Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Born 1956-01-01 (age 70) Isahaya, Japan
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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.

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Known For

Scarlet
Scarlet

2025

as Claudius (voice)

Perfect Days
Perfect Days

2023

as Hirayama

Babel
Babel

2006

as Yasujiro Wataya

Memoirs of a Geisha
Belle
Belle

2021

as Suzu's Father (voice)

Pulse
Pulse

2001

as Ship Captain

Cure
Cure

1997

as Kenichi Takabe

The Boy and the Beast
The Boy and the Beast

2015

as Kumatetsu (voice)

Tampopo
Tampopo

1985

as White Suit Man

Eureka
Eureka

2001

as Makoto Sawai

13 Assassins
13 Assassins

2010

as Shinzaemon Shimada

The World of Kanako
The World of Kanako

2014

as Akikazu Fujishima

Mirai
Mirai

2018

as Grandfather (voice)

Lost Paradise
Lost Paradise

1997

as Shoichiro Kuki

Tokyo Sonata
Tokyo Sonata

2008

as Robber

Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance?

1996

as Shohei Sugiyama

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
The Eel
The Eel

1997

as Takuro Yamashita

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

2023

as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)

Sekigahara
Sekigahara

2017

as Tokugawa Ieyasu