Koji Yakusho
Acting
Born: 1956-01-01 in 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
Vivant
Nogōn Beki
Perfect Days
Hirayama
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Babel
Yasujiro Wataya
Golden Horse Awards
Self
Belle
Suzu's Father (voice)
Scarlet
Claudius (voice)
Cure
Kenichi Takabe
Memoirs of a Geisha
Nobu
Pulse
Ship Captain
13 Assassins
Shinzaemon Shimada
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
嘉納治五郎
THE DAYS
Masao Yoshida
Inochi
Naohiko Hamamura
Tampopo
White Suit Man
Mirai
Grandfather (voice)
The Boy and the Beast
Kumatetsu (voice)
Chotchan
神谷容
The World of Kanako
Akikazu Fujishima
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Oda Nobunaga
Lost Paradise
Shoichiro Kuki
Oh Lucy!
Takeshi Komori / Tom
The Blood of Wolves
Shogo Ogami
The Eel
Takuro Yamashita
Shall We Dance?
Shohei Sugiyama
Back of Father
Aoki Sosuke
Lethal Three
Hana no Ran
Matrilineal Family
Kazo Yajima
Rikuoh
Koichi Miyazawa
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Yosuke Sasano
Hunter in the Dark
Kuwano
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
The Password is Courage
Tokyo Sonata
Robber
The Third Murder
Takashi Misumi
The Brightest Sun
Silk
Hara Jubei
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Isoroku Yamamoto
Twelve Months
Young soldier (voice)