Full actor profile
Koji Yakusho
Acting
137 known credits
3.2 popularity score 70 years
Biography
About Koji Yakusho
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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Career at a glance
Koji Yakusho across film and television
137credited titles
108movie credits
29TV credits
1979–2026screen career span
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Awards received
Sitges Film Festival Best Actor awardFor The World of Kanako
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