Kobayashi exists in two worlds.In the fantasy world spun by Kevin Spacey's character Verbal Kint, Kobayashi is a ruthless Japanese gangster who blackmails Kint and his four accomplices into attacking a ship at San Pedro harbor.In the real world, Kobayashi drives Kevin Spacey's character's get-away car.Given the director's Star Trek fan status, there is presumably also a Kobayashi Maru reference here.