Osamu Kobayashi
Also Known As: こばやし おさむ
Biography: Osamu Kobayashi was a Japanese voice actor and the representative director of voice actor management company Doujinsha Production.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Birthday: November 22, 1934
Deathday: June 28, 2011
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!
Overview: Recap of TV episodes 12 & 13
Genres: Adventure Drama Science Fiction Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-10-11
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Adventures of the Polar Cubs
Overview: Adventures of the polar cubs is a delightful story of Mushka and Mishka, two polar bear cubs who set out on a series of adventures in the North Pole. Mushka is thoughtful; Mishka is daring. While out on their own Mishka befriends Aura, A prank-playing seal and Mushka stumbles over swan eggs, breaks them and creates havoc in the bird village. The cub's father is Scholar Mu (voice of Joseph Campanella), who is the wise leader of the Great Northern animal kingdom and is in charge of their annual Summer Festival. When Mu is injured by man, the cubs must take on the responsibilities of their father and save the other animals from the hunters.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-07-20
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GoShogun
Overview: A compilation movie containing episodes 20 and 17 from the GoShogun series plus additional scenes of background stories of the characters and fictional advertisements.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-04-24
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Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun
Overview: At a strange movie theater, everyone gets sucked into the film they're watching. The longer they stay, the less they remember about the real world!
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-04-16
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Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck
Overview: Buck is a half German Shepard half Saint Bernard whose life is peaceful and happy living with the Millers in California. However, one day he is tricked and sold off. He ends up in the snowy North where he has become a sled dog during the Gold Rush. His story takes many twists and turns and he has to fight for his own survival.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-01-03
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Panzer World Galient
Overview: Mader is trying to unify the land of Asato using giant robots. A legend says that a champion, the giant of Iron, will come to destroy all lesser armour. Mader's ambitious son Hai tries to kill him and his other children, Hai's own brother Jordy and little sister Chururu, wanting no question as to the succession.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-01-21
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Space Battleship Yamato
Overview: When vile aliens known as the Gamilons wreak nuclear havoc on Earth, a group of survivors refit the Japanese battleship Yamato for intergalactic travel and set off on a mission to retrieve a neutralizer that will eradicate the radiation from Earth's atmosphere.
Genres: Action Animation Adventure Science Fiction Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-08-06
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GO GET THEM 0011!!
Overview: A boy named Tsutomu and four cyborg dogs fight against insect-type aliens from the Planet Devil.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-07-16
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Phoenix 2772
Overview: Phoenix 2772 starts with twelve minutes without dialogue, much like a silent film, recalling the birth and education of Godo. In this brave new world, children are born in test tubes and are raised by computers and robots. Godo learns the skills that will make him into a great pilot, assisted by the robotic wonder Olga. Everything that Godo needs is provided for him until he eventually goes for training with his automaton companion. He soon realizes that the world is not what he expected...
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Mystery Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-03-15
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Dirty Pair: Project Eden
Overview: Agerna is a planet rich in Vizorium, the one mineral necessary to space travel. When a series of mysterious attacks on mining operations has world leaders pointing fingers and pinning blame, 3WA naturally send in their top agents to investigate. But are the Lovely Angels up to the task of stopping a mad scientist bent on taking a long dormant alien race to its final evolutionary form? Throw in a thief after a bottle of WWII-vintage wine and it's a safe bet that nobody's safe. It's more chaos, more mayhem, and even more destruction than ever before as the Dirty Pair take on their wildest case yet!
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Action Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-11-28
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Roots Search
Overview: When a research crew in deep space discovers the desolate ship "Green Planet" that warps into their area, they encounter Buzz, the commander and sole surivor of the ship. Being too incapacitated to make them aware of the situation of his ship, the research team will soon discover that they have found something far, far worse...
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-09-10
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The Golden Bat
Overview: A teenage boy discovers that the planet Icarus is on a collision course with Earth by gazing through his telescope. Scoffed at by the scientific establishment, the boy is kidnapped and brought to a secret UN base in the Japan alps. He is immediately inducted into the secret program whose mission is to finish the Super-Destruction Beam cannon and destroy Icarus. The cannon is missing a special mineral for the lens. The team heads for a mysterious island in the middle of the Pacific. There they find ancient ruins of Atlantis but they are suddenly attacked by a strange drill shaped metal squid spaceship. It's commanded by the evil being Nazu who has engineered the collision with Icarus! He doesn't want to share the universe with humans and he really doesn't want the cannon finished. The action is on and the team discovers the Golden Bat who has been asleep for over 10,000 years awaiting this very moment to save the earth!
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-12-21
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Final Yamato
Overview: The Galman Empire is destroyed but the planet Galmania is not, by a chance collision of galaxies. The Bolar Federation worlds including Planet Bolar are destroyed. The Yamato, back under the command of Captain Okita, encounters the planet Denguil too late to save its humanoid civilization from being flooded by the water planet Aquarius. The surviving Denguil, a warrior race who believe only the strong should survive, plan to use Aquarius to flood Earth and destroy humanity, in order to create a new home for their race.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-03-19
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Crusher Joe
Overview: Enter the tale of the Crusher Council, a group of rugged individuals known for assignments ranging from transportation to terraforming and everything in between. In the early days of space exploration the Crushers took on the job of destroying asteroids and defining space lanes. Because of their work, they were nicknamed "Crushers" which eventually became their business moniker. Despite the rough and ready nature of the Crushers' work, they subscribe to a few steadfast rules. Unethical and illegal assignments are taboo, and any Crusher accepting one is barred from the Union. Of course, this presents problems for shady clients who try to trick the Crushers into accepting misleading assignments. They know that once the Union accepts a case the Crushers are honor-bound to follow it through. Among the various worlds, the Crusher Council has a stunning reputation, and among the Crushers, the most elite team is the one led by Crusher Dan and his successor, Crusher Joe.
Genres: Science Fiction Animation Adventure Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-03-12
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Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid
Overview: Student Jiro Shutendo is unaware that he has mystical powers which could lead mankind to heaven or hell.
Genres: Mystery Fantasy Animation Adventure Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Gamera: Super Monster
Overview: As a massive alien craft heads to Earth to do evil, three good and powerful superwomen befriend a young boy who has a special connection to Gamera. The alien Zanon launches a battery of familiar foes against Gamera, who might have to give the ultimate sacrifice to defeat the alien invader.
Genres: Science Fiction Family Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-03-20
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Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs Ohranger
Overview: The team-up between Gekisou Sentai Carranger and Chouriki Sentai Ohranger.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-03-13
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Lupin the Third: Pilot Film
Overview: The first animated adaptation of the popular manga series, this pilot introduces the main characters of "Lupin the Third" with montages, presented through a short frame narrative illustrating a typical gang escape.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Crime Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Be Forever Yamato
Overview: The Black Nebula Empire attacks Earth and threatens to blow up the planet with a bomb they placed on Earth if counter attacked. Earths hopes rest on the Yamato crew as they go to the Black Nebula Planet and try to find a way to difuse the bomb before it's too late.
Genres: Animation Drama Science Fiction Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-08-01
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Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
Overview: Japanese rock band Ziggy comes to London and gets attacked upon arrival at the hotel after a recording session. The musicians barely escape the attack; however, soon they learn that their producer has been murdered, and they are the suspects! Chased by police and some mysterious organization, they find shelter at a local rockers' place and even give a performance there; but it is not too long before their pursuers appear again.
Genres: Animation Music Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-07-12
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Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
Overview: A bloody civil war is the setting for Lupin's latest caper; the leader for one of the factions holds documents written by Earnest Hemingway and contain the location of a remarkable treasure. With Goemon and Jigen fighting on opposite sides of the war, Lupin must tackle this challenge alone. As the war rages on, can Lupin secure the treasure and keep Goemon and Jigen from killing each other?!
Genres: Action Animation Comedy TV Movie Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-03-01
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Future War 198X
Overview: An American scientist constructs a laser satellite with hopes of preventing any nuclear conflicts from occurring. However, after a fatal error from both the US and the USSR governments, war breaks out and humanity faces a new bloodshed.
Genres: Drama War Action Science Fiction Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-10-30
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