Koji Yakusho

January 1, 1956 (age 70) Isahaya, Japan
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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.

His titles like Perfect Days, The Boy and the Beast, and Memoirs of a Geisha - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 19, 2026

Watched: 0/82
Weighted avg: 6.95 /10
  • 1
    1
    Perfect Days Japanese
    2023November 2023 by Wim Wenders
    Lead role as Hirayama
    Lead role as Hirayama
    7.45 Excellent-
  • 2
    2
    The Boy and the Beast Japanese
    2015July 2015 by Mamoru Hosoda
    Lead role as Kumatetsu (voice)
    Lead role as Kumatetsu (voice)
    7.55 Excellent-
  • 3
    3
    Memoirs of a Geisha
    2005December 2005 by Rob Marshall
    Supporting as Nobu
    Supporting as Nobu
    7.27 Excellent--
  • 4
    4
    13 Assassins Japanese
    2010September 2010 by Takashi Miike
    Lead role as Shinzaemon Shimada
    Lead role as Shinzaemon Shimada
    6.89 Good+
  • 5
    5
    Babel
    2006October 2006 by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
    Minor role as Yasujiro Wataya
    Minor role as Yasujiro Wataya
    6.77 Good
  • 6
    6
    Cure Japanese
    1997December 1997 by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    Lead role as Kenichi Takabe
    Lead role as Kenichi Takabe
    7.14 Good++
  • 7
    7
    Mirai Japanese
    2018July 2018 by Mamoru Hosoda
    Supporting as Grandfather (voice)
    Supporting as Grandfather (voice)
    6.72 Good
  • 8
    8
    Belle Japanese
    2021July 2021 by Mamoru Hosoda
    Minor role as Suzu's Father (voice)
    Minor role as Suzu's Father (voice)
    7.20 Good++
  • 9
    9
    The World of Kanako Japanese
    2014July 2014 by Tetsuya Nakashima
    Lead role as Akikazu Fujishima
    Lead role as Akikazu Fujishima
    5.95 Okay++
  • 10
    10
    Tampopo Japanese
    1985November 1985 by Jūzō Itami
    Supporting as White Suit Man
    Supporting as White Suit Man
    7.33 Excellent--
  • 11
    11
    The Third Murder Japanese
    2017September 2017 by Hirokazu Kore-eda
    Starring as Takashi Misumi
    Starring as Takashi Misumi
    6.16 Good--
  • 12
    12
    Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai Japanese
    2011October 2011 by Takashi Miike
    Lead role as Kageyu
    Lead role as Kageyu
    6.64 Good
  • 13
    13
    Pulse Japanese
    2001February 2001 by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    Minor role as Ship Captain
    Minor role as Ship Captain
    6.25 Good--
  • 14
    14
    Shall We Dance? Japanese
    1996January 1996 by Masayuki Suō
    Lead role as Shohei Sugiyama
    Lead role as Shohei Sugiyama
    6.87 Good+
  • 15
    15
    THE DAYS Japanese
    2023
    Lead role as Masao Yoshida
    Lead role as Masao Yoshida
    6.72 Good
  • 16
    16
    The Eel Japanese
    1997May 1997 by Shōhei Imamura
    Lead role as Takuro Yamashita
    Lead role as Takuro Yamashita
    6.37 Good-
  • 17
    17
    Silk
    2007September 2007 by François Girard
    Supporting as Hara Jubei
    Supporting as Hara Jubei
    5.39 Okay-
  • 18
    18
    Retribution Japanese
    2007February 2007 by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    Lead role as Noboru Yoshioka
    Lead role as Noboru Yoshioka
    6.01 Okay++
  • 19
    19
    Eureka Japanese
    2001January 2001 by Shinji Aoyama
    Lead role as Makoto Sawai
    Lead role as Makoto Sawai
    6.99 Good+
  • 20
    20
    Tokyo Sonata Japanese
    2008September 2008 by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    Supporting as Robber
    Supporting as Robber
    6.89 Good+
  • 21
    21
    Charisma Japanese
    1999November 1999 by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    Lead role as Goro Yabuike
    Lead role as Goro Yabuike
    6.25 Good--
  • 22
    22
    Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Japanese
    2001November 2001 by Shōhei Imamura
    Lead role as Yosuke Sasano
    Lead role as Yosuke Sasano
    6.07 Okay++
  • 23
    23
    Scarlet Japanese
    2025November 2025 by Mamoru Hosoda
    Supporting as Claudius (voice)
    Supporting as Claudius (voice)
    6.41 Good-
  • 24
    24
    Doppelgänger Japanese
    2003September 2003 by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    Lead role as Michio Hayasaki
    Lead role as Michio Hayasaki
    6.26 Good--
  • 25
    25
    Séance Japanese
    2004April 2004 by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    Lead role as Sato
    Lead role as Sato
    6.37 Good-
  • 26
    26
    Under the Open Sky Japanese
    2021February 2021 by Miwa Nishikawa
    Lead role as Mikami Masao
    Lead role as Mikami Masao
    6.54 Good-
  • 27
    27
    Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet Japanese
    2011December 2011 by Izuru Narushima
    Lead role as Isoroku Yamamoto
    Lead role as Isoroku Yamamoto
    5.92 Okay++
  • 28
    28
    The Blood of Wolves Japanese
    2018May 2018 by Kazuya Shiraishi
    Lead role as Shogo Ogami
    Lead role as Shogo Ogami
    6.35 Good-
  • 29
    29
    University of Laughs Japanese
    2004October 2004 by Mamoru Hoshi
    Lead role as Mutsuo Sakisaka
    Lead role as Mutsuo Sakisaka
    6.36 Good-
  • 30
    30
    Suite Dreams Japanese
    2006January 2006 by Koki Mitani
    Lead role as Heikichi Shindo
    Lead role as Heikichi Shindo
    5.89 Okay+
  • 31
    31
    Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window Japanese
    2023December 2023 by Shinnosuke Yakuwa
    Starring as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
    Starring as Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
    6.42 Good-
  • 32
    32
    Oh Lucy! Japanese
    2018January 2018 by Atsuko Hirayanagi
    Minor role as Takeshi Komori / Tom
    Minor role as Takeshi Komori / Tom
    6.16 Good--
  • 33
    33
    Sekigahara Japanese
    2017August 2017 by Masato Harada
    Starring as Tokugawa Ieyasu
    Starring as Tokugawa Ieyasu
    6.29 Good--
  • 34
    34
    Lost Paradise Japanese
    1997May 1997 by Yoshimitsu Morita
    Lead role as Shoichiro Kuki
    Lead role as Shoichiro Kuki
    5.83 Okay+
  • 35
    35
    I Just Didn't Do It Japanese
    2007January 2007 by Masayuki Suō
    Starring as Masayoshi Arakawa
    Starring as Masayoshi Arakawa
    6.45 Good-
  • 36
    36
    Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean Japanese
    2005March 2005 by Shinji Higuchi
    Lead role as Masami Shin'ichi
    Lead role as Masami Shin'ichi
    5.94 Okay++
  • 37
    37
    The Woodsman and the Rain Japanese
    2012February 2012 by Shuichi Okita
    Lead role as Katsuhiko
    Lead role as Katsuhiko
    5.89 Okay++
  • 38
    38
    The Terminal Trust Japanese
    2012October 2012 by Masayuki Suō
    Starring as Shinzo Egi
    Starring as Shinzo Egi
    5.98 Okay++
  • 39
    39
    The Kiyosu Conference Japanese
    2013November 2013 by Koki Mitani
    Starring as Katsuie Shibata
    Starring as Katsuie Shibata
    6.21 Good--
  • 40
    40
    The Emperor in August Japanese
    2015August 2015 by Masato Harada
    Lead role as General Korechika Anami
    Lead role as General Korechika Anami
    6.06 Okay++
  • 41
    41
    Chronicle of My Mother Japanese
    2012April 2012 by Masato Harada
    Lead role as Kosaku
    Lead role as Kosaku
    6.04 Okay++
  • 42
    42
    The Last Ronin Japanese
    2010December 2010 by Shigemichi Sugita
    Lead role as Magozaemon Senoo
    Lead role as Magozaemon Senoo
    6.04 Okay++
  • 43
    43
    Paco and the Magical Book Japanese
    2008September 2008 by Tetsuya Nakashima
    Starring as Onuki
    Starring as Onuki
    6.16 Good--
  • 44
    44
    License to Live Japanese
    1999January 1999 by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    Starring as Fujimori
    Starring as Fujimori
    5.96 Okay++
  • 45
    45
    Kamikaze Taxi Japanese
    1995April 1995 by Masato Harada
    Lead role as Kazumasa Kantake
    Lead role as Kazumasa Kantake
    5.95 Okay++
  • 46
    46
    Mifune: The Last Samurai
    2016December 2016 by Steven Okazaki
    Minor role as Self - Actor
    Minor role as Self - Actor
    6.33 Good--
  • 47
    47
    Bounce Ko Gals Japanese
    1997October 1997 by Masato Harada
    Supporting as Oshima
    Supporting as Oshima
    6.08 Okay++
  • 48
    48
    Dora-heita Japanese
    2000May 2000 by Kon Ichikawa
    Lead role as Koheita Mochizuki
    Lead role as Koheita Mochizuki
    5.80 Okay+
  • 49
    49
    Father of the Milky Way Railroad Japanese
    2023May 2023 by Izuru Narushima
    Lead role as Miyazawa Masajiro
    Lead role as Miyazawa Masajiro
    5.97 Okay++
  • 50
    50
    Hakkenden Japanese
    2024October 2024 by Fumihiko Sori
    Lead role as Bakin Takizawa
    Lead role as Bakin Takizawa
    6.19 Good--
  • 51
    51
    Rikuoh Japanese
    2017 by Jun Ikeido
    Lead role as Koichi Miyazawa
    Lead role as Koichi Miyazawa
    6.14 Good--
  • 52
    52
    A Samurai Chronicle Japanese
    2014October 2014 by Takashi Koizumi
    Lead role as Toda
    Lead role as Toda
    Needs more reviews
  • 53
    53
    Aurora Borealis Russian
    1990August 1990 by Petras Abukiavicus
    Lead role as Genzo
    Lead role as Genzo
    Needs more reviews
  • 54
    54
    Família Japanese
    2023January 2023 by Izuru Narushima
    Lead role as Seiji Kamiya
    Lead role as Seiji Kamiya
    Needs more reviews
  • 55
    55
    The Lakeside Murder Case Japanese
    2005January 2005 by Shinji Aoyama
    Lead role as Shunsuke Namiki
    Lead role as Shunsuke Namiki
    Needs more reviews
  • 56
    56
    The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai Japanese
    2022June 2022 by Takashi Koizumi
    Lead role as Kawai Tsugunosuke
    Lead role as Kawai Tsugunosuke
    Needs more reviews
  • 57
    57
    Bonds Japanese
    1998June 1998 by Kichitaro Negishi
    Lead role as Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
    Lead role as Takaaki Ise / Tetsuro Haga
    Needs more reviews
  • 58
    58
    The Choice of Hercules Japanese
    2002May 2002 by Masato Harada
    Lead role as Atsuyuki Sassa
    Lead role as Atsuyuki Sassa
    Needs more reviews
  • 59
    59
    Sleeping Man Japanese
    1996February 1996 by Kōhei Oguri
    Starring as Kamimura
    Starring as Kamimura
    Needs more reviews
  • 60
    60
    Dark Society in the East Japanese
    1993May 1993 by Akinori Baba
    Lead role as Ryosuke Kano
    Lead role as Ryosuke Kano
    Needs more reviews
  • 61
    61
    Jubaku: Spellbound Japanese
    1999September 1999 by Masato Harada
    Lead role as Hiroshi Kitano
    Lead role as Hiroshi Kitano
    Needs more reviews
  • 62
    62
    Twelve Months Japanese
    1980March 1980 by Kimio Yabuki
    Minor role as Young soldier (voice)
    Minor role as Young soldier (voice)
    6.14 Good--
  • 63
    63
    Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather Japanese
    1982June 1982 by Hideo Gosha
    Minor role
    Minor role
    5.89 Okay++
  • 64
    64
    Hunter in the Dark Japanese
    1979June 1979 by Hideo Gosha
    Minor role as Kuwano
    Minor role as Kuwano
    5.95 Okay++
  • 65
    65
    Wings Over Everest Chinese
    2019September 2019 by Fay Yu
    Starring as Jiang Yuesheng
    Starring as Jiang Yuesheng
    Needs more reviews
  • 66
    66
    The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity Japanese
    2009June 2009 by Daisaku Kimura
    Supporting as Morisaku Furuta
    Supporting as Morisaku Furuta
    Needs more reviews
  • 67
    67
    Fireflies: River of Light Japanese
    2004June 2004 by Hiroshi Sugawara
    Starring as Mr. Takiguchi
    Starring as Mr. Takiguchi
    Needs more reviews
  • 68
    68
    Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope Japanese
    2025January 2025 by Takashi Koizumi
    Starring
    Starring
    Needs more reviews
  • 69
    69
    Ekiro Japanese
    2009April 2009 by Shigemichi Sugita
    Lead role as Det. Yobuno
    Lead role as Det. Yobuno
    Needs more reviews
  • 70
    70
    Takeda Shingen Japanese
    1991
    Lead role as Takeda Shingen
    Lead role as Takeda Shingen
    Needs more reviews
  • 71
    71
    Toad's Oil Japanese
    2009June 2009 by Koji Yakusho
    Lead role as Takuro Yazawa
    Lead role as Takuro Yazawa
    Needs more reviews
  • 72
    72
    Whistleblower Japanese
    2019February 2019 by Katsuo Fukuzawa
    Minor role
    Minor role
    Needs more reviews
  • 73
    73
    Gelatin Silver, Love Japanese
    2009March 2009 by Kazumi Kurigami
    Starring as Client
    Starring as Client
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    Pension Metsä Japanese
    2021
    Starring as Tsuneki
    Starring as Tsuneki
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    The Legend of Sayo Japanese
    1982December 1982 by Tetsutaro Murano
    Supporting as Hatsutaro (Sayo's brother)
    Supporting as Hatsutaro (Sayo's brother)
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    宮本武蔵 Japanese
    1984
    Lead role as Miyamoto Musashi
    Lead role as Miyamoto Musashi
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Willful Murder Japanese
    1981November 1981 by Kei Kumai
    Supporting as Journalist
    Supporting as Journalist
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story Japanese
    2019
    Minor role as 嘉納治五郎
    Minor role as 嘉納治五郎
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    Lethal Three Japanese
    1987–1993
    Starring
    Starring
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    Tokugawa Ieyasu Japanese
    1983 by Mieko Osanai
    Supporting as Oda Nobunaga
    Supporting as Oda Nobunaga
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    Hana no Ran Japanese
    1994
    Minor role
    Minor role
    Needs more reviews
  • 82
    82
    Children Untold Japanese
    2026October 2026 by Miwa Nishikawa
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Tatsuya Nakadai 6 titles
Jun Kunimura 5 titles
Ken Watanabe 3 titles
Shun Oguri 2 titles
Tadanobu Asano 3 titles
Yo Oizumi 2 titles
Sonny Chiba 2 titles
Yuko Tanaka 1 title
Shun Sugata 2 titles