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Kaoru KOBAYASHI

小林 薫
Family name (in kanji): 小林
Given name (in kanji): 薫
Date of birth: 1951-09-04
Hometown: Kyoto, Japan
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The Last Blossom Opens in UK and Ireland Cinemas on Friday (Mar 26, 2026)
The Last Blossom Opens in UK Cinemas on Friday (Mar 23, 2026)
Japan Touring Film Programme Including The Last Blossom Will Continue Into March (Feb 22, 2026)
The Last Blossom Released in UK and Ireland Cinemas on March 27 (Feb 17, 2026)
Japan Touring Film Programme in February and March Includes The Last Blossom (Jan 31, 2026)
Japan Touring Film Programme in February and March Includes The Last Blossom (Dec 19, 2025)
The Last Blossom Director Will Appear in Manchester Q&A on Wednesday (Nov 9, 2025)
The Last Blossom, Odd Taxi Director Will Attend Manchester Animation Festival on November 12 (Sep 24, 2025)
Anime Limited and Plaion Pictures Acquire Upcoming The Last Blossom Film For U.K. and Ireland (Apr 28, 2025)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron U.K. Blu-ray Released on Monday (Sep 22, 2024)
U.K. Blu-ray of Himouto Umaru-Chan R Will Be Released on Monday (Sep 15, 2024)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron U.K. Home Releases Listed for September (Jul 14, 2024)
Hayao Miyazaki Wins Best International Filmmaker at Astra Awards (Jan 8, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Receives EDA Awards' Best Animated Film Award (Jan 5, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Will Open in U.K. and Ireland IMAX Cinemas on Friday (Jan 2, 2024)
The Boy and the Heron Becomes 1st Animated Film to Win Best Picture at Florida Critics Circle (Updated) (Dec 25, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Opens in U.K. and Ireland Cinemas on Boxing Day (Dec 24, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron U.K. IMAX Screenings Details (Dec 6, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Film Gets Animated Music Video (Dec 3, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Wins New York Film Critics Award (Nov 30, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Will Have U.K. Previews on December 15 (Nov 27, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Will Have Brighton Screening on November 12 (Nov 2, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Film Screens at IFF Boston on October 23 (Oct 18, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Will Be Released in the U.K. in Both Dubbed and Subtitled Versions (Oct 18, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Will Have Manchester Screening on November 15 (Oct 5, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Will Have U.K. Cinema Release on December 26 (Updated) (Oct 4, 2023)
Live-Action Silent Service Film Opens at #2 (Oct 3, 2023)
Live-Action Don't Call It Mystery Film Stays at #1 for 2nd Straight Weekend (Sep 25, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film Earns Over 8.16 Billion Yen (Sep 19, 2023)
Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Will Screen in U.K. Cinemas Later in 2023 (Sep 12, 2023)
The Boy and the Heron Surpasses Tales From Earthsea as #20 All-Time Anime Film in Japan (Sep 12, 2023)
New City Hunter Anime Film Debuts at #1, The Boy and the Heron Drops to #6 (Sep 11, 2023)
Studio Ghibli VP Junichi Nishioka: 'The Boy and the Heron is Not Hayao Miyazaki's Final Film' (Sep 8, 2023)
San Sebastian Film Festival Honors Hayao Miyazaki with Donostia Award (Sep 8, 2023)
3rd Live-Action Kingdom Film Drops to #4, The Boy and the Heron to #5 (Sep 5, 2023)
Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Will Be Screened at London Film Festival in October (Aug 31, 2023)
Live-Action G Men Film Opens at #2, 3rd Live-Action Kingdom Film Drops to #3 (Aug 28, 2023)
3rd Live-Action Kingdom Film Stays at #1, Sand Land Debuts at #6 (Aug 21, 2023)
3rd Live-Action Kingdom Film Stays at #1, The Boy and the Heron Back at #3 (Aug 14, 2023)
3rd Live-Action Kingdom Film Stays at #1, 1st Crayon Shin-chan 3D CG Anime Film Opens at #2 (Aug 8, 2023)
3rd Live-Action Kingdom Film Opens at #1, Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Drops to #3 (Aug 3, 2023)
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Drops to #2, Live-Action Tokyo Revengers 2 Rises to #3 (Jul 25, 2023)
Tekkonkinkreet Wins Japan's Academy Award for Animation (Feb 15, 2008)
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Staff in:
Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull (movie) : Line Test Cooperation

Cast in:
(The) Boy and the Heron (movie) as Old Pelican
Ghiblies (special) as Toshi-chan
Kamui Gaiden (live-action movie) as Hanbei
Koutetsu Sangokushi (TV) as City People (eps 4, 7, 12); Mourner (ep 14); Villager (eps 2, 21)
(The) Last Blossom (movie) as Akutsu (1986)
Princess Mononoke (movie) as Jiko Bou
Tales from Earthsea (movie) as The King
Twilight of the Cockroaches (movie) as Saitō
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