Koji Yakusho
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Scarlet
2025
as Claudius (voice)
Perfect Days
2023
as Hirayama
Belle
2021
as Suzu's Father (voice)
Babel
2006
as Yasujiro Wataya
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
as Yosuke Sasano
The Boy and the Beast
2015
as Kumatetsu (voice)
Cure
1997
as Kenichi Takabe
Tampopo
1985
as White Suit Man
13 Assassins
2010
as Shinzaemon Shimada
Mirai
2018
as Grandfather (voice)
Pulse
2001
as Ship Captain
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
as Nobu
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011
as Kageyu
Shall We Dance?
1996
as Shohei Sugiyama
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021
I Just Didn't Do It
2007
as Masayoshi Arakawa
Tokyo Sonata
2008
as Robber
The Eel
1997
as Takuro Yamashita
The Blood of Wolves
2018
as Shogo Ogami
The World of Kanako
2014
as Akikazu Fujishima