Koji Yakusho

Acting

Koji Yakusho

Born 1 January 1956 · Isahaya, Japan · 70

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

Highlights

Memoirs of a Geisha2005 · Film · Nobu
Babel2006 · Film · Yasujiro Wataya
Perfect Days2023 · Film · Hirayama
The Boy and the Beast2015 · Film · Kumatetsu (voice)
13 Assassins2010 · Film · Shinzaemon Shimada
Belle2021 · Film · Suzu's Father (voice)

Filmography

Movies

102 films

Children Untold2026 · Film · Jinbe Yamai / Jinbei
The Brightest Sun2026 · Film
Scarlet2025 · Film · Claudius (voice)
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special2025 · Film
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope2025 · Film
Hakkenden2024 · Film · Bakin Takizawa
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window2023 · Film · Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
Perfect Days2023 · Film · Hirayama
Father of the Milky Way Railroad2023 · Film · Miyazawa Masajiro
Família2023 · Film · Seiji Kamiya
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai2022 · Film · Kawai Tsugunosuke
Gratitude2022 · Film
Belle2021 · Film · Suzu's Father (voice)
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood2021 · Film
Under the Open Sky2021 · Film · Mikami Masao
Wings Over Everest2019 · Film · Jiang Yuesheng
Whistleblower2019 · Film
Mirai2018 · Film · Grandfather (voice)
The Blood of Wolves2018 · Film · Shogo Ogami
Oh Lucy!2018 · Film · Takeshi Komori / Tom
The Third Murder2017 · Film · Takashi Misumi
Sekigahara2017 · Film · Tokugawa Ieyasu
The Emperor in August2015 · Film · General Korechika Anami
The Boy and the Beast2015 · Film · Kumatetsu (voice)
A Samurai Chronicle2014 · Film · Toda
The World of Kanako2014 · Film · Akikazu Fujishima
I Am Searching For Myself2014 · Film
The Kiyosu Conference2013 · Film · Katsuie Shibata
The Terminal Trust2012 · Film · Shinzo Egi
Chronicle of My Mother2012 · Film · Kosaku
The Woodsman and the Rain2012 · Film · Katsuhiko
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet2011 · Film · Isoroku Yamamoto
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai2011 · Film · Kageyu
Early Autumn2011 · Film
The Last Ronin2010 · Film · Magozaemon Senoo
13 Assassins2010 · Film · Shinzaemon Shimada
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity2009 · Film · Morisaku Furuta
Toad's Oil2009 · Film · Takuro Yazawa
Ekiro2009 · Film · Det. Yobuno
Gelatin Silver, Love2009 · Film · Client
Tokyo Sonata2008 · Film · Robber
Paco and the Magical Book2008 · Film · Onuki
Walking My Life2007 · Film · Yukihiro Fujiyama
The Sin2007 · Film
Silk2007 · Film · Hara Jubei
Argentine Hag2007 · Film · Satoru Wakui
Retribution2007 · Film · Noboru Yoshioka
I Just Didn't Do It2007 · Film · Masayoshi Arakawa
Babel2006 · Film · Yasujiro Wataya
Suite Dreams2006 · Film · Heikichi Shindo
Memoirs of a Geisha2005 · Film · Nobu
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean2005 · Film · Masami Shin'ichi
The Lakeside Murder Case2005 · Film · Shunsuke Namiki
University of Laughs2004 · Film · Mutsuo Sakisaka
People Without a Fort2004 · Film · Nagasaka Fumio
Fireflies: River of Light2004 · Film · Mr. Takiguchi
Séance2004 · Film · Katsuhiko Sato
Tokyo: Level One2004 · Film · Governor of Tokyo
The Hunter and the Hunted2004 · Film · Detective Jin
Doppelgänger2003 · Film · Michio Hayasaki
The Choice of Hercules2002 · Film · Atsuyuki Sassa
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge2001 · Film · Yosuke Sasano
Pulse2001 · Film · Ship Captain
Eureka2001 · Film · Makoto Sawai
Dora-heita2000 · Film · Koheita Mochizuki
Charisma1999 · Film · Goro Yabuike
Jubaku: Spellbound1999 · Film · Hiroshi Kitano
Keijitachi no Natsu1999 · Film
License to Live1999 · Film · Fujimori
Tadon and Chikuwa1998 · Film
Bonds1998 · Film · Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
Yukon1998 · Film · Takayuki Iwabuchi
Cure1997 · Film · Kenichi Takabe
Bounce Ko Gals1997 · Film · Oshima
The Eel1997 · Film · Takuro Yamashita
Lost Paradise1997 · Film · Shoichiro Kuki
Shabu1996 · Film
Sleeping Man1996 · Film · Kamimura
Shall We Dance?1996 · Film · Shohei Sugiyama
Kamikaze Taxi1995 · Film · Kazumasa Kantake
History of Jirocho Shimizu1995 · Film
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare1994 · Film
Dark Society in the East1993 · Film · Ryosuke Kano
Crimson Lotus1993 · Film
Suzume Iro Doki1992 · Film
Takeda Shingen1991 · Film · Takeda Shingen
Under Aurora1990 · Film · Genzo
Megumi no Sekai1990 · Film
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho1988 · Film · Naoto Sekiya
The Great Department Store Robbery1987 · Film
Tampopo1985 · Film · White Suit Man
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk1984 · Film
The Fir Trees Remain1983 · Film
The Legend of Sayo1982 · Film · Hatsutaro (Sayo's brother)
The Law of Hell1982 · Film · Genzô
Eternal Monument1982 · Film · Ootaka
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather1982 · Film · Kondo
Willful Murder1981 · Film · Journalist
Magistrate of the Floating World1981 · Film
空よ海よ息子たちよ1981 · Film
Twelve Months1980 · Film · Young soldier (voice)
Hunter in the Dark1979 · Film · Kuwano

Filmography

Series

26 shows

Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?2026 · Series · Gen Takasegawa / Yorozu Mantaro
Vivant2023 · Series · Nogōn Beki
THE DAYS2023 · Series · Masao Yoshida
Matrilineal Family2021 · Series · Kazo Yajima
Pension Metsä2021 · Series · Tsuneki
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story2019 · Series · 嘉納治五郎
Rikuoh2017 · Series · Koichi Miyazawa
Ties: A Miraculous Colt2017 · Series · Masayuki Matsushita
Back of Father2014 · Series · Aoki Sosuke
The Life of Bangaku2002 · Series · Ajigawa Bantake
The Password is Courage2000 · Series
Middle-aged Bachelors1997 · Series
Hana no Ran1994 · Series
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi1993 · Series
サハリンの薔薇1991 · Series
Takeda Shingen1991 · Series · Takeda Shingen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen1990 · Series
Lethal Three1987 · Series
New Yotsuya Kaidan1987 · Series
Chotchan1987 · Series · 神谷容
Inochi1986 · Series · Naohiko Hamamura
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵1984 · Series · 宮本武蔵
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin1983 · Series
Tokugawa Ieyasu1983 · Series · Oda Nobunaga
Kinagashi Bugyō1981 · Series
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?1981 · Series