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Koji Yakusho

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
133

Gender
Male

Birthday
January 1, 1956 (70 years old)

Place of Birth
Isahaya, Japan

Koji Yakusho

Biography

Kōji Hashimoto (橋本 広司, Hashimoto Kōji, born 1 January 1956), known professionally as Kōji Yakusho (役所 広司, Yakusho Kōji), is a Japanese actor. He is known internationally for his starring roles in Shall We Dance? (1996), 13 Assassins (2010), The Third Murder (2017), The Blood of Wolves (2018), Under the Open Sky (2020) and The Days (2023). For his performance in Perfect Days (2023), he was awarded the Best Actor award in the 76th Cannes Film Festival.

Known For

Acting

2026The Brightest Sunas
2025Scarletas Claudius (voice)
2025Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Specialas
2025Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchendeas Self
2025Snowflowers: Seeds of Hopeas
2024Hakkendenas Bakin Takizawa
2023Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Windowas Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
2023Perfect Daysas Hirayama
2023Vivantas Nogōn Beki
2023THE DAYSas Masao Yoshida
2023Father of the Milky Way Railroadas Miyazawa Masajiro
2023Famíliaas Seiji Kamiya
2022The Pass: Last Days of the Samuraias Kawai Tsugunosuke
2022Gratitudeas
2021Matrilineal Familyas 矢島嘉蔵
2021Belleas Suzu's Father (voice)
2021The Supporting Actors in Byplaywoodas
2021Under the Open Skyas Mikami Masao
2021Pension Metsäas Tsuneki
2019Wings Over Everestas Jiang Yuesheng
2019Whistlebloweras
2019Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Storyas 嘉納治五郎
2018Miraias Grandfather (voice)
2018The Blood of Wolvesas Shogo Ogami
2018Oh Lucy!as Takeshi Komori / Tom
2017Rikuohas Koichi Miyazawa
2017The Third Murderas Takashi Misumi
2017Sekigaharaas Tokugawa Ieyasu
2017Ties: A Miraculous Coltas Masayuki Matsushita
2016Mifune: The Last Samuraias Self - Actor
2015The Emperor in Augustas General Korechika Anami
2015The Boy and the Beastas Kumatetsu (voice)
2014A Samurai Chronicleas Toda
2014Back of Fatheras Aoki Sosuke
2014The World of Kanakoas Akikazu Fujishima
2014I Am Searching For Myselfas
2013The Kiyosu Conferenceas Katsuie Shibata
2012The Terminal Trustas Shinzo Egi
2012Chronicle of My Motheras Kosaku
2012The Woodsman and the Rainas Katsuhiko
2011Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleetas Isoroku Yamamoto
2011Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samuraias Kageyu
2011Early Autumnas
2010The Last Roninas Magozaemon Senoo
201013 Assassinsas Shinzaemon Shimada
2009The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenityas Morisaku Furuta
2009Toad's Oilas Takuro Yazawa
2009Ekiroas Det. Yobuno
2009Gelatin Silver, Loveas Client
2008Tokyo Sonataas Robber
2008Paco and the Magical Bookas Onuki
2007Walking My Lifeas Yukihiro Fujiyama
2007The Sinas
2007Common Ground: Under Construction Notesas Self
2007Silkas Hara Jubei
2007Argentine Hagas Satoru Wakui
2007Retributionas Noboru Yoshioka
2007I Just Didn't Do Itas Masayoshi Arakawa
2006Babelas Yasujiro Wataya
2006Suite Dreamsas Heikichi Shindo
2005Memoirs of a Geishaas Nobu
2005Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Oceanas Masami Shin'ichi
2005The Lakeside Murder Caseas Shunsuke Namiki
2004University of Laughsas Mutsuo Sakisaka
2004People Without a Fortas Nagasaka Fumio
2004Fireflies: River of Lightas Mr. Takiguchi
2004Séanceas Sato
2004Tokyo: Level Oneas Governor of Tokyo
2004The Hunter and the Huntedas Detective Jin
2003Doppelgängeras Michio Hayasaki
2002The Choice of Herculesas Atsuyuki Sassa
2002The Life of Bangakuas Ajigawa Bantake
2001Warm Water Under a Red Bridgeas Yosuke Sasano
2001Pulseas Ship Captain
2001Eurekaas Makoto Sawai
2000The Password is Courageas
2000Dora-heitaas Koheita Mochizuki
1999Charismaas Goro Yabuike
1999Jubaku: Spellboundas Hiroshi Kitano
1999Keijitachi no Natsuas
1999License to Liveas Fujimori
1998Tadon and Chikuwaas
1998Bondsas Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
1998Yukonas Takayuki Iwabuchi
1997Cureas Kenichi Takabe
1997Bounce Ko Galsas Oshima
1997Middle-aged Bachelorsas
1997The Eelas Takuro Yamashita
1997Lost Paradiseas Shoichiro Kuki
1996Shabuas
1996Sleeping Manas Kamimura
1996Shall We Dance?as Shohei Sugiyama
1995Kamikaze Taxias Kazumasa Kantake
1995History of Jirocho Shimizuas
1994Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidareas
199439th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"as
1994Hana no Ranas
1993Hacchōbori Torimono Banashias
1993Dark Society in the Eastas Ryosuke Kano
1993Crimson Lotusas
1992Suzume Iro Dokias
1991サハリンの薔薇as
1991Takeda Shingenas Takeda Shingen
1991Takeda Shingenas Takeda Shingen
1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhenas
1990Aurora Borealisas Genzo
1990Megumi no Sekaias
1988Another Way: D-Kikan-Johoas
1988「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−as
1987The Great Department Store Robberyas
1987Lethal Threeas
1987New Yotsuya Kaidanas
1987Chotchanas 神谷容
1986Inochias Naohiko Hamamura
1985Tampopoas White Suit Man
1984宮本武蔵as Miyamoto Musashi
1984水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵as 宮本武蔵
1984The Fox Dancing in the Duskas
1983The Fir Trees Remainas
1983Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshinas
1983Tokugawa Ieyasuas Oda Nobunaga
1982The Legend of Sayoas
1982The Law of Hellas
1982Eternal Monumentas Ootaka
1982Onimasa: A Japanese Godfatheras
1981Willful Murderas Journalist
1981Kinagashi Bugyōas
1981The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?as
1980Twelve Monthsas Young soldier (voice)
1979Hunter in the Darkas Kuwano
1962Golden Horse Awardsas Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevisas Narrator
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?as Gen Takasegawa

Production

2023Perfect Days...Executive Producer
2009Toad's Oil...Director