Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Born 1956-01-01 (age 70) Isahaya, Japan
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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.

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Known For

Perfect Days
Perfect Days

2023

as Hirayama

Scarlet
Scarlet

2025

as Claudius (voice)

Pulse
Pulse

2001

as Ship Captain

Babel
Babel

2006

as Yasujiro Wataya

Cure
Cure

1997

as Kenichi Takabe

Memoirs of a Geisha
Belle
Belle

2021

as Suzu's Father (voice)

The Kiyosu Conference
The Kiyosu Conference

2013

as Katsuie Shibata

The Boy and the Beast
The Boy and the Beast

2015

as Kumatetsu (voice)

13 Assassins
13 Assassins

2010

as Shinzaemon Shimada

Mirai
Mirai

2018

as Grandfather (voice)

Tampopo
Tampopo

1985

as White Suit Man

The World of Kanako
The World of Kanako

2014

as Akikazu Fujishima

Tokyo Sonata
Tokyo Sonata

2008

as Robber

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

2023

as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)

Retribution
Retribution

2007

as Noboru Yoshioka

Eureka
Eureka

2001

as Makoto Sawai

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

2001

as Yosuke Sasano

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai