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.
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Filmography
Children UntoldFilm · 2026 · as Jinbe Yamai / Jinbei
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?TV · 2026 · as Gen Takasegawa · 1 episode
The Brightest SunFilm · 2026 · Acting
ScarletFilm · 2025 · as Claudius (voice)
Snowflowers: Seeds of HopeFilm · 2025 · Acting
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn SpecialFilm · 2025 · Acting
Wim Wenders: Der ewig SuchendeFilm · 2025 · as Self
HakkendenFilm · 2024 · as Bakin Takizawa
FamíliaFilm · 2023 · as Seiji Kamiya
Father of the Milky Way RailroadFilm · 2023 · as Miyazawa Masajiro
Perfect DaysFilm · 2023 · as Hirayama
THE DAYSTV · 2023 · as Masao Yoshida · 8 episodes
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the WindowFilm · 2023 · as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
VivantTV · 2023 · as Nogōn Beki · 10 episodes
GratitudeFilm · 2022 · Acting
The Pass: Last Days of the SamuraiFilm · 2022 · as Kawai Tsugunosuke
BelleFilm · 2021 · as Suzu's Father (voice)
Matrilineal FamilyTV · 2021 · as Kazo Yajima · 2 episodes
Pension MetsäTV · 2021 · as Tsuneki · 7 episodes
The Supporting Actors in ByplaywoodFilm · 2021 · Acting
Under the Open SkyFilm · 2021 · as Mikami Masao
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics StoryTV · 2019 · as 嘉納治五郎 · 47 episodes
WhistleblowerFilm · 2019 · Acting
Wings Over EverestFilm · 2019 · as Jiang Yuesheng
MiraiFilm · 2018 · as Grandfather (voice)
Oh Lucy!Film · 2018 · as Takeshi Komori / Tom
The Blood of WolvesFilm · 2018 · as Shogo Ogami
RikuohTV · 2017 · as Koichi Miyazawa · 10 episodes
SekigaharaFilm · 2017 · as Tokugawa Ieyasu
The Third MurderFilm · 2017 · as Takashi Misumi
Ties: A Miraculous ColtTV · 2017 · as Masayuki Matsushita · 2 episodes
Mifune: The Last SamuraiFilm · 2016 · as Self - Actor
The Boy and the BeastFilm · 2015 · as Kumatetsu (voice)
The Emperor in AugustFilm · 2015 · as General Korechika Anami
A Samurai ChronicleFilm · 2014 · as Toda
Back of FatherTV · 2014 · as Aoki Sosuke · 1 episode
I Am Searching For MyselfFilm · 2014 · Acting
The World of KanakoFilm · 2014 · as Akikazu Fujishima
The Kiyosu ConferenceFilm · 2013 · as Katsuie Shibata
Chronicle of My MotherFilm · 2012 · as Kosaku
The Terminal TrustFilm · 2012 · as Shinzo Egi
The Woodsman and the RainFilm · 2012 · as Katsuhiko
Early AutumnFilm · 2011 · Acting
Hara-Kiri: Death of a SamuraiFilm · 2011 · as Kageyu
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined FleetFilm · 2011 · as Isoroku Yamamoto
13 AssassinsFilm · 2010 · as Shinzaemon Shimada
The Last RoninFilm · 2010 · as Magozaemon Senoo
EkiroFilm · 2009 · as Det. Yobuno
Gelatin Silver, LoveFilm · 2009 · as Client
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to SerenityFilm · 2009 · as Morisaku Furuta
Toad's OilFilm · 2009 · as Takuro Yazawa- Toad's OilFilm · 2009 · Director
Paco and the Magical BookFilm · 2008 · as Onuki
Tokyo SonataFilm · 2008 · as Robber
Argentine HagFilm · 2007 · as Satoru Wakui
Common Ground: Under Construction NotesFilm · 2007 · as Self
I Just Didn't Do ItFilm · 2007 · as Masayoshi Arakawa
RetributionFilm · 2007 · as Noboru Yoshioka
SilkFilm · 2007 · as Hara Jubei
The SinFilm · 2007 · Acting
Walking My LifeFilm · 2007 · as Yukihiro Fujiyama
BabelFilm · 2006 · as Yasujiro Wataya
Suite DreamsFilm · 2006 · as Heikichi Shindo
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific OceanFilm · 2005 · as Masami Shin'ichi
Memoirs of a GeishaFilm · 2005 · as Nobu
The Lakeside Murder CaseFilm · 2005 · as Shunsuke Namiki
Fireflies: River of LightFilm · 2004 · as Mr. Takiguchi
People Without a FortFilm · 2004 · as Nagasaka Fumio
SéanceFilm · 2004 · as Katsuhiko Sato
The Hunter and the HuntedFilm · 2004 · as Detective Jin
Tokyo: Level OneFilm · 2004 · as Governor of Tokyo
University of LaughsFilm · 2004 · as Mutsuo Sakisaka
DoppelgängerFilm · 2003 · as Michio Hayasaki
The Choice of HerculesFilm · 2002 · as Atsuyuki Sassa
The Life of BangakuTV · 2002 · as Ajigawa Bantake · 10 episodes
EurekaFilm · 2001 · as Makoto Sawai
PulseFilm · 2001 · as Ship Captain
Warm Water Under a Red BridgeFilm · 2001 · as Yosuke Sasano
Dora-heitaFilm · 2000 · as Koheita Mochizuki
The Password is CourageTV · 2000 · Acting · 11 episodes
CharismaFilm · 1999 · as Goro Yabuike
Jubaku: SpellboundFilm · 1999 · as Hiroshi Kitano
Keijitachi no NatsuFilm · 1999 · Acting
License to LiveFilm · 1999 · as Fujimori
Making Of CharismaFilm · 1999 · as Self
BondsFilm · 1998 · as Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
Tadon and ChikuwaFilm · 1998 · Acting
YukonFilm · 1998 · as Takayuki Iwabuchi
Bounce Ko GalsFilm · 1997 · as Oshima
CureFilm · 1997 · as Kenichi Takabe
Lost ParadiseFilm · 1997 · as Shoichiro Kuki
Middle-aged BachelorsTV · 1997 · Acting · 13 episodes
The EelFilm · 1997 · as Takuro Yamashita
ShabuFilm · 1996 · Acting
Shall We Dance?Film · 1996 · as Shohei Sugiyama
Sleeping ManFilm · 1996 · as Kamimura
History of Jirocho ShimizuFilm · 1995 · Acting
Kamikaze TaxiFilm · 1995 · as Kazumasa Kantake- 39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"Film · 1994 · Acting
Hana no RanTV · 1994 · Acting · 37 episodes
Osaka Gokudo Senso: ShinoidareFilm · 1994 · Acting
Crimson LotusFilm · 1993 · Acting
Dark Society in the EastFilm · 1993 · as Ryosuke Kano
Hacchōbori Torimono BanashiTV · 1993 · Acting · 2 episodes
Suzume Iro DokiFilm · 1992 · Acting
Takeda ShingenFilm · 1991 · as Takeda Shingen- Takeda ShingenTV · 1991 · as Takeda Shingen · 2 episodes
サハリンの薔薇TV · 1991 · Acting · 1 episode
Megumi no SekaiFilm · 1990 · Acting
Under AuroraFilm · 1990 · as Genzo- Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari TokubetsuhenTV · 1990 · Acting · 5 episodes
Another Way: D-Kikan-JohoFilm · 1988 · as Naoto Sekiya- 「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−TV · 1988 · Acting · 1 episode
ChotchanTV · 1987 · as 神谷容 · 156 episodes
Lethal ThreeTV · 1987 · Acting · 101 episodes
New Yotsuya KaidanTV · 1987 · Acting · 2 episodes
The Great Department Store RobberyFilm · 1987 · Acting
InochiTV · 1986 · as Naohiko Hamamura · 50 episodes
TampopoFilm · 1985 · as White Suit Man
The Fox Dancing in the DuskFilm · 1984 · Acting- 宮本武蔵TV · 1984 · as Miyamoto Musashi · 1 episode
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵TV · 1984 · as 宮本武蔵 · 45 episodes
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: RanshinTV · 1983 · Acting · 1 episode
The Fir Trees RemainFilm · 1983 · Acting
Tokugawa IeyasuTV · 1983 · as Oda Nobunaga · 50 episodes
Eternal MonumentFilm · 1982 · as Ootaka
Onimasa: A Japanese GodfatherFilm · 1982 · as Kondo
The Law of HellFilm · 1982 · as Genzô
The Legend of SayoFilm · 1982 · as Hatsutaro (Sayo's brother)
Kinagashi BugyōTV · 1981 · Acting · 1 episode
Magistrate of the Floating WorldFilm · 1981 · Acting
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?TV · 1981 · Acting · 8 episodes
Willful MurderFilm · 1981 · as Journalist
空よ海よ息子たちよFilm · 1981 · Acting
Twelve MonthsFilm · 1980 · as Young soldier (voice)
Hunter in the DarkFilm · 1979 · as Kuwano
Golden Horse AwardsTV · 1962 · as Self · 1 episode
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevisFilm · as Narrator
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