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 133
Movies (104)
The Brightest Sun2026
Scarlet2025Claudius (voice)
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special2025
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende2025Self
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope2025
Hakkenden2024Bakin Takizawa
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window2023Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
Perfect Days2023Hirayama
Father of the Milky Way Railroad2023Miyazawa Masajiro
Família2023Seiji Kamiya
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai2022Kawai Tsugunosuke
Gratitude2022
Belle2021Suzu's Father (voice)
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood2021
Under the Open Sky2021Mikami Masao
Wings Over Everest2019Jiang Yuesheng
Whistleblower2019
Mirai2018Grandfather (voice)
The Blood of Wolves2018Shogo Ogami
Oh Lucy!2018Takeshi Komori / Tom
The Third Murder2017Takashi Misumi
Sekigahara2017Tokugawa Ieyasu
Mifune: The Last Samurai2016Self - Actor
The Emperor in August2015General Korechika Anami
The Boy and the Beast2015Kumatetsu (voice)
A Samurai Chronicle2014Toda
The World of Kanako2014Akikazu Fujishima
I Am Searching For Myself2014
The Kiyosu Conference2013Katsuie Shibata
The Terminal Trust2012Shinzo Egi
Shows (29)
Vivant2023Nogōn Beki
THE DAYS2023Masao Yoshida
Matrilineal Family2021矢島嘉蔵
Pension Metsä2021Tsuneki
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story2019嘉納治五郎
Rikuoh2017Koichi Miyazawa
Ties: A Miraculous Colt2017Masayuki Matsushita
Back of Father2014Aoki Sosuke
The Life of Bangaku2002Ajigawa Bantake
The Password is Courage2000
Middle-aged Bachelors1997
Hana no Ran1994
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi1993
サハリンの薔薇1991
Takeda Shingen1991Takeda Shingen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen1990- 「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−1988
Lethal Three1987
New Yotsuya Kaidan1987
Chotchan1987神谷容
Inochi1986Naohiko Hamamura
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵1984宮本武蔵- 宮本武蔵1984Miyamoto Musashi
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin1983
Tokugawa Ieyasu1983Oda Nobunaga
Kinagashi Bugyō1981
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?1981
Golden Horse Awards1962Self- Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?Gen Takasegawa