Person

Koji Yakusho

Acting · Born 1956-01-01 · Isahaya, Japan

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.

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  Vivant

  Nogōn Beki

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  Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

  1990

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  Golden Horse Awards

  Self

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  Chotchan

  神谷容

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  Perfect Days

  Hirayama

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  Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story

  嘉納治五郎

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  Memoirs of a Geisha

  Nobu

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  Inochi

  Naohiko Hamamura

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  Scarlet

  Claudius (voice)

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  Cure

  Kenichi Takabe

• 2026Children Untold
• 2026The Brightest Sun
• 2025ScarletClaudius (voice)
• 2025Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
• 2025Wim Wenders: Der ewig SuchendeSelf
• 2025Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
• 2024HakkendenBakin Takizawa
• 2023Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the WindowSōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
• 2023Perfect DaysHirayama
• 2023VivantNogōn Beki
• 2023THE DAYSMasao Yoshida
• 2023Father of the Milky Way RailroadMiyazawa Masajiro
• 2023FamíliaSeiji Kamiya
• 2022The Pass: Last Days of the SamuraiKawai Tsugunosuke
• 2022Gratitude
• 2021Matrilineal FamilyKazo Yajima
• 2021BelleSuzu's Father (voice)
• 2021The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
• 2021Under the Open SkyMikami Masao
• 2021Pension MetsäTsuneki
• 2019Wings Over EverestJiang Yuesheng
• 2019Whistleblower
• 2019Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story嘉納治五郎
• 2018MiraiGrandfather (voice)
• 2018The Blood of WolvesShogo Ogami
• 2018Oh Lucy!Takeshi Komori / Tom
• 2017RikuohKoichi Miyazawa
• 2017The Third MurderTakashi Misumi
• 2017SekigaharaTokugawa Ieyasu
• 2017Ties: A Miraculous ColtMasayuki Matsushita
• 2016Mifune: The Last SamuraiSelf - Actor
• 2015The Emperor in AugustGeneral Korechika Anami
• 2015The Boy and the BeastKumatetsu (voice)
• 2014A Samurai ChronicleToda
• 2014Back of FatherAoki Sosuke
• 2014The World of KanakoAkikazu Fujishima
• 2014I Am Searching For Myself
• 2013The Kiyosu ConferenceKatsuie Shibata
• 2012The Terminal TrustShinzo Egi
• 2012Chronicle of My MotherKosaku
• 2012The Woodsman and the RainKatsuhiko
• 2011Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined FleetIsoroku Yamamoto
• 2011Hara-Kiri: Death of a SamuraiKageyu
• 2011Early Autumn
• 2010The Last RoninMagozaemon Senoo
• 201013 AssassinsShinzaemon Shimada
• 2009The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to SerenityMorisaku Furuta
• 2009Toad's OilTakuro Yazawa
• 2009EkiroDet. Yobuno
• 2009Gelatin Silver, LoveClient
• 2008Tokyo SonataRobber
• 2008Paco and the Magical BookOnuki
• 2007Walking My LifeYukihiro Fujiyama
• 2007The Sin
• 2007Common Ground: Under Construction NotesSelf
• 2007SilkHara Jubei
• 2007Argentine HagSatoru Wakui
• 2007RetributionNoboru Yoshioka
• 2007I Just Didn't Do ItMasayoshi Arakawa
• 2006BabelYasujiro Wataya
• 2006Suite DreamsHeikichi Shindo
• 2005Memoirs of a GeishaNobu
• 2005Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific OceanMasami Shin'ichi
• 2005The Lakeside Murder CaseShunsuke Namiki
• 2004University of LaughsMutsuo Sakisaka
• 2004People Without a FortNagasaka Fumio
• 2004Fireflies: River of LightMr. Takiguchi
• 2004SéanceSato
• 2004Tokyo: Level OneGovernor of Tokyo
• 2004The Hunter and the HuntedDetective Jin
• 2003DoppelgängerMichio Hayasaki
• 2002The Choice of HerculesAtsuyuki Sassa
• 2002The Life of BangakuAjigawa Bantake
• 2001Warm Water Under a Red BridgeYosuke Sasano
• 2001PulseShip Captain
• 2001EurekaMakoto Sawai
• 2000The Password is Courage
• 2000Dora-heitaKoheita Mochizuki
• 1999Making Of CharismaSelf
• 1999CharismaGoro Yabuike
• 1999Jubaku: SpellboundHiroshi Kitano
• 1999Keijitachi no Natsu
• 1999License to LiveFujimori
• 1998Tadon and Chikuwa
• 1998BondsTakaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
• 1998YukonTakayuki Iwabuchi
• 1997CureKenichi Takabe
• 1997Bounce Ko GalsOshima
• 1997Middle-aged Bachelors
• 1997The EelTakuro Yamashita
• 1997Lost ParadiseShoichiro Kuki
• 1996Shabu
• 1996Sleeping ManKamimura
• 1996Shall We Dance?Shohei Sugiyama
• 1995Kamikaze TaxiKazumasa Kantake
• 1995History of Jirocho Shimizu
• 1994Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
• 199439th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"
• 1994Hana no Ran
• 1993Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
• 1993Dark Society in the EastRyosuke Kano
• 1993Crimson Lotus
• 1992Suzume Iro Doki
• 1991サハリンの薔薇
• 1991Takeda ShingenTakeda Shingen
• 1991Takeda ShingenTakeda Shingen
• 1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
• 1990Aurora BorealisGenzo
• 1990Megumi no Sekai
• 1988Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
• 1988「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−
• 1987The Great Department Store Robbery
• 1987Lethal Three
• 1987New Yotsuya Kaidan
• 1987Chotchan神谷容
• 1986InochiNaohiko Hamamura
• 1985TampopoWhite Suit Man
• 1984宮本武蔵Miyamoto Musashi
• 1984水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵宮本武蔵
• 1984The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
• 1983The Fir Trees Remain
• 1983Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
• 1983Tokugawa IeyasuOda Nobunaga
• 1982The Legend of Sayo
• 1982The Law of HellGenzô
• 1982Eternal MonumentOotaka
• 1982Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
• 1981Willful MurderJournalist
• 1981Magistrate of the Floating World
• 1981Kinagashi Bugyō
• 1981The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
• 1980Twelve MonthsYoung soldier (voice)
• 1979Hunter in the DarkKuwano
• 1962Golden Horse AwardsSelf
• —Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevisNarrator
• —Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?Gen Takasegawa