Kendo Kobayashi

Kendo Kobayashi (ケンドーコバヤシ, Kendō Kobayashi, born 4 July 1972)^[5] is a Japanese comedian and actor.^[6] His real and former stage name is Tomoharu Kobayashi (小林 友治, Kobayashi Tomoharu). He is nicknamed Ken Koba (ケンコバ), Koba (コバ), and Mr. Yaritai Hōdai (Mr.やりたい放題, Misutā Yaritai Hōdai). He is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency of Yoshimoto Kogyo in Tokyo. He graduated from the Yoshimoto New Star Creation (NSC) in Osaka.

Kendo Kobayashi
ケンドーコバヤシ
2018
Born	Tomoharu Kobayashi (1972-07-04) 4 July 1972 (age 52) Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Ken Koba[1] Koba[2] Mr. Yaritai Hōdai[3]
Education	Hatsushiba Tondabayashi High School Yoshimoto New Star Creation (NSC)
Occupations	Comedian actor
Years active	1992–
Agent	Yoshimoto Creative Agency
Known for	Niketsu!! Ameagari no yamato Naze? Shiko Ken Koba no BakoBako TV NMB48 Sayaka Yamamoto no M-ane: Music Onēsan High Noon TV Viking! Yoshimoto Chō Gōkin K: Ken Koba Daiō Kangaeru Hito Kangaeru Hito
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[4][5]
Awards	2nd and 3rd Dynamite Kansai (2000) All That's Manzai (2001) 11th Dynamite Kansai (2005) BGO Emi Kamagata Entertainment award (2005) BGO Emi Kamagata Entertainment Narrative award (2006) 14th Dynamite Kansai (2008) S-1 Battle Monthly Champion (2009)

Kobayashi graduated from Osaka Municipal Higashitanabe Elementary School, Osaka Municipal Nakano Junior High School, and Hatsushiba Tondabayashi High School. He served as a captain of the rugby club during high school.

Filmography

Informal and variety series

Current appearances

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
2008	Niketsu!!	YTV
2012	Mandō Kobayashi	Fuji TV One Two Next	Monthly broadcasts
2013	Ken Koba no BakoBako TV	Sun TV	Kanmuri MC
	NMB48 Sayaka Yamamoto no M-ane: Music Onēsan	Space Shower TV Plus	Monthly broadcasts
2015	Fujiyama Fight Club	Fuji TV		[7]
2016	Ameagari no "A-san no hanashi": Jijō-tsū ni Kikimashita!	ABC	Panelist

Special programmes

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
2010	CosCosPlayPlay	Fuji TV Two	Irregular appearances
2016	The Geinin Cannon Ball Run	TBS		[8]

Occasional appearances

Year	Title	Network	Notes
	All-Star Thanksgiving	TBS
2008	Akashiya TV	MBS
	Matsumoto Hitoshi no Suberanai Hanashi	Fuji TV
	Ima-chan no "Jitsu wa..."	ABC
	Sōdatta no ka! Akira Ikegami no Manaberu News	TV Asahi	Quasi-regular appearances
2009	Geinōjin Kakuzuke Check	ABC
	Wednesday Downtown	TBS

Former appearances

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
1999	Chichin Puipui	MBS
2001	?Majissuka!	MBS
	Kenzan! Aruchun	MBS
	Onedari Kaitō Go! Mouse	MBS	Occasional specials
2002	Yoshimoto Chō Gōkin K: Ken Koba Daiō Kangaeru Hito	TVO	Uikanmuri MC
2003	O-sa-m	MBS
	Nakagawa Ken!	MBS
2006	Shūkan Purachike!	KTV
	Fake Off: Kanzen naru Sōkan-zu	Fuji TV	As the voice of Kamisama
	Obiraji R	TBS	Wednesday and Tuesday appearances
2007	Shibuya Deep A	NHK-BS2, NHK-G
2008	Mezamashi Saturday	Fuji TV	Commentator
2009	Campus Night Fuji	Fuji TV	MC
	Jimoto ōen Variety: Kono hen!! Traveler	Tokyo MX
	Tsukutta Hito	Animax	MC
2010	Made in Kansai	KTV
	Kuribitsu!	THK
	Docking48	KTV
	Japan Loc Festival	Fuji TV	Tour guide
2011	Motemote Ninety Nine	TBS
	Ameagari no yamato Naze? Shiko	ABC
2012	The Butchigiri TV	TBS	Golden MC
2014	High Noon TV Viking!	Fuji TV	Wednesday, later Thursday appearances
	"Sorette donna Hito?" Sōsa Variety: G-Men 99	TBS
2015	Dōnaru?	MXTV	MC	[9]

Other appearances

Year	Title	Network	Notes
	Un'nan no Rough na Kanji de.	TBS
	Warau Koinu no Seikatsu Alive	Fuji TV
	Hataraku ossan Gekijō	Fuji TV
	Kangaeru Hitokoma	Fuji TV
	BS Anime Yawa	NHK-BS2
	Marko Porori	KTV
	Tokyo Mass Media Kaigi	Fuji TV
	Mizunio Kingdom	MXTV, Sun
	UnNan Kyokugen Neta Battle! The Iromonea: Warawa setara 100 man-en	TBS	Eliminated from "Iromonea", "Pinmonea", and the 4th "Gurumonea"
	Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ	Fuji TV	Regular corner appearance
	Akashiya Sanchannel	TBS
	Orewan	Fuji TV
	Arabiki Dan	TBS	As a member of "Zakoba" and "Zakoba with Beicho"
	Muchaburi!	TBS
	Bakushō Red Carpet	Fuji TV	Appeared in "Nazo kake Kingu Kettei-sen"
2011	AKB to ××	YTV
	Ameagari Club	KTV

Documentaries

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2014	Kendo Kobayashi no Italia-hito ni naritai	NTV	As a traveler
2016	Family History	NHK-G

TV drama

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2009	Boss	Yoshiharu Iwai	Fuji TV
2012	Perfect Son	Toshiro Kabe	NTV
2014	Mitsuko Mori o Ikita Onna: Nihonichi Aisa reta Okāsan wa, Nihonichi Sabishī Onnadatta	Takeharu Yanagida	Fuji TV
	White Labo: Keishichō Tokubetsu Kagaku Sōsahan	Tsuyoshi Ishizawa	TBS	Episode 1
2016	Guard Center 24	Hidemichi Sotokoba	NTV		[10]

Anime television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
1997	The Kindaichi Case Files	Policeman	YTV
1999	Detective Conan	Investigator A	YTV
2008	Kaden Manzai	John TV	TV Tokyo
2008	Michiko & Hatchin	Kiriru	Fuji TV
2008	Yatterman	Himself	YTV	Appeared in both anime and live action
2022	Police in a Pod	Deputy Chief	AT-X		[11]
2023	Me & Roboco	Himself	TV Tokyo	Appears in episode 19	[12][13][14]
2024	Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc	Wolfman	CBC, TBS		[15]

Radio

Current appearances

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2012	Tenga Presents Midnight World Cafe: Tenga Chaya	FM Osaka
2014	Appare yatte māsu!	MBS Radio	Wednesday appearances

Former appearances

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2001	Kendo Kobayashi otona no Jikan	MBS Radio
2002	B	MBS Radio	Monday appearances
	Suggoi! Otona no Jikan	MBS Radio
	B Friday Special: Jinnai-Ken Koba 45 Radio	MBS Radio
2004	Go Go Monkeys	MBS Radio	Thursday appearances
2005	Gocha maze! Suiyōbi	MBS Radio
2007	Kendo Kobayashi no Kiminagu	TBS Radio
2008	Mokuyō Junk Zero: Kendo Kobayashi no Temeoko	TBS Radio
2013	Wanted!!	TBS Radio	Friday appearances

Other appearances

Title	Network	Notes
Yes Go! Go! Night!	Yes-FM
Koba-Spo	ABC Radio
Goo Goo Monkeys	MBS Radio
Kobanna	MBS Radio	Special programme
FM Theater: Meisō Runner	NHK FM
Kendo Kobayashi no Ultra Seoul	TBS Radio	Special programme

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Break Through!	Karate Club captain Onishi
2006	Nichijō	Street musician Kamen Driver
2007	Nichijō: Koi no Koe
2008	GS Wonderland
2009	Yatterman	Tonzura
2010	No Laugh No Life	Keiji Banba	Co-starring with Daisuke Miyagawa
2012	Ghostwriter Hotel	Kenji Miyazawa
2013	NMB48 geinin! The Movie: Owarai Seishun Girls!
2014	NMB48 geinin! The Movie Returns: Sotsugyō! Owarai Seishun Girls!! Aratanaru Tabidachi
2015	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie War Genesis	Da Vinci Ganma/Renaissance Ganma	The Renaissance Ganma is used as a fusion between Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael Ganmas.	[16]

Dubbing

Year	Title	Role
2007	Hoodwinked!	Nicky
2009	Land of the Lost	Dr. Marshall
2013	Pacific Rim	Hannibal Chau
2020	Rambo: Last Blood	Victor Martinez[17]

Anime films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2010	Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King	Toragis commander
2012	Berserk: The Golden Age Arc	Bazuso
2016	Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions	Kudaraki	[18]
	One Piece Film: Gold	Dice	[19]
	Gantz: O	Hachiro Oka	[20]
2019	Dragon Quest: Your Story	Sancho	[21]
	Promare	Vinny	[22]

Advertisements

Title	Notes
Mondelez Halls	Co-starring with Junior Chihara and Jichō Kachō
Coca-Cola Georgia Sizzle
Kirin Brewery Smirnoff Ice Spice
Momotarō Dentetsu	Co-starring with Azusa Yamamoto
Sapporo Brewery Ice Lager	As the voice of the polar bear
The Association for Promotion of Digital Broadcasting Power-Up! BS Campaign	As the voice of BS Man
Nissan "Kurabete Nissan" series	Narration

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2016	Berserk and the Band of the Hawk	Bazuso	[23]

Internet series

Current appearances'

Year	Title	Website	Notes	Ref.
2016	Abema Prime	AbemaTV	Biweekly Tuesday appearances	[24]

Former appearances

Title	Website	Notes
Tameike Now	GyaO	Irregular appearances
Ken Koba no Meiwaku Mail Magazine	Magalry	Wednesday broadcasts

Newspaper serializations

Title	Notes
Tokyo Sports, Osaka Sports, Chukyo Sports, Kyushu Sports, "Kendo Kobayashi no sōdatta no ka! Manaberu Geinin News"	Biweekly Thursday releases

Magazine serializations

Title
Kajikaji "Ken Koba no Jinsei Lesson"
TV Bros. Kansai-ban
Monthly Yoshimoto "Column Ishu-sho Tōgi-sen-Matsuguchi vs. Kobayashi"
Ongaku to Hito "Ongaku to Majin"
Pia Kansai-ban "Tamashī no Rankingourmet"

Solo shows

Year	Title
2000	Koba-chan no Gachigachi Saturday
2001	Koba-chan no Nukinuki Saturday
	Kobayashi nara Nani o yatte mo Yurusa reru no ka Series 1: Himitsu no Koba-chan
	Kobayashi nara Nani o yatte mo Yurusa reru no ka Series 6: Kobayashi Buss Komachi
2002	Kobayashi nara Nani o yatte mo Yurusa reru no ka Series 11: Kobayashi no Joe
	Kendo Kobayashi Midnight Live: Jojo no Kimyōna Kobayashi
	Kobayashi nara Nani o yatte mo Yurusa reru no ka Series 2: Koba Night
	Kobayashi demo Yurusa renē daro Series 1: Naiyō Gudaguda Tengoku
2003	Kobayashi nara Nani o yatte mo Yurusa reru no ka Series 13: Kobaben
	Mō Kobayashi o Aite ni sun na Series 1: Hazukashinagara Kaette mairimashita
	Kobayashi no Rampage Junction
	Kobayashi no Rampage Junction 2: Talk Live desu
2004	Iwai! Hatsu Live Hajimemashite! Ken Koba desu!

Bibliography

Year	Title	Ref.
	Yatte yarutte!!
	Ken Koba Densetsu: Boshi ni natta Kotoba-tachi
	Kendo Kobayashi no tamaranai Mise
	Kendo Kobayashi no Kansai tama Run Gourmet Book: Jōren ni naritai Gensen 226-ken Guide
2015	"Bigaku" sae areba, Hito wa Tsuyoku nareru: Manga no Hero-tachi ga Boku ni Oshiete kureta koto	[25]

Publications

Year	Title
	Kinkyū Tokubetsu DVD: Tsuitō Kendo Kobayashi-san
2003	Dynamite Kansai: Zennihon Ōgiri-ō Kettei Tournament Taikai
2006	Dynamite Kansai 2006: Open Tournament Taikai
2009	Dynamite Kansai 2009: Open Tournament Taikai
	Battle Owaraiyaru
	Kinkyū Tokubetsu Bangumi Yōgi-sha Kendo Kobayashi Taiho: Jiken no Shinsō ni Semaru Kanzenhan

References

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External links

• Official website