Koji Yakusho
Known for Acting
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
Scarlet
2025
as Claudius (voice)
Perfect Days
2023
as Hirayama
Perfect Days
2023
Executive Producer
Cure
1997
as Kenichi Takabe
13 Assassins
2010
as Shinzaemon Shimada
Belle
2021
as Suzu's Father (voice)
Tampopo
1985
as White Suit Man
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
as Nobu
The Boy and the Beast
2015
as Kumatetsu (voice)
Babel
2006
as Yasujiro Wataya
Mirai
2018
as Grandfather (voice)
Pulse
2001
as Ship Captain
The World of Kanako
2014
as Akikazu Fujishima
Sekigahara
2017
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
I Just Didn't Do It
2007
as Masayoshi Arakawa
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
2023
as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021
The Eel
1997
as Takuro Yamashita
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2005
as Masami Shin'ichi
The Third Murder
2017
as Takashi Misumi