Seiran Kobayashi

Seiran Kobayashi
小林星蘭
Kobayashi in 2017
Born	(2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 19) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Years active	2009–present
Agent	Theatre Academy
Website	theatre.co.jp/talent/174.html

Seiran Kobayashi (小林星蘭, Kobayashi Seiran, born 25 September, 2004) is a Japanese actress.

Career

Kobayashi first appeared on TV in a commercial for Calpis in 2009, and subsequently gained popularity as a child actress in Japanese TV dramas such as Yōkame no Semi and Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku in 2010, and Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari and Namae o Nakushita Megami in 2011.^[1]

Filmography

Live-action film

You can Dance, Natsu (君が踊る、夏, Kimi ga Odoru, Natsu) (2010)^[1]
Spotlight (2012)^[2]

Animated film

Okko's Inn (2018), Oriko Seki^[3]
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022), Karen Tōno^[4]

Japanese dub

The Peanuts Movie (2015), Sally Brown^[5]
The Lion King (2019), Young Nala^[6]

Television

Samayoi Zakura (サマヨイザクラ) (Fuji TV, 2009)
Challenged (チャレンジド) (NHK, 2009)
Sotsu Uta (卒うた) (Fuji TV, 2010)
Yōkame no Semi (八日目の蝉) (NHK, 2010)^[1]
Rikon Syndrome (離婚シンドローム) (NTV, 2010)
Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku (夏の恋は虹色に輝く) (Fuji TV, 2010)^[1]
Asu mo Mata Ikite Ikō (明日もまた生きていこう) (TBS, 2010)
Control: Hanzai Shinri Sōsa (CONTROL〜犯罪心理捜査〜) (Fuji TV, 2011)
Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari (渡る世間は鬼ばかり) (TBS, 2011)^[1]
Namae o Nakushita Megami (名前をなくした女神) (Fuji TV, 2011)^[1]
Mi o Tsukushi Ryōrichō (みをつくし料理帖) (TV Asahi, 2012)
Ikkyu-san (一休さん) (Fuji TV, 2012), as Sayo^[7]
Paji (ぱじ) (TV Tokyo, 2013), as Momo^[8]
Ikkyu-san 2 (一休さん2) (Fuji TV, 2013)
Gekiryu: Watashi wo Oboete Imasuka? (激流～私を憶えていますか？～) (NHK, 2013)
Space Dandy (スペース☆ダンディ, Supēsu Dandi) (Tokyo MX, 2014) – Erssime (voice)
Peter no Soretsu (ペテロの葬列) (TBS, 2014) – Momoko Sugimura
Shuriken Sentai Ninninger (手裏剣戦隊ニンニンジャー) (TV Asahi, 2015) – Elena
My Hero Academia (僕のヒーローアカデミア) (NNS, 2019-) – Eri

Discography

Singles

Kobayashi and Kanon Tani released two music singles as part of the duo "Star Flower".

"Toshishita no Otokonoko" (August 2012), cover of the 1975 song by the Candies^[9]
"White Love" (December 2012), cover of the 1997 number-one song by Speed^[10]

No.	Title	Release date	Charts			Notes
No.	Title	Release date	JPN Oricon ^[11]	JPN Hot 100	JPN RIAJ	Notes
1	"Toshishita no Otokonoko (年下の男の子) (with Kanon Tani as the duo Star Flower)	1 August 2012 (2012-08-01)	62	—	—	Music video
2	"White Love" [ja] (with Kanon Tani as the duo Star Flower)	26 December 2012 (2012-12-26)	131			Music video

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 小林星蘭 [Seiran Kobayashi]. Eiga.com (in Japanese). Japan: Eiga.com Inc. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
^ "小林星蘭(コバヤシセイラン,Seiran Kobayashi)の映画作品" [Movies featuring Seiran Kobayashi]. Movie Walker (in Japanese). Japan: Kadokawa Magazines Inc. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
^ "若おかみは小学生！". eiga.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
^ "夏へのトンネル、さよならの出口". eiga.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
^ 映画「I LOVE スヌーピー THE PEANUTS MOVIE」. eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^ "ライオン･キング(2019)". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
^ "Suzuki Fuku to star in Fuji TV drama special, 'Ikkyu-san'". Tokyohive. Japan: 6Theory Media, LLC. 19 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
^ "Takashi Murakami's Paji Manga Gets Live-Action TV Special". Anime News Network. 9 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
^ "Star Flower appears for a public recording of their debut song". Tokyohive. Japan: 6Theory Media, LLC. 11 July 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
^ "Star Flower covers SPEED and dresses like Santa at public recording session". Tokyohive. Japan: 6Theory Media, LLC. 5 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
^ すたーふらわーのシングル売上ランキング (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.