ACTOR
Koji Yakusho
Known for Perfect Days
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…
Snapshot 2026-10-15
- Born
- Jan 1, 1956
- Birthplace
- Isahaya, Japan
- 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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Hunter in the DarkKuwano
1979
Twelve MonthsYoung soldier (voice)
1980
Magistrate of the Floating World
1981
Willful MurderJournalist
1981
空よ海よ息子たちよ
1981
Eternal MonumentOotaka
1982
Onimasa: A Japanese GodfatherKondo
1982
The Law of HellGenzô
1982
The Legend of SayoHatsutaro (Sayo's brother)
1982
The Fir Trees Remain
1983
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
1984
TampopoWhite Suit Man
1985
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987
Another Way: D-Kikan-JohoNaoto Sekiya
1988
Megumi no Sekai
1990
Under AuroraGenzo
1990
Takeda ShingenTakeda Shingen
1991
Suzume Iro Doki
1992
Crimson Lotus
1993
Dark Society in the EastRyosuke Kano
19933E
39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"
1994
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
1994
History of Jirocho Shimizu
1995
Kamikaze TaxiKazumasa Kantake
1995
Shabu
1996
Shall We Dance?Shohei Sugiyama
1996
Sleeping ManKamimura
1996
Bounce Ko GalsOshima
1997
CureKenichi Takabe
1997
Lost ParadiseShoichiro Kuki
1997
The EelTakuro Yamashita
1997
BondsTakaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
1998
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998
YukonTakayuki Iwabuchi
1998
CharismaGoro Yabuike
1999
Jubaku: SpellboundHiroshi Kitano
1999
Keijitachi no Natsu
1999
License to LiveFujimori
1999
Making Of CharismaSelf
1999
Dora-heitaKoheita Mochizuki
2000
EurekaMakoto Sawai
2001
PulseShip Captain
2001
Warm Water Under a Red BridgeYosuke Sasano
2001
The Choice of HerculesAtsuyuki Sassa
2002
DoppelgängerMichio Hayasaki
2003
Fireflies: River of LightMr. Takiguchi
2004
People Without a FortNagasaka Fumio
2004
SéanceSato
2004
The Hunter and the HuntedDetective Jin
2004
Tokyo: Level OneGovernor of Tokyo
2004
University of LaughsMutsuo Sakisaka
2004
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific OceanMasami Shin'ichi
2005
Memoirs of a GeishaNobu
2005
The Lakeside Murder CaseShunsuke Namiki
2005
BabelYasujiro Wataya
2006
Suite DreamsHeikichi Shindo
2006
Argentine HagSatoru Wakui
2007
Common Ground: Under Construction NotesSelf
2007
I Just Didn't Do ItMasayoshi Arakawa
2007
RetributionNoboru Yoshioka
2007
SilkHara Jubei
2007
The Sin
2007
Walking My LifeYukihiro Fujiyama
2007
Paco and the Magical BookOnuki
2008
Tokyo SonataRobber
2008
EkiroDet. Yobuno
2009
Gelatin Silver, LoveClient
2009
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to SerenityMorisaku Furuta
2009
Toad's OilTakuro Yazawa
2009Toad's OilDirector
2009
13 AssassinsShinzaemon Shimada
2010
The Last RoninMagozaemon Senoo
2010
Early Autumn
2011
Hara-Kiri: Death of a SamuraiKageyu
2011
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined FleetIsoroku Yamamoto
2011
Chronicle of My MotherKosaku
2012
The Terminal TrustShinzo Egi
2012
The Woodsman and the RainKatsuhiko
2012
The Kiyosu ConferenceKatsuie Shibata
2013
A Samurai ChronicleToda
2014
I Am Searching For Myself
2014
The World of KanakoAkikazu Fujishima
2014
The Boy and the BeastKumatetsu (voice)
2015
The Emperor in AugustGeneral Korechika Anami
2015
Mifune: The Last SamuraiSelf - Actor
2016
SekigaharaTokugawa Ieyasu
2017
The Third MurderTakashi Misumi
2017
MiraiGrandfather (voice)
2018
Oh Lucy!Takeshi Komori / Tom
2018
The Blood of WolvesShogo Ogami
2018
Whistleblower
2019
Wings Over EverestJiang Yuesheng
2019
BelleSuzu's Father (voice)
2021
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021
Under the Open SkyMikami Masao
2021
Gratitude
2022
The Pass: Last Days of the SamuraiKawai Tsugunosuke
2022
FamíliaSeiji Kamiya
2023
Father of the Milky Way RailroadMiyazawa Masajiro
2023
Perfect DaysHirayama
2023Perfect DaysExecutive Producer
2023
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the WindowSōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
2023
HakkendenBakin Takizawa
2024
ScarletClaudius (voice)
2025
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
2025
Wim Wenders: Der ewig SuchendeSelf
2025
Children UntoldJinbe Yamai / Jinbei
2026
The Brightest Sun
2026
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevisNarrator
Television
Golden Horse AwardsSelf · 1 eps
1962
Kinagashi Bugyō1 eps
1981
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?8 eps
1981
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin1 eps
1983
Tokugawa IeyasuOda Nobunaga · 50 eps
1983宮
宮本武蔵Miyamoto Musashi · 1 eps
1984
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵宮本武蔵 · 45 eps
1984
InochiNaohiko Hamamura · 50 eps
1986
Chotchan神谷容 · 156 eps
1987
Lethal Three101 eps
1987
New Yotsuya Kaidan2 eps
1987「
「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−1 eps
1988
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen5 eps
1990Takeda ShingenTakeda Shingen · 2 eps
1991
サハリンの薔薇1 eps
1991
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi2 eps
1993
Hana no Ran37 eps
1994
Middle-aged Bachelors13 eps
1997
The Password is Courage11 eps
2000
The Life of BangakuAjigawa Bantake · 10 eps
2002
Back of FatherAoki Sosuke · 1 eps
2014
RikuohKoichi Miyazawa · 10 eps
2017
Ties: A Miraculous ColtMasayuki Matsushita · 2 eps
2017
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story嘉納治五郎 · 47 eps
2019
Matrilineal FamilyKazo Yajima · 2 eps
2021
Pension MetsäTsuneki · 7 eps
2021
THE DAYSMasao Yoshida · 8 eps
2023
VivantNogōn Beki · 10 eps
2023
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?Gen Takasegawa · 1 eps
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