scientist father created the giant robot Tetsujin 28 after realizing the chances of attacks from outer galaxies. Shotaro has possession of the only controller, kept in an attached case, which enables him to have direct command of the all mighty Tetsujin 28. If the controller goes into the hands of the enemy, this could lead Tetsujin 28 to fight for villains who want to destroy The Earth. Whenever peace in this world is threaten, Shotaro together with his friends, Dr. Shikishima, Detective Otsuka, must unleash the power of our metallic super hero.
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Be Forever Yamato
Title: Be Forever Yamato
Character: Osamu Yamanami (voice)
Released: August 1, 1980
Type: Movie
The Black Nebula Empire attacks Earth and threatens to blow up the planet with a bomb they placed on Earth if counter attacked. Earths hopes rest on the Yamato crew as they go to the Black Nebula Planet and try to find a way to difuse the bomb before it's too late.
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Gamera: Super Monster
Title: Gamera: Super Monster
Character: 'Zanon' Captain (voice)
Released: March 20, 1980
Type: Movie
As a massive alien craft heads to Earth to do evil, three good and powerful superwomen befriend a young boy who has a special connection to Gamera. The alien Zanon launches a battery of familiar foes against Gamera, who might have to give the ultimate sacrifice to defeat the alien invader.
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Phoenix 2772
Title: Phoenix 2772
Character: Boon (voice)
Released: March 15, 1980
Type: Movie
Phoenix 2772 starts with twelve minutes without dialogue, much like a silent film, recalling the birth and education of Godo. In this brave new world, children are born in test tubes and are raised by computers and robots. Godo learns the skills that will make him into a great pilot, assisted by the robotic wonder Olga. Everything that Godo needs is provided for him until he eventually goes for training with his automaton companion. He soon realizes that the world is not what he expected...
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Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!
Title: Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!
Character: Commander (voice)
Released: October 11, 1979
Type: Movie
Recap of TV episodes 12 & 13
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Adventures of the Polar Cubs
Title: Adventures of the Polar Cubs
Released: July 20, 1979
Type: Movie
Adventures of the polar cubs is a delightful story of Mushka and Mishka, two polar bear cubs who set out on a series of adventures in the North Pole. Mushka is thoughtful; Mishka is daring. While out on their own Mishka befriends Aura, A prank-playing seal and Mushka stumbles over swan eggs, breaks them and creates havoc in the bird village. The cub's father is Scholar Mu (voice of Joseph Campanella), who is the wise leader of the Great Northern animal kingdom and is in charge of their annual Summer Festival. When Mu is injured by man, the cubs must take on the responsibilities of their father and save the other animals from the hunters.
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Space Battleship Yamato
Title: Space Battleship Yamato
Character: Domel (voice)
Released: August 6, 1977
Type: Movie
When vile aliens known as the Gamilons wreak nuclear havoc on Earth, a group of survivors refit the Japanese battleship Yamato for intergalactic travel and set off on a mission to retrieve a neutralizer that will eradicate the radiation from Earth's atmosphere.
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Title: Space Battleship Yamato
Character: General Domel
Released: October 6, 1974
Type: TV
Space Battleship Yamato is a Japanese science fiction anime series featuring an eponymous spacecraft. It is also known to English-speaking audiences as Space Cruiser Yamato; an English-dubbed and heavily edited version of the series was broadcast on North American and Australian television as Star Blazers. The first two seasons of this version were broadcast in Greece in 1981-82 as Διαστημόπλοιο Αργώ. An Italian-language version was also broadcast under the name Star Blazers in Italy, and a Portuguese-language version was successfully shown in Brazil under the title Patrulha Estelar and Viaje a la Ultima Galaxia or Astronave Intrepido in Spain and Latin America. It is a seminal series in the history of anime, marking a turn towards more complex serious works and influencing works such as Mobile Suit Gundam and Neon Genesis Evangelion; Hideaki Anno has ranked Yamato his favorite anime and credited it with sparking his interest in anime. Yamato was the first anime series or movie to win the Seiun Award, a feat not repeated until the 1985 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
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GO GET THEM 0011!!
Title: GO GET THEM 0011!!
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: July 16, 1972
Type: Movie
A boy named Tsutomu and four cyborg dogs fight against insect-type aliens from the Planet Devil.
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Title: Nozomi in the Sun
Character: Daijirou Kouda (voice)
Released: April 8, 1971
Type: TV
Two baby girls were born in the same hospital: one of them is the daughter of an aristocratic family while the other belongs to a deprived household which lives in the slums of the city. However, the nurse-in-charge, Michiko, secretly switches the two babies due to a personal grudge, resulting in a change of fates of the girls from then on. Many years later, the lives of the two girls continue to be intertwined with each other, with the rich Miki ill-treating the poor Nozomi, yet both of them hold similar dreams to become a singer.
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Title: Decision
Released: April 3, 1971
Type: TV
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Lupin the Third: Pilot Film
Title: Lupin the Third: Pilot Film
Character: Goemon Ishikawa XIII (TV) (voice)
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
The first animated adaptation of the popular manga series, this pilot introduces the main characters of "Lupin the Third" with montages, presented through a short frame narrative illustrating a typical gang escape.
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Title: Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories
Character: Tanabe Yasunobu
Released: October 3, 1968
Type: TV
The series follows the adventures of Sabu, a young Edo bakufu investigator traveling with the blind master swordsman Ichi. In their travels, they assist the common people in solving mysteries and righting wrongs (usually committed by bandits or corrupt officials). Sabu is engaged to Midori, the daughter of his boss, who works as a police officer for the Tokugawa shogunate.
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Title: Golden Bat
Character: Ougon Bat (voice)
Released: April 1, 1967
Type: TV
Professor Yamatone and his family visit present day Egypt, and discover an ancient tomb belonging to a god of justice and protector of the weak known as Ogon Bat. When the Professor is taken captive by Gorgo, agent of the evil Dr. Erich Nazō (ナゾー), his daughter Mari pleads for Ogon Bat to save her father. As she starts to cry, her tears fall in Ogon Bat's tomb and revive him. From then on, Mari calls on Ogon Bat to fight against evil.
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The Golden Bat
Title: The Golden Bat
Character: Ogon Bat (voice)
Released: December 21, 1966
Type: Movie
A teenage boy discovers that the planet Icarus is on a collision course with Earth by gazing through his telescope. Scoffed at by the scientific establishment, the boy is kidnapped and brought to a secret UN base in the Japan alps. He is immediately inducted into the secret program whose mission is to finish the Super-Destruction Beam cannon and destroy Icarus. The cannon is missing a special mineral for the lens. The team heads for a mysterious island in the middle of the Pacific. There they find ancient ruins of Atlantis but they are suddenly attacked by a strange drill shaped metal squid spaceship. It's commanded by the evil being Nazu who has engineered the collision with Icarus! He doesn't want to share the universe with humans and he really doesn't want the cannon finished. The action is on and the team discovers the Golden Bat who has been asleep for over 10,000 years awaiting this very moment to save the earth!