Misao Kobayashi
Description
Misao Kobayashi is a Japanese voice actor and actor born on March 22, 1955, in Tokyo, Japan. He is affiliated with the talent agency Production Tanc.
Kobayashi began his career in the entertainment industry as a live-action actor, with a filmography that includes appearances in movies such as "Saimin" (Hypnosis), "Gokudo no Tsumatachi," and "Shin–Gokudo no Tsumatachi," as well as television dramas including "Hagure Keiji Junjoha" and "Abunai Deka". He later transitioned to voice acting, making his debut relatively late. His first anime voice role came in 2016 when he was cast as Nikolai Plisetsky, the grandfather of character Yuri Plisetsky, in the acclaimed sports anime series Yuri!!! on Ice.
Following his debut, Kobayashi has become a prolific character actor known for providing voices for numerous supporting roles, often portraying elderly men, authority figures, and background characters. His major anime television credits include Shigaraki and Shinra in Sakura Quest (2017), an editor in Carole & Tuesday (2019), Jurgen in The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? (2020), a village elder in Overlord IV (2022), Holgar in Undead Girl Murder Farce (2023), and Kamiizumi Ise no Kami in Sengoku Youko: The Thousandfold Chaos Arc (2024). He has also appeared in long-running series such as Detective Conan and the 2018 revival of Gintama.
In addition to television, Kobayashi has worked on original net animations and films. He voiced Korinmaru Ajiro in Kengan Ashura (2019) and appeared in the theatrical film Blame! (2017).
Throughout his voice acting career, Kobayashi has frequently collaborated with a wide range of fellow voice actors. He has worked on multiple projects with actors such as Mamoru Miyano (in Carole & Tuesday, Undead Girl Murder Farce, and Yuri!!! on Ice), Kenjiro Tsuda, and Hiro Shimono. His performance style is consistently noted for lending authenticity to older male roles and background characters across various genres.
Kobayashi has also worked in dubbing and voice-over for foreign productions and has narrated for programs such as the Japanese news program Hodo Station. His diverse skills and hobbies, which include swimming, cooking, and the martial arts of Shindo Muso-ryu jojutsu and Mugai-ryu iaido, have been noted in his agency profile.
Kobayashi began his career in the entertainment industry as a live-action actor, with a filmography that includes appearances in movies such as "Saimin" (Hypnosis), "Gokudo no Tsumatachi," and "Shin–Gokudo no Tsumatachi," as well as television dramas including "Hagure Keiji Junjoha" and "Abunai Deka". He later transitioned to voice acting, making his debut relatively late. His first anime voice role came in 2016 when he was cast as Nikolai Plisetsky, the grandfather of character Yuri Plisetsky, in the acclaimed sports anime series Yuri!!! on Ice.
Following his debut, Kobayashi has become a prolific character actor known for providing voices for numerous supporting roles, often portraying elderly men, authority figures, and background characters. His major anime television credits include Shigaraki and Shinra in Sakura Quest (2017), an editor in Carole & Tuesday (2019), Jurgen in The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? (2020), a village elder in Overlord IV (2022), Holgar in Undead Girl Murder Farce (2023), and Kamiizumi Ise no Kami in Sengoku Youko: The Thousandfold Chaos Arc (2024). He has also appeared in long-running series such as Detective Conan and the 2018 revival of Gintama.
In addition to television, Kobayashi has worked on original net animations and films. He voiced Korinmaru Ajiro in Kengan Ashura (2019) and appeared in the theatrical film Blame! (2017).
Throughout his voice acting career, Kobayashi has frequently collaborated with a wide range of fellow voice actors. He has worked on multiple projects with actors such as Mamoru Miyano (in Carole & Tuesday, Undead Girl Murder Farce, and Yuri!!! on Ice), Kenjiro Tsuda, and Hiro Shimono. His performance style is consistently noted for lending authenticity to older male roles and background characters across various genres.
Kobayashi has also worked in dubbing and voice-over for foreign productions and has narrated for programs such as the Japanese news program Hodo Station. His diverse skills and hobbies, which include swimming, cooking, and the martial arts of Shindo Muso-ryu jojutsu and Mugai-ryu iaido, have been noted in his agency profile.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Yuri!!! on Ice