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name: "Makoto Kobori"
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born: "6 March 1885"
died: "5 March 1957"
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# Makoto Kobori

Actor. Born 6 March 1885 in Tokyo, Japan. Died 5 March 1957.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 March 1885, Tokyo, Japan
- **Died:** 5 March 1957

## Biography

Makoto Kobori (1885–1957) was a Japanese actor. He was born in Tokyo and appeared in numerous Japanese films from the 1940s to the mid-1950s, primarily in supporting roles.

He is known for his performance as Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's brother, in Akira Kurosawa's *Ikiru* (1952). Other credits include *Furisode kyôjo* (1952), in which he played Ieyasu Tokugawa, and *Surônin makaritôru* (1947).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Ikiru* (1952), Fi1m 92, as Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother — [page](https://film.one/film/ikiru.md)

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