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.
Acting
Movie
Babel
as Yasujiro Wataya
2006
Movie
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Nobu
2005
Movie
Perfect Days
as Hirayama
2023
Movie
The Boy and the Beast
as Kumatetsu (voice)
2015
Movie
13 Assassins
as Shinzaemon Shimada
2010
Movie
Belle
as Suzu's Father (voice)
2021
Movie
Mirai
as Grandfather (voice)
2018
Movie
Cure
as Kenichi Takabe
1997
Movie
Pulse
as Ship Captain
2001
Movie
Tampopo
as White Suit Man
1985
Movie
The Third Murder
as Takashi Misumi
2017
Movie
Tokyo Sonata
as Robber
2008
Movie
Silk
as Hara Jubei
2007
Movie
The World of Kanako
as Akikazu Fujishima
2014
Movie
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
as Kageyu
2011
Movie
Shall We Dance?
as Shohei Sugiyama
1996
TV
THE DAYS
as Masao Yoshida
2023
Movie
The Eel
as Takuro Yamashita
1997
Movie
Retribution
as Noboru Yoshioka
2007
Movie
Oh Lucy!
as Takeshi Komori / Tom
2018
Movie
Eureka
as Makoto Sawai
2001
Movie
Scarlet
as Claudius (voice)
2025
Movie
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
as Yosuke Sasano
2001
Movie
Charisma
as Goro Yabuike
1999
