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Kanae Kobayashi(I)

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Kanae Kobayashi was born on 7 March 1907 in Kanazawa, Japan. She is an actress, known for The Tale of Zatoichi (1962), In the Realm of the Senses (1976) and Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970).
BornMarch 7, 1907
BornMarch 7, 1907
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Shintarô Katsu, Kanae Kobayashi, Michie Terada, and Jimmy Wang Yu in Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
Takuya Kitano, Kanae Kobayashi, and Jun Nagasawa in Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
Kanae Kobayashi and Shin'ya Mizushima in Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
Shintarô Katsu and Kanae Kobayashi in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)

Known for

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
The Tale of Zatoichi
7.6
  • Kane the Sasagawa innkeeper
  • 1962
Tatsuya Fuji and Eiko Matsuda in In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
In the Realm of the Senses
6.6
  • Old geisha Kikuryû
  • 1976
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
7.4
  • Egg Merchant
  • 1970
Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyôko Kagawa, and Yôko Minamida in A Story from Chikamatsu (1954)
A Story from Chikamatsu
8.0
  • Otatsu
  • 1954

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Actress

  • The Kôsuke Kindaichi Series 2: The Mummy Bride
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Empire of Passion (1978)
    Empire of Passion
    • Omoyo (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (1974)
    Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman
    • TV Series
    • 1974–1976
  • Tatsuya Fuji and Eiko Matsuda in In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
    In the Realm of the Senses
    • Old geisha Kikuryû
    • 1976
  • Death at an Old Mansion (1975)
    Death at an Old Mansion
    • 1975
  • Coup d'Etat (1973)
    Coup d'Etat
    • 1973
  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
    • Bereaved woman's servant
    • 1972
  • Hiroku Nagasaki onna-ro (1971)
    Hiroku Nagasaki onna-ro
    • Omitsu's Grandmother
    • 1971
  • Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
    Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman
    • Shige
    • 1971
  • Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
    Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
    • Egg Merchant
    • 1970
  • Tengu-tô (1969)
    Tengu-tô
    • 1969
  • Hitokiri (1969)
    Hitokiri
    • 1969
  • The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)
    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
    • 1967
  • Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
    Zatoichi the Outlaw
    • Matashichi's Mother
    • 1967
  • Drunken Harbor
    • 1966

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    • March 7, 1907
    • Kanazawa, Japan

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