Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

🎂 1st January 1956 (70 yrs) 📍 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.

Koji Yakusho

🎬 Movies Featuring Koji Yakusho

Scarlet

Scarlet (2025)

as Claudius (voice)
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special (2025)

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende (2025)

as Self
The Brightest Sun

The Brightest Sun (2025)

Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope

Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope (2025)

Hakkenden

Hakkenden (2024)

as Bakin Takizawa
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window (2023)

as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
Perfect Days

Perfect Days (2023)

as Hirayama
Father of the Milky Way Railroad

Father of the Milky Way Railroad (2023)

as Miyazawa Masajiro
Família

Família (2023)

as Seiji Kamiya
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2022)

as Kawai Tsugunosuke
Gratitude

Gratitude (2022)

Belle

Belle (2021)

as Suzu's Father (voice)
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood

The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood (2021)

Under the Open Sky

Under the Open Sky (2021)

as Mikami Masao
Wings Over Everest

Wings Over Everest (2019)

as Jiang Yuesheng
Whistleblower

Whistleblower (2019)

Mirai

Mirai (2018)

as Grandfather (voice)
The Blood of Wolves

The Blood of Wolves (2018)

as Shogo Ogami
Oh Lucy!

Oh Lucy! (2018)

as Takeshi Komori / Tom
The Third Murder

The Third Murder (2017)

as Takashi Misumi
Sekigahara

Sekigahara (2017)

as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)

as Self - Actor
The Emperor in August

The Emperor in August (2015)

as General Korechika Anami
The Boy and the Beast

The Boy and the Beast (2015)

as Kumatetsu (voice)
A Samurai Chronicle

A Samurai Chronicle (2014)

as Toda
The World of Kanako

The World of Kanako (2014)

as Akikazu Fujishima
I Am Searching For Myself

I Am Searching For Myself (2014)

The Kiyosu Conference

The Kiyosu Conference (2013)

as Katsuie Shibata
The Terminal Trust

The Terminal Trust (2012)

as Shinzo Egi
Chronicle of My Mother

Chronicle of My Mother (2012)

as Kosaku
The Woodsman and the Rain

The Woodsman and the Rain (2012)

as Katsuhiko
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)

as Isoroku Yamamoto
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)

as Kageyu
Early Autumn

Early Autumn (2011)

The Last Ronin

The Last Ronin (2010)

as Magozaemon Senoo
13 Assassins

13 Assassins (2010)

as Shinzaemon Shimada
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity

The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity (2009)

as Morisaku Furuta
Toad's Oil

Toad's Oil (2009)

as Takuro Yazawa
Ekiro

Ekiro (2009)

as Det. Yobuno
Gelatin Silver, Love

Gelatin Silver, Love (2009)

as Client
Tokyo Sonata

Tokyo Sonata (2008)

as Robber
Paco and the Magical Book

Paco and the Magical Book (2008)

as Onuki
Walking My Life

Walking My Life (2007)

as Yukihiro Fujiyama
The Sin

The Sin (2007)

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes (2007)

as Self
Silk

Silk (2007)

as Hara Jubei
Argentine Hag

Argentine Hag (2007)

as Satoru Wakui
Retribution

Retribution (2007)

as Noboru Yoshioka
I Just Didn't Do It

I Just Didn't Do It (2007)

as Masayoshi Arakawa
Babel

Babel (2006)

as Yasujiro Wataya
Suite Dreams

Suite Dreams (2006)

as Heikichi Shindo
Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

as Nobu
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)

as Masami Shin'ichi
The Lakeside Murder Case

The Lakeside Murder Case (2005)

as Shunsuke Namiki
University of Laughs

University of Laughs (2004)

as Mutsuo Sakisaka
People Without a Fort

People Without a Fort (2004)

as Nagasaka Fumio
Fireflies: River of Light

Fireflies: River of Light (2004)

as Mr. Takiguchi
Tokyo: Level One

Tokyo: Level One (2004)

as Governor of Tokyo
The Hunter and the Hunted

The Hunter and the Hunted (2004)

as Detective Jin
Doppelganger

Doppelganger (2003)

as Michio Hayasaki
The Choice of Hercules

The Choice of Hercules (2002)

as Atsuyuki Sassa
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)

as Yosuke Sasano
Pulse

Pulse (2001)

as Ship Captain
Eureka

Eureka (2001)

as Makoto Sawai
Séance

Séance (2000)

as Sato
Dora-heita

Dora-heita (2000)

as Koheita Mochizuki
Charisma

Charisma (1999)

as Goro Yabuike
Jubaku: Spellbound

Jubaku: Spellbound (1999)

as Hiroshi Kitano
Keijitachi no Natsu

Keijitachi no Natsu (1999)

License to Live

License to Live (1999)

as Fujimori
Tadon and Chikuwa

Tadon and Chikuwa (1998)

Bonds

Bonds (1998)

as Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
Yukon

Yukon (1998)

as Takayuki Iwabuchi
Cure

Cure (1997)

as Kenichi Takabe
Bounce Ko Gals

Bounce Ko Gals (1997)

as Oshima
The Eel

The Eel (1997)

as Takuro Yamashita
Lost Paradise

Lost Paradise (1997)

as Shoichiro Kuki
Shabu

Shabu (1996)

Sleeping Man

Sleeping Man (1996)

as Kamimura
Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance? (1996)

as Shohei Sugiyama
Kamikaze Taxi

Kamikaze Taxi (1995)

as Kazumasa Kantake
History of Jirocho Shimizu

History of Jirocho Shimizu (1995)

Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare

Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare (1994)

No Image

39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame" (1994)

Dark Society in the East

Dark Society in the East (1993)

as Ryosuke Kano
Crimson Lotus

Crimson Lotus (1993)

Suzume Iro Doki

Suzume Iro Doki (1992)

Takeda Shingen

Takeda Shingen (1991)

Aurora Borealis

Aurora Borealis (1990)

as Genzo
Megumi no Sekai

Megumi no Sekai (1990)

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho (1988)

The Great Department Store Robbery

The Great Department Store Robbery (1987)

Tampopo

Tampopo (1985)

as White Suit Man
The Fir Trees Remain

The Fir Trees Remain (1983)

The Legend of Sayo

The Legend of Sayo (1982)

The Law of Hell

The Law of Hell (1982)

Eternal Monument

Eternal Monument (1982)

as Ootaka
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)

Willful Murder

Willful Murder (1981)

as Journalist
Twelve Months

Twelve Months (1980)

as Young soldier (voice)
Hunter in the Dark

Hunter in the Dark (1979)

as Kuwano
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis (N/A)

as Narrator