
Koji Yakusho
Acting
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
2026The Brightest Sun
2025Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025Scarlet
Claudius (voice)
2025Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
Self
2025Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
2024Hakkenden
Bakin Takizawa
2023Perfect Days
Hirayama
2023Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
2023Família
Seiji Kamiya
2023Father of the Milky Way Railroad
Miyazawa Masajiro
2022Gratitude
2022The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
Kawai Tsugunosuke
2021Under the Open Sky
Mikami Masao
2021Belle
Suzu's Father (voice)
2021The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2019Whistleblower
2019Wings Over Everest
Jiang Yuesheng
2018Oh Lucy!
Takeshi Komori / Tom
2018The Blood of Wolves
Shogo Ogami
2018Mirai
Grandfather (voice)
2017The Third Murder
Takashi Misumi
2017Sekigahara
Tokugawa Ieyasu
2016Mifune: The Last Samurai
Self - Actor
2015The Emperor in August
General Korechika Anami
