Koji Yakusho
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
Children Untold
Children Untold
The Brightest Sun
The Brightest Sun
Scarlet
as Claudius (voice)
Scarlet
as Claudius (voice)
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
as Self
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
as Self
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
Hakkenden
as Bakin Takizawa
Hakkenden
as Bakin Takizawa
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
Perfect Days
as Hirayama
Perfect Days
as Hirayama
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
as Miyazawa Masajiro
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
as Miyazawa Masajiro
Família
as Seiji Kamiya
Família
as Seiji Kamiya
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
as Kawai Tsugunosuke
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
as Kawai Tsugunosuke
Gratitude
Gratitude
Belle
as Suzu's Father (voice)
Belle
as Suzu's Father (voice)
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
Under the Open Sky
as Mikami Masao
Under the Open Sky
as Mikami Masao
Wings Over Everest
as Jiang Yuesheng
Wings Over Everest
as Jiang Yuesheng
Whistleblower
Whistleblower
Mirai
as Grandfather (voice)
Mirai
as Grandfather (voice)
The Blood of Wolves
as Shogo Ogami
The Blood of Wolves
as Shogo Ogami
Oh Lucy!
as Takeshi Komori / Tom
Oh Lucy!
as Takeshi Komori / Tom
The Third Murder
as Takashi Misumi
The Third Murder
as Takashi Misumi
Sekigahara
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Sekigahara
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Actor
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Actor
The Emperor in August
as General Korechika Anami
The Emperor in August
as General Korechika Anami
The Boy and the Beast
as Kumatetsu (voice)
The Boy and the Beast
as Kumatetsu (voice)
A Samurai Chronicle
as Toda
A Samurai Chronicle
as Toda
The World of Kanako
as Akikazu Fujishima
The World of Kanako
as Akikazu Fujishima
I Am Searching For Myself
I Am Searching For Myself
The Kiyosu Conference
as Katsuie Shibata
The Kiyosu Conference
as Katsuie Shibata
The Terminal Trust
as Shinzo Egi
The Terminal Trust
as Shinzo Egi
Chronicle of My Mother
as Kosaku
Chronicle of My Mother
as Kosaku
The Woodsman and the Rain
as Katsuhiko
The Woodsman and the Rain
as Katsuhiko
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
as Isoroku Yamamoto
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
as Isoroku Yamamoto
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
as Kageyu
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
as Kageyu
Early Autumn
Early Autumn
The Last Ronin
as Magozaemon Senoo
The Last Ronin
as Magozaemon Senoo
13 Assassins
as Shinzaemon Shimada
13 Assassins
as Shinzaemon Shimada
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
as Morisaku Furuta
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
as Morisaku Furuta
Gelatin Silver, Love
as Client
Gelatin Silver, Love
as Client
Tokyo Sonata
as Robber
Tokyo Sonata
as Robber
Paco and the Magical Book
as Onuki
Paco and the Magical Book
as Onuki
Walking My Life
as Yukihiro Fujiyama
Walking My Life
as Yukihiro Fujiyama
The Sin
The Sin
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
as Self
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
as Self
Silk
as Hara Jubei
Silk
as Hara Jubei
Argentine Hag
as Satoru Wakui
Argentine Hag
as Satoru Wakui
Retribution
as Noboru Yoshioka
Retribution
as Noboru Yoshioka
I Just Didn't Do It
as Masayoshi Arakawa
I Just Didn't Do It
as Masayoshi Arakawa
Babel
as Yasujiro Wataya
Babel
as Yasujiro Wataya
Suite Dreams
as Heikichi Shindo
Suite Dreams
as Heikichi Shindo
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Nobu
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Nobu
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
as Masami Shin'ichi
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
as Masami Shin'ichi
The Lakeside Murder Case
as Shunsuke Namiki
The Lakeside Murder Case
as Shunsuke Namiki
University of Laughs
as Mutsuo Sakisaka
University of Laughs
as Mutsuo Sakisaka
People Without a Fort
as Nagasaka Fumio
People Without a Fort
as Nagasaka Fumio
Séance
as Sato
Séance
as Sato
The Choice of Hercules
as Atsuyuki Sassa
The Choice of Hercules
as Atsuyuki Sassa
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
as Yosuke Sasano
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
as Yosuke Sasano
Pulse
as Ship Captain
Pulse
as Ship Captain
License to Live
as Fujimori
License to Live
as Fujimori
Bonds
as Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
Bonds
as Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
Bounce Ko Gals
as Oshima
Bounce Ko Gals
as Oshima
Shabu
Shabu
Sleeping Man
as Kamimura
Sleeping Man
as Kamimura
History of Jirocho Shimizu
History of Jirocho Shimizu
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
Dark Society in the East
as Ryosuke Kano
Dark Society in the East
as Ryosuke Kano
Crimson Lotus
Crimson Lotus
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
The Fir Trees Remain
The Fir Trees Remain
Eternal Monument
as Ootaka
Eternal Monument
as Ootaka
Magistrate of the Floating World
Magistrate of the Floating World
Hunter in the Dark
as Kuwano
Hunter in the Dark
as Kuwano
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
as Narrator
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
as Narrator