Actor
Koji Yakusho
Born 1956 · Isahaya, Japan
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.
Directed
Acting
Memoirs of a Geisha
Nobu · 2005
Babel
Yasujiro Wataya · 2006
Perfect Days
Hirayama · 2023
The Boy and the Beast
Kumatetsu (voice) · 2015
13 Assassins
Shinzaemon Shimada · 2010
Belle
Suzu's Father (voice) · 2021
Cure
Kenichi Takabe · 1997
Mirai
Grandfather (voice) · 2018
Tampopo
White Suit Man · 1985
Pulse
Ship Captain · 2001
Tokyo Sonata
Robber · 2008
Shall We Dance?
Shohei Sugiyama · 1996
THE DAYS
Masao Yoshida · 2023
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Kageyu · 2011
The Third Murder
Takashi Misumi · 2017
Eureka
Makoto Sawai · 2001
The World of Kanako
Akikazu Fujishima · 2014
The Eel
Takuro Yamashita · 1997
Scarlet
Claudius (voice) · 2025
Oh Lucy!
Takeshi Komori / Tom · 2018
Silk
Hara Jubei · 2007
Retribution
Noboru Yoshioka · 2007
Under the Open Sky
Mikami Masao · 2021
Séance
Sato · 2001