7Acting
Koji Yakusho
- Born
- 1956-01-01
- Birthplace
- Isahaya, Japan
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
Filmography
137 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Children Untold
2026 · Movie
Jinbe Yamai / Jinbei
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
2026 · TV Show
Gen Takasegawa
The Brightest Sun
2026 · Movie
Cast
Scarlet
2025 · Movie
Claudius (voice)
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025 · Movie
Cast
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
2025 · Movie
Cast
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
2025 · Movie
Self
Hakkenden
2024 · Movie
Bakin Takizawa
Família
2023 · Movie
Seiji Kamiya
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
2023 · Movie
Miyazawa Masajiro
Perfect Days
2023 · Movie
Hirayama · Executive Producer
THE DAYS
2023 · TV Show
Masao Yoshida
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
2023 · Movie
Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
Vivant
2023 · TV Show
Nogōn Beki
Gratitude
2022 · Movie
Cast
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022 · Movie
Kawai Tsugunosuke
Belle
2021 · Movie
Suzu's Father (voice)
Matrilineal Family
2021 · TV Show
Kazo Yajima
Pension Metsä
2021 · TV Show
Tsuneki
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021 · Movie
Cast
Under the Open Sky
2021 · Movie
Mikami Masao
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
2019 · TV Show
嘉納治五郎
Whistleblower
2019 · Movie
Cast
Wings Over Everest
2019 · Movie
Jiang Yuesheng
Mirai
2018 · Movie
Grandfather (voice)
Oh Lucy!
2018 · Movie
Takeshi Komori / Tom
The Blood of Wolves
2018 · Movie
Shogo Ogami
Rikuoh
2017 · TV Show
Koichi Miyazawa
Sekigahara
2017 · Movie
Tokugawa Ieyasu
The Third Murder
2017 · Movie
Takashi Misumi
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
2017 · TV Show
Masayuki Matsushita
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016 · Movie
Self - Actor
The Boy and the Beast
2015 · Movie
Kumatetsu (voice)
The Emperor in August
2015 · Movie
General Korechika Anami
A Samurai Chronicle
2014 · Movie
Toda
Back of Father
2014 · TV Show
Aoki Sosuke
I Am Searching For Myself
2014 · Movie
Cast
The World of Kanako
2014 · Movie
Akikazu Fujishima
The Kiyosu Conference
2013 · Movie
Katsuie Shibata
Chronicle of My Mother
2012 · Movie
Kosaku
The Terminal Trust
2012 · Movie
Shinzo Egi
The Woodsman and the Rain
2012 · Movie
Katsuhiko
Early Autumn
2011 · Movie
Cast
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011 · Movie
Kageyu
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011 · Movie
Isoroku Yamamoto
13 Assassins
2010 · Movie
Shinzaemon Shimada
The Last Ronin
2010 · Movie
Magozaemon Senoo
Ekiro
2009 · Movie
Det. Yobuno
Gelatin Silver, Love
2009 · Movie
Client
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009 · Movie
Morisaku Furuta
Toad's Oil
2009 · Movie
Takuro Yazawa · Director
Paco and the Magical Book
2008 · Movie
Onuki
Tokyo Sonata
2008 · Movie
Robber
Argentine Hag
2007 · Movie
Satoru Wakui
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007 · Movie
Self
I Just Didn't Do It
2007 · Movie
Masayoshi Arakawa
Retribution
2007 · Movie
Noboru Yoshioka
Silk
2007 · Movie
Hara Jubei
The Sin
2007 · Movie
Cast
Walking My Life
2007 · Movie
Yukihiro Fujiyama
Babel
2006 · Movie
Yasujiro Wataya
Suite Dreams
2006 · Movie
Heikichi Shindo
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2005 · Movie
Masami Shin'ichi
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005 · Movie
Nobu
The Lakeside Murder Case
2005 · Movie
Shunsuke Namiki
Fireflies: River of Light
2004 · Movie
Mr. Takiguchi
People Without a Fort
2004 · Movie
Nagasaka Fumio
Séance
2004 · Movie
Katsuhiko Sato
The Hunter and the Hunted
2004 · Movie
Detective Jin
Tokyo: Level One
2004 · Movie
Governor of Tokyo
University of Laughs
2004 · Movie
Mutsuo Sakisaka
Doppelgänger
2003 · Movie
Michio Hayasaki
The Choice of Hercules
2002 · Movie
Atsuyuki Sassa
The Life of Bangaku
2002 · TV Show
Ajigawa Bantake
Eureka
2001 · Movie
Makoto Sawai
Pulse
2001 · Movie
Ship Captain
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 · Movie
Yosuke Sasano
Dora-heita
2000 · Movie
Koheita Mochizuki
The Password is Courage
2000 · TV Show
Cast
Charisma
1999 · Movie
Goro Yabuike
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999 · Movie
Hiroshi Kitano
Keijitachi no Natsu
1999 · Movie
Cast
License to Live
1999 · Movie
Fujimori
Making Of Charisma
1999 · Movie
Self
Bonds
1998 · Movie
Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998 · Movie
Cast
Yukon
1998 · Movie
Takayuki Iwabuchi
Bounce Ko Gals
1997 · Movie
Oshima
Cure
1997 · Movie
Kenichi Takabe
Lost Paradise
1997 · Movie
Shoichiro Kuki
Middle-aged Bachelors
1997 · TV Show
Cast
The Eel
1997 · Movie
Takuro Yamashita
Shabu
1996 · Movie
Cast
Shall We Dance?
1996 · Movie
Shohei Sugiyama
Sleeping Man
1996 · Movie
Kamimura
History of Jirocho Shimizu
1995 · Movie
Cast
Kamikaze Taxi
1995 · Movie
Kazumasa Kantake
39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"
1994 · Movie
Cast
Hana no Ran
1994 · TV Show
Cast
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
1994 · Movie
Cast
Crimson Lotus
1993 · Movie
Cast
Dark Society in the East
1993 · Movie
Ryosuke Kano
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
1993 · TV Show
Cast
Suzume Iro Doki
1992 · Movie
Cast
Takeda Shingen
1991 · Movie
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen
1991 · TV Show
Takeda Shingen
サハリンの薔薇
1991 · TV Show
Cast
Megumi no Sekai
1990 · Movie
Cast
Under Aurora
1990 · Movie
Genzo
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990 · TV Show
Cast
「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−
1988 · TV Show
Cast
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988 · Movie
Naoto Sekiya
Chotchan
1987 · TV Show
神谷容
Lethal Three
1987 · TV Show
Cast
New Yotsuya Kaidan
1987 · TV Show
Cast
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987 · Movie
Cast
Inochi
1986 · TV Show
Naohiko Hamamura
Tampopo
1985 · Movie
White Suit Man
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
1984 · Movie
Cast
宮本武蔵
1984 · TV Show
Miyamoto Musashi
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵
1984 · TV Show
宮本武蔵
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
1983 · TV Show
Cast
The Fir Trees Remain
1983 · Movie
Cast
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1983 · TV Show
Oda Nobunaga
Eternal Monument
1982 · Movie
Ootaka
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982 · Movie
Kondo
The Law of Hell
1982 · Movie
Genzô
The Legend of Sayo
1982 · Movie
Hatsutaro (Sayo's brother)
Kinagashi Bugyō
1981 · TV Show
Cast
Magistrate of the Floating World
1981 · Movie
Cast
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
1981 · TV Show
Cast
Willful Murder
1981 · Movie
Journalist
空よ海よ息子たちよ
1981 · Movie
Cast
Twelve Months
1980 · Movie
Young soldier (voice)
Hunter in the Dark
1979 · Movie
Kuwano
Golden Horse Awards
1962 · TV Show
Self
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
Date unknown · Movie
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