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