Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1 January 1956 (70 years old)
Place of birthIsahaya, Japan
Known credits137

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.

Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
2026 · Gen Takasegawa
Children Untold
Children Untold
2026 · Jinbe Yamai / Jinbei
The Brightest Sun
The Brightest Sun
2026
Scarlet
Scarlet
2025 · Claudius (voice)
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
2025
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
2025 · Self
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025
Hakkenden
Hakkenden
2024 · Bakin Takizawa
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
2023 · Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
Perfect Days
Perfect Days
2023 · Hirayama
Perfect Days
Perfect Days
2023 · Executive Producer
Vivant
Vivant
2023 · Nogōn Beki
THE DAYS
THE DAYS
2023 · Masao Yoshida
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
2023 · Miyazawa Masajiro
Família
Família
2023 · Seiji Kamiya
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022 · Kawai Tsugunosuke
Gratitude
Gratitude
2022
Matrilineal Family
Matrilineal Family
2021 · Kazo Yajima
Belle
Belle
2021 · Suzu's Father (voice)
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021
Under the Open Sky
Under the Open Sky
2021 · Mikami Masao
Pension Metsä
Pension Metsä
2021 · Tsuneki
Wings Over Everest
Wings Over Everest
2019 · Jiang Yuesheng
Whistleblower
Whistleblower
2019
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
2019 · 嘉納治五郎
Mirai
Mirai
2018 · Grandfather (voice)
The Blood of Wolves
The Blood of Wolves
2018 · Shogo Ogami
Oh Lucy!
Oh Lucy!
2018 · Takeshi Komori / Tom
Rikuoh
Rikuoh
2017 · Koichi Miyazawa
The Third Murder
The Third Murder
2017 · Takashi Misumi
Sekigahara
Sekigahara
2017 · Tokugawa Ieyasu
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
2017 · Masayuki Matsushita
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016 · Self - Actor
The Emperor in August
The Emperor in August
2015 · General Korechika Anami
The Boy and the Beast
The Boy and the Beast
2015 · Kumatetsu (voice)
A Samurai Chronicle
A Samurai Chronicle
2014 · Toda
Back of Father
Back of Father
2014 · Aoki Sosuke
The World of Kanako
The World of Kanako
2014 · Akikazu Fujishima
I Am Searching For Myself
I Am Searching For Myself
2014
The Kiyosu Conference
The Kiyosu Conference
2013 · Katsuie Shibata
The Terminal Trust
The Terminal Trust
2012 · Shinzo Egi
Chronicle of My Mother
Chronicle of My Mother
2012 · Kosaku
The Woodsman and the Rain
The Woodsman and the Rain
2012 · Katsuhiko
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011 · Isoroku Yamamoto
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011 · Kageyu
Early Autumn
Early Autumn
2011
The Last Ronin
The Last Ronin
2010 · Magozaemon Senoo
13 Assassins
13 Assassins
2010 · Shinzaemon Shimada
Page 1 of 3