Koji Yakusho

Acting

Koji Yakusho

Born January 1, 1956Isahaya, Japan131 credits

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

The Brightest Sun

The Brightest Sun

Movie

2026

Scarlet
7.3

Scarlet

Movie

2025

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

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

Movie

2025

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
8.0

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

Movie

2025

Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
9.5

Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope

Movie

2025

Hakkenden
7.4

Hakkenden

Movie

2024

Filmography

The Brightest Sun
2026The Brightest SunMovie
Scarlet
2025Scarletas Claudius (voice)Movie
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
2025Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn SpecialMovie
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
2025Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchendeas SelfMovie
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025Snowflowers: Seeds of HopeMovie
Hakkenden
2024Hakkendenas Bakin TakizawaMovie
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
2023Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Windowas Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)Movie
Perfect Days
2023Perfect Daysas HirayamaMovie
Vivant
2023Vivantas Nogōn BekiTV
THE DAYS
2023THE DAYSas Masao YoshidaTV
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
2023Father of the Milky Way Railroadas Miyazawa MasajiroMovie
Família
2023Famíliaas Seiji KamiyaMovie
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022The Pass: Last Days of the Samuraias Kawai TsugunosukeMovie
Gratitude
2022GratitudeMovie
Belle
2021Belleas Suzu's Father (voice)Movie
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021The Supporting Actors in ByplaywoodMovie
Under the Open Sky
2021Under the Open Skyas Mikami MasaoMovie
Pension Metsä
2021Pension Metsäas TsunekiTV
Wings Over Everest
2019Wings Over Everestas Jiang YueshengMovie
Whistleblower
2019WhistleblowerMovie
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
2019Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Storyas 嘉納治五郎TV
Mirai
2018Miraias Grandfather (voice)Movie
The Blood of Wolves
2018The Blood of Wolvesas Shogo OgamiMovie
Oh Lucy!
2018Oh Lucy!as Takeshi Komori / TomMovie
Rikuoh
2017Rikuohas Koichi MiyazawaTV
The Third Murder
2017The Third Murderas Takashi MisumiMovie
Sekigahara
2017Sekigaharaas Tokugawa IeyasuMovie
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
2017Ties: A Miraculous Coltas Masayuki MatsushitaTV
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016Mifune: The Last Samuraias Self - ActorMovie
The Emperor in August
2015The Emperor in Augustas General Korechika AnamiMovie
The Boy and the Beast
2015The Boy and the Beastas Kumatetsu (voice)Movie
A Samurai Chronicle
2014A Samurai Chronicleas TodaMovie
Back of Father
2014Back of Fatheras Aoki SosukeTV
The World of Kanako
2014The World of Kanakoas Akikazu FujishimaMovie
I Am Searching For Myself
2014I Am Searching For MyselfMovie
The Kiyosu Conference
2013The Kiyosu Conferenceas Katsuie ShibataMovie
The Terminal Trust
2012The Terminal Trustas Shinzo EgiMovie
Chronicle of My Mother
2012Chronicle of My Motheras KosakuMovie
The Woodsman and the Rain
2012The Woodsman and the Rainas KatsuhikoMovie
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleetas Isoroku YamamotoMovie
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samuraias KageyuMovie
Early Autumn
2011Early AutumnMovie
The Last Ronin
2010The Last Roninas Magozaemon SenooMovie
13 Assassins
201013 Assassinsas Shinzaemon ShimadaMovie
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenityas Morisaku FurutaMovie
Toad's Oil
2009Toad's Oilas Takuro YazawaMovie
Ekiro
2009Ekiroas Det. YobunoMovie
Gelatin Silver, Love
2009Gelatin Silver, Loveas ClientMovie
Tokyo Sonata
2008Tokyo Sonataas RobberMovie
Paco and the Magical Book
2008Paco and the Magical Bookas OnukiMovie
Walking My Life
2007Walking My Lifeas Yukihiro FujiyamaMovie
The Sin
2007The SinMovie
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007Common Ground: Under Construction Notesas SelfMovie
Silk
2007Silkas Hara JubeiMovie
Argentine Hag
2007Argentine Hagas Satoru WakuiMovie
Retribution
2007Retributionas Noboru YoshiokaMovie
I Just Didn't Do It
2007I Just Didn't Do Itas Masayoshi ArakawaMovie
Babel
2006Babelas Yasujiro WatayaMovie
Suite Dreams
2006Suite Dreamsas Heikichi ShindoMovie
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005Memoirs of a Geishaas NobuMovie
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2005Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Oceanas Masami Shin'ichiMovie
The Lakeside Murder Case
2005The Lakeside Murder Caseas Shunsuke NamikiMovie
University of Laughs
2004University of Laughsas Mutsuo SakisakaMovie
People Without a Fort
2004People Without a Fortas Nagasaka FumioMovie
Fireflies: River of Light
2004Fireflies: River of Lightas Mr. TakiguchiMovie
Tokyo: Level One
2004Tokyo: Level Oneas Governor of TokyoMovie
The Hunter and the Hunted
2004The Hunter and the Huntedas Detective JinMovie
Doppelgänger
2003Doppelgängeras Michio HayasakiMovie
The Choice of Hercules
2002The Choice of Herculesas Atsuyuki SassaMovie
The Life of Bangaku
2002The Life of Bangakuas Ajigawa BantakeTV
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001Warm Water Under a Red Bridgeas Yosuke SasanoMovie
Séance
2001Séanceas SatoMovie
Pulse
2001Pulseas Ship CaptainMovie
Eureka
2001Eurekaas Makoto SawaiMovie
The Password is Courage
2000The Password is CourageTV
Dora-heita
2000Dora-heitaas Koheita MochizukiMovie
Charisma
1999Charismaas Goro YabuikeMovie
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999Jubaku: Spellboundas Hiroshi KitanoMovie
Keijitachi no Natsu
1999Keijitachi no NatsuMovie
License to Live
1999License to Liveas FujimoriMovie
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998Tadon and ChikuwaMovie
Bonds
1998Bondsas Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro HagaMovie
Yukon
1998Yukonas Takayuki IwabuchiMovie
Cure
1997Cureas Kenichi TakabeMovie
Bounce Ko Gals
1997Bounce Ko Galsas OshimaMovie
Middle-aged Bachelors
1997Middle-aged BachelorsTV
The Eel
1997The Eelas Takuro YamashitaMovie
Lost Paradise
1997Lost Paradiseas Shoichiro KukiMovie
Shabu
1996ShabuMovie
Sleeping Man
1996Sleeping Manas KamimuraMovie
Shall We Dance?
1996Shall We Dance?as Shohei SugiyamaMovie
Kamikaze Taxi
1995Kamikaze Taxias Kazumasa KantakeMovie
History of Jirocho Shimizu
1995History of Jirocho ShimizuMovie
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
1994Osaka Gokudo Senso: ShinoidareMovie
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199439th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"Movie
Hana no Ran
1994Hana no RanTV
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
1993Hacchōbori Torimono BanashiTV
Dark Society in the East
1993Dark Society in the Eastas Ryosuke KanoMovie
Crimson Lotus
1993Crimson LotusMovie
Suzume Iro Doki
1992Suzume Iro DokiMovie
サハリンの薔薇
1991サハリンの薔薇TV
Takeda Shingen
1991Takeda Shingenas Takeda ShingenMovie
Takeda Shingen
1991Takeda Shingenas Takeda ShingenTV
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari TokubetsuhenTV
Aurora Borealis
1990Aurora Borealisas GenzoMovie
Megumi no Sekai
1990Megumi no SekaiMovie
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988Another Way: D-Kikan-JohoMovie
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1988「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−TV
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987The Great Department Store RobberyMovie
Lethal Three
1987Lethal ThreeTV
New Yotsuya Kaidan
1987New Yotsuya KaidanTV
Chotchan
1987Chotchanas 神谷容TV
Inochi
1986Inochias Naohiko HamamuraTV
Tampopo
1985Tampopoas White Suit ManMovie
宮
1984宮本武蔵as Miyamoto MusashiTV
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵
1984水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵as 宮本武蔵TV
The Fir Trees Remain
1983The Fir Trees RemainMovie
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
1983Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: RanshinTV
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1983Tokugawa Ieyasuas Oda NobunagaTV
The Legend of Sayo
1982The Legend of SayoMovie
The Law of Hell
1982The Law of HellMovie
Eternal Monument
1982Eternal Monumentas OotakaMovie
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982Onimasa: A Japanese GodfatherMovie
Willful Murder
1981Willful Murderas JournalistMovie
Kinagashi Bugyō
1981Kinagashi BugyōTV
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
1981The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?TV
Twelve Months
1980Twelve Monthsas Young soldier (voice)Movie
Hunter in the Dark
1979Hunter in the Darkas KuwanoMovie
Golden Horse Awards
1962Golden Horse Awardsas SelfTV
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
—Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevisas NarratorMovie
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—Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?as Gen TakasegawaTV