Koji Yakusho
Born
1/1/1956
Isahaya, Japan
Koji Yakusho
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.
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 For87 Movies
Perfect Days
2023
★7.8
Babel
2006
★7.2
Scarlet
2025
★7.0
Cure
1997
★7.6
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
★7.6
Belle
2021
★7.6
Pulse
2001
★6.7
13 Assassins
2010
★7.3
The Boy and the Beast
2015
★7.9
The World of Kanako
2014
★6.4
Mirai
2018
★7.2
Tampopo
1985
★7.8
The Blood of Wolves
2018
★7.2
Lost Paradise
1997
★6.0
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
2023
★7.4
The Third Murder
2017
★6.6
Silk
2007
★5.8
Shall We Dance?
1996
★7.5
Tokyo Sonata
2008
★7.4
The Eel
1997
★6.9
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
★6.6
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011
★6.3
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011
★7.2
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982
★6.2
Oh Lucy!
2018
★6.7
Eureka
2001
★7.8
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
★7.0
Sekigahara
2017
★7.0
Charisma
1999
★6.9
Under the Open Sky
2021
★7.5
Twelve Months
1980
★6.9
The Emperor in August
2015
★6.7
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2005
★6.3
Bounce Ko Gals
1997
★6.7
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007
★10.0
Retribution
2007
★6.5
I Just Didn't Do It
2007
★7.4
Suite Dreams
2006
★6.2
The Kiyosu Conference
2013
★7.0
Chronicle of My Mother
2012
★6.6
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
2023
★6.3
Walking My Life
2007
★5.0
Família
2023
★6.7
Gelatin Silver, Love
2009
★6.5
Fireflies: River of Light
2004
★5.0
Hakkenden
2024
★7.4
Doppelgänger
2003
★6.9
Séance
2004
★7.1
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025
★9.5
Wings Over Everest
2019
★5.9
Hunter in the Dark
1979
★6.3
The Woodsman and the Rain
2012
★6.1
The Lakeside Murder Case
2005
★6.5
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009
★6.4
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021
★6.7
License to Live
1999
★6.3
The Last Ronin
2010
★6.6
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022
★7.4
Sleeping Man
1996
★7.8
Kamikaze Taxi
1995
★6.3
Whistleblower
2019
★8.0
Dora-heita
2000
★5.4
Takeda Shingen
1991
★10.0
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
2025
★6.0
A Samurai Chronicle
2014
★7.1
Willful Murder
1981
★8.0
The Choice of Hercules
2002
★7.3
The Terminal Trust
2012
★6.4
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988
★1.0
Paco and the Magical Book
2008
★6.9
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999
★6.2
Crimson Lotus
1993
★8.0
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998
★8.0
Eternal Monument
1982
★10.0
Dark Society in the East
1993
★6.7
Tokyo: Level One
2004
★8.0
The Hunter and the Hunted
2004
★10.0
Aurora Borealis
1990
★5.2
Ekiro
2009
★3.7
University of Laughs
2004
★7.2
Shabu
1996
★8.0
Bonds
1998
★5.6
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
2025
★6.0
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987
★9.0
Toad's Oil
2009
★7.0
Magistrate of the Floating World
1981
★6.0
The Legend of Sayo
1982
★7.0