Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Age 70 — born January 1, 1956·Isahaya, Japan

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.

DramaRomanceHistory

58Credits28 TV · 30 films
1981–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedLethal Three
7.9 Average ratingacross 42 titles

Top TV shows 28best Koji Yakusho shows

  1. 1Lethal Three posterLethal Three101 eps · 198710.0
  2. 2Tokugawa Ieyasu posterTokugawa IeyasuOda Nobunaga · 50 eps · 198310.0
  3. 3Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen posterYonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen5 eps · 19909.5
  4. 4宮本武蔵Miyamoto Musashi · 1 ep · 19848.0
  5. 5Back of Father posterBack of FatherAoki Sosuke · 1 ep · 20148.0
  6. 6Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story posterIdaten: Tokyo Olympics Story嘉納治五郎 · 47 eps · 20197.8
  7. 7THE DAYS posterTHE DAYSMasao Yoshida · 8 eps · 20237.8
  8. 8Rikuoh posterRikuohKoichi Miyazawa · 10 eps · 20177.6
  9. 9Vivant posterVivantNogōn Beki · 10 eps · 20237.4
  10. 10Hana no Ran posterHana no Ran37 eps · 19947.0
  11. 11Takeda Shingen posterTakeda ShingenTakeda Shingen · 2 eps · 19917.0
  12. 12Pension Metsä posterPension MetsäTsuneki · 7 eps · 20216.0
  13. 13Chotchan posterChotchan神谷容 · 156 eps · 1987
  14. 14Inochi posterInochiNaohiko Hamamura · 50 eps · 1986
  15. 15水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵 poster水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵宮本武蔵 · 45 eps · 1984
  16. 16Middle-aged Bachelors posterMiddle-aged Bachelors13 eps · 1997
  17. 17The Password is Courage posterThe Password is Courage11 eps · 2000
  18. 18The Life of Bangaku posterThe Life of BangakuAjigawa Bantake · 10 eps · 2002
  19. 19The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die? posterThe Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?8 eps · 1981
  20. 20Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi posterHacchōbori Torimono Banashi2 eps · 1993
  21. 21Ties: A Miraculous Colt posterTies: A Miraculous ColtMasayuki Matsushita · 2 eps · 2017
  22. 22New Yotsuya Kaidan posterNew Yotsuya Kaidan2 eps · 1987
  23. 23Matrilineal Family posterMatrilineal Family矢島嘉蔵 · 2 eps · 2021
  24. 24「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−1 ep · 1988
  25. 25サハリンの薔薇 posterサハリンの薔薇1 ep · 1991
  26. 26Kinagashi Bugyō posterKinagashi Bugyō1 ep · 1981
  27. 27Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin posterMomi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin1 ep · 1983
  28. 28Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?Gen Takasegawa · 1 ep

Top movies 30best Koji Yakusho movies

  1. 1Eternal Monument posterEternal MonumentOotaka · 198210.0
  2. 2The Hunter and the Hunted posterThe Hunter and the HuntedDetective Jin · 200410.0
  3. 3Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope posterSnowflowers: Seeds of Hope20259.5
  4. 4The Great Department Store Robbery posterThe Great Department Store Robbery19879.0
  5. 5Willful Murder posterWillful MurderJournalist · 19818.0
  6. 6Shabu posterShabu19968.0
  7. 7Whistleblower posterWhistleblower20198.0
  8. 8Crimson Lotus posterCrimson Lotus19938.0
  9. 9Tadon and Chikuwa posterTadon and Chikuwa19988.0
  10. 10Tokyo: Level One posterTokyo: Level OneGovernor of Tokyo · 20048.0
  11. 11The Boy and the Beast posterThe Boy and the BeastKumatetsu (voice) · 20157.9
  12. 12Perfect Days posterPerfect DaysHirayama · 20237.8
  13. 13Tampopo posterTampopoWhite Suit Man · 19857.8
  14. 14Eureka posterEurekaMakoto Sawai · 20017.8
  15. 15Sleeping Man posterSleeping ManKamimura · 19967.8
  16. 16Memoirs of a Geisha posterMemoirs of a GeishaNobu · 2005 · Drama7.6
  17. 17Cure posterCureKenichi Takabe · 19977.6
  18. 18Belle posterBelleSuzu's Father (voice) · 20217.6
  19. 19Under the Open Sky posterUnder the Open SkyMikami Masao · 20217.6
  20. 20The Choice of Hercules posterThe Choice of HerculesAtsuyuki Sassa · 20027.6
  21. 21Shall We Dance? posterShall We Dance?Shohei Sugiyama · 19967.5
  22. 22Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window posterTotto-chan: The Little Girl at the WindowSōsaku Kobayashi (voice) · 20237.4
  23. 23Tokyo Sonata posterTokyo SonataRobber · 20087.4
  24. 24The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai posterThe Pass: Last Days of the SamuraiKawai Tsugunosuke · 20227.4
  25. 25Hakkenden posterHakkendenBakin Takizawa · 20247.4
  26. 26I Just Didn't Do It posterI Just Didn't Do ItMasayoshi Arakawa · 20077.4
  27. 2713 Assassins poster13 AssassinsShinzaemon Shimada · 20107.3
  28. 28Scarlet posterScarletClaudius (voice) · 20257.3
  29. 29The Blood of Wolves posterThe Blood of WolvesShogo Ogami · 20187.2
  30. 30Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai posterHara-Kiri: Death of a SamuraiKageyu · 20117.2

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