Kyōhei Shibata

Kyōhei Shibata (柴田恭兵, Shibata Kyōhei; born August 18, 1951 in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actor and singer.^[1] Shibata made his television debut in 1977 with "Daitokai Part II as a guest.^[2] In 1978, Shibata made his first regular appearance in the police drama Daitsuiseki.^[3] Following year, he played a leading role for the first time in TV drama series Akai Arashi on TBS.^[2] In 1980, he won his first major award at the Elan d'or Awards for his role in Oretachi wa Tenshi da! . Shibata won great popularity through his role in Abunai Deka series.^[4][2]

Kyōhei Shibata
柴田恭兵
Born	(1951-08-18) August 18, 1951 (age 73) Shizuoka, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1975–present

Filmography

Television

• Daitokai PartII (1977) (Guest ep.15)
• Taiyō ni Hoero! (1978), Tetsuo Tanimura (Guest ep.284)
• Daitsuiseki (1978), Detective Minoru Takimoto
• Akai Arashi (1979)
• Oretachi wa Tenshi da! (1979)
• Aoi Zesshō (1980–81), Tetsuo Suzuki
• Omoide Zukuri (1981), Norio Nemoto
• Pro Hunter (1981), Goto
• Sanga Moyu (1984)
• Abunai Deka (1986–87), Yūji Ōshita
• Motto Abunai Deka (1988–89), Yūji Ōshita
• Takeda Shingen (1988), Uesugi Kenshin^[5]
• Hamideka (1996-2005), Takami Hyogo
• Hagetaka (2007), Takeo Shibano
• Gunshi Kanbei (2014), Kuroda Mototaka^[6]
• The Hippocratic Oath (2016), Tōjirō Mitsuzaki
• Bones of Steel (2020), Manzō Mitsuhashi
• The Great Passage (2024), Tomosuke Matsumoto^[7]

Film

• Chi-n-pi-ra (1984), Yōichi
• Michi (1986), Minoru Shinozuka
• Abunai Deka (1987), Yūji Ōshita
• Mata Mata Abunai Deka (1988), Yūji Ōshita
• Mottomo Abunai Deka (1989), Yūji Ōshita
• Fukuzawa Yukichi (1991), Fukuzawa Yukichi
• Bloom in the Moonlight (1993), Kōda Rohan
• Abunai Deka Returns (1996), Yūji Ōshita
• Abunai Deka Forever: The Movie (1998), Yūji Ōshita
• 69 (2004), Ken's father
• Half a Confession (2004), Detective Kazumasa Shiki
• Mada Mada Abunai Deka (2005), Yūji Ōshita
• Hagetaka: The Movie (2009), Takeo Shibano
• Dangerous Cops: Final 5 Days (2016), Yūji Ōshita
• The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess (2020)
• Dangerous Cops: Home Coming (2024), Yūji Ōshita^[8]

Dubbing

Live-action

• Mad Max 2 (1984 Fuji TV edition), "Mad" Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson)
• The Sting (1980 NTV edition), Johnny "Kelly" Hooker (Robert Redford)^[9]

Animation

• Balto, Balto^[10]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1980	4th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Himself	Won	[11]
1987	10th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Supporting Actor	Yabanjin no Yo ni, Michi	Nominated	[12]
1992	15th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actor	Fukuzawa Yukichi, !［ai-ou］	Nominated	[13]
1995	18th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actor	Shūdan Sasen	Nominated	[14]
2005	28th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Supporting Actor	Half a Confession	Nominated	[15]