Koji Yakusho
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 1, 1956 (70 years old)
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
| 2026 | The Brightest Sun | |
| 2025 | Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope | |
| 2025 | ScarletClaudius (voice) | |
| 2025 | Wim Wenders: Der ewig SuchendeSelf | |
| 2025 | Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special | |
| 2024 | HakkendenBakin Takizawa | |
| 2023 | Perfect DaysHirayama | |
| 2023 | Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the WindowSōsaku Kobayashi (voice) | |
| 2023 | FamíliaSeiji Kamiya | |
| 2023 | Father of the Milky Way RailroadMiyazawa Masajiro | |
| 2023 | THE DAYSMasao Yoshida | |
| 2023 | VivantNogōn Beki | |
| 2022 | Gratitude | |
| 2022 | The Pass: Last Days of the SamuraiKawai Tsugunosuke | |
| 2021 | Under the Open SkyMikami Masao | |
| 2021 | BelleSuzu's Father (voice) | |
| 2021 | The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood | |
| 2021 | Pension MetsäTsuneki | |
| 2019 | Whistleblower | |
| 2019 | Wings Over EverestJiang Yuesheng | |
| 2019 | Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story嘉納治五郎 | |
| 2018 | Oh Lucy!Takeshi Komori / Tom | |
| 2018 | The Blood of WolvesShogo Ogami | |
| 2018 | MiraiGrandfather (voice) | |
| 2017 | The Third MurderTakashi Misumi | |
| 2017 | SekigaharaTokugawa Ieyasu | |
| 2017 | RikuohKoichi Miyazawa | |
| 2017 | Ties: A Miraculous ColtMasayuki Matsushita | |
| 2016 | Mifune: The Last SamuraiSelf - Actor | |
| 2015 | The Emperor in AugustGeneral Korechika Anami | |
| 2015 | The Boy and the BeastKumatetsu (voice) | |
| 2014 | The World of KanakoAkikazu Fujishima | |
| 2014 | I Am Searching For Myself | |
| 2014 | A Samurai ChronicleToda | |
| 2014 | Back of FatherAoki Sosuke | |
| 2013 | The Kiyosu ConferenceKatsuie Shibata | |
| 2012 | The Woodsman and the RainKatsuhiko | |
| 2012 | The Terminal TrustShinzo Egi | |
| 2012 | Chronicle of My MotherKosaku | |
| 2011 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a SamuraiKageyu | |
| 2011 | Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined FleetIsoroku Yamamoto | |
| 2011 | Early Autumn | |
| 2010 | The Last RoninMagozaemon Senoo | |
| 2010 | 13 AssassinsShinzaemon Shimada | |
| 2009 | Gelatin Silver, LoveClient | |
| 2009 | The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to SerenityMorisaku Furuta | |
| 2009 | Toad's OilTakuro Yazawa | |
| 2009 | EkiroDet. Yobuno | |
| 2008 | Paco and the Magical BookOnuki | |
| 2008 | Tokyo SonataRobber | |
| 2007 | RetributionNoboru Yoshioka | |
| 2007 | SilkHara Jubei | |
| 2007 | I Just Didn't Do ItMasayoshi Arakawa | |
| 2007 | Argentine HagSatoru Wakui | |
| 2007 | The Sin | |
| 2007 | Walking My LifeYukihiro Fujiyama | |
| 2007 | Common Ground: Under Construction NotesSelf | |
| 2006 | BabelYasujiro Wataya | |
| 2006 | Suite DreamsHeikichi Shindo | |
| 2005 | Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific OceanMasami Shin'ichi | |
| 2005 | The Lakeside Murder CaseShunsuke Namiki | |
| 2005 | Memoirs of a GeishaNobu | |
| 2004 | University of LaughsMutsuo Sakisaka | |
| 2004 | Fireflies: River of LightMr. Takiguchi | |
| 2004 | The Hunter and the HuntedDetective Jin | |
| 2004 | Tokyo: Level OneGovernor of Tokyo | |
| 2004 | People Without a FortNagasaka Fumio | |
| 2003 | DoppelgängerMichio Hayasaki | |
| 2002 | The Choice of HerculesAtsuyuki Sassa | |
| 2002 | The Life of BangakuAjigawa Bantake | |
| 2001 | PulseShip Captain | |
| 2001 | SéanceSato | |
| 2001 | EurekaMakoto Sawai | |
| 2001 | Warm Water Under a Red BridgeYosuke Sasano | |
| 2000 | Dora-heitaKoheita Mochizuki | |
| 2000 | The Password is Courage | |
| 1999 | License to LiveFujimori | |
| 1999 | CharismaGoro Yabuike | |
| 1999 | Jubaku: SpellboundHiroshi Kitano | |
| 1999 | Keijitachi no Natsu | |
| 1998 | YukonTakayuki Iwabuchi | |
| 1998 | Tadon and Chikuwa | |
| 1998 | BondsTakaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga | |
| 1997 | The EelTakuro Yamashita | |
| 1997 | Bounce Ko GalsOshima | |
| 1997 | CureKenichi Takabe | |
| 1997 | Lost ParadiseShoichiro Kuki | |
| 1997 | Middle-aged Bachelors | |
| 1996 | Shall We Dance?Shohei Sugiyama | |
| 1996 | Sleeping ManKamimura | |
| 1996 | Shabu | |
| 1995 | History of Jirocho Shimizu | |
| 1995 | Kamikaze TaxiKazumasa Kantake | |
| 1994 | Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare | |
| 1994 | 39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame" | |
| 1994 | Hana no Ran | |
| 1993 | Crimson Lotus | |
| 1993 | Dark Society in the EastRyosuke Kano | |
| 1993 | Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi | |
| 1992 | Suzume Iro Doki | |
| 1991 | Takeda ShingenTakeda Shingen | |
| 1991 | サハリンの薔薇 | |
| 1991 | Takeda ShingenTakeda Shingen | |
| 1990 | Aurora BorealisGenzo | |
| 1990 | Megumi no Sekai | |
| 1990 | Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen | |
| 1988 | Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho | |
| 1988 | 「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より− | |
| 1987 | The Great Department Store Robbery | |
| 1987 | Lethal Three | |
| 1987 | Chotchan神谷容 | |
| 1987 | New Yotsuya Kaidan | |
| 1986 | InochiNaohiko Hamamura | |
| 1985 | TampopoWhite Suit Man | |
| 1984 | 宮本武蔵Miyamoto Musashi | |
| 1984 | 水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵宮本武蔵 | |
| 1983 | The Fir Trees Remain | |
| 1983 | Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin | |
| 1983 | Tokugawa IeyasuOda Nobunaga | |
| 1982 | The Law of Hell | |
| 1982 | Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather | |
| 1982 | The Legend of Sayo | |
| 1982 | Eternal MonumentOotaka | |
| 1981 | Willful MurderJournalist | |
| 1981 | Kinagashi Bugyō | |
| 1981 | The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die? | |
| 1980 | Twelve MonthsYoung soldier (voice) | |
| 1979 | Hunter in the DarkKuwano | |
| 1962 | Golden Horse AwardsSelf | |
| - | Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevisNarrator | |
| - | Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?Gen Takasegawa |
| 2023 | Perfect DaysExecutive Producer |
| 2009 | Toad's OilDirector |