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Akira Kobayashi

Akira Kobayashi is a Japanese typeface designer who has created over 30 fonts, including the popular typefaces Proxima Nova and FF Mister K. He has held positions at various design firms and currently works at Monotype Imaging as a typeface design director.

Titles credited to Akira Kobayashi

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

仁義なき戦い 代理戦争

Film Age rating: 18 Year: 1973 IMDB Rating: 7.3

Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka...

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

仁義なき戦い 完結篇

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1974 IMDB Rating: 7.3

While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.

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Retaliation

縄張はもらった

Film Age rating: 18 Year: 1968 IMDB Rating: 6.7

Two years before they collaborated on the immortal Stray Cat Rock series, director Yasuharu Hasebe and soon-to-be-superstar Meiko Kaji teamed up for this potent gangster flick that also stars the grea...

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