Kaoru Kobayashi is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto. A multi-award winning thespian, he won best actor at the 30th Yokohama Film Festival and best-supporting actor at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Sorobanzuku.

• もののけ姫 (1997)

  
• ゲド戦記 (2006)

  
• カムイ　外伝 (2009)

  
• 舟を編む (2013)

  
• 旅立ちの島唄　十五の春 (2013)