Where to watch Akira Kobayashi in the UK
Find every Akira Kobayashi film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
Akira Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 旭, Hepburn: Kobayashi Akira, born November 3, 1938) is a Japanese actor and singer. His nickname is Maito Gai (マイトガイ, "Might Guy").
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- Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (1993) Cast
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) Cast
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973) as Akira Takeda
- Violent Streets (1974) as Yazaki Ryuji
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) as Akira Takeda
- Father of the Kamikaze (1974) Cast
- Black Tight Killers (1966) as Daisuke Hondo
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980) as Akira Takeda
- The Gate of Youth (1975) Cast
- The Flower and the Angry Waves (1964) Cast
- A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957) as Genzui Kusaka
- The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers (1974) Cast
- Again (1984) Cast
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974) as Akira Takeda
- Emperor of Upheaval (1993) Cast
- Kanto Wanderer (1963) as Katsuta
- Operation Plazma in Osaka (1976) Cast
- The Plateau Man (1961) Cast
- Zesshou (1958) as Junkichi Sonoda
- 100 Gamblers (1969) Cast
- The Demon Comes in Spring (1989) Director
- Tarao Bannai (1978) as Bannai Tarao
- A Legend of Turmoil (1992) as Shuji Otaki
- The Black Scar (1961) Cast
- Who's the Real Killer (1957) as Jiro
- The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village (1978) as Bannai Tarao
- Road to the Don Theatrical Version (2003) Cast
- The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977) Cast
- Rusty Knife (1958) as Makoto Terada
- My Sweetheart (1967) as Director Sudo
- Punishment of a Lawless Villian (1964) Cast
- Shura Group (2002) Cast
- Retaliation (1968) as Kojiro Samukawa
- Dice and Swords (1968) Cast
- Diamonds of the Andes (1968) Cast
- Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies (1970) as Masaaki Kagari
- Code of Wolves (1974) Cast
- The Elder Sister (1969) as Goro Fujikawa
- Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin (1969) Cast
- The Yakuza Code Still Lives (1976) as Akimitsu Hojo
- The Poem of the Blue Star (1960) Cast
- The Rambler Goes North (1962) Cast
- Tale on Tokai Chivalry (1964) Cast
- Bloody Territories (1969) as Yuuji Komatsu, Oonogi Clan senior member
- The Rambler Returns Home (1962) as Hiroshi Taki
- Exiled to Hell (1969) as Koiso Kikuji
- The Perfect Game (1958) as Sôji Ôki
- Farewell to Southern Tosa (1959) Cast
- Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps (1975) Cast
- Friendship of Jazz (1959) as Minoru Hata
- The Rambler on a Pearl Farm (1960) Cast
- Bastards Without Borders (1965) as Shinsuke Henmi
- Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou (1963) Cast
- 対決 (1967) Cast
- The Killer (1971) Cast
- The Angry Rambler (1960) Cast
- Records of Bloodshed (1970) as Minoru Nojiri
- The Human Cyclone (1959) as Takuya Nikaidō (The "Ginza Whirlwind")
- Traveling Alone with a Guitar (1964) Cast
- Sign of the Jack (1970) as Yuji Hanamura
- The Rough One (1969) as Yuji
- The Rambling Guitarist (1959) as Taki
- Return of the Whirlwind (1962) Cast
- Duel in the Storm (1968) as Seijiro Tamimura
- The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice (1965) as Koji Himuro
- Greatest Boss of Japan (1970) Cast
- Shura Group Part 3 (2002) Cast
- Tokyo no Kodoku (1959) Cast
- Wakai hyou no mure (1959) Cast
- A Wandering Gambler (1964) Cast
- Shin yūkyōden (1966) Cast
- Jigoku no yoru wa makka da ze (1962) Cast
- He's the Witness (1960) Cast
- Get Over Her (1959) as Osamu Tadokoro
- Women's Police (1969) as Masaaki Kagari
- The Rambler Rides Again (1960) as Shinji
- The Reckless One (1967) Cast
- Peonies And Dragons (1970) Cast
- Utau abarenbō (1962) Cast
- Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell (1969) as One-eyed Ipponmatsu
Akira Kobayashi — FAQ
Where can I watch Akira Kobayashi films in the UK?
Akira Kobayashi's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Akira Kobayashi's most popular films?
Most-watched Akira Kobayashi films currently: Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973), Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973), Violent Streets (1974), Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974), Father of the Kamikaze (1974).
What TV shows has Akira Kobayashi appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (1993), Falcon (1981).
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