Perfect Days2023
As Hirayama
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Koji Yakusho
Born
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.
Filmography (108)
Memoirs of a Geisha2005
As Nobu
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Babel2006
As Yasujiro Wataya
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Belle2021
As Suzu's Father (voice)
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Cure1997
As Kenichi Takabe
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Scarlet2025
As Claudius (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Boy and the Beast2015
As Kumatetsu (voice)
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Pulse2001
As Ship Captain
TMDb 6.7 / 10
13 Assassins2010
As Shinzaemon Shimada
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Mirai2018
As Grandfather (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Tampopo1985
As White Suit Man
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Silk2007
As Hara Jubei
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes2007
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Eel1997
As Takuro Yamashita
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Third Murder2017
As Takashi Misumi
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Shall We Dance?1996
As Shohei Sugiyama
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window2023
As Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Mifune: The Last Samurai2016
As Self - Actor
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Lost Paradise1997
As Shoichiro Kuki
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Bounce Ko Gals1997
As Oshima
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The World of Kanako2014
As Akikazu Fujishima
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet2011
As Isoroku Yamamoto
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Tokyo Sonata2008
As Robber
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai2011
As Kageyu
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Oh Lucy!2018
As Takeshi Komori / Tom
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Gelatin Silver, Love2009
As Client
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge2001
As Yosuke Sasano
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood2021
TMDb 6.7 / 10
I Just Didn't Do It2007
As Masayoshi Arakawa
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Eureka2001
As Makoto Sawai
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Jubaku: Spellbound1999
As Hiroshi Kitano
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Brightest Sun2026
Sekigahara2017
As Tokugawa Ieyasu
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather1982
As Kondo
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Doppelgänger2003
As Michio Hayasaki
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Suite Dreams2006
As Heikichi Shindo
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Lakeside Murder Case2005
As Shunsuke Namiki
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Retribution2007
As Noboru Yoshioka
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean2005
As Masami Shin'ichi
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Twelve Months1980
As Young soldier (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Blood of Wolves2018
As Shogo Ogami
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity2009
As Morisaku Furuta
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Under the Open Sky2021
As Mikami Masao
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Dark Society in the East1993
As Ryosuke Kano
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Charisma1999
As Goro Yabuike
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special2025
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Woodsman and the Rain2012
As Katsuhiko
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Emperor in August2015
As General Korechika Anami
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Hunter in the Dark1979
As Kuwano
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Séance2004
As Sato
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Kiyosu Conference2013
As Katsuie Shibata
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Sleeping Man1996
As Kamimura
TMDb 7.8 / 10
空よ海よ息子たちよ1981
License to Live1999
As Fujimori
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Chronicle of My Mother2012
As Kosaku
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk1984
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende2025
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hakkenden2024
As Bakin Takizawa
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Father of the Milky Way Railroad2023
As Miyazawa Masajiro
TMDb 6.3 / 10
A Samurai Chronicle2014
As Toda
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Dora-heita2000
As Koheita Mochizuki
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Choice of Hercules2002
As Atsuyuki Sassa
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Children Untold2026
As Jinbe Yamai / Jinbei
Whistleblower2019
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Takeda Shingen1991
As Takeda Shingen
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Família2023
As Seiji Kamiya
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Terminal Trust2012
As Shinzo Egi
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Last Ronin2010
As Magozaemon Senoo
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai2022
As Kawai Tsugunosuke
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Paco and the Magical Book2008
As Onuki
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Willful Murder1981
As Journalist
TMDb 8.0 / 10
University of Laughs2004
As Mutsuo Sakisaka
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Kamikaze Taxi1995
As Kazumasa Kantake
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Wings Over Everest2019
As Jiang Yuesheng
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Fireflies: River of Light2004
As Mr. Takiguchi
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Bonds1998
As Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare1994
The Fir Trees Remain1983
Walking My Life2007
As Yukihiro Fujiyama
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Megumi no Sekai1990
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho1988
As Naoto Sekiya
TMDb 1.0 / 10
I Am Searching For Myself2014
Ekiro2009
As Det. Yobuno
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Aurora Borealis1990
As Genzo
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Suzume Iro Doki1992
Argentine Hag2007
As Satoru Wakui
Tadon and Chikuwa1998
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevisRelease date TBA
As Narrator
Magistrate of the Floating World1981
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Hunter and the Hunted2004
As Detective Jin
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Shabu1996
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Law of Hell1982
As Genzô
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope2025
TMDb 9.5 / 10
Eternal Monument1982
As Ootaka
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Tokyo: Level One2004
As Governor of Tokyo
TMDb 8.0 / 10
People Without a Fort2004
As Nagasaka Fumio
The Legend of Sayo1982
As Hatsutaro (Sayo's brother)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Making Of Charisma1999
As Self
Gratitude2022
Early Autumn2011
Keijitachi no Natsu1999
History of Jirocho Shimizu1995
Crimson Lotus1993
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Toad's Oil2009
As Takuro Yazawa
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Great Department Store Robbery1987
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Yukon1998
As Takayuki Iwabuchi
39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"
39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"1994
The Sin2007
Filmography and biography: TMDb