Koji Yakusho
Known for ActingBorn 1956-01-01Isahaya, 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
Perfect Days
2023 · as Hirayama
Scarlet
2025 · as Claudius (voice)
Babel
2006 · as Yasujiro Wataya
Cure
1997 · as Kenichi Takabe
Pulse
2001 · as Ship Captain
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005 · as Nobu
Belle
2021 · as Suzu's Father (voice)
The Boy and the Beast
2015 · as Kumatetsu (voice)
13 Assassins
2010 · as Shinzaemon Shimada
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025
Mirai
2018 · as Grandfather (voice)
Tampopo
1985 · as White Suit Man
The World of Kanako
2014 · as Akikazu Fujishima
Tokyo Sonata
2008 · as Robber
Oh Lucy!
2018 · as Takeshi Komori / Tom
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011 · as Kageyu
Shall We Dance?
1996 · as Shohei Sugiyama
The Eel
1997 · as Takuro Yamashita