Katsuhiko Kobayashi was born on 15 January 1937 in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and manager, known for Hanakurabe tanuki dochu (1961), Nemuri Kyôshirô: Joyôken (1964) and Zatôichi kyôjô-tabi (1963). He died on 6 May 2005 in Tokyo, Japan.