Directed credits
1
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Koji Yakusho
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.3
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 18056
IMDb ID: nm0945131
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1956
Age: 70
Place of birth: Isahaya, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2025
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.97
Wikidata: Q975146
Also known as
橋本広司 • Koji Hashimoto • Kôji Yakusho • Kouji Yakusho • Кодзі Якусьо • קוז'י יאקושו • کوجی یاکوشو
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Executive Producer (1)
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Koji Yakusho.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Koji Yakusho.
7.9
The Boy and the Beast
as Kumatetsu (voice)
2015 Movie
7.8
Tampopo
as White Suit Man
1985 Movie
7.8
Perfect Days
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
7.7
Eureka
as Makoto Sawai
2001 Movie
7.6
Belle
as Suzu's Father (voice)
2021 Movie
7.6
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Nobu
2005 Movie
7.5
Cure
as Kenichi Takabe
1997 Movie
7.4
Tokyo Sonata
as Robber
2008 Movie
7.4
Shall We Dance?
as Shohei Sugiyama
1996 Movie
7.3
13 Assassins
as Shinzaemon Shimada
2010 Movie
7.2
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
as Kageyu
2011 Movie
7.2
Babel
as Yasujiro Wataya
2006 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Koji Yakusho.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Koji Yakusho.
6.6
Scarlet
as Claudius (voice)
2025 Movie
7.8
Perfect Days
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
7.3
13 Assassins
as Shinzaemon Shimada
2010 Movie
7.2
Babel
as Yasujiro Wataya
2006 Movie
7.6
Belle
as Suzu's Father (voice)
2021 Movie
7.6
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Nobu
2005 Movie
7.5
Cure
as Kenichi Takabe
1997 Movie
7.9
The Boy and the Beast
as Kumatetsu (voice)
2015 Movie
7.4
Shall We Dance?
as Shohei Sugiyama
1996 Movie
7.1
Mirai
as Grandfather (voice)
2018 Movie
6.7
Pulse
as Ship Captain
2001 Movie
6.5
The World of Kanako
as Akikazu Fujishima
2014 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Koji Yakusho.
9.0
Golden Horse Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
9.5
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
5 eps
1990 Series
7.8
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
as 嘉納治五郎 • 47 eps
2019 Series
7.8
THE DAYS
as Masao Yoshida • 8 eps
2023 Series
7.3
Vivant
as Nogōn Beki • 10 eps
2023 Series
Inochi
as Naohiko Hamamura • 50 eps
1986 Series
10.0
Tokugawa Ieyasu
as Oda Nobunaga • 50 eps
1983 Series
Chotchan
as 神谷容 • 156 eps
1987 Series
8.0
Back of Father
as Aoki Sosuke • 1 eps
2014 Series
Hana no Ran
37 eps
1994 Series
7.6
Rikuoh
as Koichi Miyazawa • 10 eps
2017 Series
The Password is Courage
11 eps
2000 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Koji Yakusho.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Koji Yakusho.
6.6
Scarlet
as Claudius (voice)
2025 Movie
6.0
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
2025 Movie
8.0
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
as Self
2025 Movie
The Brightest Sun
2025 Movie
9.5
Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025 Movie
7.4
Hakkenden
as Bakin Takizawa
2024 Movie
7.3
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
2023 Movie
7.8
Perfect Days
as Hirayama
2023 Movie
6.0
Father of the Milky Way Railroad
as Miyazawa Masajiro
2023 Movie
6.2
Família
as Seiji Kamiya
2023 Movie
7.4
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
as Kawai Tsugunosuke
2022 Movie
Gratitude
2022 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Koji Yakusho.
7.3
Vivant
as Nogōn Beki • 10 eps
2023 Series
7.8
THE DAYS
as Masao Yoshida • 8 eps
2023 Series
6.0
Pension Metsä
as Tsuneki • 7 eps
2021 Series
7.8
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
as 嘉納治五郎 • 47 eps
2019 Series
7.6
Rikuoh
as Koichi Miyazawa • 10 eps
2017 Series
Ties: A Miraculous Colt
as Masayuki Matsushita • 2 eps
2017 Series
8.0
Back of Father
as Aoki Sosuke • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Life of Bangaku
as Ajigawa Bantake • 10 eps
2002 Series
The Password is Courage
11 eps
2000 Series
Middle-aged Bachelors
13 eps
1997 Series
Hana no Ran
37 eps
1994 Series
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
2 eps
1993 Series