Koji Yakusho
Known for Acting · 132 credits
- Born
- 1956-01-01 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Isahaya, Japan
- Also known as
- 橋本広司 · Koji Hashimoto · Kôji Yakusho · Kouji Yakusho · Кодзі Якусьо · קוז'י יאקושו
Biography
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
TV Shows (28)
Golden Horse Awards
1962
as Self
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
2019
as 嘉納治五郎
THE DAYS
2023
as Masao Yoshida
Back of Father
2014
as Aoki Sosuke
Chotchan
1987
as 神谷容
Vivant
2023
as Nogōn Beki
Rikuoh
2017
as Koichi Miyazawa
Hana no Ran
1994
Inochi
1986
as Naohiko Hamamura
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1983
as Oda Nobunaga
The Life of Bangaku
2002
as Ajigawa Bantake
Lethal Three
1987
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
1981
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵
1984
as 宮本武蔵
Kinagashi Bugyō
1981
Pension Metsä
2021
as Tsuneki
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
1983
Takeda Shingen
1991
as Takeda Shingen
The Password is Courage
2000
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
1993
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
2017
as Masayuki Matsushita
Middle-aged Bachelors
1997
宮本武蔵
1984
as Miyamoto Musashi
「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−
1988
サハリンの薔薇
1991
New Yotsuya Kaidan
1987
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
as Gen Takasegawa
Movies (104)
Perfect Days
2023
as Hirayama
Scarlet
2025
as Claudius (voice)
Babel
2006
as Yasujiro Wataya
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)
Tampopo
1985
as White Suit Man
Pulse
2001
as Ship Captain
Eureka
2001
as Makoto Sawai
13 Assassins
2010
as Shinzaemon Shimada
Lost Paradise
1997
as Shoichiro Kuki
Mirai
2018
as Grandfather (voice)
The World of Kanako
2014
as Akikazu Fujishima
Silk
2007
as Hara Jubei
Tokyo Sonata
2008
as Robber
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011
as Kageyu
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
2023
as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
Shall We Dance?
1996
as Shohei Sugiyama
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
as Yosuke Sasano
The Eel
1997
as Takuro Yamashita
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011
as Isoroku Yamamoto
The Blood of Wolves
2018
as Shogo Ogami
Sekigahara
2017
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
The Third Murder
2017
as Takashi Misumi
The Emperor in August
2015
as General Korechika Anami
The Brightest Sun
2026
I Just Didn't Do It
2007
as Masayoshi Arakawa
Argentine Hag
2007
as Satoru Wakui
Willful Murder
1981
as Journalist
Suite Dreams
2006
as Heikichi Shindo
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022
as Kawai Tsugunosuke
Under the Open Sky
2021
as Mikami Masao
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2005
as Masami Shin'ichi
The Kiyosu Conference
2013
as Katsuie Shibata
Walking My Life
2007
as Yukihiro Fujiyama
Oh Lucy!
2018
as Takeshi Komori / Tom
The Last Ronin
2010
as Magozaemon Senoo
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
as Self - Actor
Retribution
2007
as Noboru Yoshioka
Hakkenden
2024
as Bakin Takizawa
The Lakeside Murder Case
2005
as Shunsuke Namiki
Hunter in the Dark
1979
as Kuwano
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007
as Self
The Woodsman and the Rain
2012
as Katsuhiko
Bounce Ko Gals
1997
as Oshima
I Am Searching For Myself
2014
Charisma
1999
as Goro Yabuike
Whistleblower
2019
Shabu
1996
A Samurai Chronicle
2014
as Toda
Chronicle of My Mother
2012
as Kosaku
Paco and the Magical Book
2008
as Onuki
Bonds
1998
as Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
Wings Over Everest
2019
as Jiang Yuesheng
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009
as Morisaku Furuta
Séance
2004
as Sato
Ekiro
2009
as Det. Yobuno
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
2023
as Miyazawa Masajiro
Kamikaze Taxi
1995
as Kazumasa Kantake
Dora-heita
2000
as Koheita Mochizuki
Sleeping Man
1996
as Kamimura
Dark Society in the East
1993
as Ryosuke Kano
License to Live
1999
as Fujimori
The Choice of Hercules
2002
as Atsuyuki Sassa
Família
2023
as Seiji Kamiya
Doppelgänger
2003
as Michio Hayasaki
University of Laughs
2004
as Mutsuo Sakisaka
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998
Eternal Monument
1982
as Ootaka
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
1994
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987
Takeda Shingen
1991
as Takeda Shingen
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988
Keijitachi no Natsu
1999
Aurora Borealis
1990
as Genzo
Suzume Iro Doki
1992
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025
Gelatin Silver, Love
2009
as Client
Twelve Months
1980
as Young soldier (voice)
The Terminal Trust
2012
as Shinzo Egi
Megumi no Sekai
1990
The Fir Trees Remain
1983
People Without a Fort
2004
as Nagasaka Fumio
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999
as Hiroshi Kitano
Tokyo: Level One
2004
as Governor of Tokyo
History of Jirocho Shimizu
1995
The Law of Hell
1982
Yukon
1998
as Takayuki Iwabuchi
Toad's Oil
2009
as Takuro Yazawa
The Legend of Sayo
1982
Fireflies: River of Light
2004
as Mr. Takiguchi
Early Autumn
2011
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
2025
The Sin
2007
The Hunter and the Hunted
2004
as Detective Jin
Crimson Lotus
1993
Gratitude
2022
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
as Narrator
39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"
1994
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
2025
as Self
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
1984
About Koji Yakusho
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. With 132 credits spanning from 1962 to 2026, Koji Yakusho has appeared in 104 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Koji Yakusho Movies
- Perfect Days (2023) — as Hirayama
- Scarlet (2025) — as Claudius (voice)
- Babel (2006) — as Yasujiro Wataya
- Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) — as Nobu
- Cure (1997) — as Kenichi Takabe
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