Koji Yakusho
Acting
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 (108)
2026
Children Untoldas Jinbe Yamai / Jinbei
2025
Scarletas Claudius (voice)
7.0
2025
6.0
9.5
2024
Hakkendenas Bakin Takizawa
7.4
2023
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Windowas Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
7.4
2023
Perfect Daysas Hirayama
7.8
2023
Father of the Milky Way Railroadas Miyazawa Masajiro
6.3
2023
Famíliaas Seiji Kamiya
6.7
2022
The Pass: Last Days of the Samuraias Kawai Tsugunosuke
7.4
2022
2021
Belleas Suzu's Father (voice)
7.6
2021
Under the Open Skyas Mikami Masao
7.5
2019
Wings Over Everestas Jiang Yuesheng
5.9
2019
8.0
2018
Miraias Grandfather (voice)
7.2
2018
The Blood of Wolvesas Shogo Ogami
7.2
2018
Oh Lucy!as Takeshi Komori / Tom
6.7
2017
The Third Murderas Takashi Misumi
6.6
2017
Sekigaharaas Tokugawa Ieyasu
7.0
2016
Mifune: The Last Samuraias Self - Actor
7.0
2015
The Emperor in Augustas General Korechika Anami
6.7
2015
The Boy and the Beastas Kumatetsu (voice)
7.9
2014
A Samurai Chronicleas Toda
7.1
2014
The World of Kanakoas Akikazu Fujishima
6.4
2013
The Kiyosu Conferenceas Katsuie Shibata
7.0
2012
The Terminal Trustas Shinzo Egi
6.4
2012
Chronicle of My Motheras Kosaku
6.6
2012
The Woodsman and the Rainas Katsuhiko
6.1
2011
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleetas Isoroku Yamamoto
6.3
2011
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samuraias Kageyu
7.2
2011
2010
The Last Roninas Magozaemon Senoo
6.6
2010
13 Assassinsas Shinzaemon Shimada
7.3
2009
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenityas Morisaku Furuta
6.4
2009
Toad's Oilas Takuro Yazawa
7.0
2009
Ekiroas Det. Yobuno
3.7
2009
Gelatin Silver, Loveas Client
6.5
2008
Tokyo Sonataas Robber
7.4
2008
Paco and the Magical Bookas Onuki
6.9
2007
Walking My Lifeas Yukihiro Fujiyama
5.0
2007
2007
10.0
2007
Silkas Hara Jubei
5.8
2007
Argentine Hagas Satoru Wakui
2007
Retributionas Noboru Yoshioka
6.5
2007
I Just Didn't Do Itas Masayoshi Arakawa
7.4
2006
Babelas Yasujiro Wataya
7.2
2006
Suite Dreamsas Heikichi Shindo
6.2
2005
Memoirs of a Geishaas Nobu
7.6
2005
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Oceanas Masami Shin'ichi
6.3
2005
The Lakeside Murder Caseas Shunsuke Namiki
6.5
2004
University of Laughsas Mutsuo Sakisaka
7.2
2004
People Without a Fortas Nagasaka Fumio
2004
Fireflies: River of Lightas Mr. Takiguchi
5.0
2004
Séanceas Sato
7.1
2004
Tokyo: Level Oneas Governor of Tokyo
8.0
2004
The Hunter and the Huntedas Detective Jin
10.0
2003
Doppelgängeras Michio Hayasaki
6.9
2002
The Choice of Herculesas Atsuyuki Sassa
7.3
2001
Warm Water Under a Red Bridgeas Yosuke Sasano
6.6
2001
Pulseas Ship Captain
6.7
2001
Eurekaas Makoto Sawai
7.8
2000
Dora-heitaas Koheita Mochizuki
5.4
1999
Making Of Charismaas Self
1999
Charismaas Goro Yabuike
6.9
1999
Jubaku: Spellboundas Hiroshi Kitano
6.2
1999
License to Liveas Fujimori
6.3
8.0
1998
Bondsas Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
5.6
1998
Yukonas Takayuki Iwabuchi
1997
Cureas Kenichi Takabe
7.6
1997
Bounce Ko Galsas Oshima
6.7
1997
The Eelas Takuro Yamashita
6.9
1997
Lost Paradiseas Shoichiro Kuki
6.0
1996
8.0
1996
Sleeping Manas Kamimura
7.8
1996
Shall We Dance?as Shohei Sugiyama
7.5
1995
Kamikaze Taxias Kazumasa Kantake
6.3
1993
Dark Society in the Eastas Ryosuke Kano
6.7
1993
8.0
1992
1991
Takeda Shingenas Takeda Shingen
10.0
1990
Aurora Borealisas Genzo
5.2
1990
1988
Another Way: D-Kikan-Johoas Naoto Sekiya
1.0
1985
Tampopoas White Suit Man
7.8
1982
The Legend of Sayoas Hatsutaro (Sayo's brother)
7.0
1982
The Law of Hellas Genzô
1982
Eternal Monumentas Ootaka
10.0
1982
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfatheras Kondo
6.2
1981
Willful Murderas Journalist
8.0
1981
1980
Twelve Monthsas Young soldier (voice)
6.9
1979
Hunter in the Darkas Kuwano
6.3
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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevisas Narrator
Production & Directing (2)
2023
Perfect DaysExecutive Producer
7.8
2009
Toad's OilDirector
7.0