Kobayashi Toshiko

Name: Kobayashi Toshiko
Native name: 小林トシ子
Also Known as: こばやしとしこ, てしがはらとしこ, 勅使河原トシ子
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: April 6, 1932
Died: December 29, 2016

Kobayashi Toshiko, born in Tsukiji, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actress. In April 1946, she left school and joined the Nichigeki Dancing Team (NDT), making her stage debut in February 1947.

In 1949, she was scouted by director Kinoshita Keisuke of Shochiku and debuted in the film "Yabure Daiko." She officially joined Shochiku in 1950 and studied at the Haiyuza Training School for a year under Kinoshita's guidance.

In 1956, she married film director Teshigawara Hiroshi, with whom she had three daughters.

In 1960, she left Shochiku to become a freelance actress, performing in films and on stage for various companies.

(Source: MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1988	Aa Yome-san Japanese Drama, 1988, 40 eps (Support Role)	40	Support Role	0.0
1957	Koko ni Hito Ari Japanese Drama, 1957, 176 eps (Ep. 54, 92) (Guest Role)	176	(Ep. 54, 92) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1972	Summer Soldiers Japanese Movie, 1972, Mrs. Tachikawa (Support Role)	Mrs. Tachikawa Support Role	7.0
1968	Black Lizard Japanese Movie, 1968, Hina (Support Role)	Hina Support Role	7.4
1963	The Bad Girl Japanese Movie, 1963, [Takeda's wife] (Support Role)	[Takeda's wife] Support Role	8.2
1960	The River Fuefuki Japanese Movie, 1960, Hisa (adult) (Support Role)	Hisa (adult) Support Role	2.0
1960	Cruel Story of Youth Japanese Movie, 1960, Shimonishi Teruko [Makoto's homeroom teacher] (Support Role)	Shimonishi Teruko [Makoto's homeroom teacher] Support Role	6.6
1959	Thus Another Day Japanese Movie, 1959, Mori Haruko (Support Role)	Mori Haruko Support Role	6.0
1959	The Human Condition I: No Greater Love Japanese Movie, 1959, Yasuko (Support Role)	Yasuko Support Role	8.1
1958	Kono Ten no Niji Japanese Movie, 1958, Maekawa Hisako (Support Role)	Maekawa Hisako Support Role	6.0
1957	Danger Stalks Near Japanese Movie, 1957, Sakura [Yuriko's sister] (Support Role)	Sakura [Yuriko's sister] Support Role	6.0
1957	The Story of Pure Love Japanese Movie, 1957, [Rich woman] (Bit part)	[Rich woman] Bit part	0.0
1956	Fountainhead Japanese Movie, 1956, Wife Yayoi (Support Role)	Wife Yayoi Support Role	6.0
1956	The Thick-Walled Room Japanese Movie, 1956, [Yamashita's sister] (Support Role)	[Yamashita's sister] Support Role	7.6
1955	She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum Japanese Movie, 1955, Ozo (Support Role)	Ozo Support Role	7.2
1955	The Tattered Wings Japanese Movie, 1955, Nojima Toshiko [Fuyuko's sister] (Support Role)	Nojima Toshiko [Fuyuko's sister] Support Role	8.0
1955	Beautiful Days Japanese Movie, 1955, Yumiko (Support Role)	Yumiko Support Role	0.0
1955	Bomeiki Japanese Movie, 1955, Kiyomi (Support Role)	Kiyomi Support Role	1.0
1954	Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky Japanese Movie, 1954, Fusako (Support Role)	Fusako Support Role	7.4
1954	Twenty-Four Eyes Japanese Movie, 1954, Sanae (Support Role)	Sanae Support Role	7.9
1954	Your Name Is? Part 3 Japanese Movie, 1954, Kozue (Support Role)	Kozue Support Role	7.0
1953	Your Name Is? Part 2 Japanese Movie, 1953, Kozue (Support Role)	Kozue Support Role	7.0
1953	Your Name Is? Japanese Movie, 1953, Kozue (Support Role)	Kozue Support Role	7.8
1953	Shin Tokyo Koshin-Kyoku Japanese Movie, 1953, Ichinose Fumiko (Support Role)	Ichinose Fumiko Support Role	0.0
1952	Carmen Falls In Love Japanese Movie, 1952, Akemi Maya [Kin's friend] (Support Role)	Akemi Maya [Kin's friend] Support Role	6.0
1952	Gendai-jin Japanese Movie, 1952, Ogino Izumi (Support Role)	Ogino Izumi Support Role	0.0
1951	Fireworks Over the Sea Japanese Movie, 1951, Midori (Support Role)	Midori Support Role	6.0
1951	Boyhood Japanese Movie, 1951, Toyo [Maid] (Support Role)	Toyo [Maid] Support Role	6.0
1951	Carmen Comes Home Japanese Movie, 1951, Akemi Maya [Kin's friend] (Support Role)	Akemi Maya [Kin's friend] Support Role	6.4
1951	The Good Fairy Japanese Movie, 1951, Koto Suzue (Support Role)	Koto Suzue Support Role	6.0
1949	A Broken Drum Japanese Movie, 1949, Tsuda Akiko [Eldest daughter] (Main Role)	Tsuda Akiko [Eldest daughter] Main Role	6.0

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