Koji Yakusho
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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
Credits
Perfect Days (2023)
as Hirayama
Babel (2006)
as Yasujiro Wataya
Scarlet (2025)
as Claudius (voice)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
as Nobu
Cure (1997)
as Kenichi Takabe
Belle (2021)
as Suzu's Father (voice)
The Boy and the Beast (2015)
as Kumatetsu (voice)
Pulse (2001)
as Ship Captain
The World of Kanako (2014)
as Akikazu Fujishima
13 Assassins (2010)
as Shinzaemon Shimada
Mirai (2018)
as Grandfather (voice)
Fireflies: River of Light (2004)
as Mr. Takiguchi
Tokyo Sonata (2008)
as Robber
I Am Searching For Myself (2014)
Actor
Tampopo (1985)
as White Suit Man
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
as Kageyu
Oh Lucy! (2018)
as Takeshi Komori / Tom
Shall We Dance? (1996)
as Shohei Sugiyama
Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)
as Self - Actor
Bounce Ko Gals (1997)
as Oshima
The Eel (1997)
as Takuro Yamashita
Sekigahara (2017)
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)
Actor
Lost Paradise (1997)
as Shoichiro Kuki
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
as Yosuke Sasano
Gelatin Silver, Love (2009)
as Client
Silk (2007)
as Hara Jubei
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)
as Masami Shin'ichi
Chronicle of My Mother (2012)
as Kosaku
The Third Murder (2017)
as Takashi Misumi
I Just Didn't Do It (2007)
as Masayoshi Arakawa
The Blood of Wolves (2018)
as Shogo Ogami
Charisma (1999)
as Goro Yabuike
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window (2023)
as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
The Brightest Sun (2026)
Actor
Whistleblower (2019)
Actor
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)
as Isoroku Yamamoto
Retribution (2007)
as Noboru Yoshioka
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity (2009)
as Morisaku Furuta
The Last Ronin (2010)
as Magozaemon Senoo
Under the Open Sky (2021)
as Mikami Masao
Séance (2004)
as Sato
Suite Dreams (2006)
as Heikichi Shindo
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes (2007)
as Self
The Emperor in August (2015)
as General Korechika Anami
Paco and the Magical Book (2008)
as Onuki
Eureka (2001)
as Makoto Sawai
The Kiyosu Conference (2013)
as Katsuie Shibata
Hunter in the Dark (1979)
as Kuwano
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood (2021)
Actor
The Lakeside Murder Case (2005)
as Shunsuke Namiki
The Woodsman and the Rain (2012)
as Katsuhiko
Jubaku: Spellbound (1999)
as Hiroshi Kitano
Hakkenden (2024)
as Bakin Takizawa
University of Laughs (2004)
as Mutsuo Sakisaka
Doppelgänger (2003)
as Michio Hayasaki
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special (2025)
Actor
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk (1984)
Actor
Walking My Life (2007)
as Yukihiro Fujiyama
Kamikaze Taxi (1995)
as Kazumasa Kantake
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope (2025)
Actor
License to Live (1999)
as Fujimori
Wings Over Everest (2019)
as Jiang Yuesheng
Twelve Months (1980)
as Young soldier (voice)
Dora-heita (2000)
as Koheita Mochizuki
Sleeping Man (1996)
as Kamimura
A Samurai Chronicle (2014)
as Toda
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2022)
as Kawai Tsugunosuke
The Choice of Hercules (2002)
as Atsuyuki Sassa
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis (—)
as Narrator
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho (1988)
Actor
The Hunter and the Hunted (2004)
as Detective Jin
Família (2023)
as Seiji Kamiya
Eternal Monument (1982)
as Ootaka
The Terminal Trust (2012)
as Shinzo Egi
Suzume Iro Doki (1992)
Actor
Dark Society in the East (1993)
as Ryosuke Kano
The Law of Hell (1982)
Actor
Bonds (1998)
as Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare (1994)
Actor
Takeda Shingen (1991)
as Takeda Shingen
People Without a Fort (2004)
as Nagasaka Fumio
Father of the Milky Way Railroad (2023)
as Miyazawa Masajiro
Aurora Borealis (1990)
as Genzo
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende (2025)
as Self
Ekiro (2009)
as Det. Yobuno
Willful Murder (1981)
as Journalist
Toad's Oil (2009)
as Takuro Yazawa
Shabu (1996)
Actor
Crimson Lotus (1993)
Actor
Megumi no Sekai (1990)
Actor
The Fir Trees Remain (1983)
Actor
39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame" (1994)
Actor
Keijitachi no Natsu (1999)
Actor
Tadon and Chikuwa (1998)
Actor
Early Autumn (2011)
Actor
Argentine Hag (2007)
as Satoru Wakui
Tokyo: Level One (2004)
as Governor of Tokyo
The Legend of Sayo (1982)
Actor
The Great Department Store Robbery (1987)
Actor
History of Jirocho Shimizu (1995)
Actor
Yukon (1998)
as Takayuki Iwabuchi
The Sin (2007)
Actor
Gratitude (2022)
Actor