Koji Yakusho
Born
January 1, 1956 (69 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Isahaya, Japan
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.
Hakkenden
Bakin Takizawa
2024
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
2023
Perfect Days
Hirayama
2023
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
Miyazawa Masajiro
2023
Família
Seiji Kamiya
2023
Gratitude
2022
Whistleblower
2019
The Emperor in August
General Korechika Anami
2015
The Boy and the Beast
Kumatetsu (voice)
2015
The World of Kanako
Akikazu Fujishima
2014
I Am Searching For Myself
2014
The Kiyosu Conference
Katsuie Shibata
2013
The Terminal Trust
Shinzo Egi
2012
Chronicle of My Mother
Kosaku
2012
The Woodsman and the Rain
Katsuhiko
2012
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Isoroku Yamamoto
2011
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Kageyu
2011
The Last Ronin
Magozaemon Senoo
2010
13 Assassins
Shinzaemon Shimada
2010
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
Morisaku Furuta
2009
Toad's Oil
Takuro Yazawa
2009
Ekiro
Det. Yobuno
2009
Gelatin Silver, Love
Client
2009
Tokyo Sonata
Robber
2008
Paco and the Magical Book
Onuki
2008
Silk
Hara Jubei
2007
Retribution
Noboru Yoshioka
2007
I Just Didn't Do It
Masayoshi Arakawa
2007
Babel
Yasujiro Wataya
2006
Suite Dreams
Heikichi Shindo
2006
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Masami Shin'ichi
2005
University of Laughs
Mutsuo Sakisaka
2004
The Lakeside Murder Case
Shunsuke Namiki
2004
Doppelganger
Michio Hayasaki
2003
The Choice of Hercules
Atsuyuki Sassa
2002
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Yosuke Sasano
2001
Pulse
Ship Captain
2001
Séance
Sato
2000
Eureka
Makoto Sawai
2000
Dora-heita
Koheita Mochizuki
2000
Charisma
Goro Yabuike
1999
License to Live
Fujimori
1999
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998
Yukon
Takayuki Iwabuchi
1998
Cure
Kenichi Takabe
1997
Bounce Ko Gals
Oshima
1997
The Eel
Takuro Yamashita
1997
Lost Paradise
Shoichiro Kuki
1997
Sleeping Man
Kamimura
1996
Shall We Dance?
Shohei Sugiyama
1996
Kamikaze Taxi
Kazumasa Kantake
1995
History of Jirocho Shimizu
1995
Crimson Lotus
1993
Aurora Borealis
Genzo
1990
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987
Tampopo
White Suit Man
1985
The Fir Trees Remain
1983
The Law of Hell
1982
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982
Twelve Months
Young soldier
1980
Hunter in the Dark
Kuwano
1979
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
Narrator
The Brightest Sun
2025
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025
Vivant
Nogōn Beki · (10 episodes)
2023
THE DAYS
Masao Yoshida · (8 episodes)
2023
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
Kawai Tsugunosuke
2022
Belle
Suzu's Father (voice)
2021
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021
Under the Open Sky
Mikami Masao
2021
Pension Metsä
Tsuneki · (7 episodes)
2021
Wings Over Everest
Jiang Yuesheng
2019
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
嘉納治五郎 · (47 episodes)
2019
Mirai
Grandfather (voice)
2018
The Blood of Wolves
Shogo Ogami
2018
Oh Lucy!
Takeshi Komori / Tom
2018
Rikuoh
Koichi Miyazawa · (10 episodes)
2017
The Third Murder
Takashi Misumi
2017
Sekigahara
Tokugawa Ieyasu
2017
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
Masayuki Matsushita · (2 episodes)
2017
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Self - Actor
2016
A Samurai Chronicle
Toda
2014
Back of Father
Aoki Sosuke · (1 episode)
2014
Early Autumn
2011
Walking My Life
Yukihiro Fujiyama
2007
The Sin
2007
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Self
2007
Argentine Hag
Satoru Wakui
2007
Memoirs of a Geisha
Nobu
2005
People Without a Fort
Nagasaka Fumio
2004
Fireflies: River of Light
Mr. Takiguchi
2004
Tokyo: Level One
Governor of Tokyo
2004
The Hunter and the Hunted
Detective Jin
2004
The Life of Bangaku
Ajigawa Bantake · (10 episodes)
2002
The Password is Courage
(11 episodes)
2000
Jubaku: Spellbound
Hiroshi Kitano
1999
Keijitachi no Natsu
1999
Bonds
Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
1998
Middle-aged Bachelors
(13 episodes)
1997
Shabu
1996
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
1994
Hana no Ran
(37 episodes)
1994
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
(2 episodes)
1993
Dark Society in the East
Ryosuke Kano
1993
サハリンの薔薇
(1 episode)
1991
Takeda Shingen
武田晴信
1991
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen · (2 episodes)
1991
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
(5 episodes)
1990
Megumi no Sekai
1990
「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−
(1 episode)
1988
Lethal Three
(101 episodes)
1987
New Yotsuya Kaidan
(2 episodes)
1987
Chotchan
神谷容 · (156 episodes)
1987
宮本武蔵
Miyamoto Musashi · (1 episode)
1984
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵
宮本武蔵 · (45 episodes)
1984
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
(1 episode)
1983
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Oda Nobunaga · (50 episodes)
1983
The Legend of Sayo
1982
Eternal Monument
Ootaka
1982
Willful Murder
Journalist
1981
Suzume Iro Doki
顔に降りかかる雨
(1 episode)
Kinagashi Bugyō
(1 episode)
1981
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
(8 episodes)
1981
Golden Horse Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1962