
Koji Yakusho
Actor
Born: January 1, 1956 (70 years old)
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography (70)
- Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope (2025, ★ 9.5)
- Babel (2006, ★ 7.2)
- Shall We Dance? (1996, ★ 7.5)
- Tampopo (1985, ★ 7.8)
- Sleeping Man (1996, ★ 7.6)
- Cure (1997, ★ 7.5)
- Eureka (2001, ★ 7.8)
- Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011, ★ 7.2)
- 13 Assassins (2010, ★ 7.3)
- Perfect Days (2023, ★ 7.8)
- Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window (2023, ★ 7.3)
- I Just Didn't Do It (2007, ★ 7.4)
- Tokyo Sonata (2008, ★ 7.4)
- The Choice of Hercules (2002, ★ 8)
- Whistleblower (2019, ★ 8.1)
- The Eel (1997, ★ 6.9)
- Doppelgänger (2003, ★ 7)
- Bounce Ko Gals (1997, ★ 6.7)
- Pulse (2001, ★ 6.7)
- Séance (2001, ★ 7)
- University of Laughs (2004, ★ 7)
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001, ★ 6.5)
- Paco and the Magical Book (2008, ★ 6.9)
- The Last Ronin (2010, ★ 6.7)
- The World of Kanako (2014, ★ 6.5)
- The Kiyosu Conference (2013, ★ 7)
- The Boy and the Beast (2015, ★ 7.9)
- Família (2023, ★ 6.7)
- Twelve Months (1980, ★ 6.8)
- Charisma (1999, ★ 6.7)