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Koji Yakusho

Acting 70 years old Isahaya, Japan ★ 2.5
Born: January 1, 1956

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

Acting Credits (132)

The Brightest Sun
The Brightest Sun 2026
Scarlet
Scarlet Claudius (voice) 2025
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special 2025
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende Self 2025
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope 2025
Hakkenden
Hakkenden Bakin Takizawa 2024
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice) 2023
Perfect Days
Perfect Days Hirayama 2023
Vivant
Vivant Nogōn Beki 2023
THE DAYS
THE DAYS Masao Yoshida 2023
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
Father of the Milky Way Railroad Miyazawa Masajiro 2023
Família
Família Seiji Kamiya 2023
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai Kawai Tsugunosuke 2022
Gratitude
Gratitude 2022
Belle
Belle Suzu's Father (voice) 2021
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood 2021
Under the Open Sky
Under the Open Sky Mikami Masao 2021
Pension Metsä
Pension Metsä Tsuneki 2021
Wings Over Everest
Wings Over Everest Jiang Yuesheng 2019
Whistleblower
Whistleblower 2019
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story 嘉納治五郎 2019
Mirai
Mirai Grandfather (voice) 2018
The Blood of Wolves
The Blood of Wolves Shogo Ogami 2018
Oh Lucy!
Oh Lucy! Takeshi Komori / Tom 2018
Rikuoh
Rikuoh Koichi Miyazawa 2017
The Third Murder
The Third Murder Takashi Misumi 2017
Sekigahara
Sekigahara Tokugawa Ieyasu 2017
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
Ties: A Miraculous Colt Masayuki Matsushita 2017
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Mifune: The Last Samurai Self - Actor 2016
The Emperor in August
The Emperor in August General Korechika Anami 2015
The Boy and the Beast
The Boy and the Beast Kumatetsu (voice) 2015
A Samurai Chronicle
A Samurai Chronicle Toda 2014
Back of Father
Back of Father Aoki Sosuke 2014
The World of Kanako
The World of Kanako Akikazu Fujishima 2014
I Am Searching For Myself
I Am Searching For Myself 2014
The Kiyosu Conference
The Kiyosu Conference Katsuie Shibata 2013
The Terminal Trust
The Terminal Trust Shinzo Egi 2012
Chronicle of My Mother
Chronicle of My Mother Kosaku 2012
The Woodsman and the Rain
The Woodsman and the Rain Katsuhiko 2012
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet Isoroku Yamamoto 2011
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai Kageyu 2011
Early Autumn
Early Autumn 2011
The Last Ronin
The Last Ronin Magozaemon Senoo 2010
13 Assassins
13 Assassins Shinzaemon Shimada 2010
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity Morisaku Furuta 2009
Toad's Oil
Toad's Oil Takuro Yazawa 2009
Ekiro
Ekiro Det. Yobuno 2009
Gelatin Silver, Love
Gelatin Silver, Love Client 2009
Tokyo Sonata
Tokyo Sonata Robber 2008
Paco and the Magical Book
Paco and the Magical Book Onuki 2008
Walking My Life
Walking My Life Yukihiro Fujiyama 2007
The Sin
The Sin 2007
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes Self 2007
Silk
Silk Hara Jubei 2007
Argentine Hag
Argentine Hag Satoru Wakui 2007
Retribution
Retribution Noboru Yoshioka 2007
I Just Didn't Do It
I Just Didn't Do It Masayoshi Arakawa 2007
Babel
Babel Yasujiro Wataya 2006
Suite Dreams
Suite Dreams Heikichi Shindo 2006
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha Nobu 2005
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean Masami Shin'ichi 2005
The Lakeside Murder Case
The Lakeside Murder Case Shunsuke Namiki 2005
University of Laughs
University of Laughs Mutsuo Sakisaka 2004
People Without a Fort
People Without a Fort Nagasaka Fumio 2004
Fireflies: River of Light
Fireflies: River of Light Mr. Takiguchi 2004
Séance
Séance Sato 2004
Tokyo: Level One
Tokyo: Level One Governor of Tokyo 2004
The Hunter and the Hunted
The Hunter and the Hunted Detective Jin 2004
Doppelgänger
Doppelgänger Michio Hayasaki 2003
The Choice of Hercules
The Choice of Hercules Atsuyuki Sassa 2002
The Life of Bangaku
The Life of Bangaku Ajigawa Bantake 2002
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Yosuke Sasano 2001
Pulse
Pulse Ship Captain 2001
Eureka
Eureka Makoto Sawai 2001
The Password is Courage
The Password is Courage 2000
Dora-heita
Dora-heita Koheita Mochizuki 2000
Charisma
Charisma Goro Yabuike 1999
Jubaku: Spellbound
Jubaku: Spellbound Hiroshi Kitano 1999
Keijitachi no Natsu
Keijitachi no Natsu 1999
License to Live
License to Live Fujimori 1999
Tadon and Chikuwa
Tadon and Chikuwa 1998
Bonds
Bonds Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga 1998
Yukon
Yukon Takayuki Iwabuchi 1998
Cure
Cure Kenichi Takabe 1997
Bounce Ko Gals
Bounce Ko Gals Oshima 1997
Middle-aged Bachelors
Middle-aged Bachelors 1997
The Eel
The Eel Takuro Yamashita 1997
Lost Paradise
Lost Paradise Shoichiro Kuki 1997
Shabu
Shabu 1996
Sleeping Man
Sleeping Man Kamimura 1996
Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance? Shohei Sugiyama 1996
Kamikaze Taxi
Kamikaze Taxi Kazumasa Kantake 1995
History of Jirocho Shimizu
History of Jirocho Shimizu 1995
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare 1994
39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"
39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame" 1994
Hana no Ran
Hana no Ran 1994
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi 1993
Dark Society in the East
Dark Society in the East Ryosuke Kano 1993
Crimson Lotus
Crimson Lotus 1993
Suzume Iro Doki
Suzume Iro Doki 1992
サハリンの薔薇
サハリンの薔薇 1991
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen Takeda Shingen 1991
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen Takeda Shingen 1991
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen 1990
Aurora Borealis
Aurora Borealis Genzo 1990
Megumi no Sekai
Megumi no Sekai 1990
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho 1988
「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−
「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より− 1988
The Great Department Store Robbery
The Great Department Store Robbery 1987
Lethal Three
Lethal Three 1987
New Yotsuya Kaidan
New Yotsuya Kaidan 1987
Chotchan
Chotchan 神谷容 1987
Inochi
Inochi Naohiko Hamamura 1986
Tampopo
Tampopo White Suit Man 1985
宮本武蔵
宮本武蔵 Miyamoto Musashi 1984
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵 宮本武蔵 1984
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk 1984
The Fir Trees Remain
The Fir Trees Remain 1983
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin 1983
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu Oda Nobunaga 1983
The Legend of Sayo
The Legend of Sayo 1982
The Law of Hell
The Law of Hell 1982
Eternal Monument
Eternal Monument Ootaka 1982
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather 1982
Willful Murder
Willful Murder Journalist 1981
Kinagashi Bugyō
Kinagashi Bugyō 1981
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die? 1981
Twelve Months
Twelve Months Young soldier (voice) 1980
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark Kuwano 1979
Golden Horse Awards
Golden Horse Awards Self 1962
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis Narrator
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me? Gen Takasegawa

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