Acting · Isahaya, Japan · Born January 1, 1956
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.
MovieThe Brightest Sun
2026
MovieScarlet
2025
as Claudius (voice)
MovieTales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
2025
MovieWim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
2025
as Self
MovieSnowflowers: Seeds of Hope
2025
MovieHakkenden
2024
as Bakin Takizawa
MovieTotto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
2023
as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
MoviePerfect Days
2023
as Hirayama
TVVivant
2023
as Nogōn Beki
TVTHE DAYS
2023
as Masao Yoshida
MovieFather of the Milky Way Railroad
2023
as Miyazawa Masajiro
MovieFamília
2023
as Seiji Kamiya
MovieThe Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022
as Kawai Tsugunosuke
MovieGratitude
2022
TVMatrilineal Family
2021
as Kazo Yajima
MovieBelle
2021
as Suzu's Father (voice)
MovieThe Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021
MovieUnder the Open Sky
2021
as Mikami Masao
TVPension Metsä
2021
as Tsuneki
MovieWings Over Everest
2019
as Jiang Yuesheng
MovieWhistleblower
2019
TVIdaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
2019
as 嘉納治五郎
MovieMirai
2018
as Grandfather (voice)
MovieThe Blood of Wolves
2018
as Shogo Ogami
MovieOh Lucy!
2018
as Takeshi Komori / Tom
TVRikuoh
2017
as Koichi Miyazawa
MovieThe Third Murder
2017
as Takashi Misumi
MovieSekigahara
2017
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
TVTies: A Miraculous Colt
2017
as Masayuki Matsushita
MovieMifune: The Last Samurai
2016
as Self - Actor
MovieThe Emperor in August
2015
as General Korechika Anami
MovieThe Boy and the Beast
2015
as Kumatetsu (voice)
MovieA Samurai Chronicle
2014
as Toda
TVBack of Father
2014
as Aoki Sosuke
MovieThe World of Kanako
2014
as Akikazu Fujishima
MovieI Am Searching For Myself
2014
MovieThe Kiyosu Conference
2013
as Katsuie Shibata
MovieThe Terminal Trust
2012
as Shinzo Egi
MovieChronicle of My Mother
2012
as Kosaku
MovieThe Woodsman and the Rain
2012
as Katsuhiko
MovieIsoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011
as Isoroku Yamamoto
MovieHara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011
as Kageyu
MovieEarly Autumn
2011
MovieThe Last Ronin
2010
as Magozaemon Senoo
Movie13 Assassins
2010
as Shinzaemon Shimada
MovieThe Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009
as Morisaku Furuta
MovieToad's Oil
2009
as Takuro Yazawa
MovieEkiro
2009
as Det. Yobuno
MovieGelatin Silver, Love
2009
as Client
MovieTokyo Sonata
2008
as Robber
MoviePaco and the Magical Book
2008
as Onuki
MovieWalking My Life
2007
as Yukihiro Fujiyama
MovieThe Sin
2007
MovieCommon Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007
as Self
MovieSilk
2007
as Hara Jubei
MovieArgentine Hag
2007
as Satoru Wakui
MovieRetribution
2007
as Noboru Yoshioka
MovieI Just Didn't Do It
2007
as Masayoshi Arakawa
MovieBabel
2006
as Yasujiro Wataya
MovieSuite Dreams
2006
as Heikichi Shindo
MovieMemoirs of a Geisha
2005
as Nobu
MovieLorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2005
as Masami Shin'ichi
MovieThe Lakeside Murder Case
2005
as Shunsuke Namiki
MovieUniversity of Laughs
2004
as Mutsuo Sakisaka
MoviePeople Without a Fort
2004
as Nagasaka Fumio
MovieFireflies: River of Light
2004
as Mr. Takiguchi
MovieSéance
2004
as Sato
MovieTokyo: Level One
2004
as Governor of Tokyo
MovieThe Hunter and the Hunted
2004
as Detective Jin
MovieDoppelgänger
2003
as Michio Hayasaki
MovieThe Choice of Hercules
2002
as Atsuyuki Sassa
TVThe Life of Bangaku
2002
as Ajigawa Bantake
MovieWarm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
as Yosuke Sasano
MoviePulse
2001
as Ship Captain
MovieEureka
2001
as Makoto Sawai
TVThe Password is Courage
2000
MovieDora-heita
2000
as Koheita Mochizuki
MovieCharisma
1999
as Goro Yabuike
MovieJubaku: Spellbound
1999
as Hiroshi Kitano
MovieKeijitachi no Natsu
1999
MovieLicense to Live
1999
as Fujimori
MovieTadon and Chikuwa
1998
MovieBonds
1998
as Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
MovieYukon
1998
as Takayuki Iwabuchi
MovieCure
1997
as Kenichi Takabe
MovieBounce Ko Gals
1997
as Oshima
TVMiddle-aged Bachelors
1997
MovieThe Eel
1997
as Takuro Yamashita
MovieLost Paradise
1997
as Shoichiro Kuki
MovieShabu
1996
MovieSleeping Man
1996
as Kamimura
MovieShall We Dance?
1996
as Shohei Sugiyama
MovieKamikaze Taxi
1995
as Kazumasa Kantake
MovieHistory of Jirocho Shimizu
1995
MovieOsaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
1994
39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"
1994
TVHana no Ran
1994
TVHacchōbori Torimono Banashi
1993
MovieDark Society in the East
1993
as Ryosuke Kano
MovieCrimson Lotus
1993
MovieSuzume Iro Doki
1992
TVサハリンの薔薇
1991
MovieTakeda Shingen
1991
as Takeda Shingen
TVTakeda Shingen
1991
as Takeda Shingen
TVYonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
MovieAurora Borealis
1990
as Genzo
MovieMegumi no Sekai
1990
MovieAnother Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988
「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−
1988
MovieThe Great Department Store Robbery
1987
TVLethal Three
1987
TVNew Yotsuya Kaidan
1987
TVChotchan
1987
as 神谷容
TVInochi
1986
as Naohiko Hamamura
MovieTampopo
1985
as White Suit Man
宮本武蔵
1984
as Miyamoto Musashi
TV水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵
1984
as 宮本武蔵
MovieThe Fox Dancing in the Dusk
1984
MovieThe Fir Trees Remain
1983
TVMomi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
1983
TVTokugawa Ieyasu
1983
as Oda Nobunaga
MovieThe Legend of Sayo
1982
MovieThe Law of Hell
1982
MovieEternal Monument
1982
as Ootaka
MovieOnimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982
MovieWillful Murder
1981
as Journalist
TVKinagashi Bugyō
1981
TVThe Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
1981
MovieTwelve Months
1980
as Young soldier (voice)
MovieHunter in the Dark
1979
as Kuwano
TVGolden Horse Awards
1962
as Self
MovieRyuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis
as Narrator
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
as Gen Takasegawa
