Koji Yakusho
Acting
- Born:
- 1956-01-01
- Place of birth:
- Isahaya, Japan
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
Filmography
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
Children Untold
The Brightest Sun
Scarlet
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
Hakkenden
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Perfect Days
Vivant
THE DAYS
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
Família
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
Gratitude
Matrilineal Family
Belle
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
Under the Open Sky
Pension Metsä
Wings Over Everest
Whistleblower
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
Mirai
The Blood of Wolves
Oh Lucy!
Rikuoh
The Third Murder
Sekigahara
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
Mifune: The Last Samurai
The Emperor in August
The Boy and the Beast
A Samurai Chronicle
Back of Father
The World of Kanako
I Am Searching For Myself
The Kiyosu Conference
The Terminal Trust
Chronicle of My Mother
The Woodsman and the Rain
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Early Autumn
The Last Ronin
13 Assassins
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
Toad's Oil
Ekiro
Gelatin Silver, Love
Tokyo Sonata
Paco and the Magical Book
Walking My Life
The Sin
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Silk
Argentine Hag
Retribution
I Just Didn't Do It
Babel
Suite Dreams
Memoirs of a Geisha
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
The Lakeside Murder Case
University of Laughs
People Without a Fort
Fireflies: River of Light
Séance
Tokyo: Level One
The Hunter and the Hunted
Doppelgänger
The Choice of Hercules
The Life of Bangaku
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Pulse
Eureka
The Password is Courage
Dora-heita
Making Of Charisma
Charisma
Jubaku: Spellbound
Keijitachi no Natsu
License to Live
Tadon and Chikuwa
Bonds
Yukon
Cure
Bounce Ko Gals
Middle-aged Bachelors
The Eel
Lost Paradise
Shabu
Sleeping Man
Shall We Dance?
Kamikaze Taxi
History of Jirocho Shimizu
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"
Hana no Ran
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
Dark Society in the East
Crimson Lotus
Suzume Iro Doki
サハリンの薔薇
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Under Aurora
Megumi no Sekai
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−
The Great Department Store Robbery
Lethal Three
New Yotsuya Kaidan
Chotchan
Inochi
Tampopo
宮本武蔵
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
The Fir Trees Remain
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
Tokugawa Ieyasu
The Legend of Sayo
The Law of Hell
Eternal Monument
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Willful Murder
Magistrate of the Floating World
Kinagashi Bugyō
空よ海よ息子たちよ
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
Twelve Months
Hunter in the Dark
Golden Horse Awards
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis