Actor: Yukiko Kobayashi

Birthday: 1946-10-06
Born in: Tokyo, Japan
Biography: Yukiko Kobayashi (小林夕岐子 Kobayashi Yukiko) is a former Japanese actress. She made her acting debut in Ishiro Honda's Oyome ni Oide in 1966, and went on to appear in two of the director's tokusatsu films for Toho, Destroy All Monsters in 1968 and Space Amoeba in 1970. Kobayashi also played the title role in The Vampire Doll, the first entry in director Michio Yamamoto's Bloodthirsty Trilogy.

Known for

Destroy All Monsters

At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.

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Destroy All Monsters

1968

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Space Amoeba

When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle -- and transform them into colossal mutant monsters.

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Space Amoeba

1970

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The Vampire Doll

A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history.

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The Vampire Doll

1970

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Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

Conditions have been better for the nameless protagonist: his grandmother is a shoplifter and his war criminal father and sister have an unhealthy, intimate relationship with the family rabbit.

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Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

1971

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The Great Buddha: Arrival

An all-star reboot of the lost classic 1934 film, The Giant Buddha Statue's Travel Through The Country, made with the cooperation of director Yoshiro Edamasa's grandson. From Japan, a modern kaiju story based on what may be the first kaiju film.

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6.0

The Great Buddha: Arrival

2018

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Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses

A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.

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Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses

1969

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Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction

An independent crowd-funded documentary that celebrates the sixty-year legacy of the world's greatest monster, Godzilla. Filmed on location in Tokyo to document kaiju-related events, locations and to interview cast, crew and fans of the Godzilla series about their passion and experiences with the King of the Monsters.

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Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction

2015

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