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Takeshi Ōbayashi

  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Takeshi Ōbayashi was born on 24 January 1942 in Okayama, Japan. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Shin Godzilla (2016), Ultraman Leo (1974) and Godzilla 2000 (1999).
BornJanuary 24, 1942
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    • Known for

    Shin Godzilla (2016)
    Shin Godzilla
    6.9
    • Actor
    • 2016
    Ultraman Leo (1974)
    Ultraman Leo
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Black Directive AKA (Black Commander)
    Godzilla 2000 (1999)
    Godzilla 2000
    6.0
    • Gonno
    • 1999
    Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997)
    Denji Sentai Megaranger
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Professor Kawasaki

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Shunsuke Kazama, Kin'ya Kitaôji, and Mone Kamishiraishi in Kioku sosa - Shinjuku higashi-sho jiken fairu (2019)
      Kioku sosa - Shinjuku higashi-sho jiken fairu
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Kiichi Kaneshiro
      • 2022
    • Kokuchô no mizuumi (2021)
      Kokuchô no mizuumi
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • 2021
    • The Devil's Attorney (2019)
      The Devil's Attorney
      TV Series
      • Shonosuke Mizobata
      • 2019
    • Yôko Maki in Yotsuba Ginko Harashima Hiromi ga Monomosu: Kono Onna ni Kakeru (2019)
      Yotsuba Ginko Harashima Hiromi ga Monomosu: Kono Onna ni Kakeru
      5.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Yasumasa Kuwano
      • 2019
    • Suits: Sûtsu (2018)
      Suits: Sûtsu
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Mitsuro Tominaga
      • 2018
    • Masahiro Matsuoka in Kaseifu no Mitazono (2016)
      Kaseifu no Mitazono
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Kiichiro Onda
      • 2018
    • Seven Women in Prison (2017)
      Seven Women in Prison
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • 2017
    • Shin Godzilla (2016)
      Shin Godzilla
      6.9
      • 2016
    • Otôsan to yobasete (2016)
      Otôsan to yobasete
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Fukuzo Gohara
      • 2016
    • Kumokiri Nizaemon (2013)
      Kumokiri Nizaemon
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Yogitsune no Bunzô
      • 2015
    • TEAM - Keishichô Tokubetsu Sôsa Honbu (2014)
      TEAM - Keishichô Tokubetsu Sôsa Honbu
      TV Mini Series
      • Seita Mizuta
      • 2014
    • Tsuri Deka 3
      TV Movie
      • 2012
    • Umechan sensei (2012)
      Umechan sensei
      7.9
      TV Series
      • 2012
    • Kurogoma Katsuzô: meijiishin ni damasareta otoko
      • 2012
    • Yutaka Mizutani and Takashi Sorimachi in Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000)
      Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Takumi Iwatsuki
      • Genichiro Asahina
      • 2005–2012

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Takeshi Kusaka, Shigeru Kôyama, Masako Natsume, Keiko Oginome, Eiji Okada, Ken Takakura, Tsunehiko Watase, and Sō Yamamura in Antarctica (1983)
      Antarctica
      7.6
      • second assistant director
      • 1983

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Takehi Ōbayashi
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • January 24, 1942
      • Okayama, Japan
    • Spouse
      • wife(2 children)
    • Children
        Tōru Ōbayashi

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