Kendo Kobayashi

Kendo Kobayashi
Kendo Kobayashi
ケンドーコバヤシ
	Kobayashi at Tourism EXPO 2018
Born	Tomoharu Kobayashi; 4 July 1972 (age 53); Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Ken Koba; Koba; Mr. Yaritai Hōdai;
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)
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);

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.

Quick facts Born, Other names ...

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.

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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
2013	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

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

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

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
2003	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
2011	Ameagari no yamato Naze? Shiko	ABC
2012	The Butchigiri TV	TBS	Golden MC
2014	High Noon TV Viking!	Fuji TV	Wednesday, later Thursday appearances
2014	"Sorette donna Hito?" Sōsa Variety: G-Men 99	TBS
2015	Dōnaru?	MXTV	MC	^[9]

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
2011	Ameagari Club	KTV

Kendo Kobayashi

Filmography

Informal and variety series

Documentaries

TV drama

Anime television

Radio

Films

Dubbing

Anime films

Advertisements

Video games

Internet series

Newspaper serializations

Magazine serializations

Solo shows

Bibliography

Publications

References

External links

Wikiwand - on

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
2014	White Labo: Keishichō Tokubetsu Kagaku Sōsahan	Tsuyoshi Ishizawa	TBS	Episode 1
2016	Guard Center 24	Hidemichi Sotokoba	NTV		^[10]

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]

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

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]