Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Actor · Director · Producer

Isahaya, Japan
January 1, 1956

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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Representative Works

Perfect Days
Perfect Days
7.8
/ Japanese
Babel
Babel
7.2
/ English
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha
7.6
/ English
Belle
Belle
7.6
/ Japanese
Scarlet
Scarlet
7.0
/ Japanese
Cure
Cure
7.6
/ Japanese
The Boy and the Beast
The Boy and the Beast
7.9
/ Japanese
Mirai
Mirai
7.2
/ Japanese
13 Assassins
13 Assassins
7.3
/ Japanese
Pulse
Pulse
6.7
/ Japanese
The Eel
The Eel
6.9
/ Japanese
The Third Murder
The Third Murder
6.6
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Perfect Days
2023Winner

Best Performance

Perfect Days

Babel
2006Nominee

Best Performance

Babel

Memoirs of a Geisha
2005Winner

Best Performance

Memoirs of a Geisha

Career Highlights

Belle
2021Highlight

Best Performance

Belle

Scarlet
2025Highlight

Best Performance

Scarlet

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