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
Series
Vivant
Nogōn Beki
2023
Series
Golden Horse Awards
Self
1962
Series
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
Film
Perfect Days
Hirayama
2023
Film
Memoirs of a Geisha
Nobu
2005
Film
Babel
Yasujiro Wataya
2006
Film
Scarlet
Claudius (voice)
2025
Film
Cure
Kenichi Takabe
1997
Series
THE DAYS
Masao Yoshida
2023
Series
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
嘉納治五郎
2019
Film
Belle
Suzu's Father (voice)
2021
Film
Pulse
Ship Captain
2001
Film
The Boy and the Beast
Kumatetsu (voice)
2015
Series
Inochi
Naohiko Hamamura
1986
Film
13 Assassins
Shinzaemon Shimada
2010
Film
Mirai
Grandfather (voice)
2018
Film
The World of Kanako
Akikazu Fujishima
2014
Series
Back of Father
Aoki Sosuke
2014
Series
Chotchan
神谷容
1987
Film
Tampopo
White Suit Man
1985
Series
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Oda Nobunaga
1983
Series
Rikuoh
Koichi Miyazawa
2017
Series
Hana no Ran
1994
Film
Lost Paradise
Shoichiro Kuki
1997
Film
Shall We Dance?
Shohei Sugiyama
1996
Film
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
2023
Film
Silk
Hara Jubei
2007
Film
The Eel
Takuro Yamashita
1997
Series
Lethal Three
1987
Film
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Kageyu
2011
Film
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Isoroku Yamamoto
2011
Film
The Third Murder
Takashi Misumi
2017
Film
Tokyo Sonata
Robber
2008
Film
Eureka
Makoto Sawai
2001
Film
The Blood of Wolves
Shogo Ogami
2018
Film
Sekigahara
Tokugawa Ieyasu
2017
Film
Walking My Life
Yukihiro Fujiyama
2007
Film
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Kondo
1982
Film
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Self - Actor
2016
Film
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Yosuke Sasano
2001
Series
Pension Metsä
Tsuneki
2021
Film
Under the Open Sky
Mikami Masao
2021
Film
Charisma
Goro Yabuike
1999
Series
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵
宮本武蔵
1984
Film
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Self
2007
Series
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
1981
Film
The Emperor in August
General Korechika Anami
2015
Film
Oh Lucy!
Takeshi Komori / Tom
2018
Film
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Masami Shin'ichi
2005
Film
I Am Searching For Myself
2014
Film
I Just Didn't Do It
Masayoshi Arakawa
2007
Film
Twelve Months
Young soldier (voice)
1980
Film
Fireflies: River of Light
Mr. Takiguchi
2004
Film
The Brightest Sun
2026
Film
Retribution
Noboru Yoshioka
2007
Series
Matrilineal Family
Kazo Yajima
2021
Film
Bounce Ko Gals
Oshima
1997
Series
The Life of Bangaku
Ajigawa Bantake
2002
Film
The Kiyosu Conference
Katsuie Shibata
2013
Film
Séance
Sato
2004
Film
Early Autumn
2011
Film
The Lakeside Murder Case
Shunsuke Namiki
2005
Film
Dora-heita
Koheita Mochizuki
2000
Series
The Password is Courage
2000
Series
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
Masayuki Matsushita
2017
Film
The Woodsman and the Rain
Katsuhiko
2012
Film
Hakkenden
Bakin Takizawa
2024
Film
The Last Ronin
Magozaemon Senoo
2010
Film
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
Miyazawa Masajiro
2023
Film
License to Live
Fujimori
1999
Film
Doppelgänger
Michio Hayasaki
2003
Film
Hunter in the Dark
Kuwano
1979
Film
Suite Dreams
Heikichi Shindo
2006
Film
Whistleblower
2019
Film
Chronicle of My Mother
Kosaku
2012
Film
Wings Over Everest
Jiang Yuesheng
2019
Film
Sleeping Man
Kamimura
1996
Series
Middle-aged Bachelors
1997
Film
Família
Seiji Kamiya
2023
Film
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
Morisaku Furuta
2009
Film
Gelatin Silver, Love
Client
2009
Film
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
Kawai Tsugunosuke
2022
Film
The Choice of Hercules
Atsuyuki Sassa
2002
Film
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025
Film
The Terminal Trust
Shinzo Egi
2012
Film
A Samurai Chronicle
Toda
2014
Series
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen
1991
Film
Paco and the Magical Book
Onuki
2008
Film
Crimson Lotus
1993
Film
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021
Film
Eternal Monument
Ootaka
1982
宮本武蔵
Miyamoto Musashi
1984
Film
The Fir Trees Remain
1983
Film
Jubaku: Spellbound
Hiroshi Kitano
1999
Film
Dark Society in the East
Ryosuke Kano
1993
Film
Willful Murder
Journalist
1981
Series
Kinagashi Bugyō
1981
Film
The Law of Hell
Genzô
1982
Series
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
1993
Film
Children Untold
2026
Film
Suzume Iro Doki
1992
Film
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen
1991
Film
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
Self
2025
Film
Toad's Oil
Takuro Yazawa
2009
Series
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
1983
Film
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
2025
Film
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998
Film
Kamikaze Taxi
Kazumasa Kantake
1995
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
Gen Takasegawa
Film
University of Laughs
Mutsuo Sakisaka
2004
Film
Ekiro
Det. Yobuno
2009
Film
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
Naoto Sekiya
1988
Film
Aurora Borealis
Genzo
1990
Film
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
1994
Film
Tokyo: Level One
Governor of Tokyo
2004
Film
Megumi no Sekai
1990
Film
Argentine Hag
Satoru Wakui
2007
Film
The Hunter and the Hunted
Detective Jin
2004
「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−
1988
Film
History of Jirocho Shimizu
1995
Film
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
1984
Film
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987
Film
The Sin
2007
Film
Shabu
1996
Series
New Yotsuya Kaidan
1987
39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"
1994
Film
Magistrate of the Floating World
1981
Film
Keijitachi no Natsu
1999
Film
Bonds
Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
1998
Film
The Legend of Sayo
Hatsutaro (Sayo's brother)
1982
Series
サハリンの薔薇
1991
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
Narrator
Film
Yukon
Takayuki Iwabuchi
1998
Film
Gratitude
2022
Film
People Without a Fort
Nagasaka Fumio
2004
Film
Making Of Charisma
Self
1999