Koji Yakusho
Acting
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.
Born: January 1, 1956 · Isahaya, Japan
Filmography (74)
Scarlet
2025
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025
Hakkenden
2024
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
2023
Perfect Days
2023
Vivant
2023
THE DAYS
2023
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
2023
Família
2023
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022
Belle
2021
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021
Under the Open Sky
2021
Wings Over Everest
2019
Whistleblower
2019
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
2019
Mirai
2018
The Blood of Wolves
2018
Oh Lucy!
2018
Rikuoh
2017
The Third Murder
2017
Sekigahara
2017
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
The Emperor in August
2015
The Boy and the Beast
2015
A Samurai Chronicle
2014
Back of Father
2014
The World of Kanako
2014
The Kiyosu Conference
2013
The Terminal Trust
2012
Chronicle of My Mother
2012
The Woodsman and the Rain
2012
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011
The Last Ronin
2010
13 Assassins
2010
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009
Tokyo Sonata
2008
Paco and the Magical Book
2008
Silk
2007
Retribution
2007
I Just Didn't Do It
2007
Babel
2006
Suite Dreams
2006
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2005
The Lakeside Murder Case
2005
University of Laughs
2004
Doppelganger
2003
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
Pulse
2001
Eureka
2001
Séance
2000
Dora-heita
2000
Charisma
1999
License to Live
1999
Bonds
1998
Cure
1997
Bounce Ko Gals
1997
The Eel
1997
Lost Paradise
1997
Sleeping Man
1996
Shall We Dance?
1996
Kamikaze Taxi
1995
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
Aurora Borealis
1990
Chotchan
1987
Inochi
1986
Tampopo
1985
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1983
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982
Twelve Months
1980
Hunter in the Dark
1979
Golden Horse Awards
1962