Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

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.

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Known For

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

1990

Chotchan

Chotchan

1987 • as 神谷容

Perfect Days

Perfect Days

2023 • as Hirayama

Perfect Days

Perfect Days

2023 • Executive Producer

Golden Horse Awards

Golden Horse Awards

1962 • as Self

The Boy and the Beast

The Boy and the Beast

2015 • as Kumatetsu (voice)

Filmography

2025

Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
Movie - Released: 1/24/2025
The Brightest Sun
The Brightest Sun
Movie - Released: 6/1/2025

2024

Hakkenden
Hakkenden
as Bakin Takizawa
Movie - Released: 10/1/2024

2023

Perfect Days
Perfect Days
as Hirayama
Movie - Released: 11/10/2023
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/8/2023
Família
Família
as Seiji Kamiya
Movie - Released: 1/6/2023
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
as Miyazawa Masajiro
Movie - Released: 5/5/2023
THE DAYS
THE DAYS
as Masao Yoshida
TV - Released: 6/1/2023
Vivant
Vivant
as Nogōn Beki
TV - Released: 7/16/2023

2022

Gratitude
Gratitude
Movie - Released: 2/6/2022
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
as Kawai Tsugunosuke
Movie - Released: 6/17/2022

2021

Under the Open Sky
Under the Open Sky
as Mikami Masao
Movie - Released: 2/11/2021
Belle
Belle
as Suzu's Father (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/16/2021
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
Movie - Released: 4/9/2021
Pension Metsä
Pension Metsä
as Tsuneki
TV - Released: 1/15/2021

2019

Whistleblower
Whistleblower
Movie - Released: 2/1/2019
Wings Over Everest
Wings Over Everest
as Jiang Yuesheng
Movie - Released: 9/12/2019
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
as 嘉納治五郎
TV - Released: 1/6/2019

2018

Oh Lucy!
Oh Lucy!
as Takeshi Komori / Tom
Movie - Released: 1/31/2018
The Blood of Wolves
The Blood of Wolves
as Shogo Ogami
Movie - Released: 5/12/2018
Mirai
Mirai
as Grandfather (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/16/2018

2017

The Third Murder
The Third Murder
as Misumi
Movie - Released: 9/9/2017
Sekigahara
Sekigahara
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Movie - Released: 8/26/2017
Rikuoh
Rikuoh
as Koichi Miyazawa
TV - Released: 10/15/2017
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
as Masayuki Matsushita
TV - Released: 3/23/2017

2016

Mifune: The Last Samurai
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Actor
Movie - Released: 12/2/2016

2015

The Emperor in August
The Emperor in August
as General Korechika Anami
Movie - Released: 8/8/2015
The Boy and the Beast
The Boy and the Beast
as Kumatetsu (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/11/2015

2014

The World of Kanako
The World of Kanako
as Akikazu Fujishima
Movie - Released: 7/4/2014
I Am Searching For Myself
I Am Searching For Myself
Movie - Released: 6/2/2014
A Samurai Chronicle
A Samurai Chronicle
as Toda
Movie - Released: 10/4/2014
Back of Father
Back of Father
as Aoki Sosuke
TV - Released: 7/13/2014

2013

The Kiyosu Conference
The Kiyosu Conference
as Katsuie Shibata
Movie - Released: 11/9/2013

2012

The Woodsman and the Rain
The Woodsman and the Rain
as Katsuhiko
Movie - Released: 2/11/2012
The Terminal Trust
The Terminal Trust
as Shinzo Egi
Movie - Released: 10/27/2012
Chronicle of My Mother
Chronicle of My Mother
as Kosaku
Movie - Released: 4/28/2012

2011

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
as Kageyu
Movie - Released: 10/15/2011
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
as Isoroku Yamamoto
Movie - Released: 12/23/2011

2010

The Last Ronin
The Last Ronin
as Magozaemon Senoo
Movie - Released: 12/18/2010
13 Assassins
13 Assassins
as Shinzaemon Shimada
Movie - Released: 9/9/2010

2009

Gelatin Silver, Love
Gelatin Silver, Love
as Client
Movie - Released: 3/7/2009
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
as Morisaku Furuta
Movie - Released: 6/20/2009
Toad's Oil
Toad's Oil
as Takuro Yazawa
Movie - Released: 6/6/2009
Ekiro
Ekiro
as Det. Yobuno
Movie - Released: 4/11/2009

2008

Paco and the Magical Book
Paco and the Magical Book
as Onuki
Movie - Released: 9/13/2008
Tokyo Sonata
Tokyo Sonata
as Robber
Movie - Released: 9/27/2008

2007

Retribution
Retribution
as Noboru Yoshioka
Movie - Released: 2/24/2007
Silk
Silk
as Hara Jubei
Movie - Released: 9/14/2007
I Just Didn't Do It
I Just Didn't Do It
as Masayoshi Arakawa
Movie - Released: 1/20/2007
Argentine Hag
Argentine Hag
as Satoru Wakui
Movie - Released: 3/24/2007
The Sin
The Sin
Movie - Released: 10/18/2007
Walking My Life
Walking My Life
as Yukihiro Fujiyama
Movie - Released: 10/27/2007
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/30/2007

2006

Babel
Babel
as Yasujiro Wataya
Movie - Released: 10/26/2006
Suite Dreams
Suite Dreams
as Heikichi Shindo
Movie - Released: 1/14/2006

2005

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
as Masami Shin'ichi
Movie - Released: 3/5/2005
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Nobu
Movie - Released: 12/6/2005

2004

University of Laughs
University of Laughs
as Mutsuo Sakisaka
Movie - Released: 10/30/2004
The Lakeside Murder Case
The Lakeside Murder Case
as Shunsuke Namiki
Movie - Released: 1/22/2004
Fireflies: River of Light
Fireflies: River of Light
as Mr. Takiguchi
Movie - Released: 6/5/2004
The Hunter and the Hunted
The Hunter and the Hunted
as Detective Jin
Movie - Released: 1/17/2004
Tokyo: Level One
Tokyo: Level One
as Governor of Tokyo
Movie - Released: 3/13/2004
People Without a Fort
People Without a Fort
as Nagasaka Fumio
Movie - Released: 9/24/2004

2003

Doppelganger
Doppelganger
as Michio Hayasaki
Movie - Released: 9/27/2003

2002

The Choice of Hercules
The Choice of Hercules
as Atsuyuki Sassa
Movie - Released: 5/11/2002
The Life of Bangaku
The Life of Bangaku
as Ajigawa Bantake
TV - Released: 3/5/2002

2001

Pulse
Pulse
as Ship Captain
Movie - Released: 2/3/2001
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
as Yosuke Sasano
Movie - Released: 11/3/2001

2000

Séance
Séance
as Sato
Movie - Released: 8/7/2000
Eureka
Eureka
as Makoto Sawai
Movie - Released: 5/18/2000
Dora-heita
Dora-heita
as Koheita Mochizuki
Movie - Released: 5/13/2000
The Password is Courage
The Password is Courage
TV - Released: 7/6/2000

1999

License to Live
License to Live
as Fujimori
Movie - Released: 1/23/1999
Charisma
Charisma
as Goro Yabuike
Movie - Released: 11/10/1999
Jubaku: Spellbound
Jubaku: Spellbound
as Hiroshi Kitano
Movie - Released: 9/18/1999
Keijitachi no Natsu
Keijitachi no Natsu
Movie - Released: 4/1/1999

1998

Yukon
Yukon
as Takayuki Iwabuchi
Movie - Released: 1/10/1998
Movie
Tadon and Chikuwa
Movie - Released: 12/5/1998
Bonds
Bonds
as Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
Movie - Released: 6/6/1998

1997

The Eel
The Eel
as Takuro Yamashita
Movie - Released: 5/12/1997
Bounce Ko Gals
Bounce Ko Gals
as Oshima
Movie - Released: 10/18/1997
Cure
Cure
as Kenichi Takabe
Movie - Released: 12/27/1997
Lost Paradise
Lost Paradise
as Shoichiro Kuki
Movie - Released: 5/10/1997
Middle-aged Bachelors
Middle-aged Bachelors
TV - Released: 7/6/1997

1996

Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance?
as Shohei Sugiyama
Movie - Released: 1/27/1996
Sleeping Man
Sleeping Man
as Kamimura
Movie - Released: 2/3/1996
Shabu
Shabu
Movie - Released: 5/28/1996

1995

History of Jirocho Shimizu
History of Jirocho Shimizu
Movie - Released: 3/3/1995
Kamikaze Taxi
Kamikaze Taxi
as Kazumasa Kantake
Movie - Released: 4/29/1995

1994

Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
Movie - Released: 6/13/1994
Hana no Ran
Hana no Ran
TV - Released: 4/3/1994

1993

Crimson Lotus
Crimson Lotus
Movie - Released: 2/13/1993
Dark Society in the East
Dark Society in the East
as Ryosuke Kano
Movie - Released: 5/15/1993
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
TV - Released: 11/17/1993

1991

Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen
as 武田晴信
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991
サハリンの薔薇
サハリンの薔薇
TV - Released: 11/24/1991
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen
as Takeda Shingen
TV - Released: 1/1/1991

1990

Aurora Borealis
Aurora Borealis
as Genzo
Movie - Released: 8/3/1990
Megumi no Sekai
Megumi no Sekai
Movie - Released: 4/19/1990
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
TV - Released: 10/4/1990

1988

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
Movie - Released: 9/17/1988
TV
「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−
TV - Released: 4/2/1988

1987

The Great Department Store Robbery
The Great Department Store Robbery
Movie - Released: 12/26/1987
Lethal Three
Lethal Three
TV - Released: 10/22/1987
Chotchan
Chotchan
as 神谷容
TV - Released: 4/6/1987
New Yotsuya Kaidan
New Yotsuya Kaidan
TV - Released: 8/23/1987

1985

Tampopo
Tampopo
as White Suit Man
Movie - Released: 11/23/1985

1984

TV
宮本武蔵
as Miyamoto Musashi
TV - Released: 4/4/1984
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵
as 宮本武蔵
TV - Released: 4/4/1984

1983

The Fir Trees Remain
The Fir Trees Remain
Movie - Released: 12/1/1983
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
TV - Released: 12/1/1983
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu
as Oda Nobunaga
TV - Released: 1/9/1983

1982

The Law of Hell
The Law of Hell
Movie - Released: 8/30/1982
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Movie - Released: 6/5/1982
The Legend of Sayo
The Legend of Sayo
Movie - Released: 12/17/1982
Eternal Monument
Eternal Monument
as Ootaka
Movie - Released: 6/12/1982

1981

Willful Murder
Willful Murder
as Journalist
Movie - Released: 11/7/1981
Kinagashi Bugyō
Kinagashi Bugyō
TV - Released: 5/1/1981
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
TV - Released: 1/7/1981

1980

Twelve Months
Twelve Months
as Young soldier
Movie - Released: 3/15/1980

1979

Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark
as Kuwano
Movie - Released: 6/17/1979

1962

Golden Horse Awards
Golden Horse Awards
as Self
TV - Released: 10/31/1962

Unknown

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
as Narrator
Movie
Suzume Iro Doki
Suzume Iro Doki
Movie
TV
顔に降りかかる雨
TV