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Koji Yakusho

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Born: January 1, 1956
From: Isahaya, Japan

Also known as

橋本広司 · Koji Hashimoto · Kôji Yakusho · Kouji Yakusho · Кодзі Якусьо · קוז'י יאקושו · کوجی یاکوشو

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.

Known for

Perfect Days

The Boy and the Beast

13 Assassins

Memoirs of a Geisha

The World of Kanako

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

Filmography

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2026

Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?

Acting (Gen Takasegawa / Yorozu Mantaro) 8 EP

Children Untold

Acting (Jinbe Yamai / Jinbei)

The Brightest Sun

2025

Acting (Claudius (voice))

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

Acting (Self)

Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope

2024

Acting (Bakin Takizawa)

2023

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

Acting (Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice))

Perfect Days

Acting (Hirayama) Production (Executive Producer)

Acting (Nogōn Beki) 10 EP

Acting (Masao Yoshida) 8 EP

Father of the Milky Way Railroad

Acting (Miyazawa Masajiro)

Acting (Seiji Kamiya)

2022

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

Acting (Kawai Tsugunosuke)

2021

Matrilineal Family

Acting (Kazo Yajima) 2 EP

Acting (Suzu's Father (voice))

The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood

Under the Open Sky

Acting (Mikami Masao)

Pension Metsä

Acting (Tsuneki) 7 EP

2019

Wings Over Everest

Acting (Jiang Yuesheng)

Whistleblower

Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story

Acting (嘉納治五郎) 47 EP

2018

Acting (Grandfather (voice))

The Blood of Wolves

Acting (Shogo Ogami)

Acting (Takeshi Komori / Tom)

2017

Acting (Koichi Miyazawa) 10 EP

The Third Murder

Acting (Takashi Misumi)

Acting (Tokugawa Ieyasu)

Ties: A Miraculous Colt

Acting (Masayuki Matsushita) 2 EP

2016

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Acting (Self - Actor)