Koji Yakusho
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Babel
as Yasujiro Wataya 2006
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Nobu 2005
Perfect Days
as Hirayama 2023
The Boy and the Beast
as Kumatetsu (voice) 2015
13 Assassins
as Shinzaemon Shimada 2010
Belle
as Suzu's Father (voice) 2021
Mirai
as Grandfather (voice) 2018
Cure
as Kenichi Takabe 1997
Pulse
as Ship Captain 2001
Tampopo
as White Suit Man 1985
The Third Murder
as Takashi Misumi 2017
Tokyo Sonata
as Robber 2008
Silk
as Hara Jubei 2007
The World of Kanako
as Akikazu Fujishima 2014
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
as Kageyu 2011
Shall We Dance?
as Shohei Sugiyama 1996
The Eel
as Takuro Yamashita 1997