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is a Japanese actor. Born and raised in Tokyo, Shigeo Kobayashi has worked on over 80 films, theatrical productions and TV drama series. In 2008, he played the first leading role in a short film "Todai (the Light House)" a part of Otokotachi no Uta. His most recent work includes a role of a Japanese Lieutenant in The Flowers of War
The Flowers of War
The Flowers of War , previously called Nanjing Heroes and 13 Flowers of Nanjing, is an upcoming historical drama war film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Christian Bale and Shigeo Kobayashi...

, starring Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Christian Charles Philip Bale is an English actor. Best known for his roles in American films, Bale has starred in both big budget Hollywood films and the smaller projects from independent producers and art houses....

and directed by Zhang Yimou

Zhang Yimou

Zhang Yimou is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum....

. Shigeo continues to build steady yet unique career as an actor, who has been noted for his ability to express the subtleties of emotion.

While attending Keio University

Keio University

,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...

, he started to study acting as an apprentice for renowned kabuki actor Yorozuya Kinnosuke

Yorozuya Kinnosuke

was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born , son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizō III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name Yorozuya as his surname in 1971.In addition to his kabuki activity, Kinnosuke had an extensive...

. After experiencing numerous historical plays with Yorozuya, during which he was trained for Japanese swordfight

Swordsmanship

Swordsmanship refers to the skills of a swordsman, a person versed in the art of the sword. The term is modern, and as such was mainly used to refer to smallsword fencing, but by extension it can also be applied to any martial art involving the use of a sword...

, he broadened the scope of his career to film and television. In 1999, he made his appearance in Railroad Man with Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

, born , is a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his roles.Takakura gained his streetwise swagger and tough-guy persona watching yakuza turf battles over the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka...

. Over years he earned recognition as both film and theatrical actor who specialises in Yakuza, samurai, soldier and detective roles.

Filmography

External links

Shigeo Kobayashi Official Website

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