Ichizō Kobayashi (小林 一三, "Kobayashi Ichizō", January 3, 1873; Nirasaki, Yamanashi – January 25, 1957; Ikeda, Osaka), is Japanese industrialist. He is best known as the founder of Hankyu Railway, the Takarazuka Revue, and Toho. He represented Japanese capital in government.