Koji Yakusho

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Koji Yakusho

Acting 70 January 1, 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 s…

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Babel

Babel

7.2 2006 Movie
Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

7.6 2005 Movie
Perfect Days

Perfect Days

7.8 2023 Movie
The Boy and the Beast

The Boy and the Beast

7.9 2015 Movie
13 Assassins

13 Assassins

7.3 2010 Movie
Belle

Belle

7.6 2021 Movie
Cure

Cure

7.6 1997 Movie
Mirai

Mirai

7.2 2018 Movie
Pulse

Pulse

6.7 2001 Movie
Tampopo

Tampopo

7.8 1985 Movie
The Third Murder

The Third Murder

6.6 2017 Movie
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

9.5 1990 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?

    TV show Gen Takasegawa

  2. 2026
    Children Untold

    Movie Jinbe Yamai / Jinbei

  3. 2026
    The Brightest Sun

    Movie

  4. 2025
    Scarlet

    Movie Claudius (voice)

  5. 2025
    Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special

    Movie

  6. 2025
    Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

    Movie Self

  7. 2025
    Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope

    Movie

  8. 2024
    Hakkenden

    Movie Bakin Takizawa

  9. 2023
    Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

    Movie Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)

  10. 2023
    Perfect Days

    Movie Hirayama

  11. 2023
    Vivant

    TV show Nogōn Beki

  12. 2023
    THE DAYS

    TV show Masao Yoshida

  13. 2023
    Father of the Milky Way Railroad

    Movie Miyazawa Masajiro

  14. 2023
    Família

    Movie Seiji Kamiya

  15. 2022
    The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

    Movie Kawai Tsugunosuke

  16. 2022
    Gratitude

    Movie

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  1. 2021
    Matrilineal Family

    TV show Kazo Yajima

  2. 2021
    Belle

    Movie Suzu's Father (voice)

  3. 2021
    The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood

    Movie

  4. 2021
    Under the Open Sky

    Movie Mikami Masao

  5. 2021
    Pension Metsä

    TV show Tsuneki

  6. 2019
    Wings Over Everest

    Movie Jiang Yuesheng

  7. 2019
    Whistleblower

    Movie

  8. 2019
    Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story

    TV show 嘉納治五郎

  9. 2018
    Mirai

    Movie Grandfather (voice)

  10. 2018
    The Blood of Wolves

    Movie Shogo Ogami

  11. 2018
    Oh Lucy!

    Movie Takeshi Komori / Tom

  12. 2017
    Rikuoh

    TV show Koichi Miyazawa

  13. 2017
    The Third Murder

    Movie Takashi Misumi

  14. 2017
    Sekigahara

    Movie Tokugawa Ieyasu

  15. 2017
    Ties: A Miraculous Colt

    TV show Masayuki Matsushita

  16. 2016
    Mifune: The Last Samurai

    Movie Self - Actor

  17. 2015
    The Emperor in August

    Movie General Korechika Anami

  18. 2015
    The Boy and the Beast

    Movie Kumatetsu (voice)

  19. 2014
    A Samurai Chronicle

    Movie Toda

  20. 2014
    Back of Father

    TV show Aoki Sosuke

  21. 2014
    The World of Kanako

    Movie Akikazu Fujishima

  22. 2014
    I Am Searching For Myself

    Movie

  23. 2013
    The Kiyosu Conference

    Movie Katsuie Shibata

  24. 2012
    The Terminal Trust

    Movie Shinzo Egi