Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Acting
Born Jan 01, 1956
From 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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Scarlet
7.2
2025

Scarlet

Claudius (voice)

Perfect Days
7.8
2023

Perfect Days

Hirayama

Cure
7.5
1997

Cure

Kenichi Takabe

13 Assassins
7.3
2010

13 Assassins

Shinzaemon Shimada

Tampopo
7.8
1985

Tampopo

White Suit Man

Belle
7.6
2021

Belle

Suzu's Father (voice)

Memoirs of a Geisha
7.6
2005

Memoirs of a Geisha

Nobu

The Boy and the Beast
7.9
2015

The Boy and the Beast

Kumatetsu (voice)

Babel
7.2
2006

Babel

Yasujiro Wataya

Pulse
6.7
2001

Pulse

Ship Captain

The World of Kanako
6.5
2014

The World of Kanako

Akikazu Fujishima

Mirai
7.1
2018

Mirai

Grandfather (voice)

The Third Murder
6.6
2017

The Third Murder

Takashi Misumi

I Just Didn't Do It
7.4
2007

I Just Didn't Do It

Masayoshi Arakawa

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
7.2
2011

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

Kageyu

Sekigahara
7.0
2017

Sekigahara

Tokugawa Ieyasu

The Eel
6.9
1997

The Eel

Takuro Yamashita

Under the Open Sky
7.6
2021

Under the Open Sky

Mikami Masao

Silk
5.7
2007

Silk

Hara Jubei

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
7.3
2023

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)

Eureka
7.8
2001

Eureka

Makoto Sawai

The Kiyosu Conference
7.0
2013

The Kiyosu Conference

Katsuie Shibata

Tokyo Sonata
7.4
2008

Tokyo Sonata

Robber

The Lakeside Murder Case
6.4
2005

The Lakeside Murder Case

Shunsuke Namiki

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
6.5
2001

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

Yosuke Sasano

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
6.1
2005

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean

Masami Shin'ichi

The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
6.7
2021

The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood

The Blood of Wolves
7.2
2018

The Blood of Wolves

Shogo Ogami

Oh Lucy!
6.7
2018

Oh Lucy!

Takeshi Komori / Tom

Retribution
6.4
2007

Retribution

Noboru Yoshioka

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
6.1
1982

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

Lost Paradise
5.8
1997

Lost Paradise

Shoichiro Kuki

Séance
7.0
2001

Séance

Sato

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
7.4
2022

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

Kawai Tsugunosuke

The Choice of Hercules
8.0
2002

The Choice of Hercules

Atsuyuki Sassa

Charisma
6.7
1999

Charisma

Goro Yabuike

The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
6.4
2009

The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity

Morisaku Furuta

Hakkenden
7.4
2024

Hakkenden

Bakin Takizawa

Willful Murder
7.3
1981

Willful Murder

Journalist

Twelve Months
6.8
1980

Twelve Months

Young soldier (voice)

License to Live
6.1
1999

License to Live

Fujimori

Doppelgänger
7.0
2003

Doppelgänger

Michio Hayasaki

Paco and the Magical Book
6.9
2008

Paco and the Magical Book

Onuki

Walking My Life
5.0
2007

Walking My Life

Yukihiro Fujiyama

Dora-heita
5.2
2000

Dora-heita

Koheita Mochizuki

Suite Dreams
6.1
2006

Suite Dreams

Heikichi Shindo

Chronicle of My Mother
6.6
2012

Chronicle of My Mother

Kosaku

Hunter in the Dark
6.2
1979

Hunter in the Dark

Kuwano

The Last Ronin
6.7
2010

The Last Ronin

Magozaemon Senoo

The Woodsman and the Rain
6.0
2012

The Woodsman and the Rain

Katsuhiko

The Emperor in August
6.4
2015

The Emperor in August

General Korechika Anami

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
6.4
2011

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

Isoroku Yamamoto

Whistleblower
8.1
2019

Whistleblower

Ekiro
3.7
2009

Ekiro

Det. Yobuno

Takeda Shingen
1991

Takeda Shingen

Takeda Shingen

University of Laughs
7.0
2004

University of Laughs

Mutsuo Sakisaka

Jubaku: Spellbound
6.0
1999

Jubaku: Spellbound

Hiroshi Kitano

Família
6.7
2023

Família

Seiji Kamiya

Wings Over Everest
5.9
2019

Wings Over Everest

Jiang Yuesheng

Sleeping Man
7.6
1996

Sleeping Man

Kamimura

Father of the Milky Way Railroad
6.3
2023

Father of the Milky Way Railroad

Miyazawa Masajiro

Keijitachi no Natsu
1999

Keijitachi no Natsu

Crimson Lotus
7.0
1993

Crimson Lotus

The Brightest Sun
2026

The Brightest Sun

Eternal Monument
10.0
1982

Eternal Monument

Ootaka

Shall We Dance?
7.5
1996

Shall We Dance?

Shohei Sugiyama

A Samurai Chronicle
7.4
2014

A Samurai Chronicle

Toda

Shabu
1996

Shabu

Megumi no Sekai
1990

Megumi no Sekai

Tadon and Chikuwa
1998

Tadon and Chikuwa

Toad's Oil
7.0
2009

Toad's Oil

Takuro Yazawa

Bonds
4.8
1998

Bonds

Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga

The Legend of Sayo
6.3
1982

The Legend of Sayo

Tokyo: Level One
2004

Tokyo: Level One

Governor of Tokyo

Bounce Ko Gals
6.7
1997

Bounce Ko Gals

Oshima

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
10.0
2007

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

Self

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1.0
1988

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

The Fir Trees Remain
1983

The Fir Trees Remain

The Hunter and the Hunted
2004

The Hunter and the Hunted

Detective Jin

Suzume Iro Doki
1992

Suzume Iro Doki

Mifune: The Last Samurai
7.1
2016

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Self - Actor

Aurora Borealis
4.9
1990

Aurora Borealis

Genzo

Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
9.5
2025

Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope

The Great Department Store Robbery
1987

The Great Department Store Robbery

Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
1994

Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare

People Without a Fort
2004

People Without a Fort

Nagasaka Fumio

The Law of Hell
1982

The Law of Hell

Argentine Hag
2007

Argentine Hag

Satoru Wakui

The Sin
2007

The Sin

The Terminal Trust
6.4
2012

The Terminal Trust

Shinzo Egi

Gelatin Silver, Love
6.5
2009

Gelatin Silver, Love

Client

Fireflies: River of Light
4.6
2004

Fireflies: River of Light

Mr. Takiguchi

Kamikaze Taxi
6.2
1995

Kamikaze Taxi

Kazumasa Kantake

Gratitude
2022

Gratitude

History of Jirocho Shimizu
1995

History of Jirocho Shimizu

Early Autumn
2011

Early Autumn

Dark Society in the East
6.4
1993

Dark Society in the East

Ryosuke Kano

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
6.0
2025

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis

Narrator

I Am Searching For Myself
2014

I Am Searching For Myself

Yukon
1998

Yukon

Takayuki Iwabuchi

1994

39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
8.0
2025

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

Self

Filmography — Crew