Koji Yakusho
Acting·January 1, 1956 — 70 years old·Isahaya, Japan
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
Filmography · 133
—Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevisNarrator—Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?TVGen Takasegawa2026The Brightest Sun2025ScarletClaudius (voice)2025Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special2025Wim Wenders: Der ewig SuchendeSelf2025Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope2024HakkendenBakin Takizawa2023Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the WindowSōsaku Kobayashi (voice)2023Perfect DaysHirayama · Executive Producer2023VivantTVNogōn Beki2023THE DAYSTVMasao Yoshida2023Father of the Milky Way RailroadMiyazawa Masajiro2023FamíliaSeiji Kamiya2022The Pass: Last Days of the SamuraiKawai Tsugunosuke2022Gratitude2021Matrilineal FamilyTV矢島嘉蔵2021BelleSuzu's Father (voice)2021The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood2021Under the Open SkyMikami Masao2021Pension MetsäTVTsuneki2019Wings Over EverestJiang Yuesheng2019Whistleblower2019Idaten: Tokyo Olympics StoryTV嘉納治五郎2018MiraiGrandfather (voice)2018The Blood of WolvesShogo Ogami2018Oh Lucy!Takeshi Komori / Tom2017RikuohTVKoichi Miyazawa2017The Third MurderTakashi Misumi2017SekigaharaTokugawa Ieyasu2017Ties: A Miraculous ColtTVMasayuki Matsushita2016Mifune: The Last SamuraiSelf - Actor2015The Emperor in AugustGeneral Korechika Anami2015The Boy and the BeastKumatetsu (voice)2014A Samurai ChronicleToda2014Back of FatherTVAoki Sosuke2014The World of KanakoAkikazu Fujishima2014I Am Searching For Myself2013The Kiyosu ConferenceKatsuie Shibata2012The Terminal TrustShinzo Egi2012Chronicle of My MotherKosaku2012The Woodsman and the RainKatsuhiko2011Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined FleetIsoroku Yamamoto2011Hara-Kiri: Death of a SamuraiKageyu2011Early Autumn2010The Last RoninMagozaemon Senoo201013 AssassinsShinzaemon Shimada2009The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to SerenityMorisaku Furuta2009Toad's OilTakuro Yazawa · Director2009EkiroDet. Yobuno2009Gelatin Silver, LoveClient2008Tokyo SonataRobber2008Paco and the Magical BookOnuki2007Walking My LifeYukihiro Fujiyama2007The Sin2007Common Ground: Under Construction NotesSelf2007SilkHara Jubei2007Argentine HagSatoru Wakui2007RetributionNoboru Yoshioka2007I Just Didn't Do ItMasayoshi Arakawa2006BabelYasujiro Wataya2006Suite DreamsHeikichi Shindo2005Memoirs of a GeishaNobu2005Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific OceanMasami Shin'ichi2005The Lakeside Murder CaseShunsuke Namiki2004University of LaughsMutsuo Sakisaka2004People Without a FortNagasaka Fumio2004Fireflies: River of LightMr. Takiguchi2004SéanceSato2004Tokyo: Level OneGovernor of Tokyo2004The Hunter and the HuntedDetective Jin2003DoppelgängerMichio Hayasaki2002The Choice of HerculesAtsuyuki Sassa2002The Life of BangakuTVAjigawa Bantake2001Warm Water Under a Red BridgeYosuke Sasano2001PulseShip Captain2001EurekaMakoto Sawai2000The Password is CourageTV2000Dora-heitaKoheita Mochizuki1999CharismaGoro Yabuike1999Jubaku: SpellboundHiroshi Kitano1999Keijitachi no Natsu1999License to LiveFujimori1998Tadon and Chikuwa1998BondsTakaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga1998YukonTakayuki Iwabuchi1997CureKenichi Takabe1997Bounce Ko GalsOshima1997Middle-aged BachelorsTV1997The EelTakuro Yamashita1997Lost ParadiseShoichiro Kuki1996Shabu1996Sleeping ManKamimura1996Shall We Dance?Shohei Sugiyama1995Kamikaze TaxiKazumasa Kantake1995History of Jirocho Shimizu1994Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare199439th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"1994Hana no RanTV1993Hacchōbori Torimono BanashiTV1993Dark Society in the EastRyosuke Kano1993Crimson Lotus1992Suzume Iro Doki1991サハリンの薔薇TV1991Takeda ShingenTakeda Shingen1991Takeda ShingenTVTakeda Shingen1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari TokubetsuhenTV1990Aurora BorealisGenzo1990Megumi no Sekai1988Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho1988「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−TV1987The Great Department Store Robbery1987Lethal ThreeTV1987New Yotsuya KaidanTV1987ChotchanTV神谷容1986InochiTVNaohiko Hamamura1985TampopoWhite Suit Man1984宮本武蔵TVMiyamoto Musashi1984水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵TV宮本武蔵1984The Fox Dancing in the Dusk1983The Fir Trees Remain1983Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: RanshinTV1983Tokugawa IeyasuTVOda Nobunaga1982The Legend of Sayo1982The Law of Hell1982Eternal MonumentOotaka1982Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather1981Willful MurderJournalist1981Kinagashi BugyōTV1981The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?TV1980Twelve MonthsYoung soldier (voice)1979Hunter in the DarkKuwano1962Golden Horse AwardsTVSelf