Personal Info
Birth date
1965-05-24 (60 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Kyoto, Japan
Also known as
코바야시 사토미
Satomi Kobayashi
Biography
Satomi Kobayashi (born May 24, 1965) is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She won the award for best newcomer at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for Exchange Students. She is married to screenwriter Kōki Mitani. Description above from the Wikipedia article Satomi Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
7
Overview:
A legendary television series and cultural asset, Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B is famous for putting many social issues on the front burner of the public conscious over its long run, as filtered through the emotionally volatile lives of third year middle school students. The heartfelt relations between a devoted schoolteacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, and his unique students have won the show high praise for several decades. Whether due to the pressures of exams, family relations, teachers and friends, graduating middle school students navigate a turbulent hormonal sea of “hope” and “frustration”, constantly shaped by the social environment of the times. Standing as a beacon in the storm and emitting messages of hope for each generation is one Japanese teacher, Kinpachi Sakamoto, who has come to be adored and admired by a nation through the adventures of Class 3B.Shining Brightly
5
Overview:
The job of a medical jurisprudence involves a lot of complicated crimes such as murder and accidents. Hikaru (Fukatsu Eri) is a graduate of a medical university, also focused her discipline on neurology. One night during a student reunion, a dead body was found in the kitchen. Hikaru, who is a little regretting that she choose her focus in neurology was moved by another doctor's words, Dead bodies will not tell us what happened, that is why we have to piece together its last words.(Dramawiki)Kabachitare!
4.5
Overview:
Tokiwa stars as Tamura Nozumi, with a cheerful outlook in life, always choosing to believe in everyone. Fukatsu stars as Sakada Chiharu, an amanuensis (daisho) but goes way beyond her jobscope in carrying out her work. The duo met in a clinic where Sakada helps Nozumi get back at her boss for sexual harassment. Sakada sees a flair in Nozumi to be in the same line of work, but Nozumi is content with her job as a waitress.Suika
8.6
Overview:
Suika, which means watermelon, is a Japanese television drama about four roommates, played by Satomi Kobayashi, Rie Tomosaka, Mikako Ichikawa, and Ruriko Asaoka.The Two in a Housing Complex
10
Overview:
In their 50s, single, and living in their family home, these two childhood friends were born in a housing complex. Even though their hearts are stirred, they are fine together. It’s a warm and humorous story of friendship, featuring the famous duo Koizumi Kyoko and Kobayashi Satomi.One-Pound Gospel
6.8
Overview:
Hatanaka Kosaku is a talented boxer who turned pro at the age of 19, winning his debut match with a first round KO. He is talented, but he has no guts. His uncontrollable appetite is an even bigger problem. He can't put himself in the right weight class, he runs out of energy because of hunger, and he gets knocked out while his eyes are set on food at the ringside. However, Kosaku's life changed when he met Sister Angela, a novice nun in the convent near his boxing gym. She became the source of his power, and Kosaku fights only to win her heart.Dare Yori mo Mama wo Aisu
NYR
Overview:
A heartwarming home drama told from the perspective of 11-year-old Kaoru (Nagashima), who says his family is often called weird/unusual. It revolves around the lives of stay-at-home dad (Tamura), lawyer and breadwinner mother (Ito), tomboyish oldest daughter (Uchida) and SNAG oldest son (Tamayama). A mysterious neighbor (Kobayashi) also gets involved.anone
7.6
Overview:
A solitary young woman and a lonely widow make a tentative connection as a pile of fake money brings trouble to their lives and newcomers to their town.Don Quixote
6
Overview:
Don Quixote is a Japanese television drama series that aired on NTV from July 9 to September 24, 2011.Two People in the Housing Complex
10
Overview:
A story of friendship between Noe and Natsuko, two women in their 50s, who both return to the housing complex where they grew up together. The drama depicts how the women live together and help one another in the local community, while eating and having fun together. (Source: Drama-Otaku)Côte d'Azur No.10
NYR
Overview:
"Cote d'Azur No.10" tells 9 different stories about the daily lives of ordinary people. Their daily lives are like a treasure.Gift
6
Overview:
An unconscious young man is found inside the closet of a missing billionaire. Amnesiac, he is given the name Yukio and kept close to Naomi—the woman who was supposed to disappear alongside the billionaire, Shibata—in case he ever recovers his memories of the night he was rescued and the whereabouts of Shibata and his fortune.Fukigen na Gene
NYR
Overview:
Yoshiko Aoi is a budding researcher in ethology, the study of animal behavior. "Men=male" are born unfaithful. But through her studies, Yoshiko learns it's not the males' fault. Rather, it's the fault of their genes, who work to replicate themselves by controlling the males' body. This is the sad, but commonly accepted theory of biology. What's even sadder is that Yoshiko's nickname is "Gene," because her name written in Chinese characters can also be read as "Jinko/Geneko." The love story follows Yoshiko's struggles with research and romance. -- Fuji TVBest Friend
NYR
Overview:
Akina Nakamori’s first appearance in a TV drama. The special depicts the process by which an office lady who comes from a rural area grows as a person through the way of life of a man who intrudes into the communal life of women.Bread and Soup and Cat Weather
6.4
Overview:
Akiko lives with her mother, but suddenly her mother passes away. Since then she quits her editing job and takes over her mother's small restaurant. At the restaurant there's only two items on the menu: sandwich and soup.Glasses
7.1
Overview:
An overworked career woman leaves her life in the city for an island vacation only to encounter eccentric local inhabitants.After the Storm
7.194
Overview:
Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.Checkmate Lawyer
6
Overview:
Kotaro Fuda, a young lawyer running his late father's law firm, meets Tatsumi Tendo, a shogi player with the uncanny ability to predict trial outcomes. Despite Tatsumi's lack of legal experience, Kotaro hires her as a trial lawyer, setting the stage for an unconventional partnership.川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語
NYR
Overview:
NHK's 50th-anniversary memorial drama serial. This drama consisting of several short stories starring some of the well-known actors and actress of Japan today. A ball floats from the river's source to the sea, unlocking the portrayal of six love stories across the four seasons of the year.Walk with the Light
NYR
Overview:
Sachiko and Masato Azuma, in their 4th year of marriage, had been so excited about the birth of their long-waited first child. They named their baby boy "Hikaru" (meaning light in Japanese). Nobody doubted that the birth of their precious son Hikaru would bring great happiness to the Azumas' family life. Until one day, Sachiko noticed that there was something different about Hikaru. This heartwarming drama is a story about family. Hikaru's mother goes through so many difficulties raising her autistic son, sometimes so overwhelmed that she doesn't know what to do. Then at Hikaru's school, with the help of one very special teacher, Rio-sensei, she learns to deal with her son's autism and think positive about her family life. Her story will touch the heart of all mothers with young children, mothers who have brought up young children, as well as woman who will be mothers in the future.God Does Not Play Dice
6
Overview:
Everything seems normal until the Oriental Air 402 plane is swallowed into some kind of energy and disappears. Ten years after having everyone think the plane had mysteriously crashed and everyone died, in 2006, it reappears as if nothing had happened. Now the passengers of 402 apparently can experience how life is 10 years after the day they boarded that plane...Pension Metsä
6
Overview:
Tenko runs a pension alone. The pension is located in a forest in Nagano, that is full of the Japanese larch tree. She interacts with her guests, who come from all walks of life.The Rules of Marrying for Love
NYR
Overview:
Koizumi Kyoko stars as Asako, a 32 year old woman working for a Beer Company. She gets set up with an affable 38 year old man named Koichi (Yanagiba Toshiro) who tries to win her love against competition like a younger co-worker and off-putting best friends!Acting
2025Gold Sunset (6 Episodes) as Komakizawa Riko
2025Checkmate Lawyer (8 Episodes) as Toshie Inui
2024Maru as Moeko Wakakusa
2024Two People in the Housing Complex (10 Episodes) as 桜井奈津子
2024The Two in a Housing Complex (10 Episodes) as 櫻井奈津子
2024小林聡美NIGHT SPECTACLES チャッピー小林と東京ツタンカーメンズ as Unknown
2024When Spring Comes (11 Episodes) as Sugimura Setsuko
2023Nijiiro no Chalk -- Chiteki Shogaisha to Ayunda Machikojo no Kiseki as Unknown
2022Tsuyukusa as Fumi
2021Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction as Arisa Kutani
2021Pension Metsä (7 Episodes) as Tenko
2019Family of Strangers as Inami
2019Rikon na Futari (2 Episodes) as Noda Kyoko
2018anone (10 Episodes) as Ruiko Aoba
2017Côte d'Azur No.10 (9 Episodes) as Unknown
2016After the Storm as Chinatsu Nakashima
2016Sing My Life as Yukie Seyama
2015Mountain Days with Tom as Hana
2015Dogs Without Names as Kanami Kuno
2014Pale Moon as Kuma
2013Bread and Soup and Cat Weather (4 Episodes) as Akiko
2011Tokyo Oasis as Touko
2011Don Quixote (11 Episodes) as Unknown
2010Mother Water as Setsuko
2009Pool as Kyoko
2009くるねこ (37 Episodes) as Unknown
2009Kuruneko (50 Episodes) as Unknown
2009Toad's Oil as Terumi Yazawa
2008One-Pound Gospel (9 Episodes) as Seiko Mukoda
2007Glasses as Taeko
2007Bokura no Jidai (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006Dare Yori mo Mama wo Aisu (11 Episodes) as Unknown
2006Kamome Diner as Sachie
2006God Does Not Play Dice (9 Episodes) as Mayuzumi Yasuko
2005Fukigen na Gene (11 Episodes) as Unknown
2004The Motive as Atsuko Kitahata
2004Walk with the Light (11 Episodes) as Hidemi Rio
2003川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語 (6 Episodes) as Unknown
2003Suika (10 Episodes) as Motoko Hayakawa
2002Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover as Unknown
2002Nurseman (10 Episodes) as Unknown
2001Chûshingura 1/47 as Riku Oishi
2001Kabachitare! (12 Episodes) as Kazuko Ikuta
1999The Rules of Marrying for Love (12 Episodes) as Actress
1999恋爱结婚の法则 (12 Episodes) as Unknown
1998You Alone Can't See as Kiriko
1998Shining Brightly (10 Episodes) as Eiko Kurokawa
1997Gift (11 Episodes) as Juliett Hoshikawa（ジュリエット星川）
1996西村京太郎サスペンス 四国情死行 (1 Episode) as みどり
1995Miss Diamond (9 Episodes) as Unknown
1995環状線に消えた女 (1 Episode) as みどり
1993Kagi-shi (1 Episode) as Unknown
1992Godzilla vs. Mothra as Masako Tezuka
1990After All, I Love Cats the Three Onda Sisters’ Great Kyoto Troubles as Kimie Onda
1989Beijing Watermelon as Unknown
1988Green Requiem as Unknown
1988Thrilling Rock'n Roll Street (12 Episodes) as Nozomi Okawa
1987Eien no 1/2 as Unknown
1987Passenger as Unknown
1987Best Friend as Unknown
1987Best Friend (1 Episode) as Unknown
1986Young Girls in Love as Masako
1986Wandering -SASURAI- as Unknown
1986His Motorbike, Her Island as Young Woman
1985Jesus' Ark as Unknown
1985Miss Lonely as Yukimi Amano
1984The Deserted City as Yasuko
1983Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1 Episode) as Sumiko Shirai
1982I Are You, You Am Me as Kazumi Saitoh
1979Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B (23 Episodes) as Unknown