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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Babel
as Yasujiro Wataya
2006
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987
The Eel
as Takuro Yamashita
1997
Shall We Dance?
as Shohei Sugiyama
1996
Tampopo
as White Suit Man
1985
Sleeping Man
as Kamimura
1996
Doppelgänger
as Michio Hayasaki
2003
Bounce Ko Gals
as Oshima
1997
Pulse
as Ship Captain
2001
Séance
as Sato
2001
Gelatin Silver, Love
as Client
2009
Cure
as Kenichi Takabe
1997
Eureka
as Makoto Sawai
2001
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
as Masami Shin'ichi
2005
University of Laughs
as Mutsuo Sakisaka
2004
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
as Yosuke Sasano
2001
Hunter in the Dark
as Kuwano
1979
Retribution
as Noboru Yoshioka
2007
Paco and the Magical Book
as Onuki
2008
Lost Paradise
as Shoichiro Kuki
1997
TV Appearances
「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−
1988
サハリンの薔薇
1991
Middle-aged Bachelors
1997
The Password is Courage
2000
宮本武蔵
as Miyamoto Musashi
1984
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
Takeda Shingen
as Takeda Shingen
1991
The Life of Bangaku
as Ajigawa Bantake
2002
Hana no Ran
1994
Lethal Three
1987
Rikuoh
as Koichi Miyazawa
2017
Golden Horse Awards
as Self
1962