Yutaka Kobayashi

Kobayashi was born in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. While getting the confectionery health nurse license in confectionery of vocational school after graduating from high school, he worked as a pastry chef in Shiga and Tokyo. With the aim of the entertainment industry into an opportunity that it has submitted the recommendation of a friend in Junon Super Boy Contest, he started entertainment activities from November 2009 to belong to the Thani promotion. While after the debut, Kobayashi had parallel work and entertainment activities of making cake. In June 2010, he participated in the predecessor project Ikemen☆Nagoya of Boys and Men. Kobayashi was not a from Tokai, but the residents were along the concept of the project, he was participated in the audition by the intention of the agency, he became an established member of Boys and Men. In 2011, his introduction performed was the role of Mizuki in The Prince of Tennis Musical 2nd Season. For practice and performances appearance of the same work, Kobayashi was temporary suspended the activities of Boys and Men. He returned to the unit activity, he had also appeared in the stage outside. In February 2012, Kobayashi's CD debut as a member of the internal unit YanKee5 of Boys and Men. In November of the same year, his first solo debut was the single "Boku no sekai ga kawatte iku / seven colors ☆ love". In 2013, Kobayashi's first regular appearances in a television drama was Kamen Rider Gaim. He served as the rival Kaito Kumon ...

Kamen Rider Gaim the Movie: The Great Soccer Match! The Golden Fruit Cup! (2014)

Kouta is taken into a new version of Zawame, where soccer teams aim to win the All Rider Cup. The reward: The golden fruit. A strange man named Kougane starts sending locusts to other Armored Riders, consuming them, leaving their Lockseeds intact in order to revive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Kaneda
CAST:  Gaku Sano  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Yūmi Shida

Kouta is taken into a new version of Zawame, where soccer teams aim to win the All Rider Cup. The reward: The golden fruit. A strange man named Kougane starts sending locusts to other Armored Riders, consuming them, leaving their Lockseeds intact in order to revive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Kaneda
CAST:  Gaku Sano  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Yūmi Shida

Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Feudal Movie Wars (2013)

The story is divided in three portions. The Kamen Rider Wizard portion, Kamen Rider Wizard: The Promised Place, taking place after the finale and defeating Amadum. The Kamen Rider Gaim's portion of the film is titled Kamen Rider Gaim: Sengoku Battle Royale!. A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Gaku Sano  •  Shunya Shiraishi  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Mahiro Takasugi

The story is divided in three portions. The Kamen Rider Wizard portion, Kamen Rider Wizard: The Promised Place, taking place after the finale and defeating Amadum. The Kamen Rider Gaim's portion of the film is titled Kamen Rider Gaim: Sengoku Battle Royale!. A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Gaku Sano  •  Shunya Shiraishi  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Mahiro Takasugi

Takumi-kun Series: Pure (2010)

Unlike the three previous films, Pure focuses on the relationship between Misu Arata and Shingyouji Kanemitsu , which begins when Shingyouji takes the test to enter Shidou Gakuen . That's when he meets Misu and falls for him. Then we come back to the present where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Yokoi
CAST:  Ryoma Baba  •  Naito Taiki  •  Mitsuya Ryo  •  Yutaka Kobayashi

Unlike the three previous films, Pure focuses on the relationship between Misu Arata and Shingyouji Kanemitsu , which begins when Shingyouji takes the test to enter Shidou Gakuen . That's when he meets Misu and falls for him. Then we come back to the present where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Yokoi
CAST:  Ryoma Baba  •  Naito Taiki  •  Mitsuya Ryo  •  Yutaka Kobayashi

Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Wars feat. Super Sentai (2014)

The Underground Empire Badan makes its move, intending to invert the world. Kouta and Mai are pulled through one of these inversions where the discover a boy named Shu, who also holds the power to invert the world. As the Riders fight to protect Shu, Fifteen ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takayuki Shibasaki
CAST:  Gaku Sano  •  Hiroshi Fujioka  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Masahiro Inoue

The Underground Empire Badan makes its move, intending to invert the world. Kouta and Mai are pulled through one of these inversions where the discover a boy named Shu, who also holds the power to invert the world. As the Riders fight to protect Shu, Fifteen ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takayuki Shibasaki
CAST:  Gaku Sano  •  Hiroshi Fujioka  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Masahiro Inoue

Kamen Rider Gaim: Gaiden - Zangetsu And Baron (2015)

Brought on by popularity for the series, this DVD Special feats. two half-hour side stories that take place during the events of the show. Both stories appear to take place just after episode 20, the first episode of the Helheim Saga. The Kamen Rider Zangetsu side ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Kaneda
CAST:  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Yuki Kubota  •  Gaku Sano  •  Gaku Matsuda

Brought on by popularity for the series, this DVD Special feats. two half-hour side stories that take place during the events of the show. Both stories appear to take place just after episode 20, the first episode of the Helheim Saga. The Kamen Rider Zangetsu side ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Kaneda
CAST:  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Yuki Kubota  •  Gaku Sano  •  Gaku Matsuda

Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie Wars Full Throttle (2014)

Gaim: It begins on the planet Kouta and Mai reside. Suddenly a mysterious enemy appears, then heads for their friends back in Zawame City. What is the enemies’ plan to release the curse of the Over Lords and Helheim? This being has even driven Kouta, who has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takayuki Shibasaki
CAST:  Gaku Sano  •  Yūmi Shida  •  Ryoma Takeuchi  •  Rio Uchida

Gaim: It begins on the planet Kouta and Mai reside. Suddenly a mysterious enemy appears, then heads for their friends back in Zawame City. What is the enemies’ plan to release the curse of the Over Lords and Helheim? This being has even driven Kouta, who has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takayuki Shibasaki
CAST:  Gaku Sano  •  Yūmi Shida  •  Ryoma Takeuchi  •  Rio Uchida

Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kamen Rider Gaim: Spring Break Combined Special (2014)

The ToQGers stop at a station in Zawame City, where there is no Shadow Line activity. However, they come across Kamen Rider Gaim and are brought into a fight with the Underground Empire known as Badan. As the ToQGers and the Armored Riders work together to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shojiro Nakazawa
CAST:  Jun Shison  •  Jin Hiramaki  •  Riria Kojima  •  Ryusei Yokohama

The ToQGers stop at a station in Zawame City, where there is no Shadow Line activity. However, they come across Kamen Rider Gaim and are brought into a fight with the Underground Empire known as Badan. As the ToQGers and the Armored Riders work together to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shojiro Nakazawa
CAST:  Jun Shison  •  Jin Hiramaki  •  Riria Kojima  •  Ryusei Yokohama

The Book Peddler (2016)

Suzume Akamatsu works at a library in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture. She delivers books by riding a bicycle. Through her work, Suzume grows as a person.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken'ichi Ohmori
CAST:  Rina Takeda  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Kazuko Yoshiyuki  •  Takashi Naito

Suzume Akamatsu works at a library in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture. She delivers books by riding a bicycle. Through her work, Suzume grows as a person.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken'ichi Ohmori
CAST:  Rina Takeda  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Kazuko Yoshiyuki  •  Takashi Naito

Shiratori Reiko: The Movie (2016)

Japanese TV drama Shiratori Reiko, which is based on the original Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! shōjo manga by Yumiko Suzuki, will be receiving a feature length theatrical film in June of 2016.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Kuma
CAST:  Mayuko Kawakita  •  Masaru Mizuno  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Ikumi Hisamatsu

Japanese TV drama Shiratori Reiko, which is based on the original Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! shōjo manga by Yumiko Suzuki, will be receiving a feature length theatrical film in June of 2016.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Kuma
CAST:  Mayuko Kawakita  •  Masaru Mizuno  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Ikumi Hisamatsu

Kamen Rider Gaim: Gaiden - Duke And Knuckle (2015)

Kamen Rider Duke: Ryoma Sengoku continues his research of the Sengoku Drivers along with Takatora Kureshima. Takatora thinks that the lives of humanity was the number one priority, however Ryoma disliked his way of thinking increasing the production with cost as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Kaneda
CAST:  Tsunenori Aoki  •  Yuki Kubota  •  Minami Tsukui  •  Kazuki Namioka

Kamen Rider Duke: Ryoma Sengoku continues his research of the Sengoku Drivers along with Takatora Kureshima. Takatora thinks that the lives of humanity was the number one priority, however Ryoma disliked his way of thinking increasing the production with cost as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Kaneda
CAST:  Tsunenori Aoki  •  Yuki Kubota  •  Minami Tsukui  •  Kazuki Namioka

Kamen Rider 4 (2015)

Kamen Rider 4 is a web series which was released as an accompanying special to the film Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3. It introduced a new rider, Kamen Rider 4, who is the fourth Kamen Rider cyborg created by Shocker after Kamen Riders 1, 2, and 3. The plot ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyouhei Yamaguchi
CAST:  Ryoma Takeuchi  •  Mitsuru Matsuoka  •  Kento Handa  •  Yuichi Nakamura

Kamen Rider 4 is a web series which was released as an accompanying special to the film Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3. It introduced a new rider, Kamen Rider 4, who is the fourth Kamen Rider cyborg created by Shocker after Kamen Riders 1, 2, and 3. The plot ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyouhei Yamaguchi
CAST:  Ryoma Takeuchi  •  Mitsuru Matsuoka  •  Kento Handa  •  Yuichi Nakamura

Junction 29 (2019)

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DIRECTION:  Atsushi Ueda  •  Akihisa Yamada
CAST:  Shunsuke Tanaka  •  Ryo Sato  •  Masaru Mizuno  •  Honda Takafumi

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DIRECTION:  Atsushi Ueda  •  Akihisa Yamada
CAST:  Shunsuke Tanaka  •  Ryo Sato  •  Masaru Mizuno  •  Honda Takafumi

Kamen Rider Gaim: Fresh Orange Arms is Born! You Can Seize It Too! The Power of Fresh (2014)

Kouta and Kaito learn their Lockseeds rusted as they and Mai are visited by the mysterious girl who cryptically tells them the best way to restore the Lockseeds is to make them "fresh." From cleaning the Team Gaim garage to Kaito making a fruit tart and then Mai ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyouhei Yamaguchi
CAST:  Gaku Sano  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Yuki Kubota

Kouta and Kaito learn their Lockseeds rusted as they and Mai are visited by the mysterious girl who cryptically tells them the best way to restore the Lockseeds is to make them "fresh." From cleaning the Team Gaim garage to Kaito making a fruit tart and then Mai ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyouhei Yamaguchi
CAST:  Gaku Sano  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Yuki Kubota

Kamen Rider Gaim: Final Stage (2015)

Those who have died - Hase, Sid, Yoko, Kaito, the Professor and Over Lords - are gathered together by a mysterious being known as Maja, who seeks to take over the world. He brainwashes them to do his bidding. Kamen Rider Maja once was a presence that witnessed the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Gaku Sano  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Yūmi Shida  •  Hochu Otsuka

Those who have died - Hase, Sid, Yoko, Kaito, the Professor and Over Lords - are gathered together by a mysterious being known as Maja, who seeks to take over the world. He brainwashes them to do his bidding. Kamen Rider Maja once was a presence that witnessed the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Gaku Sano  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Yūmi Shida  •  Hochu Otsuka

Samurai Rock (2015)

Masami is a guitarist who dreams of his band “Rhythm Head” winning the Grand Prix at the Japan Music Carnival. History, and the warlords of 16th century feudal Japan are the very last thing on his mind. But when Rhythm Head are performing in Nagoya, a mysterious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryô Nakajima
CAST:  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Masaru Mizuno  •  Honda Takafumi  •  Shunsuke Tanaka

Masami is a guitarist who dreams of his band “Rhythm Head” winning the Grand Prix at the Japan Music Carnival. History, and the warlords of 16th century feudal Japan are the very last thing on his mind. But when Rhythm Head are performing in Nagoya, a mysterious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryô Nakajima
CAST:  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Masaru Mizuno  •  Honda Takafumi  •  Shunsuke Tanaka

The Match Girl (2016)

Rin (Sumire Sato) is a girl who sells matches. The buyers of the matches can fulfill their dreams by lighting the match, but they are also playing with fire. Based on manga series "Match Shoujo" by Sanami Suzuki (first published 2014 in monthly seinen manga ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Uchida
CAST:  Sumire Sato  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Honda Takafumi  •  Kensho Ono

Rin (Sumire Sato) is a girl who sells matches. The buyers of the matches can fulfill their dreams by lighting the match, but they are also playing with fire. Based on manga series "Match Shoujo" by Sanami Suzuki (first published 2014 in monthly seinen manga ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Uchida
CAST:  Sumire Sato  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Honda Takafumi  •  Kensho Ono

Get My Revenge (2016)

In 2002, “Fukushu Ho” (Revenge Law) has been implemented. “Fukushu Ho” allows victims or victims' family to exact revenge against criminals directly. Yasuyuki is a middle school teacher. He is opposed to “Fukushu Ho,” but he changes his mind after his wife is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Muroga
CAST:  Masaru Mizuno  •  Maryjun Takahashi  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Shunsuke Tanaka

In 2002, “Fukushu Ho” (Revenge Law) has been implemented. “Fukushu Ho” allows victims or victims' family to exact revenge against criminals directly. Yasuyuki is a middle school teacher. He is opposed to “Fukushu Ho,” but he changes his mind after his wife is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Muroga
CAST:  Masaru Mizuno  •  Maryjun Takahashi  •  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Shunsuke Tanaka

Meiji Tokyo Renka (2019)

Set after the drama series "Meiji Tokyo Renka." High school student Mei Ayazuki (Rikka Ihara) has travelled back in time to Tokyo in the Meiji period. She meets various historical figures from that time period. The identity of mysterious magician Chari (Yutaka ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Soejima
CAST:  Shuto Miyazaki  •  Rikka Ihara  •  Taiki Yamazaki  •  Yuki Kubota

Set after the drama series "Meiji Tokyo Renka." High school student Mei Ayazuki (Rikka Ihara) has travelled back in time to Tokyo in the Meiji period. She meets various historical figures from that time period. The identity of mysterious magician Chari (Yutaka ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Soejima
CAST:  Shuto Miyazaki  •  Rikka Ihara  •  Taiki Yamazaki  •  Yuki Kubota

Making of KAMEN RIDER GAIM : Soccer Grand Final! Golden Fruit Contest! Hero Japan's National ... (2014)

Making-of DVD for a film of tokusatsu series "Kamen Rider Gaim" starting to be shown at theaters from July 2014. Includes a documentary of the shooting scenery and interviews with staff and cast. Was included as a Bonus disc with Blu-ray version of the film. ...  (more)

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CAST:  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Gaku Sano  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Yūmi Shida

Making-of DVD for a film of tokusatsu series "Kamen Rider Gaim" starting to be shown at theaters from July 2014. Includes a documentary of the shooting scenery and interviews with staff and cast. Was included as a Bonus disc with Blu-ray version of the film. ...  (more)

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CAST:  Yutaka Kobayashi  •  Gaku Sano  •  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Yūmi Shida