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