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