Kobayashi Kiyoshi

Name: Kobayashi Kiyoshi
Native name: 小林清志
Also Known as: こばやしきよし
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: November 1, 1933
Died: July 30, 2022

Kobayashi Kiyoshi was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. He was attached to the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He was a graduate of the arts department of Nihon University.

He was best known for his roles of Jigen Daisuke in the Lupin The Third series, voicing the character for over 50 years. He also voiced roles in Humanoid Monster Bem (as Bem), the Droopy cartoons (as the Wolf), and Shazzan (as Shazzan). Kobayashi was also the official dub-over voice of James Coburn and Lee Marvin for Japan.

In 2021, he retired from his role as Jigen Daisuke, after 50 years of service. However, he continued to appear in other productions and narrations, and he remained active for the rest of his life. His talent management agency, Haikyo, announced that he died on July 30, 2022, due to pneumonia.

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Year	Title	Type	Rating
1992	Tokugawa Buraicho	Drama	0.0
1987	Kamen Rider Black	Drama	7.7
1973	Zone Fighter	Drama	6.7

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1998	Seijuu Sentai Gingaman Japanese Drama, 1998, 50 eps Degius (Ep. 40) (Voice Actor)	50	Degius (Ep. 40) Voice Actor	7.4
1996	Gekisou Sentai Carranger Japanese Drama, 1996, 48 eps VRV Master (Ep. 29) (Voice Actor)	48	VRV Master (Ep. 29) Voice Actor	7.4
1995	Chouriki Sentai Ohranger Japanese Drama, 1995, 48 eps Bara Darts (Ep. 9-33) (Voice Actor)	48	Bara Darts (Ep. 9-33) Voice Actor	7.0
1978	UFO Daisenso: Tatakae! Red Tiger Japanese Drama, 1978, 39 eps Fuller Commander (Voice Actor)	39	Fuller Commander Voice Actor	0.0
1976	Enban Sensou Bankid Japanese Drama, 1976, 26 eps Guzale Commander (Voice Actor)	26	Guzale Commander Voice Actor	4.0
1972	Kaiketsu Lion-Maru Japanese Drama, 1972, 54 eps Daimao Gosun (Voice Actor)	54	Daimao Gosun Voice Actor	7.6
1971	Spectreman Japanese Drama, 1971, 63 eps Dr. Gori (Voice Actor)	63	Dr. Gori Voice Actor	7.3
1967	Kosoku Esper Japanese Drama, 1967, 26 eps Alien Giron (Voice Actor)	26	Alien Giron Voice Actor	0.0
1959	Mighty Atom Japanese Drama, 1959, 65 eps (Unknown)	65	Unknown	0.0