Koji Yakusho
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1956-01-01
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.
Known for
Babel
2006Yasujiro Wataya
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987
The Eel
1997Takuro Yamashita
Shall We Dance?
1996Shohei Sugiyama
Tampopo
1985White Suit Man
Sleeping Man
1996Kamimura
Doppelganger
2003Michio Hayasaki
Bounce Ko Gals
1997Oshima
Pulse
2001Ship Captain
Séance
2000Sato
Gelatin Silver, Love
2009Client
Cure
1997Kenichi Takabe
Eureka
2001Makoto Sawai
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2005Masami Shin'ichi
University of Laughs
2004Mutsuo Sakisaka
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001Yosuke Sasano
Hunter in the Dark
1979Kuwano
Retribution
2007Noboru Yoshioka
Paco and the Magical Book
2008Onuki