Koji Yakusho
Born
1 January 1956 (70)
Place of Birth
Isahaya, Japan
Also known as
Koji Hashimoto, Kôji 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.
Filmography (40)
The Brightest Sun
2026
Scarlet
2025
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
2025
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
2025
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025
Hakkenden
2024
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
2023
Perfect Days
2023
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
2023
Família
2023
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022
Gratitude
2022
Belle
2021
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021
Under the Open Sky
2021
Wings Over Everest
2019
Whistleblower
2019
Mirai
2018
The Blood of Wolves
2018
Oh Lucy!
2018
The Third Murder
2017
Sekigahara
2017
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
The Emperor in August
2015
The Boy and the Beast
2015
A Samurai Chronicle
2014
The World of Kanako
2014
I Am Searching For Myself
2014
The Kiyosu Conference
2013
The Terminal Trust
2012
Chronicle of My Mother
2012
The Woodsman and the Rain
2012
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011
Early Autumn
2011
The Last Ronin
2010
13 Assassins
2010
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009
Toad's Oil
2009
Ekiro
2009