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Kyûzô Kobayashi(1935-2006)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Kyûzô Kobayashi was born on 15 November 1935 in Koga, Japan. He was a writer and producer, known for Flickering Flames (1977), The Great Turnabout (1967) and Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968). He died on 1 September 2006 in Aoba, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
BornNovember 15, 1935
DiedSeptember 1, 2006(70)
BornNovember 15, 1935
DiedSeptember 1, 2006(70)
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Known for

Flickering Flames (1977)
Flickering Flames
4.4
  • Writer
  • 1977
The Great Turnabout
  • Writer(as Kuzo Kobayashi)
  • 1967
Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968)
Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1968
August Without Emperor (1978)
August Without Emperor
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1978

Credits

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Writer

  • Summer Secrets
    6.0
    • story
    • 1982
  • Kayô sasupensu gekijô (1981)
    Kayô sasupensu gekijô
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1981
  • August Without Emperor (1978)
    August Without Emperor
    6.6
    • novel
    • 1978
  • Flickering Flames (1977)
    Flickering Flames
    4.4
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Tokusokisha (1974)
    Tokusokisha
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Arigatô ga ienai
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • The Living Skeleton (1968)
    The Living Skeleton
    6.3
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968)
    Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell
    6.1
    • writer
    • 1968
  • The Great Turnabout
    • screenplay (as Kuzo Kobayashi)
    • 1967
  • Kazoku no ningen kankei shirîzu: Shishunki no kodomo to tsukiau hô
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • Face of the Dice (1966)
    Face of the Dice
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • Ashita no yume ga afureteru (1964)
    Ashita no yume ga afureteru
    • screenplay
    • 1964
  • Hadaka ikkan (1964)
    Hadaka ikkan
    • screenplay
    • 1964
  • Iroboke yokuboke monogatari
    • screenplay
    • 1963
  • Tôkyô Olympic ondo: Ren'ai tokudane gassen (1963)
    Tôkyô Olympic ondo: Ren'ai tokudane gassen
    • screenplay
    • 1963

Producer

  • Flickering Flames (1977)
    Flickering Flames
    4.4
    • producer
    • 1977
  • The Last Samurai (1974)
    The Last Samurai
    7.5
    • assistant producer
    • 1974

Actor

  • Ken Ogata in Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
    7.9
    • Literary Friend (as Kyuzo Kobayashi)
    • 1985

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Kuzo Kobayashi
  • Born
    • November 15, 1935
    • Koga, Japan
  • Died
    • September 1, 2006
    • Aoba, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan(cerebral infarction)

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