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Koji Yakusho

Acting

Born: 1956-01-01
From: Isahaya, Japan
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.5

Also Known As

橋本広司Koji HashimotoKôji YakushoKouji YakushoКодзі Якусьоקוז'י יאקושוکوجی یاکوشو

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.

Photos9

Awards & Nominations7 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor

2023
🏆 Won

Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award

The World of Kanako

2014
🏆 Won

Medal with Purple Ribbon

2012
🏆 Won

Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor

1998
🏆 Won

Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor

1997
🏆 Won

Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year

1984
🏆 Won

Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor

Acting129 titles

The Hunter and the Hunted
10.0
Movie

The Hunter and the Hunted

2004Comedy
Eternal Monument
10.0
Movie

Eternal Monument

1982Action
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
10.0
Movie

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

2007Documentary
Lethal Three
10.0
Series

Lethal Three

1987-1993Drama
Tokugawa Ieyasu
10.0
Series

Tokugawa Ieyasu

1983Drama
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
9.5
Movie

Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope

2025Drama
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
9.5
Series

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

1990 - ...Thriller
The Great Department Store Robbery
9.0
Movie

The Great Department Store Robbery

1987Drama
Golden Horse Awards
9.0
Series

Golden Horse Awards

1962 - ...Documentary
Tadon and Chikuwa
8.0
Movie

Tadon and Chikuwa

1998Drama
Whistleblower
8.0
Movie

Whistleblower

2019Thriller
Crimson Lotus
8.0
Movie

Crimson Lotus

1993Drama
Shabu
8.0
Movie

Shabu

1996Drama
Willful Murder
8.0
Movie

Willful Murder

1981Drama
Tokyo: Level One
8.0
Movie

Tokyo: Level One

2004Drama
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
8.0
Movie

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

2025Documentary
Back of Father
8.0
Series

Back of Father

2014Drama
The Boy and the Beast
7.9
Anime Movie

The Boy and the Beast

2015Action
Tampopo
7.8
Movie

Tampopo

1985Comedy
Sleeping Man
7.8
Movie

Sleeping Man

1996Drama
Eureka
7.8
Movie

Eureka

2001Drama
Perfect Days
7.8
Movie

Perfect Days

2023Drama
THE DAYS
7.8
Series

THE DAYS

2023Drama
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
7.8
Series

Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story

2019Drama
Cure
7.6
Movie

Cure

1997Thriller
The Choice of Hercules
7.6
Movie

The Choice of Hercules

2002Drama
Under the Open Sky
7.6
Movie

Under the Open Sky

2021Thriller
Memoirs of a Geisha
7.6
Movie

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005Drama
Belle
7.6
Anime Movie

Belle

2021Animation
Rikuoh
7.6
Series

Rikuoh

2017Drama
Shall We Dance?
7.5
Movie

Shall We Dance?

1996Drama
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
7.4
Anime Movie

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

2023Animation
I Just Didn't Do It
7.4
Movie

I Just Didn't Do It

2007Drama
Tokyo Sonata
7.4
Movie

Tokyo Sonata

2008Drama
Hakkenden
7.4
Movie

Hakkenden

2024Drama
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
7.4
Movie

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

2022Drama
Vivant
7.4
Series

Vivant

2023 - ...Drama
13 Assassins
7.3
Movie

13 Assassins

2010Action
Scarlet
7.3
Anime Movie

Scarlet

2025Animation
Babel
7.2
Movie

Babel

2006Drama
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
7.2
Movie

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

2011Drama
The Blood of Wolves
7.2
Movie

The Blood of Wolves

2018Thriller
Mirai
7.2
Anime Movie

Mirai

2018Animation
Séance
7.1
Movie

Séance

2004Drama
University of Laughs
7.1
Movie

University of Laughs

2004Comedy
Mifune: The Last Samurai
7.1
Movie

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016Documentary
A Samurai Chronicle
7.1
Movie

A Samurai Chronicle

2014Drama
Doppelgänger
7.0
Movie

Doppelgänger

2003Comedy
The Kiyosu Conference
7.0
Movie

The Kiyosu Conference

2013Comedy
Toad's Oil
7.0
Movie

Toad's Oil

2009Drama
Sekigahara
7.0
Movie

Sekigahara

2017Action
The Legend of Sayo
7.0
Movie

The Legend of Sayo

1982Horror
Takeda Shingen
7.0
Series

Takeda Shingen

1991Drama
Hana no Ran
7.0
Series

Hana no Ran

1994Drama
The Eel
6.9
Movie

The Eel

1997Drama
Paco and the Magical Book
6.9
Movie

Paco and the Magical Book

2008Comedy
Twelve Months
6.9
Anime Movie

Twelve Months

1980Sci-Fi
Bounce Ko Gals
6.8
Movie

Bounce Ko Gals

1997Drama
Charisma
6.8
Movie

Charisma

1999Thriller
Pulse
6.7
Movie

Pulse

2001Horror
Família
6.7
Movie

Família

2023Drama
Oh Lucy!
6.7
Movie

Oh Lucy!

2018Comedy
Dark Society in the East
6.7
Movie

Dark Society in the East

1993Thriller
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
6.7
Movie

The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood

2021Comedy
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
6.6
Movie

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

2001Sci-Fi
The Last Ronin
6.6
Movie

The Last Ronin

2010Drama
Chronicle of My Mother
6.6
Movie

Chronicle of My Mother

2012Drama
The Emperor in August
6.6
Movie

The Emperor in August

2015Drama
The Third Murder
6.6
Movie

The Third Murder

2017Drama
Gelatin Silver, Love
6.5
Movie

Gelatin Silver, Love

2009Thriller
Retribution
6.5
Movie

Retribution

2007Thriller
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
6.5
Movie

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

2011Drama
The Lakeside Murder Case
6.5
Movie

The Lakeside Murder Case

2005Thriller
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
6.4
Movie

The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity

2009Drama
The Terminal Trust
6.4
Movie

The Terminal Trust

2012Drama
The World of Kanako
6.4
Movie

The World of Kanako

2014Thriller
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
6.3
Movie

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean

2005Drama
Hunter in the Dark
6.3
Movie

Hunter in the Dark

1979Action
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
6.3
Movie

Father of the Milky Way Railroad

2023Drama
Suite Dreams
6.2
Movie

Suite Dreams

2006Comedy
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
6.2
Movie

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

1982Action
Kamikaze Taxi
6.2
Movie

Kamikaze Taxi

1995Thriller
License to Live
6.2
Movie

License to Live

1999Drama
Jubaku: Spellbound
6.2
Movie

Jubaku: Spellbound

1999Drama
Lost Paradise
6.0
Movie

Lost Paradise

1997Drama
The Woodsman and the Rain
6.0
Movie

The Woodsman and the Rain

2012Comedy
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
6.0
Movie

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

2025Horror
Pension Metsä
6.0
Series

Pension Metsä

2021Drama
Wings Over Everest
5.9
Movie

Wings Over Everest

2019Action
Silk
5.8
Movie

Silk

2007Drama
Bonds
5.6
Movie

Bonds

1998Thriller
Dora-heita
5.4
Movie

Dora-heita

2000Comedy
Aurora Borealis
5.2
Movie

Aurora Borealis

1990Drama
Fireflies: River of Light
5.0
Movie

Fireflies: River of Light

2004Drama
Walking My Life
5.0
Movie

Walking My Life

2007Drama
Ekiro
3.7
Movie

Ekiro

2009Drama
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1.0
Movie

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

1988Drama
The Law of Hell
0
Movie

The Law of Hell

1982Drama
Yukon
0
Movie

Yukon

1998Drama
Gratitude
0
Movie

Gratitude

2022Drama
History of Jirocho Shimizu
0
Movie

History of Jirocho Shimizu

1995Drama
I Am Searching For Myself
0
Movie

I Am Searching For Myself

2014Documentary
The Fir Trees Remain
0
Movie

The Fir Trees Remain

1983Drama
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
0
Movie

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis

2024Documentary
Argentine Hag
0
Movie

Argentine Hag

2007Drama
The Sin
0
Movie

The Sin

2007Drama
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
0
Movie

Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare

1994Thriller
Megumi no Sekai
0
Movie

Megumi no Sekai

1990Drama
Suzume Iro Doki
0
Movie

Suzume Iro Doki

1992Drama
Keijitachi no Natsu
0
Movie

Keijitachi no Natsu

1999Drama
People Without a Fort
0
Movie

People Without a Fort

2004Drama
Takeda Shingen
0
Movie

Takeda Shingen

1991Drama
The Brightest Sun
Pending0
Movie

The Brightest Sun

2026Drama
Early Autumn
0
Movie

Early Autumn

2011Drama
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
0
Movie

The Fox Dancing in the Dusk

1984Drama
サハリンの薔薇
0
Series

サハリンの薔薇

1991 - ...Drama
Middle-aged Bachelors
0
Series

Middle-aged Bachelors

1997Drama
The Password is Courage
0
Series

The Password is Courage

2000Drama
The Life of Bangaku
0
Series

The Life of Bangaku

2002Drama
Kinagashi Bugyō
0
Series

Kinagashi Bugyō

1981Drama
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
0
Series

The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?

1981Drama
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
0
Series

Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

1983Drama
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵
0
Series

水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵

1984-1985Drama
Chotchan
0
Series

Chotchan

1987Drama
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
0
Series

Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi

1993 - ...Thriller
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
0
Series

Ties: A Miraculous Colt

2017Drama
New Yotsuya Kaidan
0
Series

New Yotsuya Kaidan

1987Drama
Inochi
0
Series

Inochi

1986Drama
Matrilineal Family
0
Series

Matrilineal Family

2021 - ...Drama

Directing1 title

Toad's Oil
7.0
Movie

Toad's Oil

2009Drama

Production1 title

Perfect Days
7.8
Movie

Perfect Days

2023Drama