Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Acting

Born January 1, 1956 · Isahaya, Japan

1 film as director · Active 2009–2009

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 Shal…

Known for

Vivant

Vivant

2023

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

1990

Golden Horse Awards

Golden Horse Awards

1962

Perfect Days

Perfect Days

2023

Babel

Babel

2006

Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

Scarlet

Scarlet

2025

Cure

Cure

1997

Directed(1)

Toad's Oil

2009Toad's Oil★ 7.0

Acting(136)

2026Children UntoldJinbe Yamai / Jinbei

2026The Brightest Sun

2025ScarletClaudius (voice)

2025Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special

2025Wim Wenders: Der ewig SuchendeSelf

2025Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope

2024HakkendenBakin Takizawa

2023Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the WindowSōsaku Kobayashi (voice)

2023Perfect DaysHirayama

2023VivantNogōn Beki

2023THE DAYSMasao Yoshida

2023Father of the Milky Way RailroadMiyazawa Masajiro

2023FamíliaSeiji Kamiya

2022The Pass: Last Days of the SamuraiKawai Tsugunosuke

2021Matrilineal FamilyKazo Yajima

2021BelleSuzu's Father (voice)

2021The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood

2021Under the Open SkyMikami Masao

2021Pension MetsäTsuneki

2019Wings Over EverestJiang Yuesheng

2019Whistleblower

2019Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story嘉納治五郎

2018MiraiGrandfather (voice)

2018The Blood of WolvesShogo Ogami

2018Oh Lucy!Takeshi Komori / Tom

2017RikuohKoichi Miyazawa

2017The Third MurderTakashi Misumi

2017SekigaharaTokugawa Ieyasu

2017Ties: A Miraculous ColtMasayuki Matsushita

2016Mifune: The Last SamuraiSelf - Actor

2015The Emperor in AugustGeneral Korechika Anami

2015The Boy and the BeastKumatetsu (voice)

2014A Samurai ChronicleToda

2014Back of FatherAoki Sosuke

2014The World of KanakoAkikazu Fujishima

2014I Am Searching For Myself

2013The Kiyosu ConferenceKatsuie Shibata

2012The Terminal TrustShinzo Egi

2012Chronicle of My MotherKosaku

2012The Woodsman and the RainKatsuhiko

2011Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined FleetIsoroku Yamamoto

2011Hara-Kiri: Death of a SamuraiKageyu

2011Early Autumn

2010The Last RoninMagozaemon Senoo

201013 AssassinsShinzaemon Shimada

2009The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to SerenityMorisaku Furuta

2009Toad's OilTakuro Yazawa

2009EkiroDet. Yobuno

2009Gelatin Silver, LoveClient

2008Tokyo SonataRobber

2008Paco and the Magical BookOnuki

2007Walking My LifeYukihiro Fujiyama

2007Common Ground: Under Construction NotesSelf

2007SilkHara Jubei

2007Argentine HagSatoru Wakui

2007RetributionNoboru Yoshioka

2007I Just Didn't Do ItMasayoshi Arakawa

2006BabelYasujiro Wataya

2006Suite DreamsHeikichi Shindo

2005Memoirs of a GeishaNobu

2005Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific OceanMasami Shin'ichi

2005The Lakeside Murder CaseShunsuke Namiki

2004University of LaughsMutsuo Sakisaka

2004People Without a FortNagasaka Fumio

2004Fireflies: River of LightMr. Takiguchi

2004SéanceSato

2004Tokyo: Level OneGovernor of Tokyo

2004The Hunter and the HuntedDetective Jin

2003DoppelgängerMichio Hayasaki

2002The Choice of HerculesAtsuyuki Sassa

2002The Life of BangakuAjigawa Bantake

2001Warm Water Under a Red BridgeYosuke Sasano

2001PulseShip Captain

2001EurekaMakoto Sawai

2000The Password is Courage

2000Dora-heitaKoheita Mochizuki

1999Making Of CharismaSelf

1999CharismaGoro Yabuike

1999Jubaku: SpellboundHiroshi Kitano

1999Keijitachi no Natsu

1999License to LiveFujimori

1998Tadon and Chikuwa

1998BondsTakaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga

1998YukonTakayuki Iwabuchi

1997CureKenichi Takabe

1997Bounce Ko GalsOshima

1997Middle-aged Bachelors

1997The EelTakuro Yamashita

1997Lost ParadiseShoichiro Kuki

1996Sleeping ManKamimura

1996Shall We Dance?Shohei Sugiyama

1995Kamikaze TaxiKazumasa Kantake

1995History of Jirocho Shimizu

1994Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare

199439th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"

1994Hana no Ran

1993Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi

1993Dark Society in the EastRyosuke Kano

1993Crimson Lotus

1992Suzume Iro Doki

1991サハリンの薔薇

1991Takeda ShingenTakeda Shingen

1991Takeda ShingenTakeda Shingen

1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

1990Aurora BorealisGenzo

1990Megumi no Sekai

1988Another Way: D-Kikan-JohoNaoto Sekiya

1988「愛に燃える戦国の女」−豊臣家の人々より−

1987The Great Department Store Robbery

1987Lethal Three

1987New Yotsuya Kaidan

1987Chotchan神谷容

1986InochiNaohiko Hamamura

1985TampopoWhite Suit Man

1984宮本武蔵Miyamoto Musashi

1984水曜ドラマ宮本武蔵宮本武蔵

1984The Fox Dancing in the Dusk

1983The Fir Trees Remain

1983Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

1983Tokugawa IeyasuOda Nobunaga

1982The Legend of SayoHatsutaro (Sayo's brother)

1982The Law of HellGenzô

1982Eternal MonumentOotaka

1982Onimasa: A Japanese GodfatherKondo

1981Willful MurderJournalist

1981Magistrate of the Floating World

1981Kinagashi Bugyō

1981The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?

1980Twelve MonthsYoung soldier (voice)

1979Hunter in the DarkKuwano

1962Golden Horse AwardsSelf

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevisNarrator

Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?Gen Takasegawa